COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Program Information

A Computer Engineer who graduated from the Universidad de La Frontera is a professional with a comprehensive training, with an innovative and critical spirit regarding society, its organizations, and his/her work within them. He/She is qualified to apply the appropriate and necessary knowledge, skills, and technologies to computer engineering, as well as to formulate and evaluate computer engineering projects regarding their technological, administrative, and organizational aspects.

Occupational field

A Computer Engineer who graduated from the Universidad de La Frontera can work in the business, commercial, industrial, and service fields, as a software engineer, the head of computer engineering projects, a business information system consultant, in information technology management, planning computer system strategies, and in computer management. He/She also has the skills to work in data network support, computer system usage and maintenance, technology watch, database administration, and other fields related to information and communications technology.

CIVIL ENGINEERING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

*Access to this Program via Civil Engineering Common Plan

Program Information

A Civil Engineer in Biotechnology, trained at the Universidad de La Frontera, is a professional with the skills to work in the fields of production processes, industrial biotechnology, and in projects and the management of production systems, which use biological systems, organic matter, and/or living organisms and their derivatives, thus contributing to the economic and social development of the country.

One of the graduate’s main characteristics is the strong capacity for innovation and social responsibility in engineering design. He/She is trained in basic sciences and engineering sciences, and specialized in the design, monitoring, and operation of bioprocesses and the use of biotechnological tools to solve industrial problems. The graduate’s training allows him/her to develop processes that use cellular systems, scale and select equipment, evaluate the operation of complex systems, and propose solutions related to his/her field of specialization. The management training allows him/her to collaborate in the formulation, evaluation, leadership, and monitoring of biotechnological projects, and in the management and administration of human and material resources.

The graduate can communicate in a globalized world, work in a team or alone, learn autonomously, and apply new knowledge, being aware of the ethical responsibilities of the profession.

The training allows him/her to work in industries that use cellular processes for the production of goods and services; in public or private service, research and education organizations; or self-employed.

Occupational field

A Civil Engineer in Biotechnology who graduated from the Universidad de La Frontera is qualified to work:

• In all types of labor markets related to the use of biological systems, living organisms and their derivatives or components for the production of products required by the market;
• In the productive industrial sector, particularly in process industries whose production systems involve the use of living organisms and their derivatives or components;
• In engineering consultancy firms in their field of specialization;
• In senior management activities in the public and private sector;
• Self-employed, as an entrepreneur, consultant or advisor in the corresponding field of knowledge.

*Students who enrolled in the Civil Engineering Common Plan or any other Civil Engineering Program of UFRO in the admission process 2024 must complete all first-year subjects, without the option of subject recognition or validation, to ensure compliance with the new graduate profiles and updated curricula.

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

Program Information

A Construction Engineer, trained at the Universidad de La Frontera, has solid knowledge in basic sciences and engineering applied to construction processes. He/She also has a professional specialization based on construction technology management and competencies that allow him/her to manage and lead projects and companies in the field, always oriented to achievement and quality, considering the efficient use of resources and environmental responsibility. The solid training, including ethical values, enables the graduate to solve technical and technological problems, make decisions, and guide the materialization and inspection of construction projects in different productive sectors of the national scope.

Occupational field

The training of a Construction Engineer graduated from Universidad de La Frontera allows the graduate to work in construction companies, consultancy firms and public organizations dedicated to the fields of construction, road works, urbanization, hydraulic works, etc., and to participate in the formulation, evaluation, planning, management, control, and monitoring of construction projects and other technical studies of the field. Additionally, he/she has the skills to do technical tasks related to the manufacture, commercialization, transformation, and quality assurance of different construction products and components.

CIVIL TELEMATICS ENGINEERING

*Access to this Program via Civil Engineering Common Plan

Program Information

A Civil Telematics Engineer, trained at the Universidad de La Frontera, is a professional with the skills to work in the fields of information and communication technologies, electronics, and project management.

The graduate’s hallmark is engineering design with innovation and social responsibility. He/She is trained in basic sciences and engineering sciences, and specialized in data networks, software development, electronics, peripheral computing, IoT, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and project management. This knowledge enables the graduate to design electronic circuits based on commercial programmable modules; to implement, maintain, and update computer and telecommunications systems; and to design engineering projects related to telecommunications and information technology.

The graduate can communicate in a globalized world, work alone and/or in a team, and apply new knowledge through appropriate learning strategies. At the same time, he/she is aware of the ethical responsibilities of the profession.

The training allows the graduate to work in businesses or organizations of the public or private sector, or self-employed.

Occupational field

A Civil Telematics Engineer can work:

• In telecommunication companies, system integration and internet services;
• Regional, national or foreign productive companies or service institutions in the private or public sector;
• Consultancy and service companies;
• Self-employed, as an independent entrepreneur in the field of design and implementation of data networks, services, internet, software development, integration of digital communication systems, as a consultant and service provider, or as a contractor;
• In telecommunication services and equipment companies, data transmission, and other digital communication systems.

*Students who enrolled in the Civil Engineering Common Plan or any other Civil Engineering Program of UFRO in the admission process 2024 must complete all first-year subjects, without the option of subject recognition or validation, to ensure compliance with the new graduate profiles and updated curricula.