Teaching method

- Possibility for students to choose a strong specialization in any given field, with a varied choice of specializations within the main themes of mechanical enginering (aeronautics, mechanical manufactring, energy, material forming, biomechanics, …) or else to prefer a standard curriculum including elective courses.                                           

Features intended to favour interdisplinarity :

The currriculum is quite varied and leads to a wide range of scientific and technological fields.

Variety of teaching methods

The pedagogy applied within this programme follows directly from that of the Bachelor’s: active learning, balanced mix of group effort and individual work, time set aside for learning non-technical competencies.

This pedagogy stresses project work involving various subjects, and thereby aims to develop students’ good judgment, allowing them to design, model, manufacture and experimentally assess all types of systems, prototypes, and devices.

A strong feature of the curriculum lies in the students’ immersion into the instructors’ research laboratories (on the occasion of course laboratory activities, case studies, projects or final theses), thereby allowing them to become familiar with cutting edge techniques and to learn the investigative approach of research work

The final thesis amounts to half the workload of the final year. It allows the student to investigate a given topic in depth and, due to its scope and context, can be considered as a true initiation to the professional life of an engineer or a researcher.

Diversity of learning situations

The student will encounter diverse pedagogical tools adapted to various disciplines : formal lectures, project work, tutorials, problem-based learning, case studies, laboratory work, computer simulations, computer tutorials, industrial and research training, construction site and factory visits, cultural trips, group and personal activities, seminars, …). For some subjects, e-learning will allow students to learn at their own rhythm and to experience virtual experimentation.

This variety of situations will help students to build their knowledge in an iterative and progressive manner, while developing their autonomy, organizational skills, time management, and capacity to use various modes of communication, …The most advanced computer equipment (hardware, software, networks) is made available to assist students in their work.

The company launching specialization is based on an interactive approach and problem-based learning. Throughout the curriculum, students are required to perform group activities in multi-disciplinary groups. The final thesis is also multi-disciplinary and designed in such a way that groups of three students, ideally from three different faculties, should work on a company launching project.

This Master’s features a leaning towards the industrial world. On should note, in particular, the possibility of choosing a 10-credit industrial traineeship.

All learning activities are assessed as prescribed by the University internal regulations (see exam regulations), viz. written and oral exams, laboratory exams, individual or group work, public presentation of projects and final thesis.