Technology, Engineering, Science

Materials and Physical-Chemical Controls

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Training structure

    Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The B.U.T. in Physical Measurements, Materials and Physical-Chemical Controls program trains graduates to become experts in materials characterization and physical-chemical controls. 

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Objectives

The MCPC program aims to certify versatile senior technicians who perform and interpret measurements: these require a broad spectrum of knowledge in the fields of physics, chemistry, materials, electronics, and computer science, as well as skills focused on instrumentation (testing, trials, research and development, ...), industrial control, and metrology. 

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Know-how and skills

  • Conduct a measurement campaign
  • Implementing metrology and quality procedures
  • Implement a measurement and instrumentation chain
  • Characterize the physical and chemical properties of a material
  • Define specifications for measures in an environmental approach
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Organization

Knowledge assessment

Knowledge is assessed on a continuous basis.

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Open alternately

Type of contract

Apprenticeship contract, Professional training contract

Open to work-study programs starting in thesecond year on a monthly basis.

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Internships, supervised projects

26 weeks of internship over the last 2 years:

  • 10 weeks of internship in B.U.T. 2
  • 16 weeks of internship in B.U.T. 3
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Admission

Admission requirements

Course accessible from thesecond year of the B.U.T. in Physical Measurements

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And after

Professional integration

Holders of a B.U.T. (Bachelor of Engineering Technology) in Physical Measurements, Materials and Physico-Chemical Controls work in all companies in the secondary sector as well as in the tertiary sector in the fields of development or research. The main industrial sectors are automotive, aeronautics, energy production, pharmaceuticals, agri-food, biomedicine, and chemicals. Their background makes them particularly suited to materials testing and control laboratories, as well as physical-chemical analysis laboratories.  

Types of jobs available:

Entry level: Physical measurement and testing technician, Materials characterization technician, Physical measurement technician in research and development, Physicochemical analysis laboratory technician, Experimental techniques technician, Testing laboratory technician, Metrologist, Scientific instrumentation technician, Measurement chain design technician, Measurement instrument control technician    

After 2 or 3 years of experience: Assistant Engineer     

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