Target level of study
BAC +3
ECTS
180 credits
Duration
3 years
Training structure
IUT Nîmes
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
By enrolling in the Bachelor of Technology in Materials Science and Engineering (B.U.T. SGM), students benefit from an integrated 3-year program leading to a Bachelor's degree. The degree is aligned with international standards and facilitates exchanges with foreign universities.
With the B.U.T. SGM, students continue to benefit from a university and technological education, supervised by experienced teaching teams. The curriculum is still structured around practical work experience, with periods spent in companies as interns or on a sandwich course.
Objectives
The holder of a B.U.T. SGM is a specialist in composite, polymer, metallic, glass, ceramic and bio-sourced materials. They design, produce, measure, test and inspect materials for a variety of sectors: aeronautics, automotive, packaging, medical, sports and leisure, metallurgy...
The B.U.T. SGM program is designed to produce high-performance graduates with analytical and synthesizing skills, and a real industrial vision.
Know-how and skills
On completion of the course, graduates will be able to :
- DEVELOP a material (composite, bio-sourced material, alloy, ceramic, polymer, etc.),
- ECO-DESIGN a product (computer-aided design, choice of materials, sizing, prototyping, etc.),
- MASTER manufacturing techniques adapted to each material,
- CHARACTERIZE a material or product (analysis, measurement, testing, control, etc.).
Organization
Knowledge control
Assessment is continuous and at the end of each semester (30 ECTS per semester). It is used to assess the level of mastery of acquired skills. A total of 6 semesters (180 ECTS) must be passed to obtain the B.U.T. SGM.
Students who do not wish to continue into the 3rd year of the B.U.T. SGM and have validated 120 ECTS (4 semesters) can apply for the Diplôme Universitaire Technologie (D.U.T.) SGM (bac + 2).
Special features
Top-level athletes
The university aims to provide top-level athletes with the resources they need to pursue their university studies. This support takes the form of curriculum adjustments adapted to sporting constraints, with the aim of reconciling higher education studies with a sporting career.
To qualify, check your eligibility here
You must apply for high-level status every year.
Confirmed artists
The university promotes access to initial and continuing training for established artists. This support can take the form of specially adapted curricula. For further information, contact the Student Services Department here (iutn-scolarite @ umontpellier.fr).
Students with disabilities
Complementing each other in their missions, the Handiversité and Médecine de Prévention services join forces to help you succeed in your studies. They are your key contacts for information, assessing your situation, recommending suitable accommodations and monitoring their implementation. (More info here).
Work-study arrangements
APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACT or PROFESSIONALIZATION CONTRACT from 2nd year onwards.
This gives you real-life exposure to the professional world. Theoretical training at the IUT alternates with practical on-the-job training at a company.
The benefits of work-study programs
For you
- Graduallyacquire skills and learn a trade on the job.
- Obtain a diploma while preparing for professional integration.
- Receive support throughout the program from a teaching tutor and an apprenticeship supervisor/company tutor.
- Receive training while earning a salary.
- Obtain a diploma to help you enter the professional world.
For the company recruiting you
- Recruit employees who are quickly operational.
- Benefit from financial advantages to help you find a job.
More info
Ensup LR Apprentice Training Center (apprenticeship contract) here
Service de Formation Continue Univ. Montpellier (professionalization contract) here
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Mandatory |
|---|---|
Length of internship | 26 weeks over 3 years to apply acquired skills |
Tutored project
600 hours are allocated to tutored projects. These enable small groups to carry out a study. They are carried out over the course of the three-year training program, in parallel with the regular curriculum.
Program
Training begins in September and lasts 3 years. It is structured around general and scientific courses. The total number of hours is 2,000, spread over 6 semesters. The program is built around a skills-based approach. The acquisition of skills is based on a combination of work experience and theoretical instruction.
1st year - Common core :
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | |||
| Code | SAÉ (*) | Code | SAE | |
| SAE11 | Follow-up protocol for material development | SAE21 | Study of the influence of processing parameters on material properties | |
| SAE12 | Study of the materials used in an industrial product | SAE22 | Design, production and validation of a simple product | |
| SAE13 | Understand shaping protocols and safety rules | SAE23 | Impact of a shaping process on the final product | |
| SAE14 | Measuring and comparing common material properties | SAE24 | Measuring material properties | |
| SAE15 | PORTFOLIO (**) 1 | SAE25 | PORTFOLIO 2 | |
| Code | Resources | Code | Resources | |
| R101 | Discovering materials | R201 | Composite materials 1 | |
| R102 | Metallic materials 1 | R202 | Metallic materials 2 | |
| R103 | Polymer materials 1 | R203 | Ceramic and glass materials 2 | |
| R104 | Ceramic and glass materials 1 | R204 | Bio-sourced materials and agro-materials 1 | |
| R105 | Polymer materials 2 | R205 | Bio-sourced materials and agro-materials 2 | |
| R106 | Technical drawing 1 | R206 | Composite materials 2 | |
| R107 | Characterization 1 | R207 | Technical drawing 2 | |
| R108 | Basic Chemistry | R208 | Characterization 2 | |
| R109 | Physics Basics | R209 | Strength of materials | |
| R110 | Basic Mathematics | R210 | Heat transfer | |
| R111 | Material structure 1 | R211 | Material structure 2 | |
| R112 | Chemistry | R212 | Mathematics 2 | |
| R113 | Mechanical engineering | R213 | Expression and communication 2 | |
| R114 | Applied physics | R214 | Languages 2 | |
| R115 | Mathematics 1 | R215 | PPP 2 | |
| R116 | Expression and communication 1 | |||
| R117 | Languages 1 | |||
| R118 | PPP(***) 1 | |||
(*) Situations d'Apprentissage et d'Évaluation (SAE) (Learning and Assessment Situations)
SAEs enable competencies to be assessed in situ. This assessment is carried out in line with all the elements structuring the reference framework, and is based on the portfolio approach, i.e. a process of reflection and demonstration carried out by the student him/herself. As a set of actions, the SAE requires the student to select, mobilize and combine relevant resources that are consistent with the targeted objectives. The stakes of an SAE are thus multiple:
- Participating in the development of skills;
- Supporting learning and the mastery of resources;
- Integrating student self-assessment;
- Enabling individualized learning.
(**) The portfolio approach
Sometimes referred to as a skills portfolio or professional passport, the portfolio is a link between the academic and socio-economic worlds. In this way, it responds to all the dimensions of a student's professionalization: from his or her training to his or her future as a professional.
(***) The Personal and Professional Project (PPP)
Present in every semester of the training program and supported by all the teachers on the teaching team, the Personal and Professional Project is a structuring element that enables students to play an active role in their training, to understand and appropriate its content, objectives and targeted skills.
From the 2nd year onwards, the student chooses a pathway and acquires a skill specific to the chosen pathway:
- Recycling and materials recovery professions : RECOVERING/RECOVERING a material from a product
- Materials and product engineering professions : DEVELOPING a product from design to production
- Professions in characterization and expertise of materials and products : EXPERTISE materials and products
Select a program
Recycling and Materials Recovery
Course in the process of being validated
Materials and Product Engineering
Course in the process of being validated
Characterization and Expertise of Materials and Products
Course in the process of being validated
Admission
How to register
Target audience
BAC Général obtained
from 2021
Recommended specialties:
- mathematics + physics-chemistry or engineering science
- any other specialty, subject to review
Before 2021
BAC Général : Bac S
Technological BAC: STI - STL
File review Candidate's file: assessment by teaching staff, class council, motivation for the program; French and language marks; first and final year marks in scientific subjects; interview if necessary.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees include:
- University registration fees (set each year at national level; more info here),
- the Student and Campus Life Contribution ( Cotisation à la Vie Étudiante et de Campus - CVEC) , which is intended to provide students with social, health, cultural and sports support, and to bolster preventive and health education initiatives. (More info here)
All students enrolled in an initial training program or apprenticeship contract at a higher education institution must obtain a certificate of paymentor exemption from the CVEC before enrolling.
And then
Professional integration
BUSINESS SECTORS/OCCUPATIONS
All sectors that use the material: aeronautics, boating, leisure, construction, automobile manufacturing, energy (nuclear and wind power in particular)...