• 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.

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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.

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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.).
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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).

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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).

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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

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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.

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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
CodeSAÉ (*) CodeSAE
SAE11Follow-up protocol for material development SAE21Study of the influence of processing parameters on material properties
SAE12Study of the materials used in an industrial product SAE22Design, production and validation of a simple product
SAE13Understand shaping protocols and safety rules SAE23Impact of a shaping process on the final product
SAE14Measuring and comparing common material properties SAE24Measuring material properties
SAE15PORTFOLIO (**) 1 SAE25PORTFOLIO 2
CodeResources CodeResources
R101Discovering materials R201Composite materials 1
R102Metallic materials 1 R202Metallic materials 2
R103Polymer materials 1 R203Ceramic and glass materials 2
R104Ceramic and glass materials 1 R204Bio-sourced materials and agro-materials 1
R105Polymer materials 2 R205Bio-sourced materials and agro-materials 2
R106Technical drawing 1 R206Composite materials 2
R107Characterization 1 R207Technical drawing 2
R108Basic Chemistry R208Characterization 2
R109Physics Basics R209Strength of materials
R110Basic Mathematics R210Heat transfer
R111Material structure 1 R211Material structure 2
R112Chemistry R212Mathematics 2
R113Mechanical engineering R213Expression and communication 2
R114Applied physics R214Languages 2
R115Mathematics 1 R215PPP 2
R116Expression and communication 1   
R117Languages 1   
R118PPP(***) 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
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Select a program

Recycling and Materials Recovery

Course in the process of being validated

See the complete page of this course

Materials and Product Engineering

Course in the process of being validated

See the complete page of this course

Characterization and Expertise of Materials and Products

Course in the process of being validated

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Admission

How to register

Application via the Parcoursup portal here

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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.

 

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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.

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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)...

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