Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
30 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The4th semester of the Master Course is entirely dedicated to the 5 months (minimum) master thesis project in Materials Science. Students get enrolled in a research topic, and to contribute to a scientific problem in a research team. It allows to apply acquired and to learn new scientific skills in order to identify the problem and to proceed for a (possible) solution. The topic is analysed and described in the written Master thesis memory and presented orally in from of a jury. It should allow the candidate to show his ability to conduct a scientific problem and to present it in an analytical way.
Knowledge control
CC: Master thesis (written document), Master thesis presentation
Syllabus
- Choice of the Master thesis topic
- How to organize and conduct a research project in an operating research group
- Literature analysis and summarizing the state of the art of the research topic
- Needs analysis and definition of the research project
- Getting organized in the laboratory and synthesis/characterization of materials
- Scheduling and exercising the necessary tasks for the research project
- Documentation (written internship report) and presentation (oral PowerPoint presentation)
Further information
Administrative contact(s) :
Secretariat Master Chemistry master-chimie @ umontpellier.fr @