ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
English
Presentation
Sensors are omnipresent in our modern world. To give just a few examples: in the environment, they aim to detect and quantify the presence of pollutants in water or the atmosphere; in medicine, they allow 2D or even 3D imaging of the eye, arteries, or the early diagnosis of diseases. The most recent and efficient sensors are for the most part based on electronic or optical/photonic components without us even knowing it. In this context of an ever increasing and more demanding demand, the Master IDIL "Photonic & Electronic Sensors for Environment and Health" aims to train highly qualified personnel in the field of electronic and photonic sensors, with an orientation towards applications in environment and health, based on long stays in research laboratories. Graduates may then choose to complete their training in order to become researchers in the public or private sectors, responsible for the development of new systems that open up the field of possibilities for the future.
The training is backed by the Institute of Electronics and Systems, a research laboratory of international scope in the field of sensors and photonics. Under the supervision of renowned researchers, you will learn to master state-of-the-art experimental techniques that will enable you to design and manufacture lasers, sensors, detectors and other key components using state-of-the-art technological equipment, including the application of components, particularly in the fields of the environment and health.
Examples of teaching units:
- Sensors & Associated systems
- Lasers & Photodiodes
- Technology & Design tools for sensors
- Photonics Instrumentation & Metrology
Objectives
The main objective of the "Photonic & Electronic Sensors for the Environment and Health" program is to train autonomous students with a strong spirit of innovation to develop tomorrow's systems for diagnosis and treatment in health and the environment, thanks to an immersion in a research laboratory of excellence. As part of the IDIL program, this program aims to train students through and for research, with a view to pursuing a doctorate, notably through funding from the IDIL program. Through this program, we want to train students with advanced knowledge in photonics and sensors, which can easily address applications in the environment and health thanks to the transdisciplinarity of the IDIL program.
Program
The IDIL model:
The IDIL (Interdisciplinary In lab') graduate program at the University of Montpellier opened in September 2022, and aims to train students through and for research via pedagogical innovation. The IDIL courses available are diversified and cover many disciplines, from bio-health to political science.
Taught entirely in English, the IDIL courses offer students a unique structure through four main aspects:
- Learning by doing. The IDIL programs place a strong emphasis on learning by doing by including in-lab units and a subsidized research internship in M1 and M2. The IDIL program opens the doors to a hundred or so laboratories at the University of Montpellier, in which students will work in immersion.
- Customization of the curriculum. IDIL students have the possibility to compose their course according to their professional project and interests by selecting their courses through three different teaching units: Non Core, In-lab and Transversal. Support will be offered to ensure that the student's curriculum corresponds to his or her choice of orientation.
- Introduction to a new discipline. All IDIL students must choose a Non-Core course, which is an introductory course to a discipline in another IDIL track. For example, a Comparative Politics and Public Policy student may take an introductory course from the Applied Ecological and Evolutionary Sciences track. This arrangement allows students to have a unique profile, and is an effective way to develop interdisciplinary thinking, a major issue in modern research.
- Coaching by a mentor. Throughout the IDIL program, the student will be coached by a researcher from the Montpellier laboratories. The mentor will prepare the student for the internship, teach the theory through various workshops, and develop the student's professional network.
More information on the IDIL graduate program here: https://idil.edu.umontpellier.fr/
Program
MASTER 1
Teaching units: 20 ECTS
- Core units: Fundamental teachings specific to one discipline.
- Non-Core units: Introduction to another discipline of the IDIL graduate program.
- In-lab units: Workshops and practical cases in the laboratory in order to acquire specific skills or techniques over a few days.
- Transversal Units : Methodological and professionalizing teaching.
Personal Project : 10 ECTS
Development of a personal project related to research, preparation for the research internship.
Research Internship : 30 ECTS
Participation in a research project, and learning theory and skills through practice.
MASTER 2
Teaching units: 20 ECTS
- Core units: Fundamental teachings specific to one discipline.
- Non-Core units: Introduction to another discipline of the IDIL graduate program.
- Transversal Units : Methodological and professionalizing teachings.
Multidisciplinary Team Project: 10 ECTS
Interdisciplinary project led by students from different IDIL courses
Research internship : 30 ECTS
Participation in a research project, and learning theory and skills through practice.
Select a program
M1 - IDIL - Photonics & Electronics Sensors for Environment & Health
Photonic & Microwave Transmitters & Receivers
5 creditsSensors & Associated Systems
4 creditsNON-CORE TRAINING UNIT
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 9
Defusing quantitative bullshit
2 creditsInnovations in clinical biomarkers, biotechnologies for pers
2 creditsChallenges in chemistry for health and environment
2 creditsWhy democracy is hard?
2 creditsMediterranean Terrestrial Ecosystems
2 creditsScientific openness to earth and water issues under global c
2 creditsPlant health 2.0: a global war
2 creditsOne health and eco-epidemiology
2 creditsSustainable management basics
2 credits20h
Personal project: research project + English
10 creditsOptional
Analog Electronics
3 creditsTransversal training units IDIL
4 creditsIn-Lab
2 credits
RESEARCH INTERNSHIP EEA
30 credits
M2 - IDIL - Photonics & Electronics Sensors for Environment & Health
Signal Processing
4 creditsMultidisciplinary team project
10 creditsChoice 1
8 creditsChoice of 2 out of 6
Transversal units 2B IDIL
4 creditsUE NON-CORE TRAINING UNITS IDIL (CHOICE)
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 8
Defusing quantitative bullshit
2 creditsInnovations in clinical biomarkers, biotechnologies for pers
2 creditsChallenges in chemistry for health and environment
2 creditsWhy democracy is hard?
2 creditsMediterranean Terrestrial Ecosystems
2 creditsScientific openness to earth and water issues under global c
2 creditsPlant health 2.0: a global war
2 creditsSustainable management basics
2 credits20h
RESEARCH INTERNSHIP EEA
30 credits
Admission
Conditions of access
- Bachelor's degree in the field of study
- Minimum English level B2
- CV and cover letter
- 2 letters of support from a researcher and/or professor
- Estimate of the student's ranking in his/her class
- Explanatory transcript
How to register
First of all, please contact the person in charge of the Master's program you are interested in, in order to get information about the expected level and the type of teaching offered.
French & European students:
- For the M1, follow the procedure " My Master " from the website : https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
- For M2, students must submit their application via the e-candidat application: https: //candidature.umontpellier.fr/candidature
International students from outside the EU: follow the "Study in France" procedure: https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html
Target audience
This training is intended for students interested in advanced technologies in electronics and photonics that will allow them to surpass the current limits of systems used for the environment and health, and whose professional objective is to work in the field of research or research and development around the technologies and their applications.
Tuition fees
Scholarships available
- Free internships for all in M1 & M2
- For international students | A 4-month IDIL scholarship is available in M1 & M2 (600€/month)
- For international students | The IDIL program reimburses your transportation costs to come and study in Montpellier (up to 600€)
- For international students | French as a foreign language courses are offered to facilitate the integration of international students.
Necessary pre-requisites
Students must have a solid background in electronics, applied physics or equivalent, a minimum level of English B2, and the ability to work independently.
And then
Professional integration
The IDIL master's program is designed to train students through and for research. A PhD is thus natural at the end of this master's degree, in the short term, in order to join the ranks of engineers, researchers and teacher-researchers working on these electronic and photonic technologies, particularly for the environment and health. However, given the monumental growth of these technologies in many fields, in a hyper-connected world made up of multiple sensors, and knowing that photonics is in the 21st century what electronics was in the 20th century, many engineering-level opportunities will be available to you in other fields such as industrial control, defense, communications, space, etc.