Structure of the Program
The "Ingénieur des Mines" training program consists of three academic years. These three years follow two years of special preparatory classes at the end of which students compete in a national exam. The three-year training program includes a total of eight periods : five academis semesters and three internships.
Various teaching forms are used, such as lectures, seminars and projets. Most courses are taught on a semester basis. Teaching topics are classified in different categories :
- general scientific training
- managing training
- foreign languages and cultrues (two mandatory languages including English)
- human and social sciences
- others (sport, ATS, communication techniques)
The general scientific training includes mathematics, physics, computer sciences, and mechanics (methodology and theories).
- specialized disciplines (called "sectorial axis")
- specialized interdisciplinary courses (called "transversal axis")
- electives (no pre requisite)
Managerial training: Economics, Management, Business environment.
Electives (examples): Economics and banking, Finance, Electronics and automation, Materials engineering, Production management, Information systems.
Human and social sciences: Sciences, Technology and Society, Culture and civilization, Arts-Esthetics, Philosophy...
Languages taught: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese...
Advising : During his training, the engineering student builds a personalized program that fits his profesional orientation project. This is done with the support of an advisor (personnel of the Ecole des Mines).
Projects, internships : During their coursework, the engineering students are required to work in teams on technical and scientific projects proposed by companies and by the school (laboratories, services...) The training program requires the engineering student to complete three internships :
- An internship as a worker in a company for six weeks either in France or abroad (his is organized by the school.
- A technical internship in a company for ten weeks minimum, preferably abroad (this internship is found by the student).
- An internship as engineer in a company at the end of the training program for five months minimum, in France or abroad internship organized by the school) or in a laboratory (for those who choose to focus on research). The topic for the internship is strongly related to the specialized discipline chosen by the student.
Sectorial axis
- Materials Science
- Materials Science
- Microstructures
- Mechanical properties
- Magnetic and di-electric materials
- Properties of transport
- Projects
- Materials Engineering
- Microstructures
- Mechanical properties
- Transformation of amorphous materials
- Development and treatments
- Projects
- Geological Engineering
- Surface geology: rocks, and sedimentary deposits
- Geotechnic elements
- Below-Surface geology: rocks, magnetic and metamorphic deposits
- Geotechnic and modernization
- Projects
- Energy-propulsion
- Transport phenomena
- Thermodynamic for the engineer
- Gas dynamic
- Turbomachinery, rocket engines
- Mono and disphasic aerothermic
- Projects
- Energy-Processes
- Transport phenomena
- Thermodynamic for the engineer
- Reactors
- Transfer between phases
- Project
- Energy-gas
- Thermal transfers and heat exchangers
- Gas physics and compressible fluid mechanics
- Production, storage, transport, and distribution of combustible gases
- Combusion and engines associated with combustible gasses
- Projects
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Software architectures and their conception
- Systems and network use
- Processes and models for system development
- Foundations of algorithms and programming
- Projects
- Decision and Production Systems Engineering
- Discrete and deterministic otpimization
- Computer Sciences for industrial engineering
- Decision making in an uncertain environment
- Advanced statistics
- Projects
- Mathematical engineering
- Discrete and deterministic optimization
- Partial differiantial equations
- Probability in financial mathematics
- Advanced statistics
- Projects
Transversal axis
- Product design, innovation: From the idea to the prototype From the prototype to the market
- Industrial and Natural Risks: Identification and evaluation of risk Physics of phenomena
- Numerical Modeling and Simulation: Numeric simulation of real systems Advanced numeric simulation
- Environment, Clean industries and Recycling: Risks, environmental assessments Environmental engineering
- Electronic company/business: Opening September 99
