Applied physics

Course characteristics

Common core curriculum over the first two semesters, followed by a specialization course to be chosen between: instrumentation techniques or physicochemical controls and materials or environmental measurements and analyses;

General and professional course based on experimental practice;
Wide range of technical and scientific fields: physics, chemistry, materials, practical applications, mathematics, industrial computing, metrology etc.;
Communication skills: French and English courses, management and internal and external business relationship management;
Professional project and tutored project;
Minimum 10-week internship in a company with research project;
Language of studies: French but also some classes in English (in optics, signal processing and acoustics);

Duration: 2000 hours over 3 years (full-time);

Academic volume: 180 ECTS.

With the possibility of joining a 2-year work study scheme;

Key subjects :

Instrumentation
Chemistry
Measurement and control in physics
Materials
Optics, Acoustics,
Vacuum techniques,
Signal processing,
IT
Mechanics
Thermodynamics etc.

Course goals

In the fields of key subjects, students will be able to:

Meet technical, economic, quality and safety requirements needed in a competitive
economy;
Have the capacity to deal with situations demanding both autonomy and responsibility;
Understand how a company works and what is expected from them.

Career prospects

The Applied Physics and Instrumentation technicians find jobs in labs, in research
departments, in design offices etc. in the following fields:

Research and development
Measurement, control, tests and trials
Metrology
Quality
Production and industrialization
Maintenance
Sale of scientific
Instruments (technical salesman)
Energy, environment, car industry, aeronautics, chemistry, bio and medical industries...
The possibilities are endless

Contact

Applied Physics (MP) : Gaëlle Danière (gaelle.daniere @ univ-st-etienne.fr)