International Master Aerospace Engineering

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Master
2 years
English
Student
Lyon-Ecully Campus

Objectives

Equipex PHARE : Plateforme macHines tournantes pour la mAîtrise des Risques EnvironnementauxThe international master's degree Aerospace Engineering aims to train specialists in fluid mechanics and energetics, solid and structural mechanics, materials and automation.

This master's program aims to:

  • Train future technical leaders and researchers in the various aspects of the aerospace industry, from major manufacturers to component suppliers.
  • Develop international/intercultural skills.
  • Train in the continuous optimization of components, taking into account manufacturing and maintainability constraints.
    Sensitize students to industry codes, languages and common practices.

Program

The Master's degree in aeronautics and space is organized into four semesters, culminating in a five- to six-month research internship.

Two options are offered:

  • Propulsion
  • Aerostructures
     

Semester 1: common to both options

Core science courses

  • Mechanics of solids, materials and structures
  • Numerical simulations for solid and fluid mechanics
  • Experimental techniques for solid and fluid mechanics
  • Fundamentals of compressible and viscous flow analysis

Production management

  • Lean management
  • Management of innovation processes

Foreign language: French


Advanced design project

Semesters 2 to 4: depending on the option chosen

The "Propulsion" option aims to develop an understanding of the design process for an aeronautical or space engine.

Courses specific to the "Propulsion" option

  • Digital methods for mechanics, Interactive design and FabLab practices or/ Materials observation and analysis
  • Adaptive filtering: application to active noise control or/ Space physics and solar-terrestrial coupling
  • Aeronautical turbojet engines
  • Optimal design and computational fluid dynamics

Common courses

  • Foreign language: French
  • Advanced research project
  • Cross-cultural studies

Courses specific to the "Propulsion" option

  • Aerothermodynamics of turbomachinery
  • Aircraft pre-design project
  • Propulsion design project
  • Two courses to choose from 8 proposals:
  • Noise, combustion, turbulent flows, acoustics, automation, modeling and scientific computing
  • Three courses to choose from 24 proposals

Semester 4

The last five or six months of the curriculum are devoted to the Master's thesis research project, which can be carried out either in an academic research laboratory or in an industrial environment. Students have the option of carrying out their thesis project anywhere in France or abroad.

The "Aerostructures" option focuses on the materials and structures aspects of aeronautics and space. Lightening is one of the training priorities.

Semester 2

Courses specific to the "Aerostructures" option

  • Rotor dynamics in mechanical engineering.
  • Introduction to random vibrations.
  • Interactive design and FabLab practices or/ Materials observation and analysis.
  • Materials selection.
  • Intelligent mechatronic systems or/ Polymeric materials: physical properties and innovation.

Common courses

  • Foreign language: French.
  • Advanced research project.
  • Intercultural studies.

Semester 3

Courses specific to the "Aerostructures" option

  • Project P3: Process, product and performance.
  • Materials and structures.
  • Fluid-structure interactions.
  • Health control of structures.
  • Noise (vibration transport and control).
  • Language.
  • Mathematical and numerical analysis.

Semester 4

The last five to six months of the curriculum are devoted to the Master's thesis research project, which can be carried out either in an academic research laboratory or in an industrial environment. Students have the option of carrying out their thesis project anywhere in France or abroad.

Diploma and certification

This course delivers a national master's degree - controlled by the State.

Career opportunities

After graduation, around two-thirds of students find employment in industrial companies, subcontractors or design offices specializing in the sector. 
The other third go on to a PhD in a research laboratory or in partnership with an industrial company.

Focus

The course is backed by three internationally renowned laboratories:

Admission requirements and application

Pre-requisites

  • Master 1: Bachelor's degree in a scientific subject related to the Master's topics. English level B2.
  • Master 2: Successful M1 in a subject related to the Master's topics. English level B2.

Application

Applications are considered on the basis of a portfolio.

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Tuition fees

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