Master of Science KIMP CII - Knowledge Integration in Mechanical Production - Design, Industrialization, Innovation

KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION IN MECHANICAL PRODUCTION - DESIGN, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INNOVATION

Master of Science MoS) Master of Science Knowledge Integration in Mechanical Production - Design, Industrialization, Innovation (KIMP - CII) 

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Arts et Métiers in Metz

Program structure

Learning outcomes are achieved through a well-balanced training program that combines theoretical and practical learning sequences, during which students are placed in both academic and real-life industrial settings, to develop multiple cross-disciplinary skills.

The KIMP_CII program is a one-year Master of Science program that spans two semesters (Figure 1):

  • Fall semester (S3): From October to January
    This semester is dedicated to lectures and courses. These ones are composed by 4 scientific core courses of 12h each, 4 specialization scientific modules 24h each (to choose among 5 proposed), 1 language module of 24h, 2 professional courses, for a total of 30 ECTS.
  • Spring semester (S4): From February to September
    . The second semester is devoted to the Master of Science , a 6-month research project worth 30 ECTS credits. The internship may be completed at a company or a laboratory in France or abroad.

Learning outcomes

Careers of graduates and access to further studies

Graduates of this Master of Science have access to a wide range of career opportunities:

  • Careers mainly in medium and large companies in industry as an engineer/researcher, in numerous sectors (manufacturing, product design, services, consultancy) and fields (aeronautics, automotive, IT, transportation, energy, construction, health, plastics, and metallurgy)
  • Positions: project and process manager, consultant, researcher, head of R&D department

PhD positions in France or abroad in academia or industry (CIFRE).

Partners

ST Microelectronics, Dassault System, GM, INRS, KYU Associés, PSA, SNCF, SNECMA, TDC Software,
Westinghouse, Airbus, EADS, etc.

Henri Tudor Center, EPFL, Tsinghua and Beihang Universities, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Polytechnique de Montreal, University of Metz, Ecole Nationale d’

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