Phelma Formation 2022

Master's Degree in Engineering Grenoble INP - Phelma, Reactor physics and nuclear engineering specialty (GEN)

Overview

Master's Degree in Engineering

National Master of Engineering Degree
  • Degree awarded Master
  • Graduation year Bac + 5
  • Graduation level Level 7
  • Location
    • GRENOBLE Scientific Polygon
  • Duration 3 years (6 semesters)
  • Available as
    • Initial education
    • Continuing education

Objectives


Engineers graduating with this program are most often employed in the following positions:

  • Research and development engineer in the nuclear power industry
  • Project manager in said industry
  • Operations engineer in energy production centers
  • Safety engineer in institutions dealing with nuclear safety
  • Researcher in an academic laboratory
  • Engineer for the decommissioning of nuclear plants.

  • Training partners

    Laboratories

    Labs

    • Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie de Grenoble (LPSC) and all others IN2P3 laboratories.
    • CEA laboratories which are dependent to DEN (Division de l'Energie Nucléaire) or DSM (Sciences de la Matière) in Cadarache, Saclay, Grenoble...
    • Large international research institutions: ILL, CERN, ESRF

    Entreprises

    Associated companies

    Companies (R&D, nuclear site operations and safety):
    EDF, Cogema, Areva, Technicatome, IRSN, Andra...

Admission

  • Who should apply? Bac + 2, Bac + 3, Bac + 4
  • Available as :
    • Initial education
    • Continuing education

Entry requirements

  • To be admitted into Year 1 (at two years of post-secondary study), students must have completed two years of preparatory courses (science-track or Institute of Technology common preparatory program) or have earned an undergraduate degree from a university (in France, mainly DUT or L2).
  • Admission based on qualifications to the 2nd year (France and abroad)
  • Exchange students

Apply now


Visit the Admissions section of the school’s website (French version).

Program

  • Course duration 3 years (6 semesters)
  • Internships abroad

Program

The first year


2 tracks are available within the 1st year and lead to a Bachelor of Engineering science.



The second year




The third year


  • Semester 9: ONE choice between
    - Parcours S&E / Parcours R&E or Parcours JUAS

Semester 9 can be completed in one of two cross-disciplinary programs that concern all majors:
> IPEM Industrial Processes & Environmental Management
> MANINTEC Management, Innovation, Technologies

  • Semester 10 is spent entirely on the Graduation Project and associated internship.


Board of examiners

Each semester is worth 30 ECTS credits, spread out over the different courses completed. Students must obtain a grade of at least 10/20 in each course to obtain the credits.

International

  • Language of instruction French
  • Internship abroad Yes
  • Erasmus areas Physics, Nuclear and high-energy physics, Nuclear engineering

International exchange

Students in this major benefit from many agreements between Grenoble Institute of Technology and partners around the globe in the form of exchange programs, dual-degree programs, internships, and more.
Visit the International section of the school’s website (in french)

Information on available scolarships

Are you a foreign student with a Master level qualification wanting to study at one of the six engineering Schools of the Grenoble Institute of Technology? You can find all the funding schemes available for you course in Grenoble on our website at Grenoble INP.

Prospects

  • Graduation year Bac + 5
  • Graduation level Level 7

Careers

Professions

  • Research and development engineer in the nuclear power industry
  • Project manager in said industry
  • Operations engineer in energy production centers
  • Safety engineer in institutions dealing with nuclear safety
  • Researcher in an academic laboratory
  • Engineer for the decommissioning of nuclear plants


Industries

R&D, nuclear site operations and safety.

Further learning opportunities

Education through research

Year 3 students planning to go on to a PhD program can earn a dual degree with another Master’s program relevant to their first major within the Grenoble University system.