Engineering Programme - Year 1
The common-core curriculum in year 1 provides students with broad-based multi-disciplinary engineering training:
- Technical and scientific courses make up 70% of the curriculum with the remaining 30% of the programme devoted to business sciences, social sciences, modern languages and sport.
- Students benefit from first-hand professional experience during year 1 with a student business project in the second semester and a 4-week internship to discover the business world in July/August.
- Students also commit to a civic engagement during their first year of studies whereby they make a contribution to society through volunteer work. This is to be completed by the end of March in Year 2.
Overview of the common-core curriculum in year 1 - 2022/23
- Autumn Semester
- Successful completion of the semester leads to the award of 30 ECTS.
lecture
hourstutorial
hourslabhoursexam
total
hoursECTS
creditsEngineering Courses* Modelling Approaches in Mechanical Engineering 28 28 16 4 76 6 Product Design and Development 4 16 16 2 38 3 Energy, Environment and Climate Challenges 18 14 4 2 38 3 Physics and Fluid Dynamics 14 14 8 2 38 3 Engineering Elective - choose 1 of 6: 3 1. Information Systems 12 14 10 2 38 2. Electronics, Electric Actuators, Embedded Systems 14 10 12 2 38 3. Materials 12 12 12 2 38 4. Applied Thermodynamics 12 16 8 2 38 5. Biology 14 16 6 2 38 6. Production Management 16 12 8 2 38 Modern Languages 1 26 26 2 Modern Languages 2 26** 26** 2 Sports and Physical Education 26 26 2 Soft Skills (Business & Social Sciences) 64 4 Civic Engagement 2
* All (seven) engineering courses are taught in both semester 5 and semester 6. In the first year, the cohort is divided into 2 groups, the programme above reflects the example of one group. The order is reversed for the other group.
** 52 hours for Chinese /Japanese - Spring Semester
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Successful completion of the semester leads to the award of 30 ECTS.
lecture
hourstutorial
hourslabhoursexam
total
hoursECTS
creditsEngineering Courses* Engineering Mathematics 16 44 12 4 76 6 From Measurement to Control 26 26 20 4 76 6 Algorithms and Programming 6 12 18 2 38 3 Engineering Elective - choose 1 of 6: 3 1. Information Systems 12 14 10 2 38 2. Electronics, Electric Actuators, Embedded Systems 14 10 12 2 38 3. Materials 12 12 12 2 38 4. Applied Thermodynamics 12 16 8 2 38 5. Biology 14 16 6 2 38 6. Production Management 16 12 8 2 38 Modern Languages 1 26 26 2 Modern Languages 2 26** 26** 2 Sports and Physical Education 26 26 2 Soft Skills (Student Business Project, Business & Social Sciences)
or Architecture (Double Degree in Architecture Programme only) ***-
34-
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70-
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1045 Internship 1
* All (seven) engineering courses are taught in both semester 5 and semester 6. In the first year, the cohort is divided into 2 groups, the programme above reflects the example of one group. The order is reversed for the other group.
** 52 hours for Chinese /Japanese
*** 5 ECTS for soft skills or Architecture
Focus on Soft Skills
In addition to the acquisition of technical and scientific expertise, Centrale Nantes places a strong emphasis on personal development and the fostering of soft skills. Students undertake a Student Business Project in their first year and follow their choice of modules in Business Science and Social Science courses. They thus acquire soft skills, with their progress measured against a set of competencies in:
- Personal development (employability: self-awareness, self-confidence),
- Interaction with others (the eco-system of organisations, contributing to their operation and development)
- Innovation in one's environment (ecology, innovation, entrepreneurship and finance, ability to take up challenges and understand complexity)
- Project Management (project management, management methods, interpersonal interaction)
Contribution to sustainable development goals
Published on March 16, 2017
Updated on March 21, 2023
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- Year 1 - full time study programme
- Year 1 - soft skills (2022/23 coming soon)
- Year 1 - degree apprenticeship
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