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 project in the second semester and a 4-week internship to discover the business world in July/August.
- All first-year courses (15 scientific courses of 32 hours each) address sustainable development issues.
- As part of an international outlook, French and international students will follow part of their first-year courses in English.
- From the start of the 2024 academic year, students are able to follow new specific courses focusing on research, entrepreneurship and community involvement.
- Students also commit to 100 hours of civic engagement in their first and second year, whereby they make a contribution to society through volunteer work.
Overview of the common-core curriculum in year 1 - 2024/25
- Autumn Semester
- Successful completion of the semester leads to the award of 30 ECTS
English version of course titles coming soon
Lecture
hoursTutorial
hoursLab
hoursProject
workExams Total ECTS Scientific and technical courses - compulsory courses Mécanique des milieux continus élastiques 8 16 6 0 2 32 5 Matériaux, ingénierie et enjeux sociétaux 10 10 10 0 2 32 Analyse numérique 10 14 6 0 2 32 5 Algorithmique et programmation 6 12 12 0 2 32 Enjeux énergétiques, environnementaux et climatiques 12 18 0 0 2 32 5 Physique et dynamique des fluides 12 12 6 0 2 32 Signaux, systèmes, commande linéaire 12 10 8 0 2 32 5 Ingénierie de projet 12 18 0 0 2 32 Projet interdisciplinaire 0 0 0 32 0 32 3 Softskills and general culture Connaissance de soi 0 15 0 0 1 16 3 Gouvernance d'organisation, éthique et stratégie 8 7 0 0 1 16 Leadership* 0 0 16 0 0 16 Fondamentaux du management* 0 15 0 0 1 16 Languages and Sport Langue vivante obligatoire 0 26 0 0 0 26 4 Langue vivante choisie 0 26** 0 0 0 26** Éducation sportive 0 26 0 0 0 26
* In the autumn semester, half of the students takes the course entitled 'Leadership' and the other half the 'Fondamentaux du management' course. The position is reversed in the spring semester.
** 52 hours for Chinese and Japanese - Spring Semester
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Successful completion of the semester leads to the award of 30 ECTS
English version of course titles coming soonLecture
hoursTutorial
hoursLab
hoursProject
workExams Total ECTS Scientific and technical courses - compulsory courses Cycle de vie et analyse d'impact 10 10 10 0 2 32 8 Thermodynamique et systèmes énergétiques 6 18 6 0 2 32 Instrumentation, capteurs, et automatisme 8 10 12 0 2 32 Probabilités et statistiques 10 14 6 0 2 32 5 Systèmes d'information 10 10 10 0 2 32 Electives - choose 1 of 3: Systèmes embarqués électroniques de puissance 12 10 8 0 2 32 6 Maquettage et conception assistés par ordinateur 6 14 12 0 0 32 Optimisation 8 16 6 0 2 32 Electives - choose 1 of 3: Produire - INOMM (Introduction to operation management and manufacturing) 6 12 12 0 2 32 Biologie 12 10 8 0 2 32 Dynamique des structures 8 16 6 0 2 32 Softskills and general culture electives - choose 1 of 5: Creative writing 0 15 0 0 1 16 Qualité de vie au travail et parties prenantes 4 11 0 0 1 16 Management de l'innovation 0 15 0 0 1 16 World economics and civilization 15 0 0 0 1 16 Économie circulaire et low-tech 0 15 0 0 1 16 Softskills and general culture electives - compulsory courses Introduction à l'intelligence artificielle 6 9 0 0 1 16 2 Leadership* 0 0 16 0 0 16 Fondamentaux du management* 0 15 0 0 1 16 Projet entreprise 0 0 0 48 0 48 3 Competences Languages and Sport Langue vivante obligatoire 0 26 0 0 0 26 4 Langue vivante choisie 0 26** 0 0 0 26** Éducation sportive 0 26 0 0 0 26 Stage - Connaissance du monde de l'Entreprise 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
* In the autumn semester, half of the students takes the course entitled 'Leadership' and the other half the 'Fondamentaux du management' course. The position is reversed in the spring semester.
** 52 hours for Chinese and Japanese
Contribution to sustainable development goals
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.
In addition to soft skills, two modern languages (English and a choice of second language) and sport are taught throughout the three years of the engineering programme.
In addition to soft skills, two modern languages (English and a choice of second language) and sport are taught throughout the three years of the engineering programme.
Full syllabii for 2024/25 coming soon
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