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ECAM Engineering

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In brief
  • Access : de BAC à BAC+2
  • Degree : BAC+5 | Master Degree | Double Diploma
  • Pace : Full-time | Professional contract
  • Back-to-school : September
  • Language : English
Presentation

This programme aims to meet the high expectations of the industry, service and consulting sectors. It seeks to address the challenges of the digital and societal transition facing young engineers and respond to issues related to current organisational and technological changes.

Our engineers specialising in Mechanics and Electrical Engineering are prepared to complete part of their career internationally thanks to bilingual proficiency and the ability to adapt to the various sectors of the socio-professional world. The skills they acquire will allow them to adapt to different cultures and achieve their career goals.

The engineering degree opens the door to doctoral studies for students wishing to pursue basic and industrial research.

The advantages
  • An international programme: multi-site training conducted in France (Lyon) and at least 1 year studying abroad
  • Students are evaluated via continuous assessment, with progressive specialisation.
  • An introduction to the world of entrepreneurship
Program

ECAM LaSalle engineering graduates specialising in “Mechanics and Electrical Engineering” are high-level technical and scientific engineers who are trained in the fields of mechanics, mechatronics, robotics, energy, electricity and supply chain management. Sustainable development issues are integrated throughout the programme. These courses are rounded out with the acquisition of skills in management, project management, finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation and the normative and regulatory knowledge they need for their activities.

The curriculum consists of a common core, two and a half years (5 semesters) of general education, followed by two and a half years (5 semesters) of gradual specialisation. There are four specialisations. Students must choose their pathway at the beginning of third year, which will thereby become an integral part of their student-engineer course.

This multidisciplinary training, taught entirely in English, allows future engineers to become proficient in the fields of energy, advanced mechanics, robotics, and industrial excellence while also developing their design and analysis skills. They can earn of 30 ECTS each semester.

The first two and a half years (5 semesters) are composed of general courses. They lay the fundamental scientific groundwork using collaborative teaching methods. The last two and a half years (5 semesters) allow you to specialise and consolidate your skills through projects and internships.

International students can also take French language and culture courses. By the end of the programme, students will need to have mastered at least two languages: English (C1) and French (B2), in addition to their native language, if applicable.

The courses include the following:

  • Engineering sciences:  mechanics, materials science, electricity and electronics.
  • Production and processes, to enable students to become designers of production tools for the fields of robotics, technology and mechanics.
  • Industrial project management, to take into account the product’s use during the design phase and its integration into complex systems.
  • Management sciences, for a better understanding of the innovation and development processes companies use and value creation mechanisms.
  • Intercultural communication: opens the door to the scientific world, not only through proficiency in foreign languages, but also through the soft skills needed in international settings for a better understanding of the global world.

 

Student-engineers spend the fifth year of the programme at an international partner university. These academic partners are leaders in the field of specialisation they have chosen.

Students can choose to specialise in one of four areas of specialisation, called “pathways”. Before choosing an area of specialisation, student-engineers learn about them at workshops during the second year of the programme. These workshops take place over four weeks during the second year.

 

The 4 fields of specialization :

  • Robotics and Automation Engineering :

Robotics has dramatically changed the economy in recent decades. In the automotive sector, for example, robotisation has truly revolutionised the industry. There is a real need for highly trained workers who can integrate robotics into numerous systems. This specialisation will teach you how to define the specifications of a robot and how to control it in relation to a given application. You will enjoy experimenting with simulated and real robots, whether it be with robotic arms or mobile robots.

  • Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering :

This specialisation provides an understanding of the energy transition challenge. It pertains to the design and development of various strategies aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing costs. The specialisation covers the design of renewable energy facilities and the development of energy optimisation models for systems and machines. The aim is to better manage energy production and distribution. This specialisation enables students to analyse the effect of energy practices on the environment and the local economy, as well as the crucial issue of equipment maintenance and recycling.

  • Mechanical Engineering :

Mechanical design covers engineering principles which apply the basics of physics, mathematics and engineering sciences to optimally meet a set goal. Engineering students use their creativity to find effective technical solutions that meet mechanical design challenges. They develop optimal design models that can operate efficiently and safely by selecting the right materials, while also integrating including realistic constraints, such as economic factors.

The key qualities of a mechanical design engineer are flexibility, positive attitude, organisation and attention to detail.

  • Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain Management :

One of the current challenges is the management of industrial organisation, from production costs to the release of products on the market. To remain competitive, the industry of the future responds to this challenge by innovating through processes, technology, methods and supply chains to meet customers’ needs. The industrialisation project enables you to learn how to design and create the factory 4.0 factory of the future.

The course programme
Year 1

Mathematics:

  • Mathematics for engineers
  • Computer programming

 

Basic Sciences:

  • Electrical circuit theory
  • Mechanics
  • Chemistry
  • Mechanical design
  • Metrology
  • Thermodynamics
  • Manufacturing process
  • Electronic principles and technology

 

Projects:

  • Engineering Fablab workshops
  • Sustainable development

 

Professional and personal development:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
  • Political science
  • Foreign languages
  • Self-awareness

 

Operator internship (1 month)

Year 2

Mathematics:

  • Mathematics for engineers
  • Databases
  • Introduction to digital simulation

 

Mechanics:

  • Mechanical design
  • General mechanics
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Gear modelling and force analysis
  • Materials
  • Solid Mechanics

 

Electrical engineering:

  • Digital design
  • Electrical networks
  • Electronic circuits and systems
  • Embedded software
  • Electrostatics
  • Magnetostatics

 

Multidisciplinary project:

  • Sustainable development
  • Group projects
  • Pathway discovery: lecture series, industrial site visits and practical work

 

Professional and personal development:

  • Micro and macroeconomics
  • Management
  • Foreign languages
  • Communication

 

Implementation internship (3 months)

Year 3

Mathematics:

  • Mathematics for engineers
  • Security and networks
  • Object-oriented programming

 

Mechanics:

  • Strength of materials
  • Introduction to heat transfer

 

Electrical engineering:

  • Power electronics
  • Electrical machines

 

Industrial organisation:

  • Industrial organisation methodology

 

Project:

  • Eco-design

 

Professional and Personal Development:

  • Cultural awareness (art, literature, cinema)
  • Marketing
  • Foreign languages

 

Specialisation module

Year 4

Sustainable management:

  • Operational quality
  • Lean management
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Carbon footprint

 

Management and entrepreneurship:

  • Business and sales
  • International relations and natural resources
  • Foreign languages
  • Cultural awareness

 

Innovation project:

  • Group work in multidisciplinary teams on product innovation

 

Specialisation module

Year 5

Double degree from an academic program at a partner university

Engineering internship (5 to 6 months)

Double diplomas

ECAM LaSalle relies on the expertise of its international academic partners to make these study abroad opportunities possible. All of these agreements and associated conditions (number of places open and terms of admission, any additional tuition fees) are presented to engineering students when the choose their specialisation.

Profesionnal immersion

Internships are mandatory during the ECAM Engineering programme; they are awarded credits.

The academic schedule includes three internships:

  • The “operator” internship (4 weeks minimum): experience in the manufacturing sector, maintenance, quality, warehouse worker…
  • The “implementation” internship (13 weeks minimum): experience as a senior technician in a design office, maintenance department, methods department…
  • The “engineering internship”* (21 weeks minimum): a true engineering assignment conducted independently, under the responsibility of an engineer from the company…

 

* The engineer internship will be replaced by the Master’s Thesis performed at the partner university if the Master’s Thesis meets the criteria 

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