The programme comprises a minimum of 60 credits in each area of specialisation.
It includes:
- a core curriculum of 27 credits consisting of :
- end-of-study research work (dissertation) carried out in a laboratory of one of the five institutions co-granting the master's degree, in principle in the institution organising the chosen specialised track (25 credits),
- transversal seminars and personal work (2 credits): students follow seminars common to the different sectors and carry out work on transversal themes such as ethics, economic aspects, applications of nanotechnologies, toxicity nanomaterials; these seminars are organised in the form of thematic days in turn by the partner institutions of the program; cross-disciplinary seminars are compulsory for all sectors and bring together all master's students;
- training in one of the five specialisation track (from 15 to 25 credits) consisting of 4 to 6 compulsory teaching units provided in the institution organising the chosen specialised sector;
- teaching units to choose from so as to constitute an individual annual program of at least 60 credits; these elective teaching units will be selected from the teaching units identified as completing the chosen specialised sector; at least one unit will be borrowed from an institution different from that organising the chosen specialised sector.
Within one of the specialisation tracks, the student, with the assistance of an advisor, will create a coherent and tailored individual annual programme based on their acquired skills. With the advisor’s approval, it is possible to select elective units outside of the chosen track or even outside of the master’s programme.
If, during their previous academic studies, the student has already taken a course offered or a course deemed equivalent, they cannot include that course in their training programme.
The student will include in their annual program teaching units borrowed from at least two different co-degree institutions.
Regardless of the chosen specialisation track, the student’s annual programme will total a minimum of 60 credits. It may reach up to 75 credits if an intensive upgrade is deemed necessary by the programme management committee based on the student’s background (refer to admission conditions).
The student's annual programme, as established, will be submitted for approval to the master’s programme management committee.