ICM – Master’s Degree in Science and Executive Engineering

International students can be admitted in this programme either as:

• Visiting or exchange students: as exchange students for a semester or a year, they will get credits for their studies at MINES Saint-Étienne, but will not be eligible for a MINES Saint-Étienne’s degree. These credits can be recognised by their institution of origin for graduation.
• Graduating or full degree students (including Double degrees): as regular students for the programme these international students will follow the same curriculum as local students. They are expected to graduate from MINES Saint-Étienne with the Master’s degree in Science and Executive Engineering, and can be eligible to their home university’s degree as well under a double-degree agreement.

Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, with a 4 year minimum education at the University (possession of 240 equivalent European credits) can join the  programme as first-year students.

The graduate course in science and engineering—ICM (Ingénieur Civil des Mines) also welcomes international exchange students from partner universities as visiting/exchange students for one or two academic semesters or for lab internships at graduate level.

French Summer Schools and integration programmes for international students are available in partner institutions:

French Summer Schools

• University of Saint-Étienne
• IMT Atlantique

Academic requirements

Bachelor of Science or engineering with honors either equivalent  with a minimum 4-year education at the University (possession of 240 equivalent european credits) or admission under the framework of an agreement (contact your office of international relations).

Language requirements

What level are you expected to have in French ?

If you are applying for :

• Degree seeking students: a B1 level is mandatory.
• Credits seeking students: a B1 level is highly recommended,

In all cases, classes of French as a foreign language are available from October to May with different level groups and 2 to 3 hours per week.

Step 1

Check our list of international academic partners

Step 2

If your university of origin is a Mines Saint-Étienne partner

You have to be approved by your university to apply for studies at École des Mines. The study abroad team of your university or the contact faculty in charge of the partnership will inform you about the application process, the course choice, as well as the funding opportunities.

If you want to apply as an independent candidate please contact: incoming@mines-stetienne.fr.

The ICM curriculum is a flexible and adaptable two-year program designed to allow students to explore and to achieve their own career aspirations.

Academic Pillar

Syllabus

• Consult the ICM syllabus website

• Course registration fees:
  • €2,900 per year for EU students – fee waived in the case of Mines Saint-Étienne partners.
  • €4,550 per year for non EU students- fee waived in the case of dual degree agreements.
• Living expenses: approximately €700/month.
• Payment is generally offered to students during their internship periods (4 to 6 months per year).
• If you own the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or the SE401Q106 (Quebec), or any proof of international student insurance coverage, you don′t have to be affiliated to the French Student′s Social Security. In every other case, the affiliation to the French Student′s Social Security is compulsory. The minimum annual cost for the basic insurance is approximately 200 €, to be paid at EMSE office of the registrar during Welcome days (optional supplementary benefit coverage between 60 and 400 € annually).

Professionalisation Pillar

Professional placements

École des mines has always maintained an intimate relationship with the various economic sectors. As a natural feature, industries and companies are in close interaction with the graduate curriculum. Industrial placement is one of the most characteristic trademark of the engineering training, French style.

Industrial placements represent 8 months and are therefore a substantial part of the graduate engineering curriculum. Placements aim at giving students a practical knowledge on how companies operate at various levels: as an assistant engineer (M1), and as a junior engineer (M2). These placements are assessed through both a written report and an oral defense.

M1-year

Industrial placement for technical application / 3 months

• Discover the job of an engineer in the variety of his functions and by his contexts.
• Give the possibility of deepening and assessing the relevance of one’s personal project.
• Apply to an industrial problem the know-how acquired during the school programme.
• Pursue the training in the written and oral communication by a report and an oral presentation of the technical work.

M2- year

Industrial placement as a junior engineer – final year project in company / 5 months

• Validate the themes and the methods learned in connection with the choice of specialty.
• Verify that one’s personal project fits to realities
• Tackle the engineer duties and share some of his responsibilities.
• Prepare one’s full integration in the company
• To communicate at an engineer level : technical and global communication both written and oral.

• Living in Saint-Étienne

The Student Residence: a world apart

Residence Hall on Saint-Étienne Campus

Maison des élèves de l’École des mines
20, bd Alexandre de Fraissinette
-F-42030 Saint-Étienne Cedex 2
France
Phone: +33 (0)4 77 46 31 00
administration-me@mines-stetienne.fr