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Master’s Level Academic Semester – Fall Semester

Program at a glance

This semester-long program is designed to expose the future engineer to the various engineering domains that are central to today’s increasingly complex interrelated environment. Technical training in Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Digital automation, are supplemented by subjects and projects in Industrial Management, Entrepreneurship and Social Sciences, equipping the student with skills needed as future decision-makers and leaders.

This Master’s Level Academic Semester (FALL) – shown in orange below is part of a 4-semester course allowing students to choose to study at Icam for different durations, from 1 to 4 semesters, depending on their professional and academic goals.

Participants do not need to be master’s students to participate in the program. Juniors and above are accepted.

Why choose this program?

Icam strongly believes that today’s increasingly complex and interconnected world needs engineers who are capable of seeing the bigger picture. An academic semester at Icam can give you this helicopter view on the other fields of engineering that you might have had previous limited exposure to, as well as additional management training.

TIP: Make the most of your time in France and stay for a full year!

Invest a whole year at Icam with the first semester taught in English or French and a second Master’s level professionalization semester in French at one of the 4 possible locations. It will let you truly experience French culture, gain valuable foreign language skills and have access to French companies.

Program highlights

A balanced dosage of the different academic and applied fields:
- Multidisciplinary competencies in engineering and technology
- Management Training
- Humanities
- Management training with emphasis on the decision making

Includes an exciting 12-week Entrepreneurship project
Personalized coaching by a French entrepreneurial coach

Icam Pedagogical approach

This master’s level program calls on an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving thanks to the core engineering and technical courses that make up the undergraduate program.

For example, the business development project requires students to combine skills in pluritechnological areas, project management as well as business creation abilities.

Location

Students may enrol in an academic semester at any of Icam’s campuses in France: Lille, Paris, Nantes or Toulouse.

Language

Two separate tracks are available, either in English or French

Depending on the students’ proficiency in French, they may choose to follow the Academic Fall Semester offered in English or in French.

The full English track is available at Icam’s Toulouse campus, whereas the French track is available at all 4 French campuses (Lille, Paris-Sénart, Nantes and Toulouse).

A B1 level in English is recommended for Toulouse’s full English track. A B1 level in French is recommended for the French track.

Program Structure

Overview Teaching methods Assessment

Courses

The academic semester starts with a 2-week integration class. To ensure a balanced exploration of the different engineering and management domains, the courses in this program are grouped as follows:
- Multidisciplinary scientific and technical competencies – 11 ECTS
- Management – 11 ECTS
- Humanities & Decision making approach – 9 ECTS
The table below indicates the modules typically offered during this academic semester at Icam.

FIELD	MODULE	HOURS	ECTS
Environmental Science & Energetics	Environmental Management	24	2
Management, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Organization	Business, Corporate & Labor Law Financial Management Lean Management, 6Sigma Supply Chain Enterprise Systems Approach Corporate Strategy	17 17 30 14 17 15	7
Project Management Approach	Business Creation Project	44	6
In-Company Training	ICT Professional Project	12	2
Project	Digital Twin Project	60	6
Humanities & Foreign Languages	History of Political Ideas English Second Foreign Language	12 24 24	4
Humanities & Foreign Languages	French as a second language	30	2
Experience, Reflect, Discern	Life & training project, vocational project	15.5
		335	29

Each module uses a mix of lectures, labs, tutorials, case studies and personal research

For the project of business creation, you experience within a team the development of a company in all its aspects thanks to a structured project methodology. You finalize and must defend the business plan.

An adviser is associated with each team, and in addition you have access to expert resources (legal, financial, marketing) during the workshops.

End of term exams, continuous assessment

For the business creation project: intermediate stages of evaluation, validation of the methodologies and conclusions of the market study, progress report, final defense.

Admission and fees

Application Schedule: April 1 – May 30
Important dates: Consult the important dates in the Academic Section of this page.
Admission criteria
- Open to students currently enrolled in a scientific or engineering bachelor’s program, from Junior-level and above
- Personal motivation
  - Eager to get exposure to the different engineering fields, and management practices
  - Interested in entrepreneurial projects
  - Keen to participate in case studies, hands-on group work, presentations to industry experts

Language requirement

A B1 level in English is recommended for Toulouse’s full English track. A B1 level is recommended (but not required) for the French track available at all Icam France campuses. You will be able to follow French courses on-site (FLE – Français Langue Etrangère).

Tuition fees
- Students from Partner Institutions: Students are bound by the general terms and conditions of registration at their home institution. Student exchange contracts stipulate that students will pay tuition and other administrative fees at the home institution.
- Students from non-Partner Institutions: N/A – This program is currently open to students coming from partner institutions.

All students are expected to cover the cost of their travel to and from the host university and their living expenses. To estimate your other essential expenditures, please refer to our sample budget.

Students may benefit from scholarships and grants, details of which are shown in this link.

How to apply

Please refer to the procedures proposed by your internationationalization department or your program advisor. Should you have any other questions, feel free to contact us below:

Contact our International Office