
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Nantes, France
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
10 Jun 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* https://www.ec-nantes.fr/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-in-engineering
Introduction
The Bachelor of Science in Engineering is a high-quality academic programme offering its graduates the opportunity to pursue their studies on one of our Master's programmes or alternatively to join the workforce upon graduation.
Fully taught in English, the programme will welcome international students from around the globe on our Nantes campus.
Choose your programme
The three-year programme comprises two years of core curriculum courses and a final year with a choice of four academic focus areas: Mechanical Engineering, Fluids and Energy, Civil Engineering or Signal Control and Robotics. Students can further customise their programme with the option of taking up a gap year or an exchange semester with one of our international partners.
Get hands-on industry exposure
In line with the school's values a third of the programme focuses on business sciences, social sciences and languages with a strong emphasis on developing professional and even entrepreneurial skills. Students will gain invaluable hands-on experience through two work placements - a six-week internship at the end of year 2 and a 16-week final year internship in a company or research lab - which can be undertaken in France or overseas. Coursework also includes regular contact with industry via industrial study projects and engineering projects. External speakers and industry experts play active role in the curriculum, particularly in the final year academic focus areas.
Study in English
The language of instruction is English. Whilst there is no prior requirement to speak or understand the French language for admission to the Bachelor programme, French language classes are provided throughout the three year programme. This gives students the means not only to get by in French in their daily lives, but also to fully benefit from internship opportunities in France. It is expected that students will obtain a B1/B2 level in French upon completion of the programme (B1 minimum required for graduation).
Why choose Centrale Nantes and its BSc?
- Top 200 for Engineering in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2023 (3rd school in France)
- 87th for Mechanical Engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- Top 600 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
- Language of instruction - 100% English
- Learn French - language classes provided throughout the three years.
- 43% international students and 87 nationalities on campus
- Hands-on experience through two work placements
- Regular contact with industry via industrial and engineering projects.
- Industry experts play an active role in the curriculum
- Pursue your studies with an international master's programme in France or elsewhere.
- Centrale Nantes offers 5 Master's of Science, Technology and Health, all of which are fully accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
* Accreditation CTI
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Ideal Students
Open to students preparing a high school diploma in science or equivalent, or having obtained this qualification within the last 12 months.
Applicants must be under 26 years of age on 1 January of the year of entry to the programme.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Curriculum
Year 1
AUTUMN SEMESTER
ECTS | Hours | |
MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
Analysis I | 24 | |
Linear Algebra I | 24 | |
Algorithms | 24 | |
Intro. to Scientific Computing | 24 | |
14 | 96 | |
PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING | ||
CAD & Design | 24 | |
Statics | 24 | |
Introduction to Physics I | 24 | |
Matter & Materials | 24 | |
12 | 96 | |
LANGUAGES & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | ||
French as a Foreign Language I | 32 | |
Business English I | 16 | |
Social Sciences I | 24 | |
Pre-professional activities I | 36 | |
4 | 108 |
30 ECTS, 300 teaching hours
SPRING SEMESTER
ECTS | Hours | |
MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
Analysis II | 24 | |
Linear Algebra II | 24 | |
Scientific Programming | 24 | |
Data structure management | 24 | |
12 | 96 | |
PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING | ||
Dynamics | 24 | |
Introduction to Physics II | 24 | |
Electrical Engineering | 24 | |
Product Design Methodology | 24 | |
CAD & Design – Reverse engineering | 12 | |
13 | 108 | |
LANGUAGES, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & SOCIETY | ||
French as a Foreign Language II | 32 | |
Business English II | 16 | |
Social Sciences II | 24 | |
Pre-professional activities II | 36 | |
Sustainable Engineering I | 24 | |
5 | 132 |
30 ECTS, 336 teaching hoursYear 2
AUTUMN SEMESTER
ECTS | HOURS | |
MATHEMATICS, NUMERICS & CONTROL | ||
Analysis III | 24 | |
Probability & Statistics | 24 | |
Automatic Control | 24 | |
Industrial Automation Systems | 24 | |
12 | 96 | |
MECHANICS AND ENERGY | ||
Thermodynamics I | 24 | |
Vibrations | 24 | |
Structural Mechanics | 24 | |
Heat Transfer I | 24 | |
12 | 96 | |
LANGUAGES & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | ||
French as a Foreign Language III | 40 | |
Business English III | 20 | |
Social Sciences III | 24 | |
Pre-professional activities III | 36 | |
Engineering Project I | 24 | |
6 | 144 |
30 ECTS, 336 teaching hours
SPRING SEMESTER
ECTS | HOURS | |
MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
Numerical Analysis | 24 | |
Introduction to Data Science | 24 | |
4 | 48 | |
PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING | ||
Manufacturing | 24 | |
Industrial Engineering | 24 | |
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 24 | |
Fluid Mechanics | 24 | |
12 | 96 | |
LANGUAGES, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & SOCIETY | ||
French as a Foreign Language IV | 40 | |
Business English IV | 20 | |
Social Sciences IV | 24 | |
Pre-professional activities IV | 36 | |
Sustainable Engineering II | 24 | |
Engineering Project II | 36 | |
9 | 180 | |
INTERNSHIP | ||
Non-skilled internship | 5 | - |
30 ECTS, 324 teaching hoursYear 3
AUTUMN SEMESTER
ECTS | Hours | |
ACADEMIC FOCUS I | ||
Courses according to choice of Academic Focus Area (ME, FE, CE, SIGCORO) see below* | 12 | 96 |
ACADEMIC FOCUS II | ||
Courses according to choice of Academic Focus Area (ME, FE, CE, SIGCORO) see below** | 12 | 96 |
INDUSTRIAL PROJECT | ||
Industrial Project I | 24 | |
2 | 24 | |
LANGUAGES & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | ||
French as a Foreign Language V | 32 | |
Business English V | 16 | |
Social Sciences V | 24 | |
Pre-professional activities V | 24 | |
4 | 96 |
30 ECTS, 312 teaching hours
SPRING SEMESTER
ECTS | Hours | |
ACADEMIC FOCUS III | ||
Courses according to choice of Academic Focus Area (ME, FE, CE, SIGCORO) see below*** | 15 | 132 |
INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH | ||
Industrial Project II | 24 | |
Research Methodology and Practice | 24 | |
3 | 48 | |
LANGUAGES | ||
French as a Foreign Language VI | 12 | |
1 | 12 | |
INTERNSHIP | ||
Final internship | 11 | - |
30 ECTS, 192 teaching hours
At the end of Year 2 students choose an academic focus area for their final year from four on offer: Mechanical Engineering, Fluids and Energy, Civil Engineering or Signal Control and Robotics. This choice determines their Academic Focus I, II and III courses in semesters 5 and 6 (324 teaching hours).
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
FOCUS I
- Continuum Mechanics - Advanced | 24 hrs
- Industrial engineering - Advanced | 24 hrs
- Forming Processes | 24 hrs
- Material Science | 36 hrs
FOCUS II
- Finite Element Method I | 36 hrs
- Project management | 24 hrs
- Numerical methods for the analysis of experimental full field data | 24 hrs
FOCUS III
- Material selection | 24 hrs
- Finite Element Method II - Transient problems | 24 hrs
- Manufacturing II - Industrialisation | 24 hrs
- CAD & Design - Virtual reality | 12 hrs
- Composite Structures | 24 hrs
- Introduction to biomechanical engineering | 24 hrs
Fluids and Energy (FE)
FOCUS I
- Thermodynamics II | 24 hrs
- Fluid mechanics II | 24 hrs
- Gas dynamics | 24 hrs
- Incompressible aerodynamics | 24 hrs
FOCUS II
- Introduction to turbomachinery | 24 hrs
- Introduction to combustion | 24 hrs
- Heat transfer II | 24 hrs
- HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) | 24 hrs
FOCUS III
- Applied fluid mechanics | 24 hrs
- Basics of CFD | 36 hrs
- Wind engineering | 24 hrs
- Renewable energies | 24 hrs
- Basics of Ship design | 24 hrs
Civil Engineering (CE)
FOCUS I
- Soil and Rock mechanics | 36 hrs
- Mechanics of Civil Engineering Materials and Structures | 24 hrs
- Structural Design | 24 hrs
FOCUS II
- Building Physics | 24 hrs
- Practical design / Applications | 48 hrs
- Building Technology | 24 hrs
FOCUS III
- Structural Dynamics | 24 hrs
- Geotechnical Engineering and Natural Risks | 36 hrs
- Modelling of Structures by FEM and BIM | 36 hrs
- Complex Infrastructures | 36 hrs
Signal, Control and Robotics (SIGCORO)
FOCUS I
- Computer Programming and Data Analysis | 24 hrs
- Complex Analysis | 24 hrs
- Electrical Engineering | 24 hrs
- Robotics I | 24 hrs
FOCUS II
- Signal Processing | 24 hrs
- Feedback Control Systems | 36 hrs
- Embedded Systems | 24 hrs
FOCUS III
- Optimization | 24 hrs
- Statistics | 24 hrs
- Robotics II | 24 hrs
- Image Processing | 24 hrs
- Electronics | 24 hrs
Rankings
QS World University Rankings by Suject 2024: Centrale Nantes ranked 125th in the world for mechanical engineering,5th place amongst the French institutions Listed
L'Etudiant 2024: Centrale Nantes in 4th place
Times High Education World University Rankings 2025: Centrale Nante in top 600
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Students benefit from individual careers guidance from the Student Life Team at Centrale Nantes. Face-to-face or online careers sessions, mentoring sessions with graduates, webinars, online forums, etc. help future graduates to find their path.
The Bachelor of Science in Engineering prepares its students for direct entry into the workforce. Excellent careers prospects await graduates in startups, SMEs, mid-sizes and large groups alike across varied sectors of activity:
- Transport - automotive, aeronautical, naval and railway
- Building, public works and sustainable construction
- Energy, water and environment
- Food and beverage industries
- Health, biomedical
- Robotics and telecommunications
- Defence
- Maritime industry (offshore, MRE)
Examples of job opportunities:
- Works coordinator: The works coordinator is a supervisor on the building sites. Throughout a project, he or she is responsible for ensuring that the work is carried out properly by all the external service providers selected. The works supervisor ensures good contact and communication between all the service providers in the field, and coordinates the tasks under the authority of the works manager. Their daily work consists of managing the technical resources required for the construction of a project, as well as the human and financial resources needed to ensure that the project runs smoothly.
- Structural draughtsman: The job of structural draughtsman consists in making a project imagined by an architect a reality by adding calculations made by the design engineers. He/she draws up the various plans and diagrams of the future structure. It is up to him/her to choose the most appropriate scale and not to leave out any detail in the representation of the various structures. He/she is also a mediator between the designers of the project and those who carry it out, when sometimes the design proves to be impossible as it stands, and requires certain modifications.
- R&D technician: The R&D technician participates in the various development phases of a research and/or development project (carrying out tests, measurements and analyses, making 3D projections, first-level maintenance of laboratory equipment).
- Technician / Methods manager: The main objective of the methods manager is to optimise production by allocating the necessary resources (equipment, methods, human resources, etc.). The methods manager validates and improves the manufacturing process.
- Robotics integrator: The robotics integrator studies, integrates and develops robotic solutions for existing processes or those under development.
- Operational manager of an energy production site
- Assistant CFD calculation engineer in a design office or research laboratory
- Assistant design engineer for energy systems
Facilities
Student Testimonials
Why study at Centrale Nantes
- A top ranking school
- Cutting-edge Researh--13 unrivalled platforms, 6 international laboratories
- Internationa outreach: 43% international studentsand 87 nationalities, 196 academic partners in 51 countries
- Strong Commitments: Signatory of the Grenoble COP21 agreement
- Working hand in hand with industry
- Graduate employability: 80% of graduates are in post within 2 months of graduation
- A wide choice
- Nantes: in top 5 French cities for student life
Program Admission Requirements
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