Master in Chemistry and Physico-Chemistry of Materials (CPCM)
Pau, France
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 253 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for extra-European students: €3770/year. For academic year 2022-2023, UPPA will automatically provide partial reduction of these fees to extra-EU nationals; as a result, they will pay the same enrolment fees as European nationals. For detailed inform
Key Summary
Introduction
The Master's degree CPCM relies on recognized senior researchers, professors, and assistant professors, in the field of chemistry and physics, carrying out their research activity at IPREM institute (Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and Materials) https://iprem.univ-pau.fr/en/institute.html, more precisely in the following scientific departments (clusters): PCM " Physico-chemistry of surfaces and polymer materials" and CAPT " Analytical, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry". The teaching program, comprising lectures, supervised and practical work, and case studies, is taught by university lecturers and researchers, and by personnel from the socio-professional sector. Internships can be performed in companies or in academic research laboratories (in this case they are generally done in IPREM, but internships can also be done in other labs in France or abroad).
The MSc degree meets the industrial requirements in terms of skills and know-how in the field of materials and integrates a reflection on sustainable development and implementation of new materials able to meet the new requirements and challenges in terms of energy management and respect for the environment.
Admissions
Curriculum
Training content
Practical training is carried out in the chemistry lab of the university, and in the different research rooms of the Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM), hosting cutting-edge scientific equipment.
| 1st YEAR: 1st SEMESTER | ECTS |
| Mandatory (24 ECTS) | |
| 2 | |
| Elaboration of materials: | 4 |
| Environmentally sustainable chemistry: | 3 |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| English or French as a foreign language | 2 |
| ELECTIVES (6 ECTS) | |
| Composite materials 1:
| 2 |
| Business environment (project management/intellectual property) | 2 |
| 6 | |
| Heteroelements, metal-organic chemistry, and synthesis strategies | 2 |
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| 1st YEAR: 2nd SEMESTER | |
| Mandatory (25 ECTS) | |
| 2 | |
| Academic and industrial internship: | 5 |
| 2 | |
| Characterization methods 2: | 6 |
| 4 | |
| Elaboration of materials 2: | 4 |
| English or French as a foreign language | 2 |
| Electives (5 ECTS) | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| Inorganic materials: | 4 |
| Materials with remarkable properties (additional, no associated ECTS) |
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| 2nd YEAR: 3rd SEMESTER | ECTS |
| Mandatory (22 ECTS) | |
| 4 | |
| 4 | |
| 4 | |
| Multi-scale description of complex systems | 4 |
| 4 | |
| English or French as a foreign language | 2 |
| Optional (8 ECTS) | |
| Methods and techniques for polymer-based materials synthesis | 2 |
| 1 | |
| Polymers and the environment: Natural polymers - Biomass valorization | 2 |
| 4 | |
| 4 | |
| Theoretical Chemistry applied to the study of materials (RCTF) | 4 |
| Polymers for living systems: Introduction to biological soft matter | 2 |
| 2 | |
| Industrial copolymers | 1 |
| Nanocomposites | 1.5 |
| Nanomaterials | 1.5 |
| Numerical methods | 3 |
| Quantum reactivity | 3 |
| 2nd YEAR: 4th SEMESTER | |
| Mandatory (30 ECTS) – Academic (6 + 24) or industrial (30) path | |
| Introduction to laboratory research (6 weeks) | 6 |
| 24 | |
| 30 |
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Program Outcome
- Objectives
- Train the students to an advanced specialized level for present and future challenges in materials chemistry, energy, polymers, and modeling
- Develop their engineering and research skills
- Prepare students for leading positions in industry and public institutions.
Skills
At the end of this program, the students of the "Chemistry and Physico-Chemistry of Materials" master’s degree will be able to:
- Elaborate materials (organic and inorganic),
- Use various analytical techniques to characterize materials,
- Validate, interpret, and model experimental results,
- Produce quality research,
- Carry out a research project.
- Summarize their work (experimental plan, results, and interpretation) in a report and communicate appropriately with experts.
Scholarships and Funding
- Region Aquitaine Scholarships for non-EU students
- EIFFEL Scholarship of Excellence
- Specific Master's scholarship
The International Master Programs Admission Office
Career Opportunities
Prospects for employment or further study
Sectors
- Chemistry
- Energy (photovoltaics, batteries, fuel cells, artificial photosynthesis ..)
- Environment (non-polluting materials, pollution control materials, and storage…)
- Transport (composite materials, surface treatments ...)...
- Building (thermal and sound insulating coatings ...)
- Cosmetics & life science
Fields
- Research and Development
Positions
- Research and Innovation Engineer, Ph.D. students
- Project Manager
- A senior manager in design and development (design engineer)
- A senior manager in production (process engineer, production engineer)
- A senior manager responsible for quality operations or even production management
- Technical Director (R & D)
- Teacher-researcher (possible at the end of a doctorate.)