Materials Science and Engineering 2026-27
Core courses
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
EN
Project report
1
Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys (It is technically possible to give the course online for external Doctoral Candidates, but not recommended. Discussions in class are preferable. Next time : Winter 2027)
MSE-666 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
2
Advanced Microscopy for Materials (Next time: 24 - 27 November, 2026)
MSE-677 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
CCMX Advanced Course - Advanced X-ray Diffraction Methods for Coatings: strain, defects and deformation analysis of thin films (Next time: Autumn 2027)
MSE-628 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
CCMX Advanced Course - Instrumented Nanoindentation (Next time: August 26 - 28, 2026)
MSE-656 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
CCMX Tribology and Surfaces Interactions (Next time: August 23 - 27, 2027)
MSE-667 / Section EDMX
EN
Project report
2
Electrochemistry in Corrosion Research (Next time: November 11 - 13, 2026
Registration : on Metrohm website
and by sending an email to
anna.igualmunoz@epfl.ch)
MSE-658 / Section EDMX
Igual Muñoz, Various lecturers
EN
Project report
1
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (SPRING) (Next time: February 8 -11, 2027
EPFL PhD candidates are invited to contact maude.schneider@epfl.ch if interested in the February 2027 course. Due to high demand, registration fills up quickly)
MSE-660(b) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (Will not be given this Fall Semester)
MSE-660(a) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Multidisciplinary NPs characterization (Block course done at Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI, Villigen) in four days. Please book your room at PSI Guest House well in advance, if needed. Next time: January or February 2028)
MSE-676 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Non-destructive methods for industry and research (Nov. 23-24 and 26-27, 2026. To benefit from this course, the Doctoral School has agreed to fund it. If you register, please ensure that you can attend to avoid last-minute and mid-course withdrawals)
MSE-668 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
2
Optical Materials: Fundamental concepts and recent developments (Postponed until further notice)
MSE-643 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
1
Powder Diffraction School - Modern Syncrotron Methods (Next time: Autumn 2027)
MSE-663 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
2
Scanning and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy (Next time: November 9 - 11, 2026)
MSE-735 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
1
Scanning electron microscopy techniques (a) (Next time: October 5 - 7, 2026)
MSE-636(a) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
EN
Written
1
Statistical methods in atomistic computer simulations (Postponed until further notice)
MSE-639 / Section EDMX
EN
Project report
2
Thin film and small scale mechanics (Next time: November 10 - 13, 2026)
MSE-669 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (a) (Next time: October 19 - 21, 2026)
MSE-637(a) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
MSE-637(b) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
X-Ray Analysis for thin films (September 12 - 15, 2026
To benefit from this course, EPFL Doctoral School has agreed to fund it. If you register, please ensure that you can attend to avoid last-minute and mid-course withdrawals)
MSE-627 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Other doctoral courses (EDOC)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Master courses
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
EN
Winter session
Written
Written
4
IMX Colloquium (autumn) (You are most welcome to follow the seminar series each semester. However, you can only obtain ECTS credit points during one single semester.)
MSE-470(a) / Section MX
EN
Winter session
Written
Written
2
IMX Colloquium (spring) (You are most welcome to follow the seminar series each semester. However, you can only obtain ECTS credit points during one single semester.)
MSE-470(b) / Section MX
EN
Summer session
Written
Written
2
EN
Winter session
Oral
Oral
3