Materials Science and Engineering 2025-26

Block "Projects & SHS"

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
HSS : Introduction to project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Winter session
3
HSS : Project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Summer session
3
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering (Inscription nécessitant l'autorisation préalable des enseignants)
MGT-555 / Section MTE
Michaud, Weber
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 8h
-
Winter session
During the semester
10
Research project in materials I (This project can be taken in Autumn or Spring semester)
MSE-490 / Section MX
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 10h
  • Individual project: 10h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
10
Research project in materials II (This project can be taken in Autumn or Spring semester)
MSE-491 / Section MX
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 10h
  • Individual project: 10h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
10

Block 1

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced metallurgy
MSE-422 / Section MX
Leinenbach
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Fracture of materials
MSE-424 / Section MX
Drezet, Molinari
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
4
Fundamentals of solid-state materials
MSE-423 / Section MX
Marzari
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Soft matter
MSE-425 / Section MX
Amstad, Klok
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Statistical mechanics
MSE-421 / Section MX
Ceriotti
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Oral
4

Group "options"

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced ceramic technologies
MSE-495 / Section MX
Stuer, Testino
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Oral
3
Advanced phase transformations
MSE-483 / Section MX
Raju Natarajan
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Oral
3
Assembly techniques (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MSE-464 / Section MX
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
2
Atomistic and quantum simulations of materials
MSE-468 / Section MX
Pizzi
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 1h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Biomaterials (pour MX) (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MSE-471 / Section MX
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • TP: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Cementitious materials (advanced)
MSE-420 / Section MX
Scrivener
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
2
Charge transport in energy conversion and storage
MSE-496 / Section MX
Battaglia, Senocrate
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Composites technology
MSE-440 / Section MX
Bourban, Michaud, Wakeman
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Electrochemistry for materials technology
MSE-441 / Section MX
Frantz, Van Herle
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
3
Electron microscopy: advanced methods
MSE-450 / Section MX
Alexander
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Oral
4
Engineered living materials
MSE-493 / Section MX
Abitbol
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Error control in scientific modelling
MATH-500 / Section MA
Herbst
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Oral
5
Immunoengineering
BIOENG-399 / Section SV
Tang
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
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
Amstad, Jotzu, Sorin
EN
  • Courses: 1h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
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
Jotzu, Vacat
EN
-
  • Courses: 1h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
2
Introduction to food science and technology
MSE-497 / Section MX
Hartmann
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Oral
4
Introduction to magnetic materials in modern technologies
MSE-432 / Section MX
Grundler
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Light, liquids and interfaces
MICRO-390 / Section MT
Roke
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
4
Material science at large scale facilities
MSE-435 / Section MX
Liebi, Van Petegem
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Oral
3
Materials selection (4h lecture every two weeks, from the first week.)
MSE-474 / Section MX
Michler, Vaucher
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
Summer session
Written
2
Mathematical methods for materials science
MSE-487 / Section MX
Sorin
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Nanomaterials (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MSE-477 / Section MX
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Optical properties of materials
MSE-482 / Section MX
Marchioro, Nüesch
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
3
Organic electronic materials
MSE-486 / Section MX
Frauenrath
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
4
Physical chemistry of polymeric materials
MSE-431 / Section MX
Klok-Lermann
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Polymer chemistry and macromolecular engineering
MSE-437 / Section MX
Klok
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Properties of semiconductors and related nanostructures (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MSE-484 / Section MX
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
5
Quantum materials: fundamentals and applications
MSE-494 / Section MX
Jotzu
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Oral
4
Research project in materials III (This project can be taken in Autumn or Spring semestre, only within the framework of the Specialization « Materials research and development »)
MSE-492 / Section MX
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 10h
  • Individual project: 10h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
10
Surface analysis
MSE-351 / Section MX
Igual Muñoz, Stolichnov
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • TP: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
3
Thin film fabrication technologies
MSE-465 / Section MX
Michler
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
Summer session
Oral
2
Towards sustainable materials
MSE-433 / Section MX
Leterrier, Wakeman
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Tribology
MSE-485 / Section MX
Igual Muñoz
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
2
Wood structures, properties and uses
MSE-466 / Section MX
Pichelin
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
Summer session
Written
2

Master project

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
MP Autumn
MP Spring
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Engineering internship credited with master project (master in Materials science and engineering) (Internship of at least 8 weeks recommended to be carry out after the 2nd or the 3rd Master semester. Registration on the IS-A internship portal.)
MSE-597 / Section MX
Profs divers
FR
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
0
Master project in Materials Science and Engineering
MSE-599 / Section MX
Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Individual project: 900h
  • Individual project: 900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
30