Core courses

Cours
Langue
Examen
Crédits / 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
CCMX Advanced Course - Instrumented Nanoindentation (Next time : February 11 to 13, 2026)
MSE-656 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
CCMX Tribology and Surfaces Interactions (Next time : August 25 to 29, 2025)
MSE-667 / Section EDMX
Igual Muñoz, Mischler, Schiffmann, Various lecturers
EN
Project report
2
Characterization of Materials 2025 (Next time : September 2 to 5, 2025. )
MSE-716 / Section EDMX
Igual Muñoz, Invited lecturers, Mensi, Oveisi
EN
Written
1
Computation, Modeling and Visualization (The course will not be given this year )
MSE-671 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
1
Crystal growth by epitaxy (Postponed until further notice)
MSE-649 / Section EDMX
EN
Multiple
2
Effects of radiation on materials (Next time: Fall 2025. It is possible to give the course online on request)
MSE-600 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
2
Electrochemistry in Corrosion Research (Next time November 12-14, 2025 Registration on Metrohm website and by sending an email to stefano.mischler@epfl.ch)
MSE-658 / Section EDMX
Mischler, Various lecturers
EN
Project report
1
EN
Oral
2
Introduction to SEM and FIB microanalysis (Next time: November 18 to 21, 2025)
MSE-675 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (SPRING) (EPFL PhD students are invited to contact maude.schneider@epfl.ch if interested in the January 2026 course. Due to high demand, registration (likely in Sept.) fills up quickly.)
MSE-660(b) / Section EDMX
Malchiodi, Scrivener, Various lecturers
EN
Written
2
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (The course will not be given this year )
MSE-660(a) / Section EDMX
Malchiodi, Scrivener, Various lecturers
EN
Written
2
LNM Workshop 2023 (Next time : 2026-27)
MSE-672 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
1
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 February 23 to 26, 2026)
MSE-676 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
2
EN
Oral presentation
2
Non-destructive methods for industry and research (Next time: 2025.11.3-4 & 6-7. 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
MSE-643 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
1
Powder Diffraction School - Modern Syncrotron Methods (Next time: September 15 to 19, 2025)
MSE-663 / Section EDMX
Casati, Testino, Various lecturers
EN
Oral
2
MSE-735 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
1
Scanning electron microscopy techniques (a) (Next time: October 13 to 15, 2025)
MSE-636(a) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
EN
Written
1
MSE-703 / Section EDMX
EN
Term paper
1
MSE-639 / Section EDMX
EN
Project report
2
Thin film and small scale mechanics (Next time: November 25 to 28, 2025)
MSE-669 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (a) (Next time: October 27 to 29, 2025)
MSE-637(a) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
EN
Written
1
X-Ray Analysis for thin films (Next time: 2025.10.06-09. 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)

Cours
Langue
Examen
Crédits / Coefficient
EN
Oral presentation
2

Master courses

Cours
Langue
Examen
Crédits / Coefficient
EN
Session d'été
Oral
3
EN
Session d'hiver
Written
4
EE-559 / Section EL
EN
Session d'été
During the semester
4
EN
Session d'hiver
Oral
5
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
Session d'hiver
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
Session d'été
Written
2
EN
Session d'hiver
Oral
3
EN
Session d'été
Oral
4