Master of Science in Eco-Design and Advanced Composite Structures (EDACS)

The composite industry is on the rise.

Composite materials help developing solutions to modern challenges such as the pursuit of lightness and performance. Innovation is at the heart of this growing field where numerous materials and manufacturing processes available help developing complex parts, incorporating different functions and with design with far bounded limits.

IMT Nord Europe decided to train the future actors of this highly-technical industry, taking into consideration the ecological transition. During this Master's degree, the students will be made aware of the composite materials’ environmental impacts and lifecycles, thanks to a real-world scale learning experience.

Douai being at the heart of the automobile and train sectors (Toyota, Alstom, etc.) and Lille appointed as the European Design Capitale in 2020, all the elements are in place at IMT Nord Europe to make this a very sought-after MSc program.

Get Ready, next starting date for this program: Fall 2024

Skills development

During this MSc program, you will acquire hard and soft skills that are required to occupy a decision-making role within public or private industries.

• Acquire knowledge of the different composite components, structures, and specificities.
• Understand the composites manufacturing properties and processes to correctly select cost-effective manufacturing techniques, tools, and parameters.
• Define a complete book of requirements involving the entire part life cycle (technical, economical, and environmental aspects).
• Lead an innovative project involving composite materials, form the idea to the transfer to production.
• Coordinate and manage a team (R&D, designers, production, etc.) and organize the complete value chain (designer, material and tool supplier, producer, distributor, etc.).

Selection procedure

A committee of professors selects the applicants, based on the following criteria:

• C.V. / Resumé
• Motivation letter
• Applicant’s previous scientific background and grades
• English level

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Syllabus*

Semester 1 - Douai Campus

Material Structures and Processes (7 ECTS)

• Materials Classification and Applications
• Polymer Structures and Properties
• Composite Materials
• Rheology
• Composite Manufacturing (with lab sessions)
• Extra firm visit – under completion

Numerical Design (7 ECTS)

• Linear Elasticity
• Finite Elements applied to part design
• Design Project on CAD and FEA tools.

Innovation Project (7 ECTS)

According to a scope given by the teaching team, find an innovative idea, and give it birth using functional analysis, CAD tools for design and first dimensioning, labs for manufacturing etc.

An innovative and creative project where the students are expected to:

• Propose an innovative part and a short business study
• Analyse the different functions and propose an eco-design
• Define the manufacturing steps and a short economical study
• Manufacture a prototype

Innovative Polymers and Composites Materials and Structures (7 ECTS)

• Physico Chemical Characterization of Polymers and Composites (with lab sessions)
• Smart and Advanced Polymeric and Composites Materials
• Conferences and littérature project
• Plastics and composites recycling
• Labtime

French as a Foreign Language (2 ECTS)

Semester 2 - Evry Campus

IMT Business School Tailor-made program

• Finance Analytics
• Digital Intelligence and Organizational Transformation
• Personal Development and Communication Skills
• Business Plan Challenge
• International Business
• Supply Chain Management Tactics and Operations
• Global Logistics and Operations
• Management of Innovation and Change
• Global HR Management
• Global information and International Marketing
• French (FLE)

Semester 3 - Douai Campus

Research Project (7 ECTS)

A research project directly linked to the industrial current needs concerning at least one of the following:

• Material characterization
• Process development and/or optimization
• Part development

Composites Processes Modeling (7 ECTS)

• Composites Processes Modeling
• Modeling of thermoplastic injection process
• Composites modeling project
• Additive Manufacturing, Prototyping
• Laser processes

Characterization Methods for Numerical Material (7 ECTS)

• Numerical Materials
• Material Behavior Modeling
• Abaqus Project

Mechanics of Composites and Sandwich Structures (7 ECTS)

• Mechanics of composites and sandwich structures
• Thin Structure Modeling
• Advanced Finite Elements
• Study Case

French as a Foreign Language (2 ECTS)

Semester 4

Final-year project (30 ECTS)

During this 6-month internship, students will apply the theoretical and technical concepts and methods to real projects in the industry. This semester can also be the opportunity to carry out a master thesis in a research lab.

*Syllabuses are subject to change in accordance with IMT Nord Europe scientific and educational advances

The program lasts 4 semesters. Students must validate all the 120 ECTS credits to graduate with the Master's degree.

Job opportunities

Design Manager/director

In charge of a team of designers from different technical backgrounds, the design manager organizes the resources and the timeline to satisfy the customer requirements in the pre-production stage. He/she identifies technical solutions up-to-date with the evolution of market innovations while ensuring the economic viability of the product. He/she has the capacity to evaluate the social, environmental, financial impacts of the final project. He/she is in direct relationship with the customers throughout the different development stages of the project.

Development project Manager/Director

The Development Project Manager is in charge of the development and/or research on products or processes from the early design stage to series production. He/she understands and assists the customers in defining their needs, and helps them to develop solutions through innovation projects. He/she belongs to a company or an institution and can gather competencies through collaborative projects, elaborate/validate the technical and financial program, and ensure that the project objectives will be reached. He/she also ensures that the solutions proposed throughout the project are capitalized on and transferred to the different entities or are more widely communicated.