The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) and the Bordeaux University (UBx) have signed an ambitious project for a Dual Master Program in Materials Science/Physical Chemistry. Laureates will be issued a Master degree of both CSM and Bordeaux Universities. 

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Timeline

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The first year is hosted at UBx and CSM students selected for the dual masters program, whereas the second year will be hosted at UBx.

 

YEAR 1 (CSM)       1. Fall semester 1 at CSM (August 15th – December 22nd)

                               2. Spring semester 1 at CSM (January 10 – May 15th)

 

YEAR 2 (UBx)        3. Fall semester 2 at UBx (September 1st – December 22th)

4. Spring semester 2 at UBx (January-June: “Case study” / internship in UB laboratories or others)

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Study plan / Organization of the courses

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Under completion of the dual masters program, students from each university receive a masters degree in "Materials Science" from CSM and in "Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics" from UBx. 

 

 

During the first year at CSM Students must complete a total of 8 courses, composed of 4 elective courses + 4 mandatory core courses:

 

• MLGN 591 – Materials Thermodynamics

• MLGN 592 – Advanced Materials Kinetics and Transport

• MLGN 593 – Bonding, Structure, and Crystallography

• MLGN 502 - Solid State Physics
   

Here is a list of suggested elective courses:

 

• CHGN 598A – Adv Instrument Analysis

• PHGN 542 – Solid State Devices

• MLGN 510 – Surface Chemistry

• MLGN 599 - Battery Science

• CHGN 599B - Independent Study (research internship)

• MLGN 535 - Microelectronics Proc
   

The second year at UBx is composed of 2 electives courses to be chosen between a list of four:

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• Large Scale Facilities

• Hybrid and Nano-materials

• Dielectric and Magnetic properties 

• Self-Assembly of Polymers and Surfactants

 

+ 4 mandatory courses:

 

• Photonics, Lasers and Imaging

• Computational Chemistry / Molecular Simulation

• management and entrepreneurship

• English/French

 

In addition, the students must complete a “case study / research project” counting for 6 credits (i.e. the equivalent of 2 courses in terms of credits).

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