Master of Science in Advanced Design and Management of Durable Constructions (ADMODC)

Syllabus*

Semester 1

Materials

• Binders, concretes, and admixtures + Rheology of building materials
• Introduction of material science and engineering
• Minerals
• Construction materials and methods
• Soil physics, rheology, and geotechnical design

Design and calculation of civil structures

• Metal Frame Design
• Reinforced concrete design basics
• Material resistance

Structure modelling and research initiation

• Smart Home and BIM
• Research initiation project 1
• Visits 1

Construction Technology

• New materials and technologies for construction
• Research initiation project 2
• Visits 2
• Construction industries and processes

French as a Foreign Language

Semester 2

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

Advanced Design and Data Analysis

• Wooden constructions
• Advanced data learning and analysis
• Scientific and technical project 1

Advanced Concrete Design and Durability

• Reinforced concrete design advanced + Prestressed concrete design + Seismic design
• Durability of structures
• Scientific and technical project 2

Commercial, Logistics, and Management Profile

• Management: entrepreneurship, intercultural management, environmental responsibility and sustainable development in business, means, tools, related approaches or trade, sale and negotiation in business, case study
• Visits 3
• Scientific and technical project 3

Durable Constructions, Diagnosis and Repairing Structures

• Durable constrcutions
• Techniques of diagnosis and repairing: methods, auscultations, analysis
• Visits 4
• Scientific and technical project 4

French as a Foreign Language

Semester 4

Final-year project (1 semester)

Final-year internship to apply theoretical and technical concepts and methods to real construction projects.

*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.

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 on the technical and socio-economical stakes related to environmentally responsible constructions.
• Develop, understand, and organize the applied research on construction materials.
• Apply an engineering approach to a durable construction project.
• Manage, conduct, and/or take part in a major scale construction project.
• Be acquainted with the new modes and sustainable materials for construction and know how to use them.
• Make a dimension calculation of the works (sizing, diagnosis) and the modeling of chemicophysical phenomena.
• Make use of innovative and efficient digital tools/methods for construction.

Candidate profile

The master’s degree is open to candidates with at least a scientific Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology or Engineering.

Candidates must have a certificate or other proof of English proficiency.

No prerequisite in French is needed.

Job Opportunities

Business Director

The business director undertakes the technical drafting of a construction or installation « project ». He or she determines, in a general or specific manner, the technical processes, organizational methods, and costs in order to create a draft project of the future construction operation. He or she is also involved in undertaking the construction survey, defining the operating conditions, and ensuring supervision responsibilities.

Director of Studies

The director of scientific and technical studies is responsible for developing new understanding and new products or processes. Reporting to the executive management, the R&D department, or the studies department of a company (large group, SME/SMI, start-ups, etc.) or a public or parapublic body, he or she generally works within design offices.

Director of production / Director of operations

The director of the production is the operational representative of the industrial strategy. His or her role is to ensure the smooth running of the production process and optimize it. The director of the production in general reports to the industrial director, the technical director, the plant director, the unit director, or the managing director (in small organizations).

Project director

The project director creates both the feasibility study and the business proposal of projects which are entrusted to him or her. He or she has a technical coordination role, from business negotiation to project management, all the way to its completion. He or she is the intermediary between the customer, the internal departments, and the external service providers. Depending on the size of the organization and the complexity of the projects, duties may vary in terms of their technical, commercial, or managerial nature. He or she generally reports to the commercial or technical management of the company.

Works Director

Reporting to the project manager, the director of the work is responsible for preparing and managing the production of civil engineering works. He or she is responsible for transmitting the directives to establish the program of works, following its development, and establishing updates to planning and budget. He or she represents the construction site with the customer and external bodies and manages the teams deployed.