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Master Mécanique des solides (M2) at École des Ponts ParisTech

École des Ponts ParisTech, France

Programme overview

Track (formerly AMMS and DMS) training students in the mechanical modelling of materials and structures, integrating the properties of constituents and their arrangement at different scales. Applications span mechanical and civil engineering.

Faculty: Masters  |  Department: Mention Mécanique  |  Duration: 1 year: courses mid-September to February, internship March to September  |  Study mode: Full-time; taught in English across ENPC, Sorbonne Université and École Polytechnique campuses  |  Intake: Mid-September  |  Location: Champs-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Core of six 3-ECTS courses (image-based experimental analysis, brittle fracture mechanics, non-linear numerical computation, AI for solids and structures, inelastic behaviour, homogenisation) and at least four of eight 3-ECTS electives (damage mechanics, multilayer structures, fatigue and durability, micro-poro-mechanics, multiphysics, polycrystals, manufacturing processes, architected materials), then an internship.

Career pathways

Doctoral study or R&D engineer posts and design offices in mechanical or civil engineering.

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Application information

Entry requirements

60 ECTS validated in a master's programme, a diploma worth 240 ECTS, or a master's degree. Applications via the Institut Polytechnique de Paris application platform. IP Paris platform waves: 28 October 2026 to 14 January 2027, 15 January to 31 March 2027, 1 April to 31 May 2027 (some tracks closed in wave 3). Engineering students of IP Paris schools may enter M2 directly.

Domestic applicants: EUR 254 a year. EU/EEE/Switzerland rate; IP Paris engineering students also pay 254 EUR Source

International applicants: EUR 4,317 a year. Non-EU/EEE/Switzerland rate Source

Intake: Mid-September

Duration: 1 year: courses mid-September to February, internship March to September

Apply through the official page: https://www.ip-paris.fr/education/admissions

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