INSA Rennes campus

Engineering

Diplôme d'ingénieur - Génie Mécanique et Automatique (GMA) at INSA Rennes

INSA Rennes, France

Programme overview

Three-year mechanical engineering and automation specialisation of the INSA Rennes engineering diploma (master-level grade), also available as an apprenticeship.

Faculty: Engineering cycle  |  Duration: 3 years (years 3 to 5 of the engineering cycle, after the 2-year common first cycle)  |  Study mode: full-time (French)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

Mechanics and materials, design and manufacturing processes (CAD/CAM, hydraulics, machine elements), and automation and modelling (control, robotics, networks, vibrations), taught with simulation tools, practical work and projects, with placements of 2, 3 and 5 months.

Career pathways

General engineer, mechatronics project manager, expert, design-office, methods, quality or research engineer in machinery, consumer goods, energy and environment, transport (land, sea, air and space), robotics, defence and medical.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the INSA group's engineering cycle is through the common Groupe INSA process (years 1 to 3); direct entry to year 4 is also offered on file for candidates with 4 validated years of scientific higher education (eCandidat; extra-EU applicants first register on Etudes en France). Entry to year 3 is possible after a bac+2 or a CPGE.

Domestic applicants: EUR 630 a year (2026/2027). Engineering student registration fee for French and EU students (non-scholarship); excludes CVEC (EUR 105). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students, engineering second cycle (years 3 to 5); partial exemptions can bring it to the EU level; excludes CVEC. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years (years 3 to 5 of the engineering cycle, after the 2-year common first cycle)

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