BUT Science et génie des matériaux at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Programme overview

The BUT Science et génie des matériaux (SGM) at the IUT de Chambéry covers the scientific and technical aspects of materials for innovative industrial sectors: how a material behaves during processing and use, and the techniques for characterising and shaping it. The local programme reinforces eco-design and energy management of materials.

Faculty: IUT de Chambéry | Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time; work-study offered in the parcours; taught in French | Intake: September (first fortnight) | Location: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

A common first year then the BUT2/BUT3 parcours Métiers de l'ingénierie des matériaux et des produits. The course can also be taken over two years of adapted timetable (BUT1 and BUT2) for students practising art and design, sport or music.

Career pathways

Graduates continue into masters, engineering schools (UTMB, Polytech, IPC, INSA), Écoles des Mines, ISPA and ITECH, or enter work as autonomous technicians; study abroad options exist in Canada, Scotland, the USA and Ireland.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Requires a general or technological baccalauréat; applications through Parcoursup, except applicants in Campus France countries who use the Études en France procedure.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for students not subject to differentiated fees (EU/EEA). Excludes the CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). Students subject to differentiated fees (statutory rate 2,902 EUR) are exempted in full at Licence/BUT/LP level and pay the national rate. Excludes the CVEC. Source

Intake: September (first fortnight)

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS)

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