Cursus Master en Ingénierie (CMI) Géosciences, géologie du génie civil, géotechnique at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Programme overview

The Cursus Master en Ingénierie (CMI) is a reinforced five-year licence-master pathway leading to engineer-level functions, built on the international master of engineering model. This CMI in geosciences, geology of civil engineering and geotechnics at the UFR Sciences et Montagne is selective, limited to 15 students, and open only to students with a scientific baccalauréat.

Faculty: UFR Sciences et Montagne | Duration: 5 years (10 semesters, Licence plus Master) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Intake: September (first fortnight) | Location: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Reinforced course requiring 6 additional ECTS credits each semester, balanced between scientific and technological skills with strong research support and many placements. Students who leave the CMI keep the credits acquired and can continue in a standard licence or master.

Career pathways

The CMI continues into the USMB Master Géoressources, géorisques, géotechnique. After the three licence years, moves to other CMI masters or to Earth-science masters are possible (losing the CMI label).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Year 1 is open to holders of the baccalauréat or an accepted equivalent; non-EU applicants use the prior admission request procedure. The target audience is school-leavers with a scientific specialism (life and earth sciences, physics-chemistry, mathematics) and a strong, balanced record in sciences. Year 2 of the CMI is accessible by selection through eCandidat.

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: 5 years (10 semesters, Licence plus Master)

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat-usmb.grenet.fr/ecandidat/#!accueilView

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