Undergraduate courses Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation
This programme is taught in French.
field(s) of training :
Science, Technology, Health
diploma level :
Bachelor's degree (three-year degree)
duration of the program :
3 years
Course overview
You wish to acquire scientific and technical skills in mechanics and electronics engineering? Join the bachelor’s programme in Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation!
The three-year full-time programme is multidisciplinary: you will attend both theoretical and applied courses, allowing you to acquire the fundamentals in electronics, electric energy and automation. The curriculum especially focuses on physics, engineering and applied mathematics, as well as modelling, digital simulation and experimentation. As such, you’ll be able to pursue studies in master’s programmes or engineer schools specialised in mechanics or energy!
Highlights
To support you during your studies, the bachelor’s in Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation offers two curriculums. The choice of curriculum is determined by your application files.
- “Standard” curriculum, including tutoring in mathematics and physics
- “Adapted” curriculum, allowing you to take 2 years to complete Year 1
- At the beginning of your first Year 1, you will attend tutoring in Mathematics and Physics
- During your first Year 1, you will complete 6 course units instead of 10 for the standard curriculum
- During your second Year 1, you will complete the remaining course units
Besides, the Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation provides various resources to support your learning: on the digital learning platform eCampus, you will find quizzes, digital resources, corrected exercises, past exams…
Welcoming international students
Since 2019, the University of Caen Normandy has been awarded the "Bienvenue en France" label by Campus France, highlighting the quality of the university's welcome for international students.
Application requirements
Entry requirements
To enter this bachelor's, you should
- Be interested in technological innovation and high tech
- Graduate from a high school diploma with majors in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Digital and Computer Sciences, Engineering
Applicants must provide:
- Academic records especially in Mathematics and other scientific subjects
- Cover letter and resume
Language proficiency requirements
Minimum French proficiency level required: B2
Minimum English proficiency level required: A1
Apply and register
The registration process takes place in 3 steps:
Application process
Admission and registration requirements may vary depending on your nationality, country of residence, foreign secondary school leaving certificate, and the nature of your programme of study. Discover how to apply to the University of Caen Normandy.
Course structure
Courses
- Take place on site in Campus 2 (Caen) of the University of Caen Normandy
- Amount to 500 hours per year, approximately 20 hours per week, completed by your personal work
Course units
The bachelor’s in Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation is part of the Physics, Chemistry, Engineering department, which offers a progressive specialisation during the three years of bachelor’s studies. As such, the bachelor’s programme shares
- Some courses with the bachelor’s units in Physics and Chemistry
- All courses of Year 1 and 80% of Year 2 with the bachelor’s in Mechanics
In Year 1, you will attend courses in:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Mechanics
- Electronics
In Year 2, you will go deeper into these subjects.
In Year 3, you will definitely specialise in Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation with courses in:
- Electric Energy
- Electronics and components, sensors, measuring chain, propagation
- Industrial data processing (microcontroller, C programming language)
- Mathematics for engineering, signals and systems
- Automation (analysis and system controls)
Besides, some courses will focus on transferrable skills such as:
- English
- Scientific culture
- Methodology
- Professional project
Internships and placements
The bachelor’s programme includes one optional internship at the end of Year 3, in a company or a laboratory, in France or abroad. The internship will not be graded.
Coursework and assessment
The course lasts 2 years and is divided in 4 semesters, each comprising several courses units. Examinations are held at the end of each semester and are graded on a scale from 0 to 20, 20 being the best grade. Examinations take place as
- Coursework all along the semester, with retake session
- Coursework all over the year, without retake session
Grade compensation is organized without eliminatory marks and on the basis of the general average obtained in every course unit:
- Over each semester
- Over the 2 semesters of the same year
To successfully complete a semester, you must have an average mark of at least 10 points out of 20. If you have not completed your semester, you can retake the courses units you failed; you do not have to retake the courses in which you have obtained at least 10 points out of 20.
Language
French
Learning outcome
By the end of this course,
- You will be able to
- Master work methods
- Precise the engineering field you want to specialise in
- Know and respect standards
- You will acquire
- General scientific skills in order to analyse a scientific engineering issue and implement an experimentation to solve this issue
- Disciplinary scientific skills in order to solve a Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation issue with the help of engineering tools and techniques, as well as theoretical and applied knowledge related to Electronics, Electric Energy, Automation
Further study
You wish to attend another bachelor’s programme within the Physics, Chemistry Engineering department? You can change programme any time during your studies, and transfer to:
- The Bachelor’s programme in Mechanics, in Year 2 or 3
- The Bachelor’s programme in Physics, in Year 2, and only if you attend tutoring in two necessary course units
Once you’ve obtained your bachelor’s degree, you can pursue studies in:
- Engineering schools, such as
- the ESIX, the Engineering school of Normandy, with degrees such as Industry Engineering or Mechatronics and Embedded Systems
- the ENSICAEN
- Professional bachelor’s programmes, such as the Automated Systems, Networks and Industrial Data Processing
- Specialised master’s programmes, such as the programmes in Electronics, Electric Energy and Automation in the University of Le Havre Normandy
Careers
The bachelor’s degree is the first step to pursue careers related to electronics, electric energy and automation. According to our last surveys, 8 students out of 10 went further with their studies after graduating from their bachelor’s degree. Hence your career will depend on your specialisation and the diploma you pursue after your bachelor’s.
As such, the bachelor’s programme in Electronics, Electric Energy and Automation paves the way for engineering jobs, that you can access after a specialised master or an engineering school.
An expertise in electronics, electric energy and automation can open many professional opportunities, especially in:
- Transportation
- Aeronautics and space
- Environment
- Health and biomedical instrumentation
- Telecommunications
Address
Université de Caen Normandie
UFR des Sciences
Boulevard Maréchal Juin · CS 14032 · 14032 Caen Cedex 5
France
Course leader
formation : Eric Magarotto · eric.magarotto@unicaen.fr