The Energy track is:
- A cross-disciplinary option open to all final-year engineering students of the Polytech network.
- A broad training program providing a solid and structured understanding of the issues related to energy production, distribution, storage, and use in today’s society, while allowing students to maintain the specificity of their home department.
- Courses designed to develop skills in maintenance, management, and optimization of energy systems, as well as in the integration of renewable energies into the energy mix.
Admission
The Energy track is a final-year specialization (two semesters of 30 ECTS each). It welcomes engineering students from different scientific domains within the Polytech network. Students remain graduates of their home institution and department but choose to acquire a different specialization at the end of their studies to complement their initial training. Semester 9 (S9) focuses on practical and theoretical courses, and Semester 10 (S10) is dedicated to a final internship of at least five months in the energy sector. For international students at M1 or M2 level, the Energy track corresponds to the Graduate Track Energy (GT IIM) for intelligent and innovative mobility. This two-year program is linked to the Department of Engineering Physics (Master of Engineering in Engineering Physics) and has a specific admission procedure.
Program
During the first semester, the 250-hour scientific component of the Energy track is divided into five modules, each covering both fundamental and applied aspects of energy production and consumption:
- Energy and Energetics: economic and scientific fundamentals – 4 ECTS
- Decarbonized Renewable Energies (bioenergy, wind, hydro, solar) – 3 ECTS
- Carbon-based Fossil and Nuclear Energies – 3 ECTS
- Storage, Transport, and Distribution of Electrical Energy – 3 ECTS
- Energy Consumption Management: building and industry – 3 ECTS
These are complemented by:
- A 75-hour module chosen from Polycompetencies (6 ECTS)
- A Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) module of 75 hours including English, communication, professional project, and psychosociology
- A 25-hour Transversal Project integrating skills from multiple scientific modules and linked to communication courses (total HSS ECTS: 8, including 3 for the transversal project)
Teaching Approach
The program emphasizes practical work and projects, representing about one-third of the total hours. Practical classes, labs, and projects account for 55% of the schedule. Of the theoretical instruction, 60% is delivered by industry professionals in roles such as consulting, training, engineering, management, production, and R&D, from major groups (EDF, ENEDIS, Ingérop, Eiffage Energie), SMEs (Lumyriades, RHYDE), institutional actors (CEA, ORANO), or associations (SFEN, AJE). The remaining teaching is provided by faculty from four different departments at Polytech Clermont to cover all aspects of the curriculum.
Partnerships, Internships, and Career Opportunities
Each year, 8 to 34 students from the Departments of Engineering Physics, Civil, Electrical, and Biological Engineering enroll in the Energy track. The program relies on industrial partnerships. Internships and first jobs are mainly with leading French companies (EDF, ENEDIS, Eiffage, Vinci, Ingérop), as well as engineering, consulting, and auditing firms. Career paths include production and maintenance of energy systems (nuclear, thermal, renewable) and project or study management.
A double degree with the Master’s in Energy from Université Clermont Auvergne is available for students wishing to strengthen expertise in building thermics and renewable energies.
Christophe VIAL
Tel: +33 4 73 40 52 66
Email: christophe.vial@uca.fr