Aix-Marseille Université
Second year of the Master’s in Instrumentation, Measurement, Metrology · IMSci-Nu
Instrumentation and Measurement Science for Major Nuclear Research Facilities. A 60 ECTS, 406-hour programme taught in English. Current courses are presented as a curriculum in progress.
Programme in progress · 2026–2027
Courses in the current programme are presented as a curriculum in progress. A course title alone is not a claim of proficiency.
Courses in the current programme are presented as a curriculum in progress. A course title alone is not a claim of proficiency.
Year 2026/2027
Semester 1 - current curriculum
Fundamentals in nuclear fission and fusion
6 ECTS · 42 h- Nuclear Physics14 h
- Radiation-Matter Interactions7 h
- Nuclear fission and fusion reactions7 h
- Plasma, material damage, heat transfer14 h
Major nuclear facilities and challenges
6 ECTS · 59,5 h- Tokamaks7 h
- ITER and DEMO7 h
- Research reactors and MTRs, JHR7 h
- SMRs, AMRs7 h
- Nuclear Power Plants10,5 h
- Reactor operating principle and control system7 h
- Reactor and tokamak experiments including TBM (Tritium breeding)7 h
- Other installations: accelerators, generators, ...7 h
Nuclear detection, instrumentation and fusion diagnostics 1
6 ECTS · 63 h- Sensors (general principles and metrological characteristics)7 h
- Metrology7 h
- Radiation detection7 h
- Identification of sources of uncertainty14 h
- Non-destructive testing methods10,5 h
- Nuclear heating rate measurement7 h
- Principle of radioprotection10,5 h
Nuclear detection, instrumentation and fusion diagnostics 2
6 ECTS · 42 h- Measurements and instrumentation under severe thermo-hydraulic conditions10,5 h
- Qualifications and standards7 h
- Instrumentation for dismantling and remediation10,5 h
- Extreme constraints for tokamak measurement systems7 h
- Thermal measurements (properties, sensors, diagnostics)7 h
Modeling
3 ECTS · 24,5 h- Particle transport modeling (course)7 h
- Particle transport modeling (practical)7 h
- Thermal and fluid modeling (course)3,5 h
- Thermal and fluid modeling (practical)7 h
Experimental work
3 ECTS · 35 h- Pratical work on major nuclear facilities (remote, 3D)14 h
- Hands-on activities on detectors/sensors and associated simulations21 h
Semester 2 - current curriculum
Interculturality, international communication and scientific seminars
6 ECTS · 49 h- Interculturality, international communication10,5 h
- Written and oral communication for internship and professional project10,5 h
- Scientific seminar series (winter school, remote, in-person)28 h
Research project and case study
6 ECTS · 63 h- Research project with bibliographical, experimental and numerical activities42 h
- Case study21 h
Professionalization
18 ECTS · 28 h- Remote and in-person visits (industrial sites, major facilities in France and abroad, laboratories, platforms)21 h
- Sharing apprenticeship experience (depending on training mode)7 h
- 4 to 6 month internship on major facilities in France or abroad with thesis and oral presentation or apprenticeship with report and oral presentation (depending on training mode)