Mulhouse National School of Chemistry
Sommaire
Training Chemistry engineers
ENSCMu
3 rue Alfred Werner
68093 Mulhouse Cedex
tél. + 33 (0)3 89 33 68 00
fax + 33 (0)3 89 33 68 05
scolarite.enscmu@uha.fr
www.enscmu.uha.fr
France's first chemistry school (founded in 1822), ENSCMu trains chemical engineers in close collaboration with industry. The school is now part of the Université de Haute Alsace and students benefit from a high-level education covering all aspects of chemistry, with practical work taking up to 50% of the curriculum.
Degree courses
/ Organic, bio-organic and macromolecular chemistry.
/ Safety and the environment
/ Materials and formulations
Curriculum
The ENSCM chemistry engineer degree has been accredited by the French Commission for engineering qualifications since 1934 and follows three years of studies for students with 2 years post-secondary education.
1st and 2nd years
Core curriculum covering all areas of chemistry
/ Physical chemistry and photochemistry, polymer chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic and bio-organic chemistry, industrial safety and environment, analytical chemistry and electrochemistry.
3rd year
Core curriculum with options
/ Organic chemistry, safety and environment, materials, polymers and formulation.
These courses provide excellent synergy with the research programmes of the three ENSCMu laboratories affiliated to the CNRS and a laboratory for local research.
Admissions
1st year
Entrance exam
/Concours communs polytechniques PC chimie / Separate entrance exam for students in the school's own preparatory classes, common to the Gay-Lussac chemical engineering and chemistry schools.
By qualifications
/ For holders of a DUT or a chemistry BTS with excellent references from the head of school for pursuing long-term studies.
2nd year
By qualifications
/ For holders of a Master's degree in chemistry, physical chemistry, sciences and techniques or a Master's M1 (1 year of studies)Further details concerning admission on the ENSCMu website
Research laboratories
- Laboratory of Organic and Bio-organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry (COB) UMR 7015
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- Laboratory of Materials and Controlled Porosity (LMPC) UMR 7016
Find out more - Department of General Photochemistry (DPG) UMR 7525
Find out more - In-house laboratory
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Career opportunities
Networks
ENSCMu belongs to the Fédération Gay-Lussac network of chemistry schools and represents the Higher Education sector in the Chemistry pole of Alsace.
International
/ Over 80 % of placements of over three months take place in Switzerland, Germany, the United States, Japan, China, etc.
/ Located near Basel, a worldwide centre for the chemical industry.
/ Erasmus study semesters and dual degree with the universities of Cranfield, Crepuq, and Purdue (USA), and the Vulcanus programme (Japan).
/ 12 month placement option in a foreign company between the 2nd and 3rd years.
/ Foreign students admitted for Phd and postdoctoral studies in the ENSCMu laboratories
/ For 2010: Franco-German crossborder course in chemistry, in partnership with Freiburg's Albert Ludwig University
Baccalaureate or Abitur required, trilingual teaching.
/ In research, a substantial number of cooperation agreements and foreign researchers.
Student life
/ Horizons Alsace chimie is an ENSCMu student association where students use their skills and dynamism to help industry.
/ L’APHYSE is an association promoting hygiene, safety and the environment.
/ Engineers without borders has its Mulhouse office in the school, the organiser of the Forum grand Est 2007.
/ The Students' Bureau (BDE) : chemistry ball, car rally…
/ The Sports Bureau (BDS), the interschool Tournament (TIC).
/ The Ec’Mulh association organises the school's participation in the EDHEC yacht race
/ ENSCMu student life and associations
