Master’s degree in Tunnels & Underground Works
Do you have a postgraduate qualification (5 years of higher education or 4 years + 1 year of professional experience) in the fields of civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, applied geology, geophysics or Earth science? Are you interested in additional continuing education to put you on the fast track to a management role?
Working closely with the French Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (AFTES) and the Centre d’Etudes des Tunnels (CETU), INSA Lyon and ENTPE offer:
From design to operation
The Master's degree in Tunnels and Underground Works is a 12-month course including:
- More than 380 hours of theoretical and practical tuition, case studies, specialised conferences and site visits, taught by pre-eminent experts in the field.
- A 250 h group project covering all stages of the design and construction of a real underground structure, supervised by professionals.
- 5 months working in a company.
- Opportunities for financial support with tuition fees, from companies and partners of the Master’s degree.
- ITA-accredited “international course”.
- Active network of alumni within the underground works industry.
Did you know?
On average, 90% of students are hired immediately after the professional internship that rounds off the Master’s Degree
2020-2021 course schedule
Modified due to the Covid-19 crisis
- Application deadline: 31 October 2020
- Start of tuition: 7 January 2021
- Company internship: 28 June 2021 to 27 November 2021
View the Master’s degree curriculum and application form
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