Dual Master's Degree - France

The MEME Double Degree Program provides students with a Master in Mechanical Engineering from UNL and a Master of Engineering Materials (CEMPI) from the University of Normandy-Rouen (UNR) in France. The program provides students with a unique educational opportunity at the interface of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering, yet enables them to complete two master’s degrees in approximately two years.

Students will spend their first year by taking courses in Mechanical Engineering, completing materials prerequisites, and learning French (for US students) or English (for France students). They will then move to France in the second year to study at the UNR, by completing further training in Materials Engineering. For each individual MS student, he/she will be assigned with a research advisor from UNL and another research advisor from UNR. Students will work with both advisors in those two years, before completing a MS thesis.

Program contacts:
Dr. Li Tan – UNL Director of Double Degree Program
Allison Hinesley – UNL Assistant Director of Education Abroad
Kathie Hiatt – UNL Graduate Programs Specialist
Nicolas Delpouve – UNR Double Degree Program Contact

UNL COE Prerequisites and Requirements
Students applying to enter this degree are evaluated by the program managing the first year of the degree and must have a high likelihood of completing the program. A student, at a minimum, at the time of entering each program needs to have the background to complete the requirements.

The following are guidelines for evaluating competence to complete each program:

1. A student from UNL planning to enter the program at UR needs to have a minimum proficiency in material science. This can be demonstrated by showing satisfactory completion of Elements of Materials Science (MATL 360) or equivalent with a grade of B+ or better.
2. A student from UR planning to enter the program at UNL needs to show a minimum proficiency in mechanical engineering and experience in completing courses in English. The proficiency in mechanical engineering will be evaluated based on the candidate’s ability to complete courses at the masters’ level in at least two of the designated fields of mechanical engineering. The required English proficiency will be documented by UR and evaluated by faculty at UNL.

The final oral defense of the thesis will include at least two faculty from UNL and two faculty from Mat at UR. The defense will be conducted at both sites simultaneously through distance education facilities, with a public announcement of the time, place, title and abstract prior to the defense.

La soutenance des stages se fera avec deux professeurs de l’UR et deux de l’UNL. La soutenance se fera aux USA et en France en utilisant les facilités de la visio conférence, après avoir annoncé le jour l’heure et le lieu de soutenance et publié le résumé.

Examination and Examination Committee
The final oral defense of the thesis will include at least two faculty from UNL and two faculty from Mat at UR. The defense will be conducted at both sites simultaneously through distance education facilities, with a public announcement of the time, place, title and abstract prior to the defense.

La soutenance des stages se fera avec deux professeurs de l’UR et deux de l’UNL. La soutenance se fera aux USA et en France en utilisant les facilités de la visio conférence, après avoir annoncé le jour l’heure et le lieu de soutenance et publié le résumé.