Preparatory Course with International
Immersion 

The first year is organized around the Icam, site de Strasbourg-Europe campus. Its objective is to:

✔ Consolidate the scientific tools that are essential to the ICAM Arts & Métiers engineer, both in terms of logic, reasoning and calculation techniques that are specific to mathematics, and in terms of the scientific methodology that is inherent to physical sciences.

✔Acquire basic skills in electrical and mechanical engineering: design and develop electrical/electronic and mechanical/mechatronic systems.

✔Achieve a level of language proficiency that allows you to begin your second year abroad.

✔Learn about computers through simple programming languages that are widely used in industry.

✔Make the transition to higher education and prepare your career plan.

The curriculum is broken down into 7 subject areas called Programme Units :

• Mathematics for Engineers
• Physics for Engineers
• Computer Science and
• Information Technology
• Electrical & Automation
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Human and Managerial
• Training
• Language Training

The second year is organized around the campus of a partner university in Europe or Canada. Its objective is to :

✔Ensure the consolidation of your skills in electrical and mechanical engineering.

✔Learn about the science of materials, to be able to choose the right material and calculate its strength.

✔Learn about industrial engineering in order to understand the business world and the specific characteristics of the industry.

✔Immerse yourself in a foreign country to learn about other cultures and other learning techniques.

✔Consolidate your language skills through the daily use of a foreign language.

The second year of the Preparatory Course with International Immersion can follow two different paths, depending on your language skills and technical level at the end of the first year :

1/ one whole year of immersion at one of Icam, site de Strasbourg-Europe’s partner universities.

2/ progressive immersion consisting of one semester at Icam, site de Strasbourg-Europe (120 hours of linguistic and scientific projects, and 60% of foreign language courses) and one semester abroad. If your language skills are insufficient, the second year will be spent in immersion at ICAM in Brussels or in a French-speaking country.

During the first year, each student shall submit several wishes to a jury consisting of the school’s teaching staff. A linguistic evaluation is carried out before allocating places in the various partner universities. The programme then depends on the course of study and the choice of university. Each second year course is personalized, and is the subject of a “Learning Agreement” which is drawn up jointly with the student and the Director of Studies of Icam, site de Strasbourg-Europe.

Tools and support

Many tools are available to students:

# E-learning platform

# Compulsory hours of study

# Methodology course

# Coaching

# Assistance with mobility procedures

# Logistical support

# Erasmus+ grant

ECTS credits

The ECTS credit is a points system developed by the European Union that allows academic recognition of studies abroad, facilitates the understanding of study programmes and encourages student mobility. One ECTS credit corresponds to 25 or 30 hours of work (coursework and personal work). One year of study represents 60 ECTS credits; that is 1,500 to 1,800 hours of work. The Preparatory Course with International Immersion results in the validation of 120 ECTS credits.

Thanks to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), and according to the Learning Agreement that has been drawn up, the credits obtained at the partner university are automatically transferred to Icam, site de Strasbourg-Europe.