Master's Degree in Engineering Grenoble INP - Ense3, Signal and image processing, communication systems, multimedia (SICOM)

Summary

Signal Image Communication Multimedia (SICOM) offers you a two years cursus, jointly performed by Phelma and Ense3, to prepare a high level engineer degree in both information System, Communication and Signal / Image / Multimedia. Students will receive an Engineer Degree from the Grenoble Institute of Technology, and a master degree.

The demand for engineers in this field is increasing due to the fact that signal and image processing, communication and multimedia technologies are heavily involved in many industrial sectors, such as information industries, telecommunications, the biomedical sector and the leisure industry. Our programme prepares the students for a successful future engineer’s career in industrial research and development in various fields involving skills in signal or image processing, communications, computer sciences, electronics and multimedia. 

Teaching staff includes faculty members from Grenoble-INP, full time researchers from CNRS as well as professional engineers from -usually international- companies located in Grenoble and around. Emphasis is put on practical training and most theoretical courses are coupled with labworks and integrated projects. The curriculum includes two internships (10 weeks and 6 months,) during which the students work fulltime, either in industry or in academic research facility. 

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Objectives

The objective of this Specialization is the training of high level engineers with expertise in signal processing, computers and electronics, capable of developing industrial projects in the relevant sectors. The program is also designed to provide strong fundamental bases for further PhD studies. 

Specificities

Languages
All courses and practicals can be taught in English.

Miscellaneous
You can also take your course within the International Masters program, FAME+, Functional Advanced Materials Engineering, (scholarships available for European and on European students), with the support of the Erasmus Mundus program.

>>> Information available at FAME+

Entry requirements

To be admitted into Year 1 (at two years of post-secondary study), students must have completed two years of preparatory courses (science-track or Institute of Technology common preparatory program) or have earned an undergraduate degree from a university (in France, mainly DUT or L2).

To be admitted into Year 2: the specialization program is open to students with the equivalent of a Baccalauréat + 3 years of undergraduate scientific studies (Licence). It is also open to exchange students from abroad.
 

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Visit the Admissions section of the school’s website (french version)

Contacts

General information

International Relations Ense3
Head of courses

Academic information

Pierre Granjon 
​​​​​​​Mauro Dalla Mura

Education contact

Mail contact or +33 (0)476 827 165

Program

1st year 

Year 1 core curriculum

2nd year

• semester 7 
• semester 8 
   

3rd year

• semester 9 

Elective semester
Semester 9 can be completed in one of two cross-disciplinary programs that concern all majors:

• IPEM Industrial Processes & Environmental Management
• MANINTEC Management, Innovation, Technologies

Semester 10

Semester 10 is spent entirely on the Graduation Project and associated internship.

The End of Studies Project (Projet de Fin d'Etudes, PFE) is a very important element in an engineer's training. Students learn how to implement their theoretical and technical knowledge in real world industrial projects. This requires them to understand how an enterprise operates, how to manage a project, deal with theoretical and practical problems, how to work in a team and how to best utilize knowledge and skills.

In general, students work on projects offered by the enterprise in the different domains associated with their training. The duration of the project is generally 6 months. Students are required to document their placement in a report and take a viva. This accounts for 30 ECTS credits.

Board of examiners

Each semester is worth 30 ECTS credits, spread out over the different courses completed. Students must obtain a grade of at least 10/20 in each course to obtain the credits.

International exchange

Students in this major benefit from many agreements between Grenoble Institute of Technology and partners around the globe in the form of exchange programs, dual-degree programs, internships, and more.
Visit the international section of the school’s website

Information on available scolarships

Are you a foreign student with a Master level qualification wanting to study at one of the six engineering Schools of the Grenoble Institute of Technology? You can find all the funding schemes available for you course in Grenoble on our website at Grenoble INP.

Expected learning outcomes

• Understanding of the principles, techniques and mathematical tools involved in signal and information processing.
• Development of the concepts, methods and tools required for measurement and instrumentation.
• Development of computer tools.
• The ability to model the physical processes involved in signal generation.
• The ability to design complex processing systems (multidimensional, multicomponent, multimedia)
• Development of signal processing algorithms involved in digital communications and image or voice processing.

Careers

Industries

• information industries,
• telecommunications,
• the biomedical sector
• and the leisure industry.

Further learning opportunities

Education through research

Year 3 students planning to go on to a PhD program can earn a dual degree with another Master’s program relevant to their first major within the Grenoble University system.