Waves, Acoustics, Vibrations, Engineering and Sound

The program WAVES (Waves, Acoustics, Vibrations, Engineering and Sound) is a two-year international Master course fully taught in English, awarding multiple national Master degrees and a Joint Diploma Supplement with the support of the Erasmus Mundus Program of the European Union.It aims to provide the students with a wide spectrum of scientific knowledge and skills in Acoustical Engineering, from advanced modeling of wave phenomena to the sustainable development of silent transport systems in urban areas. The graduates will gain an international expertise to tackle the growing challenges that will face tomorrow’s acoustical engineers in industrial and academic contexts. They will contribute to reduce the environmental impact of noise, to enhance the performance of audio and sound equipment systems or to improve structural health monitoring devices. These domains are a source of highly-skilled jobs in a large number of industrial sectors such as transports (aeronautics, automotive and rail), buildings and infrastructures, energy (structural monitoring of nuclear powerplants, windfarms…), audio systems and musical instruments, oceanography and geophysics.The WAVES curriculum is built as a two-year program, 4 semesters, each validated by 30 ECTS enabling the students to become proficient in the main applications: urban noise, acoustic insulation, structural control, health monitoring, non-destructive testing and nonlinear acoustical systems. These subjects represent the market of Acoustics and the research activities in this field throughout the world.The main objective of the Master WAVES is to provide the students expertise in experimental methodology, numerical modeling and theory in order to be able to design, characterize, model and understand acoustical systems and devices.To this end, it should prepare students to develop creative approaches to solve problems related to identification, application and production of acoustical systems, using fundamental and transdisciplinary knowledge of Acoustics and being able to mobilize various multidisciplinary parties and abilities.Building on its international nature and on the broad spectrum of Acoustics, the Master WAVES aims to train highly qualified and creative graduates that will become the next-generation scientific executives, with a strong capacity to adapt themselves to new professional contexts, to address ethical, environmental and societal challenges related to Acoustics, and to get involved in the creation of high-technology companies.The teachings of academic subjects imply both fundamental sciences (mechanics, mathematics) and applied topics (electroacoustic, experimental techniques). These subjects have been well identified to give students the core skills required to be an innovative engineer in acoustics. The educational program is designed to ensure that the WAVES graduates have acquired a triple proficiency in theory, numerical modeling and experimental techniques