Curriculum
Summary of study programme
The language of instruction is English, but local language and culture courses of the hosting countries are included in the programme of study.
The aim of the first two semesters is to provide the students with a solid interdisciplinary background across the main areas of robotics (Cognition, Action, Perception). During the third semester, depending on the host institution, the student will deal with one or more of the following sectors: industrial robot systems, service robots (domestic, health, rehabilitation, leisure), intelligent vehicules and security robots. The fourth semester is dedicated to the Master's Thesis. The student carries out his/her research work under the joint supervision of two advisors from two different consortium institutions.
Mobility scheme
Students attend the EMARO+ programme at at least two different partner institutions: the student has to spend the first two semesters in one European institution and the second two semesters in another European institution. Another mobility during the fourth semester to an Asian partner or to an industrial partner is possible.
Language
To facilitate the integration of the students in the hosting country, the first two weeks of each year of the Master (September) are devoted to an intensive local language course of the hosting country. Students also have language and culture courses as a part of the first semester and the third semester. During the second and fourth semesters, language courses will be offered outside the Masters programme for students who want to further improve their language skills. As a consequence, each student will use three languages (English and two local languages). Mastering the local language will be important if the student pursues to PhD in one of the hosting countries.
Structure of the programme
The first year (60 ECTS credits)
The aim of the first year (M1), is to provide the students with a solid interdisciplinary background across the main areas of robotics:
- Perception (vision, sensors, signal processing),
- Cognition (computer science, artificial intelligence, and Human Computer Interaction),
- Action (kinematics, dynamics, automatic control),
- Mathematical Foundations (modelling, simulation, and optimisation).
First two weeks September | First semester September – 30 January | Second semester February - End of June |
- Local language course* | - Interdisciplinary background modules - Local language course* | - Interdisciplinary background modules |
* For students who master the language of the hosting country, a replacement course will be proposed: either another language or a scientific module.
Summer internship: at the end of the first year (July and August), students are encourage to undertake a summer internship.
The second year (60 ECTS credits)
- During the third semester, more specialised courses are proposed. The programme of this semester is based on the specific research strengths of the partner institutions (thus varying from partner to partner).
- The fourth semester is devoted to the Masters Thesis.
First two weeks September | First semester September – 30 January | Second semester February- End of August |
- Local language course* | - Specialised courses - Research Methodology - Local language course* | - Master thesis |
* Another language will be proposed, for students who master the local language of the hosting country. This could be for instance the local language of the country of the first year.
The third semester (30 ECTS credits)
During this semester, the students are also prepared for their work on the dissertation through the participation in the Research Methodology module. This module provides students with the necessary tools to carry out and present a research topic. Studying current practices within their research subject is an important part of this module.
- Check the list of courses here
The fourth semester (30 ECTS credits)
- The student handbook is available here
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