General engineer
Become an engineer capable of meeting the major scientific, technical, economic, environmental and societal challenges of our time.
CentraleSupélec trains high-level general engineers, capable of meeting major technological, economic and environmental challenges.
Between scientific excellence, international openness and societal commitment, the course prepares students to innovate and undertake in a complex world.
Becoming a general engineer
Our goal is to offer you a very high-level scientific engineer-entrepreneur training course that prepares you to take on major scientific, technical, economic, environmental and societal challenges in order to better meet the needs of businesses and society.
Scientific excellence and mastery of complex systems
At CentraleSupélec, you benefit from high-level instruction in mathematics, physics, and engineering science. This rigorous scientific foundation allows you to understand and master complex systems, at the heart of today's technological challenges.
International openness and multicultural experience
You'll work in a resolutely international environment. Thanks to a broad network of academic partners and numerous dual degree opportunities, you'll enjoy an enriching multicultural experience, both in France and abroad.
Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation
Throughout your program, you'll develop your creativity and innovative spirit through hands-on projects, a Start-up Week, and a program dedicated to entrepreneurship. You'll learn how to transform ideas into concrete solutions.
Social commitment and sustainable development
You will be trained to integrate societal and environmental issues into your engineering practice. Sustainable development, interdisciplinarity, and a sense of responsibility are integral parts of your career path, preparing you to act in an informed and committed manner.
Highlights
- A very high scientific level, to approach complex systems;
- Projects of varying lengths throughout the school year with targeted objectives always
in line with the scientific, industrial and socio-economic needs of clients; - A flexible course with multiple choices and possibilities;
- Enhanced support to help each student build their course and make their choices;
- Advanced professionalization: close proximity to businesses;
- A strong international presence: 3 campuses abroad, nearly 200 partner universities and 80 dual degree agreements.
Program
A 3-year course
The general engineering course is organized into 8-week sequences, alternating between learning time, concrete projects and skills development.
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You explore a concrete engineering problem through a coherent set of lessons. Each thematic sequence combines theoretical courses, methodological tools, and integration teaching, conducted on a topic proposed by an industrial partner. This is an opportunity to apply your knowledge to address a real engineering challenge.
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During the general sequences, you follow essential and elective courses which allow you to strengthen your foundation in the fields related to fundamental sciences, engineering sciences, human and social sciences and business sciences, and thus to broaden your disciplinary horizons and prepare for the rest of your course.
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During dedicated periods, you'll participate in intensive sessions dedicated to practical application: project development, programming, entrepreneurship, and business games. These key moments allow you to gain professional development and make targeted progress.
From the first year, the general sequences allow you to personalize your course by choosing four courses from a varied range of modules in Engineering Sciences.
Across the thematic sequences, you explore two main axes: Modelization et Information.
For each thematic sequence, you choose the topic you wish to study. The topic of a sequence does not commit you to the rest of your course.
You also begin to build your academic and professional project thanks to workshops and personalized support.
Beyond the general and thematic sequences and personalized support, you take courses in full classes, language lessons, projects, coding weeks... not forgetting sport, integrated into your training.
The second year of the general engineering course at CentraleSupélec covers two major themes, Modelization functional and regulation et Optimization.
You choose 5 (elective) courses from among the hundred or so modules in Engineering Sciences offered during the general sequences second year.
You will also have the opportunity to realize your projects of international mobility in S8, or double degrees, to complete your course with a Dual degree or prepare your departure in caesura between the 2e and 3e year.
Your final year is structured into several sequences, allowing for a double specialization upon graduation: a dimension sectoral and/or technological (via the mentions within a dominant) and a dimension activity (through the professional sectors).
Give your training a sectoral focus with the specializations
You choose a dominant and its mention, to specialize in a scientific and/or technological field. This choice allows you to build an engineering profile with high added value, adapted to current industrial and societal challenges.
- The dominants : they cover a broad field, linked to the major challenges of tomorrow.
- Mentions : within the main areas, they correspond to a specialization at the end of the course.
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- Construction Science and Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will learn how to design, maintain and dismantle infrastructure in a sustainable manner that respects environmental constraints. - Aeronautics, space and transport (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will be trained in the challenges of designing and optimizing systems in the aeronautics and space sectors.
- Construction Science and Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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- Energy Efficiency Mention (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You develop skills to reduce energy consumption in buildings, transport or industrial processes, with a view to limiting costs and environmental impact. - Energy Networks Specialization (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will learn how to secure and optimize energy distribution using intelligent infrastructures, adapted to exchanges between producers and consumers. - Energy Resources Mention (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will be trained to manage energy extraction and production while integrating the economic and environmental challenges linked to the energy transition. - Mention Systems & Sustainable Energy (Rennes Campus)
You develop a systemic vision of the issues linked to the energy transition, to design sober, stable and interconnected systems on the scale of territories and uses.
- Energy Efficiency Mention (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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- Control Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You are preparing to model, optimize and manage complex systems, particularly in the fields of energy or autonomous transport. - Design & System Sciences (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You are moving towards the design and optimization of complex products, services or systems, with an approach focused on research and innovation. - Operation Research and Risk Analytics (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will learn to optimize decisions in uncertain contexts to design and manage robust and efficient systems, at the heart of industrial and societal challenges. - Supply Chain & Operations Management (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You develop skills in supply chain management and optimization, with expertise in lean management and industry 4.0
- Control Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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- Computer Systems Architecture (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You specialize in the development and deployment of large-scale IT systems, adapted to complex infrastructures. - Cybersecurity (Rennes Campus)
You develop the skills needed to protect information systems against cyberattacks, from detection to response. - Artificial intelligence (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You learn to design intelligent systems applied to mobility, health or commerce. - Software science (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will be trained in the design and validation of robust software, in response to the needs of critical sectors such as health, transport or energy.
- Computer Systems Architecture (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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- Mathematical modeling and financial mathematics (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You develop expertise in simulation and risk analysis in various fields such as finance, energy or health. - Data and Information Sciences (Paris-Saclay Campus and Metz Campus - 2 possibilities)
You will be trained in big data analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to meet the needs of Industry 4.0, e-commerce, or research.
- Mathematical modeling and financial mathematics (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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- Photonics and nano-systems engineering (Metz Campus)
You specialize in optical and nanometric technologies to design innovations in information processing. - Quantum Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will be trained in the design of devices based on quantum technologies, with advanced applications in physics and electronics.
- Photonics and nano-systems engineering (Metz Campus)
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- Information and Communication Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You specialize in the design of innovative communication systems for the transportation, energy and telecommunications sectors. - Digital and Living (Rennes Campus)
You specialize in ecosystem and human health monitoring technologies, integrating ecological and societal issues. - Electronic Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You will train to design high-performance electronic systems by combining system vision and technological innovation.
- Information and Communication Engineering (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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- Environment - Sustainable Production (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You are moving towards sustainable resource management and the design of production methods with low environmental impact. - Healthcare and Biomedical Services (Paris-Saclay Campus)
You are preparing to design biomedical solutions for the prevention, diagnosis and monitoring of health treatments.
- Environment - Sustainable Production (Paris-Saclay Campus)
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Choose a career path to complete your training
You choose one professional sector to complete your training and develop skills that can be directly used in the professional world.
This professional dimension allows you to acquire recognized, sustainable know-how that can be transferred from one sector to another.
It puts you in contact with professionals and places you in concrete situations through case studies, projects or practical workshops.
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Research Professions Sector
You will prepare for careers in research, whether in an academic, institutional, or industrial environment. Whether in fundamental research or technological R&D, you will develop an in-depth understanding of current issues.
Innovation & Intrapreneurship sector
You are training in the professions of innovation and intrapreneurship, beyond the purely technological dimension.
You develop a solid scientific culture and tools to initiate and carry out an innovative project, in all its dimensions: technical, economic, social and market.Complex Systems Design Course
You develop skills in designing complex products or services, at the interface of multiple scientific and technological disciplines.
You will learn to analyze needs, model uses, collaborate with various stakeholders and manage high-stakes projects, whether tangible or intangible.Major Project Management program
You develop advanced project management skills in an international and multidisciplinary context.
You are prepared to manage, as soon as you leave school, projects of moderate complexity or sub-projects integrated into large technical projects.Operational Management sector
You are preparing to exercise responsible, humane management, aligned with contemporary issues.
You learn to motivate, give meaning, and act in accordance with your values and those of your organization, in a collective and committed environment.Analysis and decision support professions sector
You are preparing for careers in analysis and decision support, in technical, strategic, marketing or financial contexts.
You learn to make a diagnosis, formulate forecasts and recommend informed actions.Commercial and Business Development Department
You will train in sales and pre-sales professions in technical and international environments.
You develop both commercial and technological skills, adapted to the complex and tailor-made approaches of sectors such as construction and industry.CentraleSupélec Entrepreneur Course
You learn how to create and develop a business over time, in response to a real market need.
You cultivate your ability to innovate, create value and act in complex and uncertain contexts.
Personalize your course
You have the possibility of personalizing your course thanks to specific paths: in research, entrepreneurship, TheIT and Security.
CentraleSupélec offers you a framework to explore the multiple facets of the engineering profession and build a career path that suits you.
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Are you passionate about starting a business? This program allows you to turn this ambition into a concrete project.
From the first year, you develop the key skills for entrepreneurship, drawing on a solid foundation of knowledge, international experiences, tailored support and a close connection with the entrepreneurial ecosystem of CentraleSupélec (Paris-Saclay and Station F).
A progressive and structuring program
From the 1re year, you benefit from mentoring by an entrepreneur and time dedicated to your project. You take a specific course on business creation, replacing an Engineering Sciences course. Your operator internship can be carried out in a start-up.In 2,e year, you continue your project with 44 dedicated half-days. You also have the opportunity to complete the S8 semester at ESSEC Singapore, in Innovation & Business Creation.
In 3,e year, you join the CentraleSupélec Entrepreneur Program (FCSE), with an active role in the ecosystem. Your final-year project becomes a business creation mission, carried out in the incubator, with a dedicated office and full integration into the incubator's life.
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Do you want to become a cybersecurity expert? The Information Technology and Security (InfoSec) program trains you in the digital security challenges of tomorrow.
With the InfoSec course, you develop very high-level technical expertise, sought after by large groups as well as by government services (ANSSI, DGA, intelligence) or digital giants.
A two-year training course dedicated to cybersecurity
The InfoSec course takes place on the Rennes campus and is part of your CentraleSupélec engineering program.
It replaces certain standard educational activities with modules specific to information systems security.In the second year, you build a solid foundation in information systems and network architecture.
In the 3rd year, you enter the heart of security expertise, with advanced teaching on cyberattacks, cryptography, vulnerability analysis, and active defense.
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Would you like to immerse yourself in the world of scientific research? The Research program offers you a unique immersion into the heart of the laboratories.
For three years, you will lead a progressive and ambitious research project in immersion
in a laboratory, supervised by a scientific advisor, while following a course adapted to your objectives.You will become familiar with how academic research works, while developing valuable technical expertise for business innovation.
Structured immersion throughout the course
From the first year, you follow four scientific supplements from a selection of twelve, to strengthen your foundations.
You will complete periods of laboratory immersion at the end of the 1st year, at the beginning of the 2nd year, then in the 3rd year as part of your research project and your end-of-studies internship.This course allows you to achieve a level of skills equivalent to the end of the first year of a doctorate and thus to naturally continue with a doctorate if you wish.
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Looking for an international experience? Several mobility options are available.
CentraleSupélec offers you various options for international academic mobility, adapted to your academic and personal objectives.
The international semester S8
You can complete the S8 semester in a foreign country, in one of the following three ways:- Academic exchange at a partner university
- Internship in a company abroad
- International laboratory internship
A full year abroad (non-qualifying)
You also have the option of leaving for a whole year, while continuing your general engineering training:- 2nd year at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- 2nd year at Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
- 2nd year within the framework of the Alliance 4 Tech (Politecnico di Milano, TU Berlin, University College London)
- 3rd year at Centrale Pékin – Beihang University (China)
Double degree abroad
You can also aim for a double degree with one of the many partner institutions around the world.
This option allows you to obtain, in addition to the CentraleSupélec general engineering diploma, an international diploma recognized in the host country. -
Would you like to supplement your engineering training with additional expertise? Opt for a dual degree.
These dual courses, or dual diplomas, allow you to acquire two diplomas of different types by combining the general engineering training of CentraleSupélec with another area of expertise.
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Want to explore digital technologies and innovation? Digital Tech Year puts you at the heart of the action.
La Digital Tech Year (DTY) is a year of training dedicated to innovation, entrepreneurship and cutting-edge digital technologies.
Entirely based on learning by doing, it allows you to develop concrete skills while working on real projects, as close as possible to the needs of companies.A first semester 100% project-based
During the first six months, you will develop three innovative prototypes, in agile mode, to respond to real problems proposed by large groups, start-ups or SMEs.A second semester immersed in tech hubs
You will continue your experience with an intensive six-month internship abroad, mainly in start-ups located in major global technology hubs.
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Do you want to commit to a more sustainable future? Shift Year prepares you to become an agent of change.
Offered by CentraleSupélec, Shift Year is a year of civic training, focused on action, to help you understand and support the major transitions of our time: environmental, societal, economic and technological.
It can be done as part of a gap year or at the end of your 3rd year of the engineering course.
A first semester focused on collective action
You will lead a field mission for an external sponsor (company, community, association, etc.), in a team with other students from various backgrounds.A second semester in immersion
You continue your training with six months of professional experience in a company, NGO or institution.
The objective: to compare your knowledge with reality, understand the obstacles and levers of the transition, and learn to act within an operational framework.
Becoming a general engineer through apprenticeship
You want to combine academic training high level et long-term professional experience ? The apprenticeship route allows you to follow the general engineering course in work-study mode, while obtaining exactly the same diploma than the student route.
Excellent training, in business and at school
From the first year, you are a full-time employee of a company that supports you throughout your studies. You alternate between working in a company and academic studies, on one of the CentraleSupélec campuses (Rennes, Metz, Paris-Saclay).
You thus benefit from the enrichment of two complementary training environments, developing operational skills while consolidating your scientific knowledge.
A structuring professional experience
- You have 3 years of experience in business, without any gaps in your career.
- You carry out several missions directly linked to your educational development.
- You validate your academic skills partly through your business projects.
A progressive and supervised course
- 1st year : on the Rennes campus or on the Metz campus, regular alternation (1 month School / 1 month company), reinforced basic courses.
- 2nd year : on the Paris-Saclay campus, gradual integration with the student pathway (pooling of courses and exams), more flexible periods in the company.
- 3nd year : fully integrated into the student pathway, with 6 months at the School and 6 months in a company.
Concrete benefits
- Monthly salary and financial independence from the first year
- Employee status (holidays, retirement, social security)
- Full exemption from tuition fees
- Small class sizes and individualized support in 1re année
- Dual support throughout the course: you benefit from the supervision of an apprenticeship supervisor and an academic tutor throughout your studies at CentraleSupélec.
To access this apprenticeship route, you must select the apprenticeship route in your wishes when registering for competitions.
Opportunities
The general engineering program prepares students for a wide variety of careers, in multiple fields and within public or private organizations.
months in business
minimum months abroad (12 months on average)
present in 80 countries
compulsory modern languages
Admissions
CentraleSupélec offers numerous opportunities to join its general engineering program. Find below the access routes to the CentraleSupélec general engineering program as well as the number of places offered in 2025.
Registration fees - Financing
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Students in the engineering cycle pay a different rate depending on the conditions defined by the decree of January 2, 2015 setting the tuition fees of CentraleSupélec.
The concept of EU includes the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation.Price Amount Full EU price* 3 500,00 € Half-price EU* 1 750,00 € Full price outside the EU 5 900,00 € Half-price outside the EU 2 950,00 € Foreign students can obtain a reduction of their registration fees at the EU rate if they meet one of the following conditions:
- have started their studies at CentraleSupélec before September 1, 2018;
- be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or of the Swiss Confederation
- be a child, spouse or partner of a national of one of the Member States of the European Union
- be a beneficiary of long-term resident status in a State of the European Union or be a person whose father, mother or legal guardian benefits from such status
- be the beneficiary of a temporary residence permit and dependent on a tax household located in France for at least two years
- have joined the accelerated CentraleSupélec engineering program
- having joined CentraleSupélec as part of a partnership.
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The "Crous" higher education grant based on social criteria
Crous social criteria grants are awarded based on means-tested funding. Students receiving this grant are exempt from registration fees and receive a grant from the Crous (amount based on the level).
Application procedures for this grant are generally carried out from March to May for the following academic year on the website messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
Visit the website: messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
Specific annual allowance for students in difficulty
Are you a student experiencing ongoing financial difficulties? You may, under certain conditions, be eligible for the annual special allowance. This financial aid is available to you if you do not receive the social criteria education grant.
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To enable all engineering students attending CentraleSupélec to pursue their studies under the best possible conditions, the CentraleSupélec Foundation offers a scholarship program. This scholarship program complements the scholarships and aid offered by the government.
Each year, more than 300 students benefit from support from the CentraleSupélec Foundation.
Qualification
The diploma awarded is a national engineering diploma, controlled by the State and accredited by the Engineering Qualifications Commission.
He benefits from the European EUR-ACE® label.
