School / Prep
ENSMAC
Target level of study
Bac + 5
ECTS
180 credits
Duration
3 years
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The training program is offered in partnership withIFRIA Aquitaine. It is available as initial and continuing education. It is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieurs (CTI).
Agri-food and industrial engineers develop processes for designing and optimizing food production in line with sustainable development and social responsibility principles, in accordance with business needs. They also integrate and manage the financial, legal, and commercial aspects of their engineering work.
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Capacity (in figures)
Objectives
Agri-food and industrial engineers are trained to become production managers in the agri-food sector: they are hands-on engineers. They organize production in accordance with quality, cost, and deadline criteria. With their in-depth knowledge of the specificities of the food industry, they play a key managerial role, including recruitment and team leadership. They liaise with various departments (research and development, sales, logistics).
Know-how and skills
- Managing production in the food industry
- Leading an industrial project from design to manufacturing of a food product
- Implementing a QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) management system in an agri-food company, in line with sustainable development
- Develop and implement a people management system consistent with the company's context and strategy, in line with a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach.
International dimension
The mandatory professional stay abroad is an exciting experience, essential for an engineer's career and for obtaining a degree. It can be completed over a minimum of 12 weeks, which can be split into several periods.
During their studies, students enrolled in the Agri-Food and Industrial Engineering programs will attend a four-week international workshop in English on food product and process development, in partnership with the Food Technology Department at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.
Training benefits
- A hands-on approach to teaching
- Completion of a technical and managerial project within a company in the third year
- A multidisciplinary teaching team with diverse backgrounds
- The obligation to spend 12 weeks working abroad
- Innovative teaching methods (serious games)
- Participation in an international project on the development of innovative food products
- Courses involving numerous industry stakeholders
Program
Students studying food science and industrial engineering follow a rich program:
- 46% Business, professions, and cultures:people and organizational management, project management, labor law, conflict management
- 28% Engineering sciences and techniques: Industrial engineering (process engineering, quality, health, safety, environment), Optimization of production tools (Industrial performance, Lean management, supply chain, production management)
- 9% Biochemistry and food technologies
- 9% Food microbiology
- 5% Human nutrition and toxicology
- 3% Physical
Select a program
Year 1 - Food Engineer - Industrial Engineering
English
2 creditsEnglish CC
Coef. 100English EE
Basic microbiology
9 creditsMicrobial contamination, analytical techniques
Coef. 18,7Food hygiene and safety
Coef. 12Food microbiology
Coef. 16Quality
Coef. 20TP Microbiology
Coef. 33,3
Food biochemistry
7 creditsBasic food biochemistry: water
Coef. 6,9Basic food biochemistry: carbohydrates
Coef. 18,4Basic food biochemistry: lipids
Coef. 18,4Basic food biochemistry: proteins
Coef. 23Practical work on water biochemistry
Coef. 8Practical work on carbohydrate biochemistry
Coef. 14,3Practical work on protein biochemistry
Coef. 11
Engineering tools
6 creditsIntroduction to Excel
Coef. 33,3Production management
Coef. 18,7Mastery of professional writing
Coef. 21,3Statistics
Coef. 26,7
Teaching without assessment
0 creditsPhysics
6 creditsFluids and flows: the basics
Coef. 67Thermodynamic basics
Coef. 23TP Basics of thermodynamics
Coef. 10
Food chains and nutrition
5 creditsSensory analysis of food
Coef. 20Digestion and metabolism
Coef. 15Case study in the context of digestion and metabolism
Coef. 12Milk
Coef. 23Plant-based products
Coef. 15TP Sensory Analysis
Coef. 15
Management of companies and people
8 creditsAccounting
Coef. 16,7Employment law
Coef. 14,8Project management
Coef. 24,1Marketing
Coef. 12People and organization management
Coef. 24,1Humanities for engineers
Coef. 8,3
French and English language
2 creditsEnglish CC
Coef. 100English EE
French language
Teaching without assessment
0 creditsCompany project
8 creditsProcesses in the food industry
5 creditsThermal plant balances
Coef. 35,3Industrial performance
Coef. 16Rheology of food fluids
Coef. 28,7Heat transfer and materials
Coef. 20
Food safety and quality
2 creditsFood preservation
Coef. 35,7Statistics
Coef. 28,6Culture techniques and bioreactor control
Coef. 35,7
Year 2 - Agri-Food Engineer - Industrial Engineering
English
2 creditsEnglish CC
Coef. 100English EE
Food chains and nutrition
6 creditsNutritional requirements
Coef. 40Food preservation and packaging
Coef. 30Toxicological risk assessment
Coef. 14Labeling
Animal products
Coef. 16
Production management and processes in the food industry
8 creditsProduction management
Coef. 30Maintenance
Coef. 13Thermal plant technologies
Coef. 20Design of experiments
Coef. 25TP Production Management
Coef. 12
Company project
7 creditsQuality, management and ergonomics
7 creditsProject management
Coef. 13Innovation management, monitoring and industrial property
Coef. 20Environmental performance and quality
Coef. 12Environmental performance
Coef. 15Ergonomics
Coef. 20Quality
Coef. 20
English
2 creditsEnglish CC
Coef. 100English EE
Production: performance, management and modeling
7 creditsTP Lean Management
Coef. 10Lean management
Coef. 20Modeling production systems
Coef. 20Industrial performance
Coef. 25TP SMED/TPM
Coef. 10TP KANBAN
Coef. 15
International mobility (academic exchange with Vitoria)
8 creditsManagement tools
5 creditsProject management
Coef. 45Management
Coef. 55
Teaching without assessment
0 creditsCompany project
8 credits
Year 3 - Food Engineer - Industrial Engineering
Student commitment without associated ECTS
0 creditsProduction and flow management optimization
9 creditsProduction management
Coef. 10,5Hackathon
Coef. 15,8Logistics
Coef. 25,3Unit operations without phase change
Coef. 32,6Supervision
Coef. 15,8
Business management tools
8 creditsProject management
Coef. 43,5Management
Coef. 22,6People and organization management
Coef. 33,9
Teaching without assessment
0 creditsCompany project
13 credits
English
2 creditsMODD and student engagement
Your choice: 1 of 2
Student involvement
2 creditsOrganizational management and sustainable development
2 credits
Production management optimization
3 creditsTP Production Management CAPM
Coef. 25Lean management practical assignment
Coef. 25Production system modeling
Coef. 50
Management tools in the food industry
5 creditsCrisis management and communication
Coef. 21,6Employment law
Coef. 23,5Crisis management 1
Coef. 13,7Crisis management 2
Coef. 11,8Quality
Coef. 29,4
Teaching without assessment
0 creditsCompany project
18 credits
Admission
Admission requirements
- Hold a Bachelor's degree (Level 2 or 3), a BUT or BTS (or equivalent diploma) in Biological Engineering, Production Management, Food Science and Technology.
- Be under 30 years of age on the date of signing the apprenticeship contract.
- Sign a 3-year apprenticeship contract with a company or public body
This training course is also available as continuing education. Our Continuing Education department is available to discuss your project (formation.continue@ensmac.fr).
Applications
- Application submission period: February 3, 2025, to March 28, 2025 on eCandidat
- s sent to candidates whose applications have been selected: April 10, 2025
- Candidate interviews: from April 22, 2025, to April 24, 2025 (interview in French and written test in English)
- Publication of results:April 28, 2025
Tuition fees
Under an apprenticeship contract, the cost of training is covered by the OPCO(joint commission for collective training) to which the company belongs. This funding is based on the employer's annual apprenticeship tax contribution.
All students in initial training must pay the CROUS student and campus life fee before enrolling.
And then
Professional integration
More than 90% of engineering students are employed before graduating.
Median salary (excluding bonuses) upon hiring: €35,000 gross per annum
Examples of positions:
- Production Engineer
- Project Manager Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Health, Safety, and Environment Engineer
- Scheduling Engineer
