A baccalaureate + 5 program (2nd year Masters) co-taught by Lyon1/INSA de Lyon, the SYVIC masters program was designed around the three major themes of the Synthesis, Aging, and Characterization of nuclear materials. The program emphasis is on the challenges inherent in the materials used during the nuclear electricity generation cycle, in terms of sustainable development. On the one hand, these challenges concern the materials present in current (PWR and European PWR) and future (GenIV, ITER) reactors, and on the other hand, materials related to nuclear waste management. This specialization was created to meet the needs of industry, as well as private and public research.

In organizational terms, the masters program consists of theoretical and practical courses taught by professors and professionals in the nuclear sector (6 months). A 5-month internship with one of the major nuclear organizations, a university laboratory, or the INSA completes the curriculum.

Sharing of specific courses with the masters in Chemistry and Materials Science at Lyon 1 as well as with the Masters in Materials science for Nuclear Energy at the Ecole Phelma in Grenoble is possible.