Baccalaureate - Science of Industrial Technologies, Electrotechnical Option

06/2000

Institution

Lycée Paul Héroult, Saint Jean de Maurienne, Savoie, France

Diploma

Baccalauréat

Overview

The STI (Science and Industrial Technology) baccalauréat with a specialization in electrotechnics — also known as the ET track, formerly bac F3 — is a technological baccalauréat offered in general and technological high schools.

It is aimed at students in the last two years of high school who want to focus on electrotechnics, coming either from a general and technological "seconde" or from a vocational diploma (BEP) followed by a bridging first year.

The program combines a common core shared across all STI tracks with specialized technical courses tied to the chosen track. It blends theory and practice, with a strong theoretical emphasis.

Focus areas: mechanics, automation, industrial computing, electricity, mathematics.

First year

Common core (general subjects):

• Mathematics (4 hours)
• French (4 hours) (early baccalauréat exam: coefficient 2 written, 1 oral)
• First foreign language (2 hours)
• History and geography (2 hours) (early baccalauréat exam: coefficient 1)
• Physical education (2 hours)

Technological subjects:

• Electrotechnics (6 hours)
• Automation and industrial computing (3 hours)
• Applied physics (6 hours)
• Structural design studies (5 hours)

Final year

General subjects:

• Mathematics: 4 hours (coefficient 4)
• First foreign language: 2 hours (coefficient 2)
• Philosophy: 2 hours (coefficient 2)
• Physical education: 2 hours (coefficient 2)

Technological subjects:

• Industrial technical systems studies: 12 hours (coefficient 9)
• Structural design studies: 4 hours 30 (coefficient 6)
• Applied physics: 6 hours (coefficient 7)

Technological coursework in detail

ESTI

ESTI (industrial technical systems studies) is the core of the STI electrotechnics program. It combines three subjects:

AII (automation and industrial computing)

In this subject, students learn to detect, manage, and transmit information across industrial control chains and industrial computing systems, through both coursework and — mainly — hands-on labs.

Electrotechnics

In this subject, students learn how electrical energy is generated, transported, and converted, as well as how to protect people and property from electrical hazards. Over the two years, students also receive electrical safety certification training.

ESTI (industrial technical systems studies)

This course runs in parallel with AII and electrotechnics, deepening students' understanding of electricity.

Applied physics

Applied physics is a key subject in this baccalauréat, as it is where students deepen their understanding of electrical phenomena and laws. This goes beyond the fundamental physics taught in "seconde" and focuses specifically on physics applied to electricity.

Structural mechanics

Structural mechanics — also called mechanics and construction, or structural design studies — is a subject in which students study the relationships between mechanical bodies, including the static and kinematic laws of solids, among other topics.