Diplôme de cadre de santé (double diplomation Master Santé) at Aix-Marseille University

Programme overview

A pathway run with the AP-HM university hospitals leading to a double diploma: the diplôme de cadre de santé (certified by the DREETS) and the Master Santé (awarded by Aix-Marseille Université). It targets the roles of healthcare unit manager and trainer of health professionals.

Faculty: Faculty of Medical and Paramedical Sciences (SMPM) | Duration: 2 academic years (year 1 part-time, year 2 full-time) | Study mode: full-time or continuing; French | Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

Year 1 is part-time with possible alternation with professional activity; year 2 is full-time, alternating theoretical teaching and placements across the health manager's areas of activity (care units and training institutions). Acting as a health manager in year 1 counts as equivalent to placement activity.

Career pathways

Health manager responsible for a care sector, or trainer of health professionals in a training institute; project officer, teaching team coordinator or paramedical manager of a hospital department.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Hold a diploma permitting practice as nurse, dietitian, medical electroradiology technician, physiotherapist, pharmacy technician, psychomotor therapist, occupational therapist, biomedical analysis technician or speech therapist; hold a Licence-level degree or equivalent (otherwise a validation of professional experience is needed for master entry); and justify at least 4 years of full-time professional practice at 31 January of the application year. Apply only on eCandidat (campaign 9 February to 17 April 2026; not on Mon Master) with ID, diplomas, transcripts, CV, motivation letter, professional project and, for nurses, proof of registration with the Ordre national des infirmiers; continuing-training candidates add an employer attestation.

EUR 254 a year. University registration fee per year of study in initial training. Registration fee only; the CVEC (student life and campus contribution) is not tuition and is excluded. Source

Duration: 2 academic years (year 1 part-time, year 2 full-time)

Health Sciences