Diplôme d'État de puéricultrice (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 d'Etat de puéricultrice (certified by the DREETS) and the Master Santé (awarded by Aix-Marseille Université). Child nurses promote child health from birth to adolescence and protect and support child development.

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 in hospitals, maternal and child protection services and early-childhood facilities.

Career pathways

Child nurse (infirmière ou infirmier puériculteur) in hospitals caring for children, early-childhood facilities, child and family health services, or ambulatory practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Hold the Diplôme d'Etat d'infirmier or de maïeuticien, or be a 3rd-year IFSI student (diploma obtained before entry) or a 4th-year midwifery school student (diploma obtained before entry). Open to initial and continuing training. 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. Maximum 20 places.

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