Licence Sciences Sociales at Aix-Marseille University

The Licence Sciences Sociales (CyPES, Cycle Pluridisciplinaire d'Études Supérieures) is a three-year initial programme in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, run jointly with the Lycée Thiers. It balances the tradition of classes préparatoires with university academic culture around the theme 'Faire société', with project-based work and a semester abroad in the second year.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Literature, Languages and Human Sciences (UFR ALLSH)  |  Department: Département Philosophie  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: initial; French  |  Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

Year 1 is 70% at Lycée Thiers (mathematics, SES, English, literature, philosophy, history) and 30% at AMU (economics and management; literature and human sciences) plus research projects and an optional 2-8 week internship. Year 2 semester 3 continues the common core (60% Thiers, 40% AMU: management, databases, digital culture, probability and statistics, scientific approach in history, literature, philosophy, sociology); semester 4 is a mobility semester at a European partner university. Year 3 is fully at AMU in a chosen L3 in philosophy, sociology, lettres modernes or history, or in economics and management (e.g. Économie-Gestion EF, Gestion GE, IPEM).

Official programme page