ECE Paris campus

Engineering

Diplôme d'ingénieur ECE - Majeure Défense et Technologie at ECE Paris

ECE Paris, France

Programme overview

Two-year engineering major at the Paris campus combining digital skills (cybersecurity, data, AI) with the strategic issues of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the defence industrial and technological base, designed with defence-sector players.

Faculty: ECE Engineering School  |  Department: Programme Ingénieur (diplôme d'ingénieur)  |  Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 post-baccalauréat; 60 ECTS in year 2 of the cycle and 90 ECTS in year 3)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French; Paris campus  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Geopolitics and strategic issues, digital sovereignty, organisation of the Ministry of the Armed Forces and the defence industry, law of armed conflict, defence information systems in year 2; cyberdefence, defensive computer warfare and incident response, protection of critical infrastructures, weapons systems, C4ISR, military space technologies and AI for operations in year 3, ending with a long internship in the defence sector.

Career pathways

Data engineer, data scientist, AI and data infrastructure expert, cybersecurity engineer, network and security engineer, digital investigation manager, digital transformation project manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Direct entry in year 2 of the cycle for ECE students who completed the first three years; parallel admission with a validated Bac+4 (240 ECTS) in computing, networks, electronics or embedded systems. Applicants must be of French nationality and apply through Avenir Plus; selection by file review and motivation interview.

Domestic applicants: EUR 11,990 a year (2026-2027). Tuition for the 2nd year of the cycle; admission fee EUR 70 not included. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 post-baccalauréat; 60 ECTS in year 2 of the cycle and 90 ECTS in year 3)

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