École normale supérieure – PSL (ENS Paris) campus

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Diplôme de l'ENS (DENS) en sciences at École normale supérieure – PSL (ENS Paris)

École normale supérieure – PSL (ENS Paris), France

Programme overview

The Diplôme de l'ENS is an individualised, tutored research-based programme taken alongside a research-oriented master, with scientific disciplines offered in the seven science departments.

Faculty: Sciences  |  Department: Seven science departments (biology, chemistry, cognitive studies, geosciences, computer science, mathematics and applications, physics)  |  Duration: 3 to 4 years at the ENS, usually followed by a three-year doctorate  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Each student builds an individual study programme with a tutor (caïman) and a director of studies; the diploma is based on a research-oriented master in a main discipline plus courses outside it, optional minors, language courses and opening experiences.

Career pathways

About 75% of the roughly 170 science normaliens graduating each year continue to a science doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry through the CPGE competitive examinations (normalien élève), the normalien étudiant competition (L2 or L3 level for sciences, selection by file then tests) or the international selection; the international selection requires being under 26 and having validated at least one year of higher education abroad.

Intake: September

Duration: 3 to 4 years at the ENS, usually followed by a three-year doctorate

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