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Diplôme de l'ENS Rennes - Informatique at ENS Rennes

ENS Rennes, France

Programme overview

The Diplôme de l'ENS Rennes in Computer Science is the school's own degree, conferring the grade of master, awarded after a full course at ENS Rennes (four years for students recruited in first year, three for students recruited in second year). It is taken alongside a licence and master at partner institutions in Rennes. French. Students obtain a licence and a master in computer science and the ENS diploma, and almost all go on to start a doctorate.

Faculty: Département Informatique  |  Department: Informatique  |  Duration: 4 years (L3 SIF, M1 SIF, agrégation or research internships, M2)  |  Study mode: full-time (French)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Bruz, Bretagne, France

What you will study

L3 SIF common core (algorithmics, programming languages, architecture and systems, foundations of computer science) with options; M1 SIF with research methodology, a supervised research project at IRISA and specialist options; year three agrégation preparation or research internships; year four research Master 2.

Career pathways

Graduates move into higher-education teaching, public and private research, secondary-school teaching (agrégé), senior civil-service competitions or, after a doctorate, industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission by national competitive entrance examination (concours 1re année for prépa or L2 level, concours 2e année for L3 level, 180 ECTS) as a fonctionnaire stagiaire, or by parallel admission as a normalien étudiant. Registration for the ENS entrance competitions is free. An Info-Maths pathway allows a second licence in mathematics.

Intake: September

Duration: 4 years (L3 SIF, M1 SIF, agrégation or research internships, M2)

Apply through the official page: https://www.ens-rennes.fr/admission

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