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Doctorat (École doctorale pluridisciplinaire de La Rochelle Université) at La Rochelle Université

La Rochelle Université, France

Programme overview

National doctorate delivered through La Rochelle Université's single multidisciplinary doctoral school, which covers all scientific disciplines of the university's research units and brings together about 260 supervising academics and researchers. Doctoral students carry out a research project in a laboratory under one or two research supervisors.

Faculty: École doctorale  |  Department: Pluridisciplinaire  |  Duration: 3 years maximum full-time (6 years if conducted half-time)  |  Study mode: full-time; research doctorate in a host laboratory; French or English  |  Location: La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

What you will study

Students complete 6 training units of 15 hours each (2 transversal, 2 specific and 2 of either type) alongside their thesis, with optional complementary activities such as teaching of up to 64 hours or 32 days of expertise.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A national master's degree or another degree conferring the master's grade, establishing aptitude for research; by exception the doctoral school director may admit applicants with an equivalent level of study or validated experience. Registration goes through the ADUM portal and is renewed every year after the opinion of the thesis supervisor, the individual monitoring committee and the deputy director for the discipline.

EUR 398 a year (2026-2027). National doctoral registration fee (droits de scolarité); CVEC (105 EUR) not included. Source

Duration: 3 years maximum full-time (6 years if conducted half-time)

Apply through the official page: https://adum.fr

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