PDIS: Preparatory and Degree Programme in Engineering and Health (Bachelor's in Sciences for Health) at Mines Saint-Étienne

Programme overview

Selective two-year post-baccalaureate programme at the intersection of engineering and health, run by Mines Saint-Étienne and Université Jean Monnet. It awards the PDIS institutional diploma and the Sciences for Health bachelor's degree from Jean Monnet University (not a Health Access bachelor's), and leads to engineering or health study paths.

Faculty: Mines Saint-Étienne and Université Jean Monnet | Department: Engineering and Health | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time; post-baccalaureate | Location: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

First year covers mathematics, physics and engineering sciences, chemistry, computer science, health sciences, projects, humanities and languages, and sport. In the second year students choose an engineering sciences option or a health option.

Career pathways

Graduates continue to an engineering programme (ICM, Institut Mines-Télécom schools, Télécom Saint-Étienne) or to a health curriculum (medicine, pharmacy, midwifery, professional bachelor's, health master's).

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Admission through Parcoursup (opens mid-January, deadline March, main admission phase May to June), one application for both institutions. Selection reviews first-year and final-year records with grades in mathematics, physics, biology, French and English, the Avenir form and a professional projection letter; ranked candidates are interviewed for 20 minutes.

EUR 3,600 a year. Mines Saint-Étienne registration fees for the preparatory cycle, per year; CVEC (about 100 EUR) is separate. Source

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.parcoursup.fr

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