Université de Bretagne Occidentale campus

Engineering

Licence Earth Sciences - Hydrography (Shom) at Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

Programme overview

Third year for students with a scientific bac+2 equivalent, which also provides theoretical courses for the international Category B certification (FIG-IHO-ICA). Semester 1 has 354 hours of teaching.

Faculty: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques  |  Duration: 1 year (L3)  |  Study mode: French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Brest, Bretagne, France

What you will study

Mathematics, physics, geodesy, geosciences, tides and currents.

Career pathways

Master Marine and Coastal Sciences at the IUEM (including IGRECL), with a possible bridge to the Category A hydrographic engineer course at ENSTA-Bretagne.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Scientific bac+2 (Earth sciences, physics, maths, computing) or continuing education; 20 places per cohort, 10 of them military.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for EU/EEA students; excludes the CVEC (105 EUR). Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated fee for non-EU/EEA students unless exempt; excludes the CVEC (105 EUR). Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year (L3)

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