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Licence professionnelle Agent de recherches privées at Université de Nîmes

Université de Nîmes, France

Programme overview

The only university in southern France offering a qualifying private-investigator degree at BAC+3, giving the practical and theoretical teaching needed for the profession, with a large share of law because the work serves legal proof. Taught by experienced private agents, lawyers, former police officers, genealogists and public- and private-law lecturers.

Faculty: Droit, Économie, Gestion  |  Duration: 1 year (180 ECTS; 7 months of teaching September-March, then a 3-month placement)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Location: Nîmes, Occitanie, France

What you will study

Legal environment of the private-investigator profession, investigation methods and the administration of proof, reports and notes, agency management, marketing and accounting; assessed through exams and a professional unit with a placement report.

Career pathways

Salaried investigator, agency director or independent associate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Priority to candidates from L2 Droit or L2 AES with basic legal knowledge; any BAC+2 holder after file review. Legal refresher modules are provided, notably for continuing-education students. Apply on eCandidat.

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated registration fee stated for non-EU/EEA nationals enrolling in a licence Source

Duration: 1 year (180 ECTS; 7 months of teaching September-March, then a 3-month placement)

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.unimes.fr

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