Master Sciences de l'éducation et de la formation - parcours Métiers de la petite enfance (MPE) at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Programme overview

M1 rests partly on a common core of the Education and Training Sciences master covering social theories and survey methodology, and gradually enters early-childhood themes through flagged seminars such as intercultural development of young children and early childhood, reception and education.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, langues, sciences humaines et sociales (LLSHS) | Duration: 2 years (Bac+5) | Study mode: Initial and continuing education; taught in French | Location: Villetaneuse, Île-de-France, France

Career pathways

Responsibility, pedagogical coordination or service management, direction, training, expertise, project or mission lead roles in early-childhood reception and parenting (childcare centres, parent-child relay services).

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Application information

Entry requirements

M1: holders of an education sciences licence, another humanities and social sciences licence, or a diploma such as young-children educator. Mon Master (M1) 17 February to 16 March 2026; eCandidat (M2) 11 May to 15 September 2026; places limited.

Domestic applicants: EUR 254 a year (2025/2026). Master-cycle national diploma: national registration fee for students under the standard scale (EU/EEA and others at the standard rate); excludes CVEC Source

International applicants: EUR 3,941 a year (2025/2026). Master-cycle national diploma: differentiated rate for non-EU students in international mobility (article 8 of the order of 19 April 2019); excludes CVEC and may be subject to exemptions Source

Duration: 2 years (Bac+5)

Apply through the official page: https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/

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