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Below you can find a list of all the courses offered in French at the Faculty of Science:

Below you'll find a list of the courses offered in English at the Faculty of Science, and the level of English required to follow them:

A Diplôme en Partenariat International (DPI) covers various types of collaboration between Aix-Marseille Université and one or more foreign establishments, with a view to awarding a double or multiple diploma(s), a joint diploma, or the relocation of an Aix-Marseille Université course to a partner establishment.

On completion of their course, students are awarded both the Aix-Marseille Université diploma and the diploma(s) of the partner university(ies) (in the case of double, triple and multiple diplomas).

In the case of joint degrees, students are awarded a single parchment bearing the seal of each partner institution and the signature of the legal representative of each partner institution.

In addition, Aix-Marseille Université programs can be relocated to a partner institution in a foreign country. The training is identical to that provided by Aix-Marseille Université, and is developed in close collaboration with Aix-Marseille Université in terms of implementation, organization and follow-up.

The ECTS system

Courses are organized into semesters and teaching units (UE). Each teaching unit has a value defined in European credits (ECTS, European Credit Transfer System). These credits can be capitalized.

The ECTS system guarantees academic recognition of studies undertaken abroad. As an exchange student at Aix-Marseille University, this system enables you to obtain credits during your stay at our universities and have them validated on your return. Conversely, as an Aix-Marseille Université student, if you go on exchange, you can have your credits obtained abroad validated.

This recognition is ensured by

• Prior to departure, a study program approved bilaterally by the home and host institutions. This program clearly indicates the ECTS credits that will be awarded to you once you have passed the tests (exams, assessments, etc.).
• A transcript of grades clearly showing your academic results, transferable from one institution to another.

Take advantage of practical advice to prepare your departure for France on the LivinFrance platform.

Depending on your country of origin and the program you will be following at AMU, you may need to complete certain consular formalities.

Various sites are available to help you in your research:

• CROUS website:

For exchange students, if you wish to be housed in a hall of residence, you must inform the DRI manager on the campus to which you belong by specifying this on the online application form. Your request will be examined and you will be informed of the decision by e-mail in July for an arrival in the 1st semester, and in December for an arrival in the 2nd semester.

1. Your application is accepted: you'll receive an e-mail from the INTERLOG web application, where you'll need to register, apply for accommodation and pay the required deposit online for the reservation to become effective.
2. If your application is rejected, you will need to take the necessary steps to find accommodation in the city.

• The studapart platform:

For personalized support in your search for accommodation, use the Studapart online university accommodation platform to access hundreds of exclusive offers: studio flats, shared flats, rooms in private homes or student residences. From the rental application to the reservation of accommodation, all the steps are carried out on the platform.

To get started, click on "Espace Locataire" and register using the login details provided by the establishment or your personal e-mail address.

You don't have a guarantor living in France? Studapart will act as your guarantor for the duration of your rental.

Numerous accommodation options for international students on individual mobility programs, as well as all the procedures for acquiring accommodation (signing a lease, home insurance, CAF housing assistance, etc.) are detailed in the following guide:

The French healthcare system, known as Sécurité Sociale, gives everyone access to quality healthcare at affordable prices, partly paid for by the government. Joining the Sécurité Sociale is free and compulsory for all students (French or international), and must be done as soon as you arrive in France, once your administrative registration at university has been completed.

Social Security will reimburse approximately 60% of your healthcare costs. To cover the remaining 40%, you can take out supplementary health insurance, usually called a "mutuelle". This is not compulsory, but strongly recommended. Aix-Marseille Université is a partner of the HEYME mutual insurance company. You can also subscribe to this insurance at the Guichet d'Accueil.

If you need to obtain a visa or residence permit to study at AMU, you must be able to prove that you have sufficient resources to support yourself in France. The amount officially required by the French authorities is €615 per month. This sum will not be enough to cover all your expenses in France, so we can help you plan ahead.

To facilitate their integration into AMU, international students can take advantage of a number of schemes to receive support from local students and lecturers, or help with administrative formalities:

• Buddy-system

Aix-Marseille Université's International Relations Department has set up the BuddySystem sponsorship program developed by ESN. The principle is simple: to put an international student who has come to study at Aix-Marseille Université in contact with a French student, in order to facilitate his or her integration. The role of the sponsor will be to inform and guide the sponsored student, and to help him or her make new friends! Through the BuddySystem, godparents and godchildren are both called BUDDYs!

• Welcome desk

Open for 4 weeks at the start of the academic year, between the end of August and the end of September, the "guichet d'accueil" is the place where international students arriving in France can complete or finalize their administrative formalities.

A welcome desk is available at the Aix-en-Provence, St Charles, St Jérôme and Luminy sites.

• In Aix-en-Provence, a municipal structure has been set up to welcome, inform and guide students in the fields of housing, employment, health, culture, tourism and local leisure activities.

• Whether before you arrive in France or once you've arrived at AMU, your campus mobility manager should be your first point of contact. It is the mobility manager who will be able to inform you or direct you to the person or department with the answer to your question.

Whether your international mobility project is really taking shape or you're just prospecting, we've selected a few interesting websites to help you find out more before you leave or once you're there:

The Faculty of Science has almost 9,300 students. This makes it one of the largest science faculties in France.

It is located on 6 sites:

• in Aix-en-Provence on the Montperrin site
• Marseille :
  • Saint-Jérôme
  • Château-Gombert
  • Saint-Charles
  • Luminy
• in Aubagne

Thanks to the Pack SPORT and Pack SPORT +, AMU students and staff can choose from over 80 sports activities available throughout Aix-Marseille University.

Visit the SUAPS website to find out about all the sports on offer: https://sport-suaps.univ-amu.fr/

The cities of Aix and Marseille also organize numerous sporting events. Find out more on the following websites

• Sport in Marseille
• Sport in Aix

This year's new sports event at Aix-Marseille University: BOUGE AMU 2021! Monthly sports challenges throughout 2021 in collaboration with the Service Universitaire des Activités Physiques et Sportives (SUAPS) to keep fit and active.

A privileged place for creation, encounters, diversity, sharing and dissemination, arts and culture are at the heart of the University...

Aix-Marseille Université is a partner of the region's main cultural structures, including performing arts (music, dance, theater) and museums... you can access the region's rich cultural offering with your AMU student card, with an additional discount on the YOUNG fare.

To find out more about your destination, visit the Marseille or Aix-en-Provence tourist offices to pick up free brochures on cultural, festive and tourist activities.

See also:

• PACA Regional Tourism Committee
• Provence Côte d'Azur Tourist Guide

Numerous student associations, grouped mainly by faculty, offer their services to students. You can find all the associations present at the university here:

• Aix-Marseille Université offers its international students Welcome online conferences
• Europe Day at AMU once again! Throughout the month of May (known as Europe Month), numerous events are organized in the South of France to enable the public to discover and appreciate different countries, their culture and their diversity. This year, Aix-Marseille Université is joining forces with the city of Aix to celebrate the Schuman Declaration, which marked the beginning of Europe as we know it today.
• Numerous events are organized at AMU throughout the year:
  • Erasmus days
  • Integration Week
  • Festiv'AMU

And many more!

Keep an eye on the calendar to find out all about them!

You need to do an internship as part of your course at AMU: what if you dared to go international? Internships abroad have their own particularities and require longer formalities than internships in France. Student interns must take this into account when preparing their internship. The SUIO and the International Relations Department can guide you through the formalities and inform you about existing schemes.

• You have an international cooperation project and are looking for sources of funding.
• You need a research grant: Various grants are available for research stays abroad.
• If you are a doctoral student enrolled at an American university, you can apply for a CHATEAUBRIAND scholarship to spend 4 to 9 months in France.

• You would like to do your thesis as a cotutelle / your student would like to do his thesis as a cotutelle. A thesis is co-supervised under an "international thesis co-supervision" agreement between Aix-Marseille Université and a foreign partner university.