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You can find below all the courses given in French at the Faculty of Science:

You can find below all the courses offered in English at the Faculty of Science and the level of English required to follow these courses:

An International Partnership Diploma (IPD) covers different types of collaboration between Aix-Marseille University and one or more foreign institutions with a view to awarding a double or multiple degree(s), or a joint degree, or the relocation of an Aix-Marseille University course within a partner institution.

At the end of their training, students obtain both the Aix-Marseille University degree and the degree(s) of the partner university(ies) (in the case of double, triple and multiple degrees).

In the case of joint degrees, students obtain a single parchment bearing the seal of each partner institution and signed by the legal representative of each partner institution.

In addition, Aix-Marseille University courses may be relocated to a partner institution located in a foreign country. Thetraining is identical to that provided by Aix-Marseille University and is developed in close collaboration with Aix-Marseille University concerning the implementation, organisation and monitoring of the training.

The ECTS system

The courses are organized in semesters and teaching units (UE). Each teaching unit has a value defined in European credits (ECTS, European Credit Transfer System).

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

This recognition is ensured by :

• The setting up, before departure, of a study programme approved bilaterally by the home and host institutions. This programme clearly indicates the ECTS credits that will be awarded to you after you have passed the tests (exams, evaluation, etc.).
• The establishment of a transcript of records clearly showing the academic results obtained, transferable from one institution to another.

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

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

Various sites are available to help you in your research:

• The CROUS website:

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

1. Your application is accepted: you will receive an e-mail from the INTERLOG web application on which you will have to register, make an accommodation request and pay the deposit online for the reservation to be effective.
2. If your application is refused: you will have to take the necessary steps to find accommodation in town.

• The studapart platform:

To benefit from personalized assistance in your search for housing, use the online housing platform of the university Studapart and access hundreds of exclusive offers: studios, shared flats, rooms in private homes or in student residences. From the rental file to the reservation of the accommodation, all the procedures are carried out on the platform.

To start, click on "Renter's Area" and register with your login and password provided by the school or with your personal email.

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

Numerous possibilities of accommodation for international students on individual mobility as well as all the procedures for the acquisition of accommodation (signature of the lease, home insurance, housing aid from the CAF,...) are detailed in the following guide:

The French health care system, called Social Security, allows everyone to access quality health care at controlled prices and partially covered by the government. Affiliation to the Social Security 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 the university is completed.

Social Security will reimburse approximately 60% of your health costs. In order to be reimbursed for the remaining 40%, you can subscribe to a complementary health insurance, usually called "mutuelle". This is not compulsory but strongly recommended. Aix-Marseille University is a partner of the HEYME mutual insurance company. You can also subscribe to this insurance on the Welcome desk.

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 amount will not be enough to cover all your expenses while you are in France, so we can help you anticipate future expenses.

In order to facilitate their integration into AMU, international students can rely on several mechanisms that allow them to benefit from the support of local students and professors, or help with their administrative procedures:

• Buddy-system

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

• Welcome desk

Open for 4 weeks at the beginning of the academic year between the end of August and the end of September, the welcome desk is the place where international students arriving in France can complete or finalize their administrative procedures.
A welcome desk is available on the sites of Aix-en-Provence, St Charles, St Jérôme and Luminy.

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

• Whether before your arrival in France or once you are at AMU, the mobility manager on your campus should be your main contact. It is the mobility manager who will be able to inform you or direct you to the person or department that has the answer to your question.

Whether your international mobility project is really taking shape or whether you are simply prospecting, we have selected a few interesting websites that will help you get information before you leave or once you get there:

The Faculty of Sciences has nearly 9,300 students. It is thus one of the largest science faculties in France.

It is located on 6 sites:

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

Thanks to the SPORT Pack and the SPORT + Pack, students and AMU staff can choose from more than 80 sports activities available throughout Aix-Marseille University.
Visit the SUAPS website to find out about all the sports available to you: https://sport-suaps.univ-amu.fr/

The cities of Aix and Marseille also organize many sports events. Find them on the websites :

• Doing sport in Marseille
• Sport in Aix

The new sports event of the year at Aix-Marseille University: BOUGE AMU 2021! Monthly sports challenges throughout the year 2021 in collaboration with the University Service of Physical and Sports Activities (SUAPS) to keep fit and regularly active.

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

Aix-Marseille University is a partner of the main cultural structures in the region, live performances (music, dance, theatre) and museums... you will have access to the richness of the cultural offer of the region with your AMU student card with an additional reduction on the YOUTH rate.

To find out more about your destination, go to the tourist office in Marseille or Aix-en-Provence to collect free brochures on cultural, festive and tourist activities.

See also :

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

Many student associations, mainly grouped by faculty, offer their services to students. Find all the associations present at the university here :

• Aix-Marseille University offers these international students online conferences of Welcome

• The Festival of Europe invites itself once again to AMU! Throughout the month of May (known as Europe month), many events are organised in the southern region to allow the public to discover and appreciate different countries, their culture and their diversity. This year, Aix-Marseille University is joining forces with the City of Aix on the occasion of this festival which recalls the Schuman Declaration which initiated Europe as we know it today.

• Many events are organised at AMU throughout the year:
  • Erasmus days
  • Integration week
  • Festiv'AMU

And many more!

Keep an eye on the agenda to find out everything!

You have to do an internship as part of your course at AMU: what if you dared to go abroad? 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 will guide you through the process and inform you of the existing procedures.

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

• You wish to do your thesis in cotutelle / your student would like to do his thesis in cotutelle.
  A thesis co-supervision takes place within the framework of an "international thesis co-supervision" agreement concluded between Aix-Marseille University and a foreign partner university.