International Pre-Master's Programme
Paris, France
Pre-Master
DURATION
9 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Nov 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 22,140
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: You’ll follow a pathway preparatory programme that prepares international students for postgraduate study at partner universities. This one-year (2-semester) International Pre-Master’s Programme runs at the Marais Campus in Paris. You’ll improve English, develop study skills and learn academic research methods needed for Masters-level work. Successful students get guaranteed progression to partner universities, subject to meeting specified entry criteria.
Career Outcomes: Graduates progress to Masters degrees at French or international universities and pursue careers in academia, research, business, education, policy or consultancy. Career opportunities include postgraduate study, research roles and professional sectors that value advanced academic training and English proficiency globally.
Your route to a postgraduate degree at a range of French and international partner universities.
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.
You will study your International Pre-Master's Programme at our Marais Campus located in the heart of Paris.
*Guaranteed progression is subject to meeting the specified entry criteria.
This programme is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate study at one of our university partners. The IPMP will allow you to improve your English while learning the study skills and research methods that you will need during your postgraduate degree studies.
- Research Project
- Academic English Language Development
- Research and Digital Literacy Skills
- Personal Development for Employability
- Working in Teams
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
- French for Beginners
This programme lasts one academic year (nine months). You will undertake up to 25 hours of classroom-based study per week. Students will be expected to timetable self-study hours in addition to classroom-based hours.
Assessments
Each module will have an assessment schedule, which will be completed by the end of the appropriate semester and will include formative and summative assignments and other assessment tasks. Assessments will be designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules of the programme and to allow you to experience a wide range of the assessment methods used in French postgraduate programmes.
Assessments will normally include coursework, essays, reports and other structured assignments, oral examinations and unseen written examinations.