Academic programs > Degrees and curriculum
This Graduate School offers a wide variety of programs (Graduate programs) leading to 4 different types of degrees:
A doctoral degree, the PhD
Three Master's level degrees:
- the Master of Science (The French Master Recherche)
- the Master of Science in Engineering (the French Master de specialisation)
- the « Diplôme d'Ingénieur »
There is also a « Mastère spécialisé ». Degrees and curriculum (PDF)
European countries are currently constructing a common higher education system. The Bologna declaration of June 1999 specified that each country should adopt a higher education system based on two university levels. The first is defined as undergraduate studies, lasting a minimum of 3 years and subsequently allowing students to work in the European professional market. The second is Graduate studies consisting of a Masters and then a possible PhD.
In accordance with these stipulations the MINES offers a variety of choice in Graduate programs, which result in 3 types of diploma:
PhD, only available to those students already having completed a Masters program
Three types of Masters programs
- the "Diplôme d'Ingénieur" which is a Joint Master (JM). The student studies two majors, one of a technological nature of the student's choice and the other of a methodological nature within the field of Executive Engineering
- a Master of Science (MS), which is the precursor of a PhD (the student can follow this program while studying for certification as a professional engineer)
- a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) which is a specialised course for those students who already have a Master's or Bachelor's Degree and previous professional experience.
Mastères spécialisés
This is a post-masters course labelled Mastère spécialisé. It consists of 400 hours of academic study followed by a work placement (industrial thesis).
The Ecole des Mines de Paris provides various courses at graduate and postgraduate levels.
International students can be admitted at various levels. The exact positioning of these training opportunities in the ENSMP curricula, their duration, their required admission levels and the qualifications issued are listed in this document.