Diplome Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre

EPHE Diploma - Life and Earth Sciences

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Diplôme de l'EPHE SVT
Sciences, technologie, santé
Écologie, biodiversité
Sciences de l'environnement
Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre
Sophie Thenet
Sophie
THENET
Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre

The EPHE-PSL Degree in Life and Earth Sciences is an institutional program designed to provide research-based training through direct engagement in research activities. Spanning a minimum of two years, the program is recognized by leading research institutions such as CNRS and INSERM, as well as by companies in biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, and broader R&D sectors in biology and health.

Conducted in laboratories or in the field, this hands-on program is offered exclusively as part of continuing education. It provides individualized academic upgrading tailored to both technical and conceptual challenges in biology and ecology.

The EPHE-PSL Degree in Life and Earth Science aims to improve the learners’ autonomy in scientific research approach and data analysis and interpretation, as well as nurture their competencies in transfer of knowledge.

Objectives

The program provides general knowledge in Life and Earth Sciences and in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in the learner's specific field of research.

 

Targeted Skills

By conducting experiments and research, learners acquire the skills to:

  • develop a scientific approach;
  • conduct an experiment and analyze the results using technical and analytical methods appropriate for studying a given problem;
  • present research results orally and in writing.

 

The EPHE-PSL Diploma in Life and Earth Sciences is recognized by numerous research organizations (CNRS, INSERM, etc.). It also allows students to pursue a doctorate in certain doctoral schools.

 

Strengths 

The EPHE-PSL Diploma in "Life and Earth Sciences" offers numerous advantages.

  • The program takes into account learners' professional experience and adapts to each student's needs and availability.
  • This institutional diploma validates research training through field or laboratory research, combined with high-level theoretical training (a minimum of 180 hours of courses common to the Master's in Life Sciences (Integrative Pathophysiology or Biodiversity and Environment track) to be spread over the duration of the degree).
  • It allows students to develop the essential skills for research-related careers (design engineer, project manager, etc.).
  • It relies on dual supervision provided by:

➢a scientific tutor to supervise the research project;
➢a teaching tutor, a professor from the EPHE-PSL, to define and monitor the educational path and to establish the skills portfolio.

 

Courses Offered

The program includes master’s 1 and master’s 2 level teaching units (TUs) specializing in various scientific themes (cell biology, genetics and molecular biology, infectious diseases, neuroscience and cognitive sciences, oncology-immunology, ecology, evolution, environmental science), as well as cross-disciplinary or methodological skills units (scientific communication, statistics, English, imaging, flow cytometry, animal experimentation, data spatialization, etc.).

 

Teaching Schedule

The teaching units, each lasting 30 hours, are mostly held over five consecutive days, with a validation exam on the last day.

 

Training Locations

Most courses take place near EPHE-PSL research facilities in Paris, Montpellier, Lyon, Bordeaux, Caen, Perpignan, Nancy, Grenoble, Dijon, Dinard, and Moorea (French Polynesia).