CPES Data Science, Arts, and Cultures - Multidisciplinary Undergraduate degree
Bachelor
Overview
Demanding: a selective program in a unique scientific and cultural environment, backed by some of France’s most prestigious schools.
Interdisciplinarity: innovative modular study tracks, decompartmentalizing all fields of knowledge - Sciences, Literature, Social Sciences – based on the principle of gradual specialization.
Diversity: social, geographic, intellectual, cultural diversity... With openness driving innovation and creativity.
The CPES Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Degree is a general multidisciplinary program, providing broad exposure to culture, project-based teaching and introducing students to research. It is a 3-year program based on the principle of gradual specialization and teaching in small groups, created in partnership with Lycée Henri-IV.
Learning outcomes
Hosted by some of the most prestigious higher education institutions, the CPES educates very high-potential students who are both creative and daring. With a single goal: to create the new decision-makers, researchers and entrepreneurs for the economic, academic and cultural spheres.
Opportunities
The CPES is a selective and highly demanding multidisciplinary program, leading to a Bachelor’s degree awarded by the institution. Students can pursue their higher education by moving on to a Master’s degree at Université PSL or any of the other major universities and Grandes Écoles, either in France or abroad.
Structure
- 1st year: at Lycée Henri-IV: cross-disciplinary core curriculum + choice of one of 3 tracks on offer:
- — Humanities & society
- — Sciences
- — Economics, Society and Law.
- 2nd year: gradual introduction to teaching at PSL institutions (ENS-PSL, Dauphine-PSL, MINES Paris-PSL, etc.) and choice of a double major (see the "program tab).
- 3rd year: choice of one specialization
Diploma delivered
- The CPES degree (for "cycle pluridisciplinaire d’études supérieures”) is a selective bachelor degree with “grade de licence” awarded by the French government. The selection rate for access to this diploma is among the highest in France (6200 high school candidates for a capacity of 170 students in the first year).
Costs
Tuition
HK$1,419.65
(international)
HK$1,419.65
(home)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Prerequisites: To apply, you must have already completed or be in the process of completing a general High school French 'baccalaureate' diploma (obtained in France or abroad) or a diploma with recognized equivalence.
Language requirements
TCF
C1