Education

Our Academic Programs

In Arts and Humanities, Medicine, and Science and Engineering

Choosing Sorbonne University means joining a world-renowned higher education and research institution. By joining our community of 55,000 students and 360,000 alumni worldwide, you'll be giving your all to a rigorous academic program and receiving the best in multidisciplinary teaching. 

Information for International Students

Are you a current or prospective international student? 

Whether studying on exchange or seeking a full degree at Sorbonne University, access essential contact information, resources for learning French and a glimpse into student life. 

Research and Innovation

Sorbonne University promotes excellence at the core of each of its disciplines and develops numerous interdisciplinary programs capable of meeting the major challenges of the 21st century.

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Parismus is the international student association of Sorbonne University

Parismus

Parismus is the international student association of Sorbonne University.

Bringing together 10 institutions that offer studies in literature, medicine, science, engineering, technology and management, our alliance fosters a global approach to teaching and research, promoting access to knowledge for all.

Alliance 4EU+

The 4EU+ Alliance

In a changing world, Sorbonne University has joined forces with six universities: Charles University in Prague, the University of Warsaw, Heidelberg University, the University of Milan, the University of Geneva and the University of Copenhagen to create the 4EU+ Alliance.

With an innovative model of the European university, seven large research-intensive universities are working together to respond to the educational and research challenges facing Europe today.

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Our missions, values and vision

Giving students the tools to understand today's world and anticipate tomorrow – such are the challenges taken up by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, which brings together the arts, languages, humanities and social sciences.

Our missions, values and vision

A long-standing institution

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Sorbonne University provides education and research in the fields of arts, languages, humanities and social sciences. As a successor to the college founded in 1257 by Robert de Sorbon, the Faculty is now established on thirteen different sites and campuses in the heart of Paris, including the historic site of the Sorbonne.

Today, as part of a cross-disciplinary group of international scale, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Sorbonne University offers an exceptional range of programmes involving rare subjects and many specialised fields. Its network of researchers and its closeness to the two other Faculties, of Medicine and of Science and Engineering, offers a stimulating work environment and rich interconnections between disciplines. She rises up the challenges of an ever-changing society.

 

Top-level education in arts and humanities

Part of a multidisciplinary group of international scale, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities offers a broad range of programmes that fulfil current scientific, economic and cultural needs.
These programmes cover the fields of classical and modern literature, communication and discourse analysis, foreign literatures and civilisations, linguistics, philosophy, sociology, history, geography, art history, archaeology, musicology, information and communication sciences, education sciences, and teacher training.

Build the academic path that meets your goals thanks to a wide array of options, specialisations, double degrees and pathways between programmes, including in science, engineering and medicine.
 
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A network of sites and campuses in the heart of Paris

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is comprised of thirteen sites and campuses all over Paris. The Clignancourt and Malesherbes campuses, the CELSA in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the Centre for Catalan Studies in the Marais district, and the Institute of Art and Archaeology, among others, allow for an easy access to many Parisian monuments and institutions, including libraries, theatres, museums, and cultural centres. The Faculty thus offers an environment conducive to learning, as well as cultural and intellectual improvement.

The Sorbonne campus, in the heart of the Latin Quarter, is surrounded by the Collège de France, the Odéon theatre, the Panthéon and the Luxembourg Garden.

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International outreach

As an internationally renowned institution, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities has developed numerous cultural, scientific and educational partnerships with foreign universities and takes part in various exchange programmes on every continent. The Faculty thus welcomes many foreign students each year, and provides many different French and foreign language certifications.

Learn more about exchange programmes and international relations (LIEN vers page site web anglais “Apply for a degree programme”)
 

Top-level multidisciplinary research

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities contributes to numerous major fields of research within the domain of humanities, thanks to the work of its leading researchers. This dynamic scientific community, divided between seven doctoral schools, produces hundreds of books and articles each year. The work and activities of the scientific community are orchestrated by over thirty research units, which organise about a hundred events every year and take part in many more.

Learn more about the scientific and research activities of the Faculty (LIEN vers page site web anglais “Research”)
 

Exceptional libraries and documentary resources

The student and teaching communities have six research libraries at their disposal. The different libraries are spread over several of the Faculty’s sites and contain numerous collections, including rare or antique ones. This unique range of documentation resources is completed by additional thematic libraries, as well as multiple digital resources and services.

Discover the libraries (LIEN vers page site web anglais “Libraries”)
 

The Faculty’s dedication to arts and culture

In order to enrich their academic experience, students can enrol in many different cultural, artistic and sporting activities, which they can choose to include in their grade average or simply enjoy as an extracurricular hobby. The Faculty organises many activities and events all year round, such as plays, concerts, poetry or speaking contests, movie screenings and many more, which are open to all students and sometimes to the general public.

Discover the cultural, artistic and sporting activities (LIEN vers page site web anglais “Cultural and sporting activities”)
 

Keeping up with the digital age

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is constantly expanding its digital apparatus according to the needs of its community: e-learning environment; dematerialised administrative processes; webmail; access to computer rooms; computer loans; financial support for the purchase of IT equipment, etc.

The Faculty also endeavours to develop its remote learning methods and platform, which already contains hundreds of courses material and resources.
 

The Faculty’s commitment to equality and accessibility

Determined to ensure access to education for all, the Faculty takes action to promote a common culture of equality and provide an academic environment that is respectful of all. To this end, the Faculty carries out various actions of prevention and has implemented an alert system.

 Various solidarity measures have been stablished to prevent students from dropping out and assist them in their career choices: mentoring of newer students by seniors; note-sharing system for students who have missed a class or under specific situations.

Services dedicated to social support and careers counselling are also available, as well as experienced and accommodating supervising and administrative teams.
Learn more about all the resources and measures put in place for students (LIEN vers page site web anglais “Campus life”

Courses

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Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine teaches the 3 cycles of medical studies: from PASS (integrated into the faculty) to the 3rd cycle including DES, DESC, DU and DIU. The lessons are given mainly on two sites: Pitié-Salpêtrière and Saint-Antoine. The faculty also provides paramedical education: speech therapy, psychomotricity and orthoptics. The Saint-Antoine site includes a midwifery school.

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One of our riches is the diversity of students and their backgrounds. Sorbonne University is committed to the success of each of its students and offers them a wide range of training as well as support adapted to their profile and their project.

Associative life

One of our riches is the diversity of students and their backgrounds. Sorbonne University is committed to the success of each of its students.

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A unique combination of courses and expertise

Our international study programmes are organised according to the major disciplinary areas of the faculty. They represent the graduate study programmes that are not strictly conducted in French or that could be suitable (in part) for non French-speaking students. They also reflect part of the diversity of the disciplines involved and the bi- and inter-disciplinary aspects of many of the courses we offer.

 

Research & Innovation

We rely on disciplinary skills and on interdisciplinary approaches to renew concepts, methods and research subjects and to focus on some of the crucial issues faced by our societies: transformations affecting the very construction of knowledge (data, AI), the treatment of complex objects (the environment, marine and ocean sciences, cultural heritage) or our contributions to addressing societal challenges (climate change, healthcare).

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Our campuses offer different and unique experiences to our students, visitors and staff. Resources and support services are also available to ensure an equal chance at success to all.

Campus Life

In addition to the cultural activities and events organised throughout the year by our clubs and societies, the Parismus society organises numerous events, evenings and cultural visits that will help you discover France and its parisian life.

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