The first year is organized as follows:
Note: All courses are mandatory.
École Doctorale 564 Physique en Île-de-France is run by Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL Research University) and co-accredited by Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC) and Paris-Saclay (UPSaclay) universities.
Its scientific field essentially covers the physics of fundamental interactions, the quantum physics of dilute or condensed matter, statistical physics, the physics of soft or biological matter, as well as fundamental aspects of optics, acoustics and hydrodynamics.
Its scientific positioning is that of fundamental, theoretical and experimental physics, and the applications that naturally follow from this.
More than 700 doctoral students carry out their thesis work within the Physics Doctoral School in île de France, which groups together some 40 laboratories spread across Paris Centre and Paris Sud, and more than 800 thesis supervisors.
Students wishing to specialize in astronomy and astrophysics can enroll in the second year of the "Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering" Master's program, jointly organized by 5 institutions in the Paris region: Observatoire de Paris and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris (PSL), Sorbonne University, Université de Paris Cité, and Université Paris-Saclay. The Master proposes two tracks : "Astrophysique" et "Dynamique des systèmes gravitationnels", et forme une quarantaine d’étudiants par an.
The ENS diploma is generally awarded after three years of study at the ENS. Normaliens students obtain their diploma at the end of their period at the ENS, i.e. at the end of the fourth year.
Students arriving in possession of 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) will be able to achieve a master's level of study, amounting to a total of 180 ECTS (L3 + M1 + M2).
