Although our faculty is the Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques (FDSP), you will only receive courses in Law. All courses are held in Aix-en-Provence, at this address:
3 Avenue R. Schuman - 13628 Aix-en-Provence
Tel: +33(0)4 13 94 99 43
Your only contact at the faculty will be your coordinator: Leslie KARSENTI, whose contact details are given below.
The FDSP is part of Aix Marseille Université (AMU) whose Erasmus code is: F MARSEIL 84.
FDSP is a 10-minute walk from downtown Aix and 10 minutes from university housing.
There are three possible programs for exchange students:
- Students participating in an exchange program (ERASMUS/CIVIS/BCI/Bilateral agreements...) who are enrolled in the Programme d'Études Juridiques pour étudiants Étrangers (P.E.J.E.). In this case, they will have access to a course offer (put the link of our course offer) of the law faculty oriented for them.
- Students from the Universities of Dublin, Exeter or Kent can enroll in the Diplôme Universitaire (DU) "Études de Droit Français pour étudiants étrangers". (To be checked with their university).
- Freemovers" are students whose university does not have an agreement with AMU, but who wish to enroll in the Programme d'Études Juridiques pour étudiants Étrangers (P.E.J.E.). Click here (link to freemover tab) for more information on freemovers.
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The nomination
Your law school has an international agreement with the Faculté de Droit d'Aix-Marseille. Contact your university's international relations department to find out about the selection procedure and take all the necessary steps to be nominated.
Good advice: You need to plan 1 year in advance.
The criteria for coming on an exchange program at the FDSP are :
- B2 level in French
- A good level of adaptation and curiosity about the French language and culture
- A little courage at the outset to live the experience of a lifetime... But we're here to dispel any fears or apprehensions you may have.
- 2 years of law
- Be autonomous and reactive to facilitate your mobility.
Once you've been selected, your international relations department will notify us of your appointment by e-mail. An e-mail confirming your selection and a welcome pack is sent to your e-mail address provided by your coordinator. In this welcome pack, your mobility to Aix-en-Provence is explained, along with all the documents you need to provide us with:
- The Learning Agreement. This document must come from your home university and be signed by your university, our university and yourself.
- Identity document (ID card or passport)
- Social security certificate or card covering you abroad and for the duration of your stay. For Europeans : the European social security card is MANDATORY (this process can take up to 1 month...., so be sure to do it quickly). For non-Europeans, affiliation to the French social security system will be compulsory once you arrive in France(apply online).
Once you have received your welcome pack (in June for the 1st semester, November for the 2nd semester), your Aix-en-Provence coordinator will give you all the information you need about the services available to make your stay as comfortable as possible.
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University calendar
- Pre-entry 1st semester: last week of August
- Start of 1st semester courses: early September
- End of 1st semester courses: December
- 1st semester exams: early December to Christmas break (including make-up exams)
- Pre-entry and start of 2nd semester courses: early January
- End of 2nd semester and year courses: mid-April
- 2nd semester exams: end of May (including make-up exams)
- 1st semester: compulsory arrival at the Faculty of Law during the last week of August.
- 2nd semester: compulsory arrival at the Faculty of Law on the Monday following New Year's Eve.
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A dedicated service
One department, one coordinator, one single contact will be dedicated to you throughout your studies and will manage all aspects of your mobility (preparation before you come, processing your requests by e-mail, managing your accommodation, personal questions, exam organization, contact with your university, administrative and pedagogical questions and registrations, integration and any requests or concerns you may have).
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Housing
We offer our exchange students the opportunity to stay in a university residence, if they request it through Moveon. The university residences are about a 15-minute walk from the Faculty of Law and 10 minutes from downtown Aix. Rooms are renovated with private sanitary facilities and a shared kitchen. Accommodation is paid for by semester, and costs around €1,500 per semester. Wifi is free and parking can be rented.
University accommodation is a unique opportunity, as the city of Aix is very expensive. Once you've applied on Moveon, you won't be able to refuse accommodation, as it's an opportunity that many students would like to have!
However, if you don't want university accommodation, we'll help you find private accommodation in our beautiful city.
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French as a foreign language courses
The International Relations Department offers free refresher courses in French as a foreign language (FLE).
- 30 hours of evening classes + 9 hours of self-study
These French courses are open to all exchange students. It offers 4 ECTS to students who put it on their study contract and pass the end-of-semester exam. Registration on Moveon is compulsory.
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Legal terminology
To familiarize exchange students with French legal terminology, the Faculty of Law offers a free intensive session at the beginning of each semester (14h) in private and public law. This course offers 3 ECTS to students who include it on their study contract. Attendance and registration on Moveon is compulsory.
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Integration program
Integration week:
Every year, Aix-Marseille Université welcomes over 3,500 new students from all over the world. It's very important for AMU to give them a quality welcome and help them integrate easily into their new environment. The integration week is one of the welcome programs developed by AMU's International Relations Department. The aim of these few days of integration is to enable international students who have just arrived in France to discover the university's various departments and to familiarize themselves with the campus. The integration week is also a time for meeting new people and getting to know each other better.
Welcome evening:
Organized every year, the welcome evening brings together hundreds of students for cocktails and live music. A highlight of the new academic year, it reflects AMU's determination to facilitate the integration of international students and to give them a place of honor.
ELSA : TheEuropean Law Students' Association (ELSA) often organizes an integration weekend for students from the association.
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Tailor-made knowledge testing
The FDSP's International Relations Department offers an examination organization especially for you. Exchange students have 2 exam sessions per semester, and are assessed at the end of each semester by oral exams (and/or written exams for DU Kent, Exeter and Dublin students).
A 2nd session (rattrapage) may be organized, if the student has obtained a mark of 5 to 9/20 in the 1st session and has been present at session 1. To pass the subject and obtain ECTS credits, the student must have a mark equal to or higher than 10 out of 20 points in the examination. No compensation is possible between exams.
An official transcript will be sent by e-mail to your university coordinator, who will convert the French grades into your language and evaluation grid.
The Faculty of Law offers around 50 subjects in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years. Exchange students attend the same lectures as local students. Each 1st, 2nd or 3rd year subject is between 24 and 30 hours of classes per semester. Each subject in the 4th year (Master's) is equal to 27.30 lecture hours per semester.
The number of credits is marked on the
There is no course code.
Only the courses in this course offer are available to you.
We have 5 courses taught in English in Master 1, semester 1.
Courses marked with an asterisk include tutorials, but you can only access the lectures, not the tutorials.
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The study contract
Exchange students must draw up their study contract according to the specialty in which they are registered at their home faculty. This is the most important document of the year. It is included in the Erasmus kit provided by the sending university. The choice of courses is up to the home faculty and the student. The study contract must be approved and signed by the pedagogical coordinator at your faculty, the FDSP pedagogical coordinator and the student. It must then be uploaded to the Moveon file.
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Course content
Please note that the content is not up to date, as the new course offering was implemented in September. Some of the courses in the old course offering are sometimes the same, which is why these course contents are still available.- Licence 3
- Master 1
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Tutorial
Tutorials (TD) are small classes (maximum 30 students) that take a more practical and detailed approach to lectures.
Only students from the University College of Dublin, the University of Exeter and the University of Kent enrolled in the DU "French Law Studies for Foreign Students" are authorized to take certain tutorials. As an exception, students from Sheffield and Oslo are authorized to follow certain tutorials, but under specific conditions to be determined by your coordinator.Each tutorial represents 3 ECTS.
Students whose university is not linked to ours by an international cooperation agreement can register as "freemovers" in the Programme d'Études Juridiques pour Étudiants Étrangers (PEJE) and spend a year or a semester studying at the Faculty of Law and Political Science. If the application is accepted, the "freemover" will be considered exactly like an exchange student and will benefit from almost the same services. We will provide administrative and pedagogical support. They will not, however, have access to university accommodation, and will have to pay registration fees.
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Application
Application form RateTo apply to come and do an exchange with us, you need to send us your file (application form + documents to be supplied) by e-mail to leslie.karsenti@univ-amu.fr
Before June 1st for a 1st semester exchange or November 15th for a 2nd semester exchange.
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Freemover program
Once your application has been accepted, you will have access, like all other exchange students, to :
- Dedicated service: Leslie Karsenti will be your coordinator, looking after you as an exchange student. If you have any questions, she'll be there to help.
- Integration program: An integration program with activities will be offered at the beginning of the year. A campus tour and city visit will enable you to familiarize yourself with your new environment and meet other students and your coordinator. A welcome evening will also be there to spend a good time and show you our joy of welcoming you to our university.
- Pedagogical: The same oral exams as exchange students. A transcript with ECTS credits will be sent to your university if required.
The legal terminology course and the French as a foreign language course are also available, but form a "block" at a cost of €59/year.
Freemover students are not entitled to housing in a hall of residence, and pay a registration fee.
The courses available to you are the same as the others.
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Handbook
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Welcome desk and services
Every year, AMU organizes a welcome event on the Aix-en-Provence campus, to help new international students find their bearings.
This desk offers international students help with the administrative formalities they need to complete on arrival in France (accommodation, visa, insurance, etc.). It offers personalized support.Students from outside Europe:
- Assistance with online procedures for visas and residence permits
- Appointments for: chest x-ray and medical consultation with SIUMPPS
All students:
- Opening a bank account
- Register on the social security website.
- Take out supplementary insurance for health, civil liability and multi-risk home insurance with: Heyme student mutual insurance company or banks.
- Find out about transport options and sign up for student travel passes with: SNCF, Aix en Bus.
- Help in obtaining housing allowance from the CAF.
- Help in contacting various internal or local services with AMU: sports (SUAPS), medical and disability services, student associations, CROUS...
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Linvin France
Aix-Marseille Université has set up LivinFrance, a digital platform to help you prepare for your move to France. LivinFrance provides useful and practical information on :
- Consular procedures and obtaining a visa
- Opening a bank account
- Housing and home insurance
- electricity
- Telephone services
- Health insurance
- CAF
Above all, you'll benefit from individualized advice and support.
- Create an account and log on to the LivinFrance platform
- If you wish, book a telephone or WhatsApp appointment with one of our helpers
- Consult all the information and carry out some of your formalities online before arriving in France
- Ask your questions by chat, WhatsApp or telephone
Livin FranceThis service is multilingual (French, English, Spanish...), so don't hesitate to use it - it's completely free!
The principle is simple: to put an international student who has come to study at Aix-Marseille University in contact with a local student to facilitate his/her integration.
For godchildren:
- To facilitate the integration of international students and enable them to :
- Meet French people and get out of the Erasmus circle,
- Discover French culture through the eyes of a French person,
- Practice French and slang,
- Get help with courses, spelling, ideas for outings...
- Visit your sponsor's family/friends or region
A sponsorship program has been set up at AMU: the Buddy System
All the mobile student has to do is open an account on the Buddy application, and we'll take care of finding him or her a French friend.
Only etu.univ-amu.fr e-mails are accepted.
The Buddy Program is like friendship: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but it's worth a try, because "nothing ventured, nothing gained".
For sponsors:
Above all, you can do it because you want to, and in a selfless way (no bonus). Having a friend from a foreign country allows you to :
- Get to know another culture,
- Open your mind and give you the desire to see the world,
- Make new friends
- Practice or learn a foreign language.
How do I go about it?
Fill in your Buddy System profile as fully as possible: indicate your motivations/personality in the comment section. Note "Does not represent a bonus" in the comment section too.
If the referral represents a bonus, you must :
- Put the sponsorship on your IP (be careful not to bet too much on this bonus as there are very few international students registered). From September 20 (S1) or January 20 (S2), if you still don't have a sponsored student, change your bonus. The IP on your ENT is done much later.
- Fill in your Buddy System profile as fully as possible: don't hesitate to describe your motivations and personality in the comments section. Enter your real first and last names. Note "represents a Bonus" in the comment section.
- The Buddy System will do the matching for you, so you're totally free to organize it as you see fit. It's up to you to make the exchange as rewarding as possible.
- A report will be requested at the end of the semester (no need to write to me, it will be sent to you). Please fill it in as honestly as possible.
- Your bonus points are automatically forwarded to the school.
Contact
Public reception on Thursdays and Fridays
Teleworking Mondays and Tuesdays, reachable by e-mail or telephone
7:30am to 12:00pm and 1:30pm to 4:00pm
