Maître en droit - French Education @ Université de Paris

I am going to do my masters in a years time in Paris for French Law as a postgraduate ...

Is there any tips people have on the French Postgrad system?

Thanks

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Reply 1

Angelil

If you want to go on to PhD, you may or may not have to do an extra year - most French doctoral courses require you to have 5 years of university education pre-PhD.

I also gather that doctoral courses in France involve toiling as a minion for an already established academic on their interests rather than working independently on your own stuff.

Master's courses though...not really sure. If you're not already French then you have to do a language test, that's all I know. Will ask my boyfriend tonight - he did his master's in England but is bound to know people who did theirs in France :smile:

Reply 2

Lord Hysteria

Angelil

Angelil ! The all-time best Francophile :hugs:

I am doing a Maîtrise en Droit - masters.
No problems with a language test, I was hoping for more of an insight as to how things are done, like lectures? Do students contribute .. that sort :smile:

Reply 3

Angelil

I know that relationships between students and lecturers generally in French universities are much more formal than they are here - definitely 'Professor Lastname' rather than just 'Firstname'. Will ask on the other stuff though :smile:

Reply 4

Lord Hysteria

Angelil - You are going to Paris aussi!
wow! Looks like our "Paris TSR Meet Up" might actually happen .... hehe

Are you doing postgraduate stuff too?

Yes - my lecturers (as I go to French Law Lectures in French) are very conservative but there is room for student contribution ... just don't want to make a fool out of myself when I get there ....

Having said that my heart starts pumping like mad!!
I am actually going to pack my bags and live in Paris forever become an avocat - although their clothing is rather embarrasing.

Reply 5

Angelil

Nope, I'm done with being a student :biggrin:

And probably not moving out to Paris until September 09 now...

Reply 6

Lord Hysteria

OMD!!! Sept 09 !! my course starts then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :gawdrop:

I am actually soo excited - its a bit sad I know - but I simply can't wait - the language, the culture, the food, the geography ... I wanna go NOW!!! arhh!

Same here .... this is Incroyable !! I bet we will book the same flight too !! hehehe

I would just like someone to tell me what it is like - accomodation at uni, do they have seminars etc...

Reply 7

Angelil

lol I don't think you'll find too many people on here who know about it. I put up a thread a few months ago when I was still considering postgrad education in Paris and nobody replied.

Have sent an email to my boyfriend with a link to this thread in it now so either he will come along soon to tell you the answers or he'll tell me what to put later :biggrin:

Reply 8

Lord Hysteria

that is very nice of your bf - give him :hugs:

from me ... do you think wes could give answers? I think he goes to an Institution in Paris? hmm

Reply 9

Angelil

wes might be able to help, though of course he's doing an undergrad degree.

Boyfriend says:
the closest thing to a seminar would be "TD" for travaux dirigés, perhaps google it to find out more...
getting accommodation is quite different apparently, there is uni accommodation but it's mostly means-tested. apparently it's a bit rubbish and dangerous anyway :p:

Don't expect to find anything below 500-700 euros a month in Paris. Flat-sharing is an option as well of course though apparently the more 'diverse' individuals are more likely to steal from you than in the UK :p:

and have a look on French fora for Law students :smile:

Reply 10

Lord Hysteria

Angelil

Thanks a lot - is your bf (lucky you :hubba:

) on TSR - so I can rep him. :smile:

Reply 11

Angelil

yeah, he is, he's Joshua Lyman (though as you can tell he rarely comes on here lol).

Reply 12

Lord Hysteria

Angelil

yeah, he is, he's Joshua Lyman (though as you can tell he rarely comes on here lol).

yeah lol
Total Posts: 6 (0.01 posts per day)
that is like a word of the post a day!! :afraid:

You can have it - but tell Joshua (he is awesome all the same) :p:

aw thanks

We work with the L-M-D (Licence - Master - Doctorat) :
Bachelor = Licence
Master = Master (Licence + 2 years)
PhD = Doctorat (Master + 3 years)
I don't know much about the course, though, sorry !

In which uni you'd like to study in Paris ?

Reply 15

Lord Hysteria

Anatheme

Hello Anatheme, I am going to be going to Sorbonne. I am enrolled now but I don't know about French Education, and would like to start early as opposed to leaving it to the last minute