Detailed educational programme for the third year of the Paris-Saclay CPES

The programme is regularly updated to adapt.

Tutoring is offered by students from the partners (HEC and Institut Polytechnique de Paris). In L3, students can in particular benefit from tutoring in Physics and Chemistry provided by Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

Distribution of courses in year 3 (L3)

LIPPS 20%
ESR 80%
LIPPS : Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay
ESR : Higher Education & Research Institutions

Summary table for the third year of CPES Paris-Saclay

Subjects Operator Semester 5 Semester 6 Weekly hours Number of weeks Total hours Lectures Labs/TD ECTS
Core Block
Mathematics Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay 4 30 120 90 30 7
Measures, Integration, Probability ENS Paris-Saclay 3 12 36 24 12 3.5
Information Theory, Optimization ENS Paris-Saclay 3 12 36 24 12 3.5
Ordinary Differential Equations ENS Paris-Saclay 3 12 36 24 12 3.5
Databases Université Paris-Saclay 3.5 12 42 18 24 3.5
Block total 270 180 90 21
Specialization and Applied Domains Block
Economics Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay 2 30 60 60 4
Health Track - Biology ÉLECTIF Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay 2 30 60 60 4
Society Track - Sociology ÉLECTIF Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay 2 30 60 60 4
Data Analysis and Modeling in Sciences ENS Paris-Saclay 4 12 48 32 16 3
Introduction to Public Health (Epidemiology) Université Paris-Saclay 24 24 3
Computational Analysis of Biological Data ÉLECTIF Université Paris-Saclay 48 21 27 3
Fairness in AI ÉLECTIF Université Paris-Saclay 48 21 27 3
Theoretical Computer Science ÉLECTIF Université Paris-Saclay 48 21 27 3
Symbolic AI ÉLECTIF Université Paris-Saclay 48 21 27 3
Biology Option ÉLECTIF Université Paris-Saclay 48 48 3
Quantitative Sociology ENSAEInstitut Polytechnique de Paris 2 12 24 24 2
Introduction to Computational Social Sciences ENSAEInstitut Polytechnique de Paris 2 12 24 24 1
Data Ethics Institut Polytechnique de Paris 2 6 12 12 1
Block total 300 257 43 21
Transversal Block
Capstone Project HEC Paris 6 24 144 144 12
English Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay 2 30 60 60 4
Arts & Culture / Sports / Second Foreign Language / French as a Foreign Language Université Paris-Saclay 2 24 48 48 2
Block total 252 108 144 18
Total L3 822 545 277 60

ECTS distribution for the third year of CPES Paris-Saclay

By block

  • Core Block21 ECTS
  • Specialization and Applied Domains Block21 ECTS
  • Transversal Block18 ECTS

By subject

  • Mathematics
  • Measures, Integration, Probability
  • Information Theory, Optimization
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Databases
  • Economics
  • Health or Society Track
  • Data Analysis and Modeling in Sciences
  • Introduction to Public Health (Epidemiology)
  • Computational Analysis of Biological Data
  • Quantitative Sociology
  • Introduction to Computational Social Sciences
  • Data Ethics
  • Capstone Project
  • English
  • Arts & Culture / Sports / Second Foreign Language / French as a Foreign Language

Courses for third year of CPES Paris-Saclay

Core fundamentals block
L3 21 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : Mathematics Duration : 30 weeks Course hours : 4 hours per week, 120 hours per year Institution : Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 7 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : First semester Title : Measures, Integration, Probability Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 3 hours per week, 36 hours per year Institution : ENS Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3.5 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : First semester Title : Information Theory, Optimization Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 3 hours per week, 36 hours per year Institution : ENS Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3.5 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Ordinary Differential Equations Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 3 hours per week, 36 hours per year Institution : ENS Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3.5 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Databases Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 3.5 hours per week, 42 hours per year Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3.5 ECTS
Applied and specialization domains block
L3 21 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : Economics Duration : 30 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 60 hours per year Institution : Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 4 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : Health Track - Biology Duration : 30 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 60 hours per year Institution : Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 4 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : Society Track - Sociology Duration : 30 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 60 hours per year Institution : Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 4 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Data Analysis and Modeling in Sciences Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 4 hours per week, 48 hours per year Institution : ENS Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : First semester Title : Introduction to Public Health (Epidemiology) Duration : Not specified Course hours : Not specified Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 3 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Computational Analysis of Biological Data Duration : Not specified Course hours : Not specified Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Fairness in AI Duration : Not specified Course hours : Not specified Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Theoretical Computer Science Duration : Not specified Course hours : Not specified Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Symbolic AI Duration : Not specified Course hours : Not specified Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture + Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3 ECTS
Elective Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Biology Option Duration : Not specified Course hours : Not specified Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Tutorial / Lab Credits : 3 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : First semester Title : Quantitative Sociology Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 24 hours per year Institution : Institut Polytechnique de Paris (ENSAE) Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 2 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Introduction to Computational Social Sciences Duration : 12 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 24 hours per year Institution : Institut Polytechnique de Paris (ENSAE) Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 1 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Second semester Title : Data Ethics Duration : 6 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 12 hours per year Institution : Institut Polytechnique de Paris Credits : 1 ECTS
Transversal block
L3 18 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : Capstone Project Duration : 24 weeks Course hours : 6 hours per week, 144 hours per year Institution : HEC Paris Teaching method : Tutorial / Lab Credits : 12 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : English Duration : 30 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 60 hours per year Institution : Lycée International de Palaiseau Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Lecture Credits : 4 ECTS
Year : Bachelor 3 Period : Throughout the year Title : Arts & Culture / Sports / Second Foreign Language / French as a Foreign Language Duration : 24 weeks Course hours : 2 hours per week, 48 hours per year Institution : Université Paris-Saclay Teaching method : Sports, arts, second modern language or French as a foreign language Credits : 2 ECTS