Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers a range of programs, including master's and doctoral degrees, as well as diplomas and certificates.

Master's Programs

• Master’s degree in Civilizations, Cultures and Societies
• Master Asian Studies
• Master's degree in Art History and Archeology
• Master of Science in Religions and Societies
• Master of Life Sciences - M2
• Master BE
• Master in Integrative Biology and Pathophysiology

Doctoral Programs

The university offers a doctoral program, including a post-doctoral diploma.

Diplomas and Certificates

• Diploma from EPHE - Life and Earth Sciences
• Diploma from EPHE - Historical and philological sciences
• Diploma from EPHE - Religious sciences
• Diploma in Islamic Studies
• Diploma in Religions, Secularism, Societies

Research Areas

The university has various research areas, including:

• Research units
• Network search
  • TeamX+
  • Scientific interest groups
  • Laboratories of Excellence
  • Set up a research project
  • Graduate Programs
  • International Platform on Racism and Anti-Semitism (PIRA)
  • French mission of the Tanis excavations
• Teacher-researchers
• Doctoral school (ED 472)
  • Organization of the Doctoral School (ED 472)
  • Engage in doctoral research
  • Support a thesis
• Authorization to direct research
• Notice of defense
• Innovation
  • PSL Valorization & Innovation
  • PSL-Nugget
  • Student entrepreneurship
• Digital Humanities
• Open science
  • Open science at school
  • HAL-EPHE
  • Our Open Access publications
  • Our research notebooks
  • Digitized funds
  • Open science barometer
• European projects

International Relations

The university has international relations, including:

• International relations at EPHE-PSL
  • International strategy
  • European strategy
  • International agreements
• International Relations Department
• EPHE students - PSL
  • Prepare your international mobility
  • Map of destinations
  • International training and double degrees
  • Erasmus+: study and internship mobility
  • University exchange programs
  • Modern foreign language lessons
• International students
  • Prepare your arrival in France
  • Registration in an EPHE - PSL training course
  • Visiting students (free movers)
  • International training and double degrees
  • University exchange programs
  • French as a foreign language course
• EPHE teacher-researchers - PSL
  • Prepare your international mobility
  • Map of destinations
  • Scientific exchange programs
  • Erasmus+: teaching and training mobility
  • Propose an international partnership
  • Set up a cooperation project
• International teacher-researchers
  • Prepare your arrival in France
  • Scientific exchange programs
  • Visiting teacher-researchers (free movers)
  • Guest study directors

Resources and Knowledge

The university has various resources and knowledge, including:

• Archive
• Libraries
• Remarkable funds
• EPHE publications
• Digital resources

Conference Information

• Conference: History and sociology of secularism
• Date: From November 5, 2025, to June 3, 2026
• Time: Every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Location: MSH-Raspail
• Level: Master in Religious and Societal Sciences
• Code: MEMS1SR015
• Responsible: Philippe Portier
• Description:
  1. Policies of secularism in Europe (19th-21st centuries). Doctrinal principles, legal models, social mobilizations
  2. Republican thoughts (18th-21st centuries)