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Updated on: 10/06/2026

At university, studies are organized according to the “LMD” (Licence-Master-Doctorat) system:

  • the bachelor’s degree is equivalent to a bac +3
  • Master’s degree at bac +5
  • doctorate at bac +8

Course offer

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To obtain a diploma, you must validate your teaching units at the end of each semester to accumulate “ECTS” credits:

  • One semester of courses equals 30 credits.
  • One credit corresponds to around ten hours of lessons.

ECTS stands for European Credits Transfer System, a European credit transfer and accumulation system developed by the European Union to make it easier to read and compare study programs in different European countries, and to encourage study abroad.

The degrees offered are divided into different “faculties”, known as “components” or “UFR” (Unités de Formation et de Recherche). The University of Le Havre Normandie has 5 components:

  • The Faculty of International Affairs.
  • UFR des Sciences et techniques.
  • UFR Humanités et Sociétés.
  • University Institute of Technology (BUT – Bachelor of Technology – and professional licenses)
  • Institut Supérieur d’Études Logistiques (ISEL), an engineering school specializing in logistics and mechanical engineering.

Enrolling in a Bachelor’s degree

Would you like to be admitted to a first-cycle programme (Bachelor’s degree, BUT)? Le Havre Normandie University offers a wide choice of Bachelor’s degrees and BUT programmes. To discover them, visit our section on the course offer, and browse the degree pages using the criteria available to you: fields of study, faculties and institutes, study level and type of degree, keywords.

Enrolling in a higher-level programme (Master’s and PhD)

Do you already hold a Bachelor’s degree and wish to join Le Havre Normandie University to prepare for a higher-level programme? You can join a Master 1 (M1), Master 2 (M2) or PhD programme if you hold a Master’s degree.

  • For M1 programmes, applications are assessed by a selection committee that meets in June.
  • For M2 programmes and PhD candidates, the course coordinator or the director of the research laboratory (for PhD candidates) selects students based on their application file. Make an appointment with them to present your research project in person or, if you cannot travel, write them a letter. To obtain their name and the list of courses, please contact the EOI, the university’s Espace Orientation Insertion.

To find out about the Master’s degree offer at this university, visit our section on the course offer, and browse the degree pages using the criteria available to you: fields of study, faculties and institutes, study level and type of degree, keywords.

To find out about the research specialisms and scientific laboratories of Le Havre Normandie University, visit the Research section.

Guidance resources

After the baccalaureate, you can choose :

  • Preparatory engineering course
  • Licenses
  • GOAL
  • FROM

After a bac +2, you can choose :

  • Engineering degree
  • Professional licenses
  • Licenses

After a bachelor’s degree, you can choose :

Diplomas (initial training or sandwich courses) :

  • Engineering degree
  • Masters
  • Professional licenses
  • Other diplomas

University degrees:

  • DUPRES
  • DUPRESHE
  • DU Languages
  • DU Continuing Education
  • Other DU

If you don’t have a baccalaureate, the university offers you the possibility of preparing equivalences:

  • DAEU A “BAC equivalent, literary or scientific” (SFC)
    This is prepared either in-class at the university or by distance learning with the CNED and the PEGASUS DAEU consortium.