Study in France (in English, French) - ISEP Exchange
As an ISEP student, you can build your own program by choosing your courses from a variety of fields. Use the notes for course searching to help you find which courses are available.
A short distance from the Atlantic coast, Nantes is known as the Venice of the West due to its location on the river delta of the Loire, the Erdre, and the Sèvre. There is a very strong international presence in Nantes because of the many international students attracted by the University.
Students with an intermediate to advance French language proficiency can take a semester or full-year of regular university courses taught in French alongside local French students. The university benefits from the presence of advanced research facilities. It has specialized libraries of humanities and law, sciences and technology.
HOUSING AND MEALS
ISEP students live in a university residence hall and receive a meal stipend.
SCHOLARSHIP
This program qualifies for the ISEP French and German Language Annette Kade Fund Scholarship. The scholarship awards $500 - $1,500 USD to students who are from a U.S. institution and studying French or German language in Austria, France, Germany, Reunion Island, or Switzerland. Learn more here!
Course Description
The primary language of instruction at Nantes Université is French but there are many course offerings in English as well which can be identified in this brochure. Nantes specializes in fields of study such as languages, literature and humanities along with science and technology. Nantes Université is a major research center for the following Faculties: Health and Industry of the future, physical sciences and engineering, mathematics and computer science, and life and earth science.
Students are highly encouraged to in the French support classes for exchange students in the evenings (up to 4 ECTS). Students wanted to enroll in a French Language and Culture program should apply to that program with ISEP directly as it is not possible to take more than 4 ECTS of French as a foreign language in the Study in France program.
Campus Note:
Most students will enroll and reside at the campus within the city of Nantes, however, the university also offers courses at two other campuses in Saint-Nazaire and La Roche sur Yon. Students enrolling in courses outside Nante will also have housing closest to their chosen faculty.
Credits Earned
Students who complete the program in good standing can expect to earn 24-30 ECTS per semester which typically equates to 4-10 classes per semester. To determine how these credits convert at your home institution, please contact your home university coordinator.
If you use financial assistance, please speak with your home coordinator to understand your academic obligations and the requirements for using financial assistance.
For detailed instructions on how to search for all available courses, please click on the "other academic conditions" dropdown link below.
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COURSE SEARCH
1. Using this link, students must select a Faculty (Sélectionner une composante) and then a Department (Sélectionner une discipline)
2. Students can select “Toutes” for Faculty but will still need to select a department
3. Following the selection, students can view and filter course names, semester offered, language of instruction (English or French by way of a flag), Year, and ECTS credits
Some university courses are offered on a full-year basis only.
ISEP students should choose at least 70% of their courses from one faculty, except in the faculty of Sciences et Techniques, where students must take 100% of courses in this faculty. Students are asked to do this to avoid schedule conflicts.
Students in their 3rd or 4th year of a bachelor program may be eligible to take Graduate level courses in their faculty at Nantes (Called M1 level)
Fall Semester 1: first week of September – mid January
- Exam period: mid-December through mid-January
Students MUST Stay through the end of the exam period in January. It is not possible to arrange early exams.
Spring Semester 2: Mid-January – end of May
- Exam period: Month of May
PASSPORT: All students must have a valid passport to participate in this program. If you do not have a valid passport, we suggest you start the application process as soon as possible.
VISA/RESIDENCE PERMIT: Most students attending this program will be required to obtain a visa/residence permit. For more information on the process and estimated cost, please review the ISEP Country Handbook here.
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