Entry requirements

L3: French and EU students: submit application via the Université Gustave Eiffel eCandidat application. Students from outside the EU: Campus France according to country of origin.

Benefits of the program

After a multi-disciplinary first year (geography, history, sociology) and gradual specialisation from the second year, the L3 History Education pathway provides general training in history and skill sets to prepare students fully for a career in teaching. Students planning to take the primary teacher recruitment examination (CRPE) are offered a pre-professional training course and teaching methodology courses in history and geography as well as courses in mathematics and French. Students planning to take the CAPES (secondary school teaching certificate) are offered a pre-professional training course and courses in historiography, epistemology and history of education, as well as training for the oral part of the competitive examination.

Acquired skills

The History Licence equips students with both general knowledge in the subject area as well as skills which are valued in a large number of industry sectors. Students develop their analytical and critical skills as regards documents and discussions. Emphasis is placed on developing their written and verbal communication skills and on using tools effectively. Graduates of this training programme are proficient in a wide range of expertise: - knowledge on historical issues from Antiquity to the present day, from a political, social, economic or religious point of view; - concrete and rigorous methods in individual work (documentary research and source-based investigations); - an introduction to career plans; - knowledge of historical issues; - expertise in terms of data analysis and summary communication.

International

Under Erasmus+ partnerships, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, the University of Granada, the “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, the University of Padova, the University of Aveiro, the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”University, the University of Bucharest, the National Technical University of Athens and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague are key partners.

Furthermore, bilateral cooperation enables us to offer training programs further afield, with the Higher University of San Simón in Bolivia, the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) in Brazil, the Cégep de Sainte-Foy in Canada, the University of Québec at Chicoutimi in Canada, the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (IMUST) in China, the Externado University of Colombia in Colombia, the National University of Colombia in Colombia, the Chonbuk National University, the Dong-Eui University and the Ewha Womans University in South Korea, the University of Costa Rica in Costa Rica, Xavier University in the United States, Rikkyo University in Japan, CETYS University in Mexico, National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico, Ricardo Palma University in Peru, National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, National Tsing Hua University in Taïwan and the Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela.

Capacities

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Your future career

According to the survey conducted by the OFIPE, 85% of students continue their studies after the Licence. 81% of those who enrolled on a Master's degree course obtained a two-year postgraduate qualification. Students on this pathway go on to do the Master's in Careers in Teaching, Education and Training for primary or secondary schools in order to prepare for the competitive examination for primary, middle school or secondary school teachers. It is also possible to choose another Master's degree, such as those offered at Université Gustave Eiffel.

Professional integration

The university is a founding member of PEPITE 3EF. The purpose of this scheme is to promote entrepreneurship among students and enable those with an entrepreneurial project to reconcile their project and their studies. Université Gustave Eiffel has an entrepreneurship adviser, whose mission is to meet students, support them and offer them the many services we provide: project maturation workshops, entrepreneurial speed dating, D2E (entrepreneurship setup degree), advice from professional partners, etc.

Study objectives

After a multi-disciplinary first year (geography, history, sociology) and gradual specialisation from the second year, the L3 History Education pathway provides general training in history and skill sets to prepare students fully for a career in teaching. Students planning to take the primary teacher recruitment examination (CRPE) are offered a pre-professional training course and teaching methodology courses in history and geography as well as courses in mathematics and French. Students planning to take the CAPES (secondary school teaching certificate) are offered a pre-professional training course and courses in historiography, epistemology and history of education, as well as training for the oral part of the competitive examination.

Major thematics of study

History

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Work placement in S6

Options

All information is available on the Social Science Training and Research Unit website, at shs.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr