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Studying at the FSS as part of an exchange program

Would you like to come and study at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Aix-Marseille University for a semester or an academic year as part of an exchange programme (ERASMUS, CIVIS, BCI, etc.)? We would be delighted to assist you with the application process and welcome you to Marseille.

Before you start planning your mobility for studies, please contact the international mobility officer at your home university to check whether there is an agreement between our two universities, as well as the application deadlines.

Once you have started your study mobility programme, you will attend all your classes at Aix-Marseille University, but you will pay the tuition fees to your home university. The study agreement drawn up prior to your mobility will ensure the transfer of credits earned so that your degree can be validated.

At present, the vast majority of our courses are taught in French. Therefore, to ensure your success, you must have a B1 level of French. Non-French speakers will be required to provide proof of their language level or evidence of attendance at French language courses. French language courses will also be offered by the Aix-Marseille University Language Centre.

Below you will find the course outlines for the Faculty of Sports Science’s programmes that are open to international students. We welcome you from the second year of your bachelor’s degree onwards.

Fact sheet for student exchange programs
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Points of caution before making your course choice

When making your choice, please take the following points into account:

  1. Start by choosing your level of study: Bachelor's (undergraduate) or Master's.
  2. To display the curricula by study semester and major (specialization), click on the red plus sign (+).
  3. It is mandatory to select all courses from a single curriculum corresponding to one semester of a specific programme (e.g., undergraduate level, Sport Management – MS/S5).
  4. The odd semesters (S3, S5, S7, S9) correspond to the winter semesters (winter term) and the even semesters (S4, S6, S8) to the spring semesters (spring term).
  5. An explanation is provided for you in each template to guide course selection. Please take it into consideration.
  6. If necessary, a more detailed description of the course content can be provided to you upon simple request addressed to the RI coordinator for incoming mobility.
  7. It is preferable to consult the educational advisor of your faculty for a pre-approval of your choice.
  8. It is possible that prerequisites may be required for certain courses. Feedback will be provided to you on this matter, taking your background into account once you have made your first choice.
  9. In addition to the courses offered at the FSS, you have the option to enroll in a French course provided by the University French as a Foreign Language Service of Aix-Marseille University. This course carries 4 ECTS credits if it is included in your study agreement (FLE code). Since places are limited, promptly indicate your desire to enroll in this course.

For any additional information, please contact Rita SLEIMEN-MALKOUN, RI referent for incoming mobility.

The Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities (STAPS) degrees at the Marseille FSS aim to provide access to a multidisciplinary scientific culture and professional skills in the major STAPS training sectors: research and development in the Sciences of Human Movement and Sport, management of sport and sports structures, education, training and intervention in physical and sports activities as well as in adapted physical activities and health.

 

The Master's degree in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities (STAPS) at the Marseille FSS offers a coherent and complementary set of training courses based on research teams that are complementary in terms of discipline in the fields of Life Sciences, Health Sciences and Cognitive Sciences, Physical Sciences for Engineering, Information and Communication Sciences and Human Sciences. The fundamental knowledge that serves as a support for the different courses finds applications in the field of physical activity in general, whether it be work, sport and leisure, or health and personal autonomy, with the specificities linked to age as a transversal factor.

The following sports are taught at the FSS with a limited number of places: athletics, badminton, dance, basketball, climbing, handball, soccer, sports gymnastics, judo, swimming, windsurfing, savate boxing, tennis, rugby, sailing, volleyball.