FAQ

How much does a year in France cost ?

The average monthly cost is 615€. Dijon is a middle sized city with affordable infrastructures. A room on the campus (in CROUS residences) costs 150€ to 250€/month.

More information here.

Can I receive a scholarship ?

Fellowship grants from Programme Investissement d’Avenir will be awarded each year to high quality foreign students.

As a foreign student, there is no application to launch to receive a grant. Once accepted in our programme at the beginning of summer, your application will automatically be reviewed by the master’s teaching team and an answer is given throughout summer.

How much does the programme cost ?

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition fees were :

  • 243€ for the university
  • 92€ for the CVEC (Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus)

Or a total of 335€ – possibility to be exempted for French students who receive an allowance (“étudiants boursiers”).

 

What career prospects does the BEWM master offer?

Graduate students from the BEWM master pursue a career in a variety of different sectors:

  • teaching (20%)
  • academic research (PhD candidates, technicians…) (33%)
  • operating officers in GOs and NGOs (20%)
  • others (26%)

What level of English is required to attend the BEWM master?

Please note that 90% of courses are taught in English in the first year, 100% in the second year.

If you are from an English speaking country, you won’t need a language diploma to prove your English level.
If you are from a non-English speaking country but got your BSc in an English speaking country (or your BSc was taught in English), you won’t need a diploma either.
If you are not in one of these situations, we would prefer a diploma to assess your English. Nevertheless, we don’t require a paying language certificate such as TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS. We want to make sure you will be comfortable in the language to follow our classes and be successful. A B2 level in English is highly recommended to attend the BEWM master. In any case, if we are interested in your application, we will plan a Skype interview and we will therefore be able to see your English level.

What academic background is required to attend the BEWM master?

The required background for admission in the first year corresponds to a bachelor level in ecology, evolutionary biology or population biology as a general manner.

Direct entrance at the second year of the master level is possible for applicants with five years of previous studies.

In more details, applicants need to master the fundamental concepts from evolutionary biology, basic ecology concepts, have some notions of quantitative and population genetics, basic notions of animal behaviour (behavioural ecology), and a fair level of biostatistics (descriptive and analytical statistics).

Please note the specificity of a master’s programme in France : about 25 hours of teaching (lectures, tutorials and practicals) per week + 20 hours of personal work

What level of French is required to attend the BEWM master?

We would generally advise applicants to have a A2/B1 level to be comfortable following the course taught in French. Please note though that only one class is taught in French in the first year, and every course is in English in the second year. No diploma assessing your level in French is necessary.

I have graduated in a foreign country. Can I apply for the master BEWM?

Yes, there is no restriction regarding the nationality of students or the country where they did their undergraduate studies. Note, however, that you will be asked to provide evidence that you have acquired the required skills in ecology and evolution during your undergraduate studies (see What academic background is required to attend the BEWM master?)

I am a foreign student, how do I apply for the master BEWM?

Applications for the academic year 2021-2022 for international students will be open from January 25 to June 21, 2021 via the platform e-candidat..

Applications for French students (or international students holding a French Bsc) will be open from 26 April to 17 May 2021 via the platform e-candidat.

For more information, please check the tab “Application”, as well as the UBFC website here.

 

How and when do I find my master’s internship?

Internships last from 2 months (in France) to 3 months (abroad) in the first year of master, and 4 months (in France) to 6 months (abroad) in the second year.

Internships can be chosen from those communicated by the master’s teaching team every year. You also have the possibility to find a supervisor and an internship by yourself in any laboratory, although the whole project has to be validated by the master’s teaching team.

In any case, internships have to be found and validated by mid-January in the first year, and by the end of September in the second year.

Please note that internships are open to BEWM master’s students only.