University of Western Brittany, Brest
Founded 1970 under the 1968 law reforming higher education as one of two Universities replacing the former Université de Rennes, established in 1461 as University of Nantes with Colleges and Faculties in Nantes and Rennes, suppressed by the Revolution, reconstituted 1896. A State Institution enjoying academic and financial autonomy, operating under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Education and financed by the State.
Funding:
Public
Grades 6
Languages 1
Divisions 28
- Architecture InstituteFields of study: Architecture and Planning
- Art and Culture Professions Institute
- Arts and Humanities UnitFields of study: Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Ethnology, Geography, Gerontology, History, Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Sciences, Tourism
- Business Administration Institute
- Computer Engineering InstituteFields of study: Computer Engineering
- Dentistry UnitFields of study: Dentistry
- Euro Actuarial Studies InstituteFields of study: Actuarial Science
- Food Enginerring School
- Food Industries InstituteFields of study: Food Science
- Health, Information-Communication, Mathematics, Matter Graduate School
- Human and Social Sciences Graduate SchoolFields of study: Celtic Languages and Studies, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Education, Ethics, Psychology, Sociology
- Languages, Literature and Societies Graduate School
- Law, Economics and Management Unit
- Marine Studies Graduate SchoolFields of study: Marine Science and Oceanography
- Marine Studies InstituteFields of study: Marine Science and Oceanography
- Mathematics Education Research DivisionFields of study: Mathematics Education
- Mechanical and Production Engineering Institute
- Medicine and Health Sciences Unit
- Midwifery SchoolFields of study: Midwifery
- Physical Education and Sports Unit
- Physical Therapy Institute
- Preparatory Administrative Studies InstituteFields of study: Administration
- Rural Food Science and Production Sciences Research DivisionFields of study: Food Science
- Science and Technology UnitFields of study: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Natural Sciences, Physics, Technology, Town Planning
- Social sciences Graduate SchoolFields of study: Social Sciences
- Teacher Training School
- Technology Institute
- Telecommunications and Networks Institute
Admission details
- Academic year: October to June (October-December, January-March, April-June)
- Requirements: Secondary school certificate (baccalauréat) or equivalent, or special entrance examination
- Students allowance: Co-ed