Degree Master's Degree — Bac+5
Entry Level High School Diploma to Bac+4
Format Full-time & Work-study
Languages French & English
Campuses Paris-Villejuif
Intakes September & January
Degree awarded: Grade de Master
Degree Awarded
Grade de Master
 
Eduniversal 5 Palmes of ExcellenceEduniversal 2026 #1 AI & Data Science
Ranked #1 in AI & Data Science in France
2024 2025 2026
  • Degree Awarded:
    Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
    Entry Level:
    Final year of high school, 1 year of higher education, 2 years of higher education, 3 years of higher education, 4 years of higher education
    Format:
    Initial training
    Language:
    English & French
    Location:
    Paris Villejuif Campus
  • Classé #1 en IA & Data Science en France

A five-year course following the BAC, with the last two years spent on a work-study programme – Taught in French and English

Level
input

A-level*One year of higher education*Two years’ higher education*3 years’ higher education*

Itinerary

Year 1Year 1Year 1Year 1
Year 2Year 2Year 2Year 2
Year 3Year 3Year 3Year 3
Year 4 (work-study programme)Year 4 Year 4 Year 4
Year 5 (work-study programme)Year 5 (work-study programme)Year 5 (work-study programme)*Year 5 (work-study programme)
*Click here to check whether you are eligible for a work-study programme.

Course programme

60 ECTS credits per year

Boarding for Aivancity

Preparing and growing
A personalised course, 100% online, accessible as soon as your enrolment is confirmed
Opening hours 60 hours
An Introduction to AI
  • The Fundamentals of AI
  • The fundamentals of the IoT
General IT
  • Working with computers
  • The Essentials of Excel
Introduction to Programming
  • The Fundamentals of Programming: Algorithms
  • Discover Python 3
  • The basics of programming: code efficiency
Maths & Statistics
  • The Fundamentals of Statistics
  • Learning Everyday Maths
Languages and cultures
  • French grammar and spelling
  • Avoiding the main pitfalls of the French language
  • Communicating Across Cultures
Soft Skills
  • Taking responsibility
  • How to deliver a successful presentation and captivate your audience
  • Having self-confidence
  • Knowing how to manage your time
  • Gender diversity and women’s careers
Year 1
Data processing


500 hours of teaching + 120 hours of clinical practice in AI 620H
Computer Science
  • Operating System Management
  • An Introduction to Databases
  • Data analysis using Excel
AI technology & programming
  • Data acquisition, storage and analysis
  • Data pre-processing and visualisation
  • Algorithms and Programming in Python
  • Machine Learning: use cases and applications
Maths & Statistics for AI
  • Statistical analysis of the data
  • Mathematics of AI
Business management
  • Business and Market Economics
  • The company’s legal environment
  • An Introduction to Business Information Systems
AI, Ethics & Society
  • Engineering Ethics
  • AI law
  • AI Ethics
Languages and cultures
  • English
  • Project Voltaire
Projects & personal development
  • AI Clinic
  • Career coaching
  • 2- to 3-month work placement
Aivancity experience
  • Community, artistic and sporting activities
  • Series of lectures
Year 2
Data modelling
500 hours of teaching + 120 hours of clinical practice in AI 620H
Computer Science
  • Servers and computer networks
  • Information Systems Architecture
AI tech & programming
  • Machine Learning
  • Advanced Programming with Python
  • Data visualisation with R
Maths & Statistics for AI
  • Mathematical models of learning
  • Optimisation subject to constraints
Business management
  • Marketing
  • Accounting and financial information
  • AI Development Project Management
AI, Ethics & Society
  • AI Ethics
  • Ethics by design
  • Regulation of technologies
Languages and cultures
  • English
  • Project Voltaire
Projects & personal development
  • AI Clinic
  • Career coaching
  • 3- to 4-month work placement
Aivancity experience
  • Community, artistic and sporting activities
  • Series of lectures
  • Citizen’s mission
Year 3
Development of Artificial Intelligence
550 hours of teaching + 120 hours of clinical practice in AI 670H
Computer Science
  • Cloud computing
  • Information and data security
  • Data Wrangling
AI technology & programming
  • Practical Machine Learning
  • Coding for AI and Data Science
  • DevOps for artificial intelligence
Mathematics and statistics for AI
  • The Mathematics of Deep Learning
  • Time-Series Analysis
Business management
  • Cost analysis and budgeting
  • Business Game
  • HR management & collective intelligence
AI, Ethics & Society
  • Data Governance
  • Compliance and Responsible AI
  • The ethics of algorithms
Languages and Cultures
  • English
  • Working in an international environment
Projects & personal development
  • AI Clinic
  • Career coaching
  • 3- to 4-month work placement
  • Study trip or academic exchange
Aivancity experience
  • Community, artistic and sporting activities
  • Series of lectures
  • Citizens’ Mission
  • International study trip
Graduates may complete the programme at the equivalent of a three-year higher education qualification upon obtaining the Level 6 professional certification ‘Artificial Intelligence Developer’, awarded by aivancity and registered with the RNCP under number 38603 (9 February 2024).
It is possible to obtain this certification in modules: for more information, please do not hesitate to contact us contact.
Year 4
Explore in greater depth and develop
520 hours of teaching + 120 hours of clinical practice in AI 640H
Practical Deep Learning
  • Machine Learning Business Projects
  • Deep learning: methods and applications
  • Natural language processing
  • Advanced data analysis and visualisation
Deployed AI
  • Big Data in practice
  • Deep learning: computer vision
  • Deployment and maintenance of AI models
Business management
  • Management of digital systems
  • Supply chain management, smart operations
  • Business strategy and digital transformation
  • AI & Data Science for Marketing
AI, Ethics & Society
  • Data anonymisation
  • Fair ML
  • Robustness
  • XAI: Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Languages and cultures
  • TOEIC preparation or French as a Foreign Language
Projects & personal development
  • AI Project Management
  • AI Clinic
  • Career coaching
  • 3- to 4-month work placement or work-study scheme
  • Study Trip: UC Berkeley
Aivancity experience
  • Community, artistic and sporting activities
  • Series of lectures
  • Citizens’ mission
Year 5
Having a strategic vision and specialising
Apprenticeship: 350 hours of teaching, plus 60 hours of clinical practice in AI 410H
Develop a responsible and strategic vision for AI
  • Generative AI
  • Cyber security and artificial intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence of Things
  • Developments in AI law: practical examples
  • Green Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence and Human-Machine Interface
  • Change management
  • Data-driven business models
  • The Future of Artificial Intelligence
  • Structuring and managing an AI project
Applications of AI in various sectors
  • AI-powered Customer Relationship Management
  • Industrial AI
  • AI in Agriculture
  • AI for Health
  • AI in Finance
  • AI for Marketing
Projects & personal development
  • Responsible leadership and management
  • AI Clinic
  • Career coaching
  • Work-study placement report
  • Project or Final Year Dissertation
  • 12-month apprenticeship or work-based training placement