CPES – Data Science, Arts and Cultures

Program Overview

The CPES – Data Science, Arts and Cultures is a selective, three-year multidisciplinary undergraduate program offered by Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) University in partnership with Lycée Louis-Le-Grand. The program combines data science, quantitative sciences, humanities, and cultural studies to prepare students to describe, understand, and analyze cultural productions using modern data science methods. It explores the relationship between cultural data and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and big data.

Curriculum and Specializations

The first year takes place at Lycée Louis-Le-Grand in Paris and focuses on an interdisciplinary core curriculum combining data science, humanities, and art history. During the second year, students select a double major from three options: Data Science and Cultural Science, Data Science and Environment: Economics and Social Sciences (major in English), or Data Science and History. In the third year, students choose a specialization in Data Science and Cultural Science, History, or Computer Science. Students may also access certain majors and specializations from other PSL undergraduate tracks, subject to prerequisite requirements.

The program combines demanding mathematics and programming courses with humanities education, project-based learning, research internships, and small-group instruction. Its curriculum promotes cultural diversity and explores cultural productions across different regions, historical periods, and contemporary formats. The program is designed for curious, creative, and critical students from France and abroad who are interested in interdisciplinary academic study.

Degree and Academic Recognition

Upon successful completion of the three-year program, students receive an official bachelor’s degree accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. This qualification allows graduates to pursue master’s studies in France and internationally.