Master’s degree
Diplôme d’État d’architecte (DEA) – grade de master
State Diploma of Architect (master-level, second cycle)
École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Étienne · École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Étienne · Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Official award
- Diplôme d’État d’architecte (DEA) conférant le grade de master
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus2 years (second cycle)
- Tuition
- €537per year, 2026-2027
About this program
Second-cycle architecture programme at ENSA Saint-Étienne; leads to the DEA conferring the master grade. Registration to practise in one’s own name additionally needs the HMONP.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Étienne
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- After the master-level DEA, a one-year complementary training (HMONP) is required for registration on the Ordre des architectes roll in order to take on project-management responsibility in one’s own name.Source
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
Verified in official recordMinistère de la Culture / ministère chargé de l’Enseignement supérieurDegree-awarding authorityFull statusFR
Scope: ENSA first-cycle (licence) and second-cycle (master) architecture degrees, as stated for all ENSA on the Ministry page
Verified in official recordMinistère de la Culture (tutelle des ENSA)Institutional recognitionFull statusFR
Scope: Public administrative establishment under the Ministry of Culture; listed among the ENSA on the Ministry page
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 2 years (second cycle)
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- ENSA Saint-Étienne (Saint-Étienne)Site web, Réseaux sociaux, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Adresse, 1, rue Buisson, 42003 Saint-Étienne
Teaching language
- Taught in
- French
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- The school's admission pages require French-language certification (TCF / DELF / DALF) from applicants who are not exempt; no English-taught degree is identified from the pages read.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual enrolment (droits d’inscription / de scolarité)Tuition · mandatory | €537per year, 2026-2027 | same fees for foreign and French candidates (page statement) | 19 October 2026Source |
Calculated tuition total: €1,074 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026-2027 x 2 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes studio, materials, printing, software and other charges.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)