Paris Descartes University (also known as University of Paris 5) is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious universities for medical sciences, social sciences, and research in psychology. It is also one of the main French research universities, with a strong focus on medical sciences, social sciences, mathematics and law.
The university focuses on innovation and modern approach to social sciences. It provides the new dual master’s degree (‘Economics and Psychology’ and ‘Cogmaster’) in partnership with other important institutions. The University Paris Descartes also supports teaching and research in humanities and social sciences grounded on fieldwork, participant observation and ethnography. The school for humanities and social sciences includes six research centres in anthropology, sociology, philosophy and linguistics.