Master Arts - Parcours Création numérique at Aix-Marseille University

Programme overview

The Création numérique track is one of the four tracks of the Master Arts at Aix-Marseille University, joining artistic and technological practice with critical reflection on digital art. It is taught in the Turbulence building (building 14) on the Saint-Charles campus in Marseille, within the Département Arts and linked to the LESA laboratory.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Literature, Languages and Humanities (UFR ALLSH) | Department: Arts | Duration: 2 years (M1 and M2, 30 ECTS credits per semester) | Study mode: initial; French | Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

M1 and M2 alternate collective teaching (LESA seminars, applied languages in Spanish and English, art history and aesthetics seminars, plastic-practice and exhibition workshops, research methodology and dissertation groups) with individual work such as tutored projects and support for creation. Technical areas include digital image tools (photo, graphic design, video, animation) and interactive and real-time systems (real-time 3D, interactive installations, electronic interfaces, networked practices); placements in research and cultural structures complete the course.

Career pathways

Project design and direction, artist or artist's assistant, digital publishing, cultural mediation for digital and technological arts, graphic design, and research careers in digital creation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-specific (Master Arts, parcours Création numérique): admission is by online application on Mon Master. The file contains an ID document, a copy of the baccalauréat or equivalent, available Licence transcripts, a CV with a short motivation letter, and a portfolio of commented works; applicants are also asked, if possible, to rank three preferred research supervisors. Eligible qualifications: a Licence in Arts plastiques, histoire de l'art or informatique (Imagerie numérique or SRC); a diploma of the École Nationale de la Photographie d'Arles; DNSEP or DSAA. A teaching-staff committee reviews files. International applicants without a French degree follow the Campus France procedure (SCAC opinion, ECF interview, documents including TCF language proof).

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students (Master level); exemptions apply for French-government scholars, cooperation-agreement students, refugees and others listed on the page; 75% partial exemption possible within a quota Source

Duration: 2 years (M1 and M2, 30 ECTS credits per semester)

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