Master Archives - Technologies numériques appliquées à l'histoire (TNAH) at École nationale des chartes – PSL

Programme overview

The TNAH master, awarded by Université PSL, is the digital-technologies pathway of the Archives mention. It is built around processing historical sources (objects, texts, images) with digital technologies for history and heritage, and is affiliated with the Translitteræ graduate programme. Intake is 15 places in M1 and 20 in M2.

Faculty: Master Archives (PSL) | Duration: 2 years (4 semesters; M1 and M2) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French; M2 also open to apprenticeship | Intake: September | Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

M1 has a common core on sources, archives and books and media, taken with archiviste paléographe courses, plus a personalised project with a mini-dissertation and a placement of at least one month. M2 semester 1 covers the digital document life cycle (EAD, OAIS, SEDA, IIIF), digital scholarly editing (TEI, LaTeX, XSLT), data processing (SQL, SPARQL, data visualisation), IT fundamentals, programming and web development (Python, Flask) and applied English, followed by a placement with a technical deliverable and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Prepares students for doctoral study with a strong digital methodology, and for public or private sector jobs that use IT to process and promote primary documents.

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Application information

Entry requirements

M1: a licence in Law, Humanities, History, Art History and Archaeology, Literature or Social Sciences (or equivalent) with the agreement of the admissions committee and after an interview; M2: an M1 from the École or another institution, with committee agreement. Applicants need general history or literature knowledge and a strong interest in digital tools. M1 file: motivation letter, CV in French, diplomas and transcripts (S1-S6) and a 1-2 page digital project. Apply via Mon Master (17 February-16 March 2026) for M1 and the PSL application platform for M2; interviews in May and results on 3 June 2026. Non-EEA applicants from Études en France countries apply through the PSL platform.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year. Registration fee for initial training (formation initiale); CVEC student contribution of EUR 105 is separate and not included. Applies to EU/EEA and other students at the standard rate; continuing-education status costs EUR 3,000 (M1) and EUR 5,000 (M2). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year. Increased registration fee for non-resident students from outside the European area since 2025-26 (exemptions for refugees, partnership exchanges and French government scholarship holders); CVEC not included. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters; M1 and M2)

Apply through the official page: https://www.trouvermonmaster.gouv.fr/

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