Diplôme de l'ENS de Lyon (Normalien degree) at ENS de Lyon

The four-year ENS de Lyon diploma trains normaliens through research and combines a master oriented towards research with an additional year of specific pathway, multidisciplinarity and an international experience of three months. It is open to the sciences (exact and experimental) and to letters, social sciences and humanities including the arts.

Faculty: ENS de Lyon  |  Duration: 4 years (240 ECTS; validation can be reduced to 3 years for entrants into year 2 or M1)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French and English depending on the department  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Three years of training by research (L3 reinforced in research or pre-master, M1 and M2) and one specific pathway year (long research project, FEADéP year, high civil service project or complementary training), plus school-specific units: Interfaces days, ecological and social transitions, multidisciplinarity, digital skills for research, international experience and the Cambridge Advanced (C1) English certificate.

Career pathways

Leads to research and teaching careers, but also to public administration and business.

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