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Master 1 - Life Sciences and Earth and Universe Sciences (SV-STU) at ENS de Lyon

ENS de Lyon, France

Programme overview

The M1 SV-STU year offers bi-disciplinary training in biology and earth sciences through a wide choice of optional courses from the Biosciences and Earth, Planets and Environment tracks, to build a research path at the interface or to prepare the SV-STU agrégation.

Faculty: ENS de Lyon - Master mention: Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes, Environnement  |  Duration: 1 year (Master 1, 60 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; 100% French in Biology; some courses in English in Earth Sciences  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

A modern language, science and society and 24 ECTS of optional courses in biology and/or earth sciences in semester 1; scientific communication, an internship and 15 ECTS of optional courses in semester 2.

Career pathways

Research and secondary and higher-education teaching in France and abroad, and senior posts in public administration and companies. Progression to M2 Biosciences, Biosciences and Complex Systems Modelling, FEADéP SV-STU or Earth, Planets and Environment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Requires a Licence (L3, 180 ECTS) or an equivalent foreign qualification. Applications on file through the CADENS web application (ID, CV, motivation letter, higher-education transcripts, two recommendation letters; further documents may be requested by discipline), decided by the ENS de Lyon admissions committee; Master 2 applications ran 5 May to 9 June 2026 for 2026/2027. International applicants can apply with an Ampère excellence scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month for 12 months.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). Rate for French, EU/EEA, Monaco, Andorra, Quebec and Swiss nationals, long-term residents, refugees and others listed by the school. Annual national registration fee for the master, 2026/2027; CVEC not included. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Rate for international students not covered by the lower rate. Annual national registration fee for the master, 2026/2027; CVEC not included. Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year (Master 1, 60 ECTS)

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