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Master in Digital Humanities - Humanités numériques at ENS de Lyon

ENS de Lyon, France

Programme overview

A track preparing for managerial roles that require a technical and critical understanding of digital data and documents, combining the methods of the humanities and social sciences with statistics and computer science. It is taken as a double degree alongside a disciplinary master, though students who already hold a disciplinary master are accepted as principal enrolment.

Faculty: ENS de Lyon - Master mention: Humanités numériques  |  Duration: 2 years (Master 1 and Master 2, 120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; 70% French and 30% English  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

History and ecosystem of digital humanities, corpus building, computing and statistics, complementary courses and language courses of the disciplinary master, history and anthropology of the digital, and databases and the web.

Career pathways

New occupations linked to producing and exploiting digital data: managerial roles in the public or private sector, in research laboratories or institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master 1 entry requires a Licence (L3, 180 ECTS) or an equivalent foreign qualification; Master 2 entry requires a validated Master 1 (or 240 ECTS) or equivalent. 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. Master 1 applications are also made on the national Mon Master platform (17 February to 16 March 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: 2 years (Master 1 and Master 2, 120 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://monmaster.gouv.fr

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