Engineering
DIE du CHELS - Grandes Transitions : Mesurer et Comprendre pour Agir
ENS de Lyon, France
- Degree
- Postgraduate
- Next intake
- September 2025 onwards (annual)
Engineering
The STPE master offers a wide choice of options for a personalised path in the study of the Earth and planets, analysis of the Earth's surface and lithosphere, and palaeontology or palaeo-environments.
Faculty: ENS de Lyon - Master mention: Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes, Environnement | Duration: 2 years (Master 1 and Master 2, 120 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time; 100% French or 100% English depending on the students present | Intake: September 2026 | Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Module choices of 30 ECTS per semester in semesters 1 and 2, with the option of a semester outside ENS de Lyon on exchange.
More than 90% of graduates go on to a PhD; other roles are in R&D in geoscience companies (for example energy), research, secondary and higher-education teaching in France and abroad, and senior posts in public administration and companies.
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. 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://www.ens-lyon.fr/formation/admission/procedures-dadmission/candidature-pour-une-formation-en-master-oriente
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
Engineering
ENS de Lyon, France
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