Master Comics: Publishing, Theory and Criticism at Université Bordeaux Montaigne

Programme overview

Unique French programme combining publishing training and research on comics, run with the IUT Bordeaux Montaigne book trades unit. It is a 2-year, 120 ECTS master run by UFR Langues et Civilisations.

Faculty: UFR Langues et Civilisations | Department: Métiers du livre et de l'édition | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Location: Pessac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

What you will study

Publishing, comics theory and criticism.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in copy-editing and proofreading in publishing and press, cultural heritage management, information and documentation management, primary school teaching and secondary school teaching.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply for M1 via the national Mon Master platform, after checking the published expectations and calendar. Capacity: 25 places. Recommended licences: licence Arts,lettres, lettres langues, LLCER; licence Information communication; licence Histoire. Other qualifications accepted: a licence in another mention, a French state-certified level 6 diploma or a foreign diploma of at least bac+3 (validation of studies required for non-state diplomas).

EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for the Master national diploma in 2026/2027 (full rate, first registration; 0 EUR for students on social-criteria grants). Partial exemption from differentiated fees is maintained for non-EU students for 2026-2027. CVEC and anci Source

Duration: 2 years

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

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