Licence Informatique – Bio-informatique at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

This is an interdisciplinary mention whose objective is to train students to establish a dialogue between Life Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science and then to implement adapted techniques. to analyze and interpret biological data and extract relevant information for the understanding and modeling of the processes involved. This training prepares students for jobs as technicians, engineers or researchers in Biomathematics, Biostatistics and/or Bioinformatics.

Faculty: Département - Composante d'Informatique | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; work-study (alternance) route; taught in French | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students learn algorithmics and programming paradigms (iterative, recursive, procedural, functional, object-oriented).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry into L1: Hold a French general baccalaureate (mathematics specialization strongly recommended, other scientific specializations in particular NSI also recommended) or from the European Union (for other foreign baccalaureates, there is a special procedure called Demande d'Admission Préliminaire, DAP).

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee (Licence) 2026/2027 for EU/EEA students and others not subject to differentiated fees. Excludes CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU/EEA students 2026/2027 (licence); exemptions possible. Excludes CVEC. Source

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.univ-lyon1.fr/

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