Licence Professionnelle Chimie de synthèse – Synthèse organique fine à l'international at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

A one-year programme with 450 hours at the university, 150 hours of supervised project and 35 weeks in a company, taught 70% in French and 30% in English. It prepares for organic chemistry careers in research and development laboratories.

Faculty: Institut Universitaire de Technologie / Dépt. Chimie | Duration: 2 semesters (1 year) | Study mode: full-time; work-study (alternance) route; taught in French and English | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students learn to carry out bibliographic research, propose synthesis routes, run an organic synthesis project in the laboratory and in a pilot laboratory, and analyse and interpret analyses of organic compounds.

Career pathways

Graduates can work as chemists, organic-synthesis technicians or analyst chemists of organic compounds; in large companies they work alongside engineers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For students from first-cycle courses (BTS, DUT, L2) in science, chemistry and related industries, and professionals wishing to acquire new skills.

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: 2 semesters (1 year)

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

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