Licence Professionnelle Métiers de l'industrie: métallurgie, mise en forme de matériaux et soudage – Fonderie at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

The licence trains technical managers responsible for methods, manufacturing and quality control in the design offices and/or production workshops of foundry companies. It is delivered as an apprenticeship, with an average rhythm of 4 weeks of training and 4 weeks in the company.

Faculty: Faculté des Sciences: Département de Chimie | Duration: 2 semesters (1 year) | Study mode: full-time; work-study (alternance) route; taught in French | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Future professionals need a broad range of technical and transversal skills, including designing and setting up manufacturing, carrying out tests and developing foundry tooling.

Career pathways

Further study at Master's level in materials-oriented mentions is possible, as well as, by competitive exam, specialised engineering schools such as ESFF.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students who have validated a second year of a Science and Technology licence or a DEUST, or hold a DUT (or BUT) in materials science and engineering, mechanical and production engineering or chemistry, among others.

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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