Licence Sciences de la vie et de la Terre – Sciences de la vie, de la Terre et de l'univers at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

The SVTU pathway of the Licence in Life and Earth Sciences is aimed mainly at students who want to become secondary-school teachers, since the CAPES/CAFEP SVT competitive exam is taken at L3 level. Its teaching covers the whole CAPES/CAFEP SVT syllabus through a generalist, multi-disciplinary programme.

Faculty: UFR Biosciences (Biologie, Biochimie) | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students gain scientific knowledge across all areas of the life and earth sciences, in both theory and practice, with practical work in every course unit.

Career pathways

Students aiming to become primary-school teachers continue to the Master's in teaching, education and training (first degree); those aiming to teach SVT continue towards the secondary-teaching Master's.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Intended for students who want to become secondary-school teachers of life and earth sciences (collège/lycée) and who want a generalist overview of the discipline.

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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