Master Microbiologie (M1) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

The Microbiology Master's has a first year common to the whole cohort, training students in current issues in both fundamental and applied microbiology; in the second semester students choose three course units from a panel of 8 options to specialise.

Faculty: UFR Biosciences (Biologie, Biochimie) | Duration: 2 semesters (1 year) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students acquire proven knowledge of microbiology, microbial ecology (or ecology), molecular biology, genetics and biochemistry, and experimental skills in microbiology.

Career pathways

The M1 leads to 4 different M2 pathways, two taught entirely in English, including MMPEM (Molecular Microbiology, Pathogenesis, Microbial Ecology) and MAABE (Microbiology Applied to Food, Biomedicine and Environment).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students who validated a Life Sciences or Life and Earth Sciences licence in Microbiology, Genetics and Cell Biology, Biodiversity Sciences or Biochemistry pathways, or any other pathway including sufficient microbiology units.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee (Master) 2026/2027 for EU/EEA students and others not subject to differentiated fees. Excludes CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU/EEA students 2026/2027 (master); exemptions possible. Excludes CVEC. Source

Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)

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

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