Master Microbiologie – Microbiologie moléculaire, pathogénie, écologie microbienne (M2) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

The M2 MMPEM is taught by researchers, lecturer-researchers and physicians in molecular, medical, veterinary and environmental microbiology. Main orientations include the study of interactions between micro-organisms and higher eukaryotes (animals and plants) and between micro-organisms and the environment.

Faculty: UFR Biosciences (Biologie, Biochimie) | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; work-study (alternance) route; taught in French | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students master the fundamentals of microbiology and the concepts of microbial ecology, and recent methodologies for studying micro-organisms.

Career pathways

The programme introduces research work in the public or private sector through laboratory research internships and logically leads to doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to holders of an M1 Microbiology from Lyon or any other M1 with a strong microbiology component, fifth-year INSA students, and health-sector students (physicians, among others).

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: 4 semesters (2 years)

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

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