Master Neurosciences – Computational Neurosciences (M2) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

Details on the Master CNS PDF, ici Website with additional details : https://masterneuro.univ-lyon1.fr/m2-cns/ The Master M2 CNS program exposes students with state-ot-the-art skills and approaches to model cognitive processes and neural mechanisms, hence both behaviour and neurophysiological observations. The program covers cutting-edge methods for empirical hypothesis testing, that is analysing and interpreting experimental data.

Faculty: UFR Biosciences (Biologie, Biochimie) | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Comprehensive Knowledge of Computational Neuroscience : Master concepts, theories, and methods in computational neuroscience across multiple scales of description, including molecular, cellular, integrated systems, and behavioral levels.

Career pathways

This course offers students career prospects in the field of academic research by continuing to doctoral school, : in Lyon within the Neuroscience and Cognition doctoral school (NSCo), in other doctoral schools in France or abroad (Canada, USA, UK etc.), thanks to various sources of funding.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master 2 CNS is a second-year (M2) course in the “Neurosciences” Master's degree awarded by UCB Lyon1. It is open to students who have successfully completed the first year of this Master's program, and to all students holding a first-year Master's degree (M1) including courses in neuroscience but also engineering, mathematics/physics/computer…

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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