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Master Neurosciences – Fundamental and Clinical Neurosciences (M2) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

Programme overview

The MASTER 2 path Fundamental and Clinical Neurosciences (FCN) aims to promote the acquisition of neuroscientific skills and knowledge, including multi-levels approaches enabling to study both normal and pathological cerebral functions and their use in fundamental and clinical research.

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

What you will study

Master and know how to mobilize knowledge on the concepts, theories and methods used in the fundamental fields of neuroscience and combine the different scales of study of the discipline (molecular, cellular, integrative and cognitive levels).

Career pathways

The majority of students (around 75%) continue on to a PhD after the M2 FCN: in Lyon within the Neurosciences and Cognition (NSCo) PhD program, in PhD programs in France or abroad (Canada, USA, UK etc..), thanks to various sources of funding.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The Master 2 FCN is a second year (M2) specialization of the Master of "Neurosciences" delivered by UCB Lyon1. It is open to students from the first year of this Master's program and to any student who has completed the first year of a Master's program (M1) that includes courses in the field of neurosciences.

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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