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Master Histoire, civilisations, patrimoine – Parcours Métiers du patrimoine et ingénierie culturelle at Université de Tours

Université de Tours, France

Programme overview

Two-year Master at the CESR training managers with a critical culture of historical and heritage knowledge and command of IT tools for acquiring and processing digital data and documents in these fields. Location: Tours.

Faculty: Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de la Renaissance (CESR)  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Location: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

What you will study

Common core, introduction to heritage, specialist know-how, pre-dissertation and dissertation, and the life and administration of institutions; students master publishing and layout software (InDesign, Photoshop) and XML vocabulary (TEI, EAD), online publication, textual and iconographic databases, audio and video editing and heritage law.

Career pathways

Culture, tourism, publishing, libraries, research and teaching; conservation, operation and valorisation of heritage (archives, museums, cultural institutions, libraries, publishing, bookselling) and research careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence in Law, Art History, History, Art History and Archaeology, Humanities, LLCER, Letters, Languages, Musicology, Philosophy, Science and Humanities, Economics and Management, Social Sciences or Sociology. Expected: interest in heritage sciences and heritage valorisation. M1 through Mon Master (90 places for the mention). Application windows: Master 1 via Mon Master (trouvermonmaster.gouv.fr): 17 February to 16 March 2026 (90 places for the mention); Master 2 via eCandidat: 10 to 30 June 2026.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for Master (EU/EEA and exempt students). Excludes the CVEC student contribution (105 EUR). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated fee for non-EU primo-entrants; exemptions apply (e.g. apprenticeship, bursary holders, partial exemption on request). Source

Duration: 2 years

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

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