Licence Géographie et aménagement, parcours Urbanisme (3rd year) at Université Grenoble Alpes

Programme overview

Third-year speciality parcours run by the Institut d'urbanisme et de géographie alpine. It gives a general and scientific culture on how cities work and on major urban development issues, a first base of technical knowledge in urban planning (local institutions, public policy, planning law, planning tools such as PLU and SCoT, urban morphology, architectural history, drawing, GIS), and pre-professional project workshops that analyse an urban space and formalise planning proposals, often for local authorities.

Faculty: Institut d'Urbanisme et de Géographie Alpine (IUGA) | Duration: 1 year (L3) | Study mode: full-time; Grenoble; taught in French | Intake: September | Location: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Workshops on urban spaces, methodology units including GIS, and lectures on urban planning, law and history.

Career pathways

Assistant to a project officer in urban planning, 'politique de la ville' development officer, technical collaborator in planning, and access to competitive examinations and master's study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students with 60 or 120 ECTS obtained in the same programme or in a compatible field, according to the conditions set by the university or the programme.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026-2027). National registration fee (licence, licence professionnelle, BUT) for French, EU/EEA and Swiss students and other students entitled to national rates; excludes CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students not entitled to national rates; excludes CVEC. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year (L3)

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