Master Histoire, civilisations, patrimoine - Management et médiation des patrimoines at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne

Programme overview

The Histoire, civilisations, patrimoine master has a single parcours, Management et médiation des patrimoines, redesigned for 2022-2027. It broadens heritage beyond classic built, artistic and religious heritage to natural heritage (fauna, flora, rocks, fossils, soils) and archaeological heritage, and examines how different heritages interact and are managed.

Faculty: Faculté de Sciences Humaines et Sociales | Duration: 2 years (120 credits) | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Heritage management and mediation, administrative and legal aspects of heritage management, exhibition design and museography, digital tools (geomatics, web and smartphone tools, CAD), and methodology (bibliographic research, dissertations, oral communication, professional project). In the second year two options exist, one on natural heritage and one on digital tools preserving it. Teaching draws on professionals from cultural affairs services, archaeology services, museums, nature parks and archives.

Career pathways

Research and study engineers, study officers, experts in consultancies and international bodies (UNESCO, ICOMOS), communication or sponsorship officers for cultural institutions, heritage policy managers for local authorities, cities or museums, museum or cultural-site heads, collection managers, conservators and preventive-conservation assistants, heritage site managers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Université Jean Monnet master programmes: recruitment at M1 is selective, on file (dossier) or competitive exam, sometimes with an interview, according to the intake capacity of each parcours. Applications for M1 are made on monmaster.gouv.fr (17 February to 16 March 2026; complementary phase 19 to 25 June 2026), via Études en France for students from the 41 countries covered by that procedure, or on dedicated servers for international masters. M2 applications are made on the university's application server. The file comprises a CV, copy of ID, a detailed account of the previous course of study, diplomas and transcripts, a motivation letter setting out the personal and professional project, and proof of internships, international mobility and work experience where relevant; some programmes also ask for recommendation letters, personal work, a work-based-learning contract promise, certifications, language test results (TOEIC, TOEFL, DELF) or subject tests. Admission to M2 is by right, subject to exceptions, for students who validated M1 of the same mention at the same university; other M2 applicants are selected on file and capacity.

Requirements published at program group level.

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

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