Master 2 Droit privé à distance en e-learning (Formation continue) at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Programme overview

The Master 2 Droit privé à distance en e-learning is a one-year, selective continuing-education programme of the Faculté de Droit, delivered entirely at a distance, with 30 places. It allows professionals and former students to validate a Master 2 and specialise in areas of private law through a tailor-made choice of subjects.

Faculty: Faculté de Droit | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: online; taught in French | Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students choose 8 subjects of 6 ECTS each (48 ECTS, about 20 hours of lecture equivalent each) plus 12 ECTS for a dissertation. Options include contemporary trends in business law, international contracts, intellectual property, couples' property law, advanced civil procedure, advanced company law, damage insurance, criminal procedure, criminal liability, persons law, digital law and civil liability. Courses combine written, audio and video material; no tutorials or continuous assessment; exams are remote at end of each semester.

Career pathways

Prepares for the various legal and judicial professions with a profile built through subject choice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a French or foreign diploma conferring the Master 1 grade in a field compatible with the master (law, finance, management, economics, business or engineering schools). Continuing-education applicants without such a diploma must obtain validation of professional and personal experience (VAPP) from a university commission. Open to employees, job seekers, self-employed workers and anyone who has interrupted studies for more than 2 years, under continuing-education status. Applications via eCandidat from 30/03/2026 to 03/05/2026.

EUR 4,500 a year (2025-2026 indicative). Continuing-education distance-learning fee for students with third-party funding; national fee (254 EUR indicative) is paid in addition. Job seekers: 2250 EUR after 50% partial exemption under conditions. Source

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.univ-lyon3.fr/

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