Licence Arts du spectacle at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Programme overview

The Licence in Arts du spectacle is a three-year course covering four artistic fields: cinema, theatre, photography and dance, with specialisation in two of them from the second year. It combines critical and creative theory with research methods, technical and artistic skills and professional partnerships, and offers six parcours (Danseur/Danseuse interprète, Images, Images - Europe, Jeu en convention avec ENSATT, Scènes, Scènes - Europe).

Faculty: UFR Lettres, Sciences du Langage et Arts (LESLA) | Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time (French) | Location: Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

The first year is a common core building a cross-disciplinary culture of image and stage arts; from the second year students choose between the Scènes and Images pathways.

Career pathways

Cultural project management, cultural mediation and artistic creation; progression to the Master Cinéma et Audiovisuel or the Master Arts de la Scène et du Spectacle Vivant.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry to Licence 1 requires the baccalauréat; applications to Licence 2 or 3 are assessed case by case, with priority for applicants from arts or social science backgrounds. Applicants should show interest in performing arts and image, and personal practice is valued. Entry to Licence 1 is through Parcoursup (non-EU applicants may follow the Demande d'admission préalable); entry to Licence 2 or 3 is through eCandidat; non-EU applicants resident in a Campus France country apply through Études en France.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for a licence, EU/EEA applicants. Reduced rate 118 EUR in specific cases (double licence, multiple courses, gap year). CVEC is not included. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students for a licence. Reduced rate 1,934 EUR in specific cases. Exemptions apply in specific cases. CVEC is not included. Source

Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.univ-lyon2.fr/formation/candidatures

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