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Licence Histoire de l’art et archéologie (HAA) at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Université Lumière Lyon 2, France

Programme overview

The Licence in Histoire de l'art et archéologie (HAA) covers the arts and civilisations of humanity from prehistory to the present, across many cultural areas and visual and material productions. Art history and archaeology are taught together in the first two years and separately in the third; four parcours are offered: Archéologie, Assyriologie, Égyptologie and Histoire de l'art.

Faculty: UFR Temps et Territoires (TT)  |  Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time (French)  |  Location: Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

A chronological span from prehistory to the present, spanning Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the modern and contemporary periods, through the study of Western visual arts and globalised arts and common themes.

Career pathways

Archaeologist, preventive archaeology technician, heritage curator attaché, guide-lecturer (regulated profession), documentary research officer; progression to the Master Histoire de l'art, Archéologie - sciences de l'archéologie or Patrimoine.

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Application information

Entry requirements

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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