Master Lettres at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Programme overview

The Master Lettres brings together two very different parcours around a common base of literary culture and language skills: Lettres modernes, oriented towards research and teaching, and MaestrIA (creative writing, strategy and writing techniques with AI), a work-study parcours oriented to writing and communication careers in the age of artificial intelligence.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, Sciences du Langage et Arts (LESLA) | Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS, M1-M2) | Study mode: full-time (French) | Location: Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Lettres modernes deepens the study of language, French literature and critical methodologies; MaestrIA focuses on creative writing and editorial techniques with AI.

Career pathways

Teaching and research (Lettres modernes), with doctorate or the agrégation preparation; writing and communication careers (MaestrIA), which is more professionalising and does not lead directly to a doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Lettres modernes: students with a marked taste for modern French and Francophone literature and good writing skills, holding a Licence in Lettres or another humanities and social sciences discipline. MaestrIA: licence (or equivalent) in Lettres, LLCER, Information-Communication, language sciences, technical writing or humanities and social sciences. M1 applications are made through Mon Master; M2 applications through eCandidat; non-EU applicants resident in a Campus France country apply through Études en France.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for a master's, EU/EEA applicants. Reduced rate 167 EUR in specific cases (double degree, multiple courses, gap year). Apprentices and professionalisation-contract students are exempt (borne by the employer). CVEC is not included Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students for a master's. Reduced rate 2,633 EUR in specific cases. Exemptions apply in specific cases. CVEC is not included. Source

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS, M1-M2)

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

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