Master Métiers du livre et de l’édition at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Programme overview

The Master Métiers du livre et de l'édition (MLE) trains highly versatile book-trade professionals with a solid literary culture through a hybrid approach articulating literary theory and professional practice. It is attached to the Master Lettres for its literature seminars, while other teaching covers the book economy and publishing practice.

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

Literature seminars shared with the Master Lettres combined with teaching on the economics of the book and professional publishing practice.

Career pathways

Book and publishing professions; the master is professionalising and leads more to employment than to a doctorate (the Master Lettres modernes suits doctoral ambitions better).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence, primarily in Lettres but also other humanities and social sciences, with good literary culture and a professional project in the field. 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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