Master Sociologie at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Programme overview

The Master Sociologie, attached to the Centre Max Weber (UMR5283), is a general and professionalising programme conveying knowledge (theories and concepts) and skills (framing questions, conducting quantitative and qualitative surveys) from sociology and the wider social sciences. It offers three parcours (ISC, MEDES and SDO FC), applicable to academic research, study firms, observatories, project management or human resources.

Faculty: UFR Anthropologie, Sociologie et Science Politique (ASSP) | Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS, M1-M2) | Study mode: full-time (French) | Location: Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Theories and concepts of sociology and methods of quantitative and qualitative survey; research dissertations, study days and placements.

Career pathways

Study or research officer, evaluation and foresight officer, mission or project officer, survey and market study officer; doctorate in sociology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Parcours 1 (ISC) and 2 (MEDES) are for holders of a licence in sociology or more broadly social sciences. Parcours 3 (SDO FC) is for employed professionals or jobseekers with at least a bac+2 and at least five years of professional experience in the field. Open to initial and continuing education. 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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