Master 2 Droit notarial at Université Paris Dauphine – PSL

Programme overview

The master deepens the theoretical and practical skills for classic and innovative notarial issues, develops the international aspects of files and economics and management skills for the notarial practice as a business, and meets the specification annexed to the 5 July 2023 decree on the DESN, giving graduates access by right to the higher notarial studies.

Faculty: Master Droit notarial | Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS, 12-week internship) | Study mode: full-time or work-study (alternance); French and English | Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Semester 3 compulsory units include civil law of persons and family, private and public law of real estate, notarial taxation, financial analysis and English applied to notarial practice; semester 4 includes civil law of legal acts and property.

Career pathways

Graduates work in legal structures of the private sector, mainly notarial offices.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students who completed the first year of the Dauphine Master Droit notarial are in principle admitted; others need a BAC+4 (240 ECTS) or equivalent in notarial law, general private law, business law or a predominantly legal course. Selection in three steps: online application, eligibility decision, interview. Capacity 30.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National master fee for French and EU students (excludes CVEC of 105 EUR). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Applied to non-EU students unless a partial exemption to the national rate of 255 EUR is requested at administrative registration (excludes CVEC). Source

Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS, 12-week internship)

Apply through the official page: https://dauphine.psl.eu/formations/masters/droit-notarial/2e-annee-de-master-droit-notarial/admissions

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