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Licence professionnelle Métiers du livre : édition et commerce du livre - Librairie at Université Paris Nanterre

Université Paris Nanterre, France

Programme overview

Run in partnership with the Ecole de la Librairie (apprentice training centre for bookselling), this licence professionnelle strengthens the general culture of future booksellers while giving professional teaching. It aims to train staff able to hold sales and supervisory roles in bookshops.

Faculty: IUT de Ville d'Avray  |  Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; also by work-study (apprenticeship or professionalisation contract)  |  Location: Nanterre, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

One year, two semesters, 60 ECTS; 450 hours of classes shared between Paris Nanterre (Metiers du livre, Saint-Cloud) and the Ecole de la Librairie (Maisons-Alfort); two days at university and three in the company each week.

Career pathways

Bookshop salesperson, department manager in a bookshop.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Offered only through alternance, almost exclusively by apprenticeship (ages 16 to 29); open to holders of the DUT or DEUST Métiers du livre, BUT2 Métiers du livre or BP Libraire. Taught at Saint-Cloud.

Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.parisnanterre.fr/

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