Licence Cinéma et audiovisuel at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3

Programme overview

A generalist artistic and intellectual Licence offering a solid general culture in film and audiovisual studies, with history, aesthetics and socio-economics of cinema and audiovisual media, film analysis, discovery of professions and an introduction to audiovisual creation.

Faculty: UFR 1 | Duration: 3 years, 180 ECTS credits | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Intake: September | Location: Montpellier, Occitanie, France

What you will study

History, aesthetics and socio-economics of cinema and audiovisual; film analysis; practices and techniques; from L2, professional-label units (Culture, arts and media; Education and competition preparation; Digital humanities).

Career pathways

Teaching and research, culture and heritage, cinema and audiovisual (production, distribution, exhibition, criticism, directing), information and communication, civil service cultural services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply through Parcoursup. Open to baccalauréat holders (any series), DAEU holders or equivalent qualifications. Intake capacity: 435. Expected profile: awareness of the culture, history, practice and theories of cinema and new media, good written and oral expression, and autonomous, regular work.

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated tuition rate for students outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland, Andorra and Monaco who are not otherwise exempt (long-term residents, refugees, or fiscally resident in France for two years). Excludes the CVEC student contribution (EUR 105 for 20 Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years, 180 ECTS credits

Apply through the official page: https://www.univ-montp3.fr/fr/formation/admissions-inscriptions/candidater-à-une-formation

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