Licence Histoire at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Programme overview

The Licence Histoire at the UFR Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines builds historical culture, methods and skills for master-level study and professional entry. It includes specific teaching to prepare the CAPES History-Geography and CRPE teaching competitions.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines | Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Intake: September (first fortnight) | Location: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Three parcours sharing fundamental history teaching: Archéologie, histoire de l'art, patrimoine; Histoire et civilisations; and Sciences po-droit. A discovery and pre-professional placement is included.

Career pathways

Continuation options include the USMB masters Mondes anciens, Mondes médiévaux, Histoire and Patrimoine et musées, the CAPES History-Geography preparation and the M2E master after the CAPES or CRPE competitions; the History masters offer double degrees with a foreign university.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Year 1 is open to baccalauréat holders or equivalent (capacité en droit, DAEU); applicants domiciled outside the EU use the prior admission request procedure. Years 2 and 3 are open to students holding 60 or 120 credits in the same course or through validation of prior learning.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for students not subject to differentiated fees (EU/EEA). Excludes the CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). Students subject to differentiated fees (statutory rate 2,902 EUR) are exempted in full at Licence/BUT/LP level and pay the national rate. Excludes the CVEC. Source

Intake: September (first fortnight)

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS)

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