Master Mondes anciens – Histoire du monde gréco-romain classique et tardif at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Programme overview

At USMB, students of the Master Mondes anciens are enrolled in the parcours Histoire du monde gréco-romain classique et tardif, a high-level multidisciplinary course in ancient history combining teaching at the Chambéry campus with shared courses in Lyon grouped into one day. It covers the classical and Hellenistic Greek world and the Roman world from the Republic to the late Empire.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines | Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Location: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

A common core in the various sciences of antiquity (first semester, courses in Lyon) and a 70-hour placement (two weeks full-time) in heritage, culture, research, teaching or other settings.

Career pathways

Careers in teaching (secondary competitions, CAPES, Agrégation), research (research engineer, or after a doctorate researcher or lecturer-researcher) and culture and heritage (heritage competitions, museums, media libraries).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence in History, Lettres with a classical letters parcours, or Art history and archaeology (or significant experience assessed by the teaching committee), with strong interest in antiquity and research.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for students not subject to differentiated fees (EU/EEA). Excludes the CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). Students subject to differentiated fees (statutory rate 3,950 EUR) are exempted in full at Master level and pay the national rate. Excludes the CVEC. Source

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS)

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