Licence Lettres at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Programme overview

Licence in Letters run jointly by the Linguistics and Literature departments with a multidisciplinary dimension: French language, texts and discourse, general linguistics, French literature, children's literature, arts and literature, francophone studies, French as a foreign language and modern languages.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, langues, sciences humaines et sociales (LLSHS) | Duration: 3 years (Bac+3) | Study mode: Initial and continuing education; taught in French | Location: Villetaneuse, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Third-year pathways: French, francophone and comparative literatures; language sciences.

Career pathways

Teaching competitive exams (school teacher, Capes in Letters), tertiary-sector jobs, culture and tourism, web professions, territorial administrative exams, documentation, journalism.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Good command of spoken and written French, literary knowledge and reading ability. Apply through Parcoursup, DAP, eCandidat or Études en France depending on situation.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2025/2026). Licence-cycle national diploma (licence, licence professionnelle, BUT, DEUST): national registration fee for students under the standard scale (EU/EEA and others at the standard rate); excludes CVEC Source

International applicants: EUR 2,895 a year (2025/2026). Licence-cycle national diploma (licence, licence professionnelle, BUT, DEUST): differentiated rate for non-EU students in international mobility (article 8 of the order of 19 April 2019); excludes CVEC and may be subject to exemptions Source

Duration: 3 years (Bac+3)

Apply through the official page: https://www.parcoursup.gouv.fr/

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