MINERVE Programme - Internationalisation at home

Unique in France, the International MINERVE Programme allows students to reinforce different disciplinary skills of their bachelor’s programme (fr. Licence), in German, Spanish, and Italian, from the first year to the third, , all while improving their English language skills.

The 7 International MINERVE Programmes are open to undergraduate students of the Université Lumière Lyon 2 for 9 different majors in the first year of undergraduate study, which branch off into majors in the second and third year of their bachelor’s.L2 and L3 .

Bachelor’s Degree – 1st year
Students who have chosen a 1st year portal associated with the International MINERVE Programme and have chosen the International MINERVE option, will follow the relevant foreign history, culture and social courses.

Bachelor’s Degree – 2nd and 3rd year
Depending on their discipline, students can further specialise by integrating one of the following International MINERVE Programmes:

International Program in LAW, taught in German, Spanish and Italian

For students majoring in:

• Public Administration
• Law
• Economic and Social Administration

In addition to their ULL2 bachelor’s DEGREE, at the end of their programme L3, the Law Department also awards MINERVE students a University Diploma (fr. Diplôme Universitaire or DU) according to the language of the MINERVE Programme chosen. Students may receive a University Diploma in German Law (fr. Diplôme Universitaire en Droit Allemand or DUDA), co-signed by the University of Frankfurt; a University Diploma in Spanish Law (fr. Diplôme Universitaire en Droit Espagnol or DUDE), in conjunction with the University of Barcelona; or a University Diploma in Italian Law (fr. Diplôme Universitaire en Droit Italien or DUDI), in conjunction with the University of Bergamo.

International Program in SOCIAL SCIENCES, in German, Spanish and Italian

For students majoring in:

• Economic and Social Administration
• Geography and Urban Planning
• History
• Information and Communication
• Applied Foreign Languages (German, Spanish, and Italian)
• Foreign and Regional Languages, Literatures and Civilizations (English, German, and Spanish)
• Human Science, Anthropology, Ethnology
• Political Science
• Economic Sciences and Management
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

International Program HUMANITIES in ITALIAN

For students majoring in:

• Performing Arts
• Geography and Urban Planning
• History
• Art History and Archaeology
• Humanities
• Modern Literature

MINERVE Visiting Professors' Agenda

1st year	MINERVE German Multidisciplinary Teaching Unit	MINERVE Spanish Multidisciplinary Teaching Unit	MINERVE Italian Multidisciplinary Teaching Unit
2nd year	Law Social Sciences	Law Social Sciences	Law Social Sciences Humanities
3rd year	Law Social Sciences	Law Social Sciences	Law Social Sciences Humanities

MINERVE, a gateway to the world

MINERVE is an ideal programme for all those who wish to give an international dimension to their education. By allowing students to strengthen their foreign language skills (German, Spanish, Italian) through disciplinary courses taught by professors from foreign partner universities, this programme is an asset and an optimal preparation for your mobility (study abroad, ERASMUS, internship, etc.).
International mobility: Study or intern abroad
Choosing an international degree
In October of every year, the International Relations Department holds informational meetings on both campuses about the different international mobility programmes and about available financial aid as part of the International Mobility Day.

Program subsidised by the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region