Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
Lyon, France
Program Facts
Program Type: Exchange
Credit Type: Transfer Credit
Terms Available: Academic Year , Fall , Spring
GPA: 3.0
Class Eligibility: Graduate , Junior , Senior
Program Open To: UA Students
Language of Instruction: English
Application Deadline: Academic Year: April 20 , Fall: April 20 , Spring: October 20
Explore Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
Université Jean Moulin – Lyon 3 was founded in 1974 and is home to over 20,000 students. Lyon 3 is comprised of three campuses featuring a Law School, a Business and Management School, a College of Foreign Languages, a College of Humanities, and a College of Philosophy.
Undergraduate students have the option of taking courses in French through the DEUF Program: Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Françaises or in English through the SELF Program: Study English in Lyon France. Click here for a comparative chart detailing the two program possibilities. Both SELF and DEUF offer specially tailored coursework for international exchange students.
Participants in both SELF and DEUF must enroll in the following two courses:
Additionally, SELF students enroll in 4 other courses of their choosing from the list here (scroll to 'Course offering' section) for a total of 31 credits; DEUF students may choose from these courses for a total of 36 credits.
Students with very advanced proficiency in French may also enroll in 'regular' university courses alongside local students.
Law graduate students may pursue Lyon 3's LLM program in international and European Law. Please email Ernestina Taleb at etaleb@email.arizona.edu for more information and application instructions.
Scholarships:
Arizona International scholarships:
Departmental scholarships:
- Check your department's and college's websites for scholarship opportunities, or ask your academic advisor!
- College of Humanities Scholarships
- SILLC Global Award Fund
- Department of French Studies scholarships
- Honors College study abroad scholarships
External scholarships:
- Gilman Scholarship (for Pell Grant recipients)
- Fund for Education Abroad
Location: Lyon, France
Lyon is France's second-largest city with a population of over 1.5 million, and is only a two hour TGV train ride away from Paris. The city lies equidistant from the French Alps and the Mediterranean Sea. Lyon offers all of the perks a big city- theaters, cinemas, museums, art galleries, an opera house, shopping, and dining- within close proximity of beautiful countryside hardly more than a half hour away. Lyon's public transportation system is very extensive and accessible, featuring buses, trams, and the metro.
Get to know Lyon here!
Good To Know
LGBTQ+ Equality Index rating: France rates 77/100 (with 100 being the most equal) on Equaldex’s LGBTQ+ Equality Index.
Global Peace Index rating: France ranks 67/163 in the Global Peace Index. The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.
Language Spoken: French
Housing:
The Lyon III International Association facilitates housing for incoming exchange students in either CROUS university residences, private residences, or with a host family.
To check out all available housing types including private university housing, private rentals, flat-sharing, etc. click here.
Click here to review the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France's COVID-19 information page
Lyon 3:
- Exchange Students homepage
- Visa and immigration pointers from Lyon 3
- Student life and associations page
- Welcome areas for international students
France:
- Student visa application process
- LiveInFrance portal for Lyon 3 students
Semester Dates
- Spring 2023 SELF and DEUF program dates will be updated soon
- Please click here for an LLM program outline
Semester Cost
- $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
- Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day (approximately $360 a semester)
- You pay Main Campus UArizona Tuition & Fees to do an exchange and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus.
- To learn more about how financial aid is applied to studying abroad, please see the official OSFA website.
- Other estimated costs include but not limited to housing, transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
- UArizona Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility
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