Enssib offers 3 master's degree programs. These programs are accessible in french to students with a bachelor's degree (admission by application).
3 master's specialities
Information and Library Science
Head of program : Pascal Robert
Career prospects : team leader or project manager in the fields of documentation, digital archives, libraries, digital publishing, public or private, in France or abroad.
- Master 1 - Information and Library Science
Course duration: 1 year - Master 2 - Digital Archives
Course duration: 1 year - Master 2 - Scientific and Technical Information
Course duration: 1 year - Master 2 - Library and Documentation Policy
Course duration: 1 year
History, Civilisations and Heritage
Head of program : Nicolas Beaupré
Career prospects : Executive responsible for heritage collections in the public and private sectors, in France and abroad.
- Master 1 and 2 - Cultures of the written word and image
Course duration : 2 years
Digital Humanities
This course is offered jointly by Université Lumière Lyon 2, Enssib, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and ENS de Lyon.
At Enssib, the course is only available as a double degree with the "Information and Library Science" speciality.
- Master 1 et 2 - Practices and Methodology in the Digital Humanities
Course duration : 2 years
Enssib diplomas
Enssib offers two diplomas that can be followed after a bachelor’s degree
Library and documentation operational manager (COBD)
This diploma certifies the acquisition of the skills necessary to carry out managerial-level functions in libraries and documentation centres. This diploma is mainly taught through distance learning, but also offers five weeks on-site during the year.
It is aimed at working professionals wishing to develop their careers and at students who already have experience in the world of libraries and documentation.
University Diploma in Information and Library Science (DUSIB)
The DUSIB is a university degree which is taught entirely remotely and which has been developed jointly by Senghor University of Alexandria and the Enssib, with the support of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF), and the Association des Amis de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The one-year programme is designed for specialists in French or French-language documentation working abroad, who have completed three years of higher education and have some professional experience. In addition to theoretical courses on five themes (collections and documentary policy, public service, digital resources, heritage management, mediation and cultural engineering), this diploma includes a six-week internship in a partner institution.