Bachelor in Licence - Histoire

Tuition costs 178 EUR per year.

The Licence - Histoire at the Université Paul Valery — Centre Universitaire Du Guesclin in Béziers, France, is a three-year bachelor's degree delivered in French with annual tuition of 178 EUR and a September intake. History degrees train students in the critical study of the past through primary and secondary sources, historiographical debate, and the methods historians use to reconstruct and interpret events and processes. Coursework spans ancient, medieval, early modern, and contemporary history, with modules on economic, social, political, cultural, and intellectual history. Students learn to analyse documents, construct arguments, and situate historical questions within wider theoretical and methodological contexts. A Licence in history develops skills in research, written synthesis, critical reading, and structured argument—competencies that are transferable across many professional domains. Programs typically also include an introduction to cognate disciplines such as archaeology, geography, or political science. Graduates pursue careers in secondary and higher education, archives and libraries, museum curation, heritage management, documentary production, journalism, public administration, and the diplomatic service. Teaching certification (CAPES, Agrégation) is a common route for those who go on to master's-level study in history. The Centre Universitaire Du Guesclin in Béziers provides students access to this program in a regional setting within the Hérault, at the nationally regulated annual fee of 178 EUR.