Master Droit Social

Aix-Marseille University is the largest multidisciplinary French-speaking university, hosting 80,000 students and 8,000 staff across five large campuses. It is a research-intensive institution known for its international outlook and commitment to academic excellence.

The Master Droit Social at Aix-Marseille Université, based in Aix-En-Provence Cedex 1, France, is a two-year graduate program in labor and social law. Droit social, or social law, is the branch of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees, along with the broader system of social protection. Students in this field typically study individual and collective employment contracts, dismissal procedures, collective bargaining, trade union rights, workplace health and safety regulation, and the operation of social security schemes covering illness, unemployment, and retirement. Coursework often extends to European labor law, since French employment regulation increasingly interacts with directives and case law from European institutions, as well as to dispute resolution before labor tribunals. Because social law sits at the intersection of private law, public policy, and industrial relations, programs in this area frequently include negotiation practice, moot court exercises, and analysis of collective agreements across different sectors. Graduates commonly become labor law attorneys, in-house counsel handling employment matters, human resources legal advisors, labor inspectors, or specialists working for trade unions, employer federations, or social security bodies. The field also opens paths into compliance and industrial relations roles within large companies. Instruction in the program is delivered in French, consistent with the French legal education tradition. The master's runs over two years, with a start expected in September in line with the usual academic calendar for French universities. Yearly tuition is 250 EUR, the standard rate applied to master's programs at French public universities.