Master Patrimoines, musées et numérique
Master’s Degree Digital Heritage Studies
Type: Master’s
Format: Full-time and
Duration: 2 years
Next start date: September 2026
Level: Bac +5 (State-recognized degree)
Language: French
Location: Lille
Degree offered in partnership with Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
Digital Management and Promotion of Cultural and Intangible Heritage
Presentation master digital heritage studies
Presentation of the Master's degree Digital Heritage Studies
The Masters degree in Digital Heritage Studies is intended for future managers in the heritage industry in the widest possible sense of the term. It teaches students how to create, manage and use digital tools in order to bring cultural artefacts, documents, sites etc. to the general public. Graduates will be able to work in all areas of the heritage industry or in the cultural domain.
Our national, regional or world heritage includes building, documents, sites, art, areas of natural beauty or even abstract customs and practices. They belong to us all. Managing these and bringing them to the attention of the public in an intercultural context requires a particular set of skills, particularly in the digital domain. Those who work in this area need to have a good knowledge of our heritage, history and arts as well as advanced computer skills.
Language of instruction: French
600 teaching hours in the first year, 300 in the second year
Academic Calendar: Fall semester from mid-September to Christmas, spring semester from mid-January to mid-May
Internships and Activities During the Program
Project-Based Work
Teachers & Professionals
Program Digital Heritage studies
Program
- Exploring Cultural Heritage
- Sociology of Culture and Audiences
- Cultural Mediation
- Cultural and Digital Policies
- Design of Digital Tools
- Preparation for Civil
- Service Exams
- Heritage and Digital Law
- Exhibition Design and Museography
- Cultural Project Management
- Business English and Dutch
Master's Program, Year 1, Semester 1
Discovering Cultural Heritage
Course Title: History of Museums
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Intangible Cultural Heritage
Number of hours: 24h
Cultural and digital outreach
Course Title: Presenting Cultural Heritage (M1 & M2)
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Theory and Practice of Graphic Design
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Cultural Mediation: Theory and Practice
Number of hours: 24h
Digital Technology in the Service of Culture
Course Title: Cultural and Technological Monitoring
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: AI for Cultural Mediation
Number of hours: 24h
Professionalization
Course Title: Digital Profile and Career Plan
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Heritage Law and Regulations
Number of hours: 24h
Languages
Course Title: Business and Digital English
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Introduction to Dutch
Number of hours: 16h30
Memory
Course Title: Thesis Methodology
Number of hours: 12h
Master's Program, Year 1, Semester 2
Exploring Cultural Heritage
Course Title: Reflecting on Heritage and the Process of Heritage Formation
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Military Heritage
Number of hours: 24h
Cultural and Digital Mediation
Course Title: Conservation and Management of
Cultural Heritage Collections
Number of hours: 15h
Course Title: Digital Technology and Museum Design
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Digital Archiving
Number of hours: 18h
Digital Technology in the Service of Culture
Course Title: Database Design and Management
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Introduction to Web Design
Number of hours: 24h
Professionalisazion
Course Title: Introduction to Digital Usage Law
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Professional Networking
Number of hours: 12h
Languages
Course Title: Business and Digital English
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Introduction to Dutch
Number of hours: 16h30
Memory
Course Title: Research and Thesis Seminar
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Thesis Supervision
Number of hours: –
Master's Program, Year 2, Semester 3
Exploring Cultural Heritage
Course Title: Architectural and Industrial Heritage
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Textile and Fashion Design Heritage
Number of hours: 24h
Cultural and digital outreach
Course Title: Museography and Theories of Exhibition Design
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Presenting Cultural Heritage (M1 & M2)
Number of hours: 18h
Digital Technology in the Service of Culture
Course Title: Communication and Cultural Marketing
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: UX Design Level Design
Number of hours: 24h
Professionalisazion
Course Title: Digital Promotion Project
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Cultural Management and Administration
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Preparation for Civil Service Exams
Number of hours: 12h
Languages
Course Title: Business and Digital English
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Introduction to Dutch
Number of hours: 16h30
Thesis and Internship
Course Title: Digital Profile and Career Analysis
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Thesis Supervision
Number of hours: –
Course Title: Thesis Methodology
Number of hours: 12h
Master's Program, Year 2, Semester 4
Exploring Cultural Heritage and Cultural Outreach
Course Title: Sacred and Religious Heritage in the 21st Century
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Digital Mediation: Conquering the Market
Number of hours: 24h
Digital Technology in the Service of Culture
Course Title: Spatial Analysis and Geomatics
Number of hours: 24h
Course Title: Augmented Reality, Virtual Realities
Number of hours: 24h
Professionalisazion
Course Title: Digital Promotion Project
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Preparation for Civil Service
Exams
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Professional Networking
Number of hours: 12h
Languages
Course Title: Business and Digital English
Number of hours: 18h
Course Title: Introduction to Dutch
Number of hours: 16h30
Thesis and Internships
Course Title: Research Seminar and Thesis
Number of hours: 12h
Course Title: Presentations on Professional Development and Digital Profile
Number of hours: 12h
20
Students per class
22h
weekly classes
2
minimum number of months of mandatory internship the 1rst year
3
minimum number of months of mandatory internship the 2nd year
Key skills digital and heritage studies
Key skills
- Use digital tools and techniques specific to each field of activity: database creation and management, multimedia design, graphic design, and cultural websites
- Master cultural mediation and digital mediation in the service of culture
- Master exhibition design, museography, and scenography, as well as collection management and conservation.
- Knowledge of audiences, the sociology of visitor behavior, and cultural practices
- Proficiency in digital communication tools (social media, promotion, digital engagement).
- Master the logistics of cultural events: organize and manage projects, set objectives, plan tasks, coordinate activities, implement methods, and develop a program.
- Knowledge of legal issues in the digital and heritage sectors
- Proficiency in current issues related to cultural administration and cultural policies
Teachers Master digital heritage studies
Some of your future teachers
At the FLSH, teachers play a key role in students’ success. They are professionals and/or researchers who pass on their knowledge with passion.
Philippe Diest
Dr in Contemporary History, Programme Director of the Master’s in Digital Heritage Studies
Jean-Charles Desquiens
Dr in Medieval History
Sarah Dumortier
Dr in Modern History, Academic Coordinator of the Master’s in Public and Digital History
What's next digital heritage studies
What's next
The career opportunities for graduates of the Master’s program in Heritage, Museums, and Digital Technology at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities at the Catholic University of Lille are diverse: a wide range of career paths are open to graduates.
Careers
Exhibition manager
Cultural mediator
Museum director
Touriste guide and lecturer
Archivist
Creator of digital cultural tools
Consultant on digitalising archives or heritage artefacts
Speakers master digital heritage studies
The Participants in the Master's Program
Professional development is at the heart of the Master’s program; through the professionals who contribute to the curriculum, students gain insight into real-world practices and expand their professional networks.
The following professionals contribute to the Master’s program:
- Tamatoa Berteil, graphic designer and freelance art director
- Anne Da Rocha Carneiro, head of the Lille Diocesan Commission for Sacred Art
- Jean-François Delmas, chief heritage curator, in charge of the Graphic Arts and Libraries Office at the Château de Compiègne
- Jean-Marc Descamps, director, camera operator, and chief editor for France Télévisions
- Claire Crétel-Diest, Deputy Director of the Bondues Museum of the Resistance
- Jean-Baptiste Gauthier, Deputy Head of the Archiving and Access Division at INSEE
- Raya Lindberg, art critic (AICA), curator, and founder of the exhibition and research space “espace potentiel”
- Laura Mené, Director of the Espace Croisé Contemporary Art Center
- Julien Taquet, local government official; he was in charge of administrative support at the Lille Conservatory of Music, Dance, and Theater and later at the Palais des Beaux-Arts.
- Stéphanie Vergnaud, director of Culturevia, a firm specializing in socio-ethnological studies and cultural engineering
They lead master classes for students in the master’s program:
- Guillaume Barthélémio, managing partner of White Rabbit
- Hervé François, director of the Historial de Péronne
- Karl Michael Hoin, deputy director of the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage of the Hauts-de-France region
- Marie Langlois, member of the collective Les Yeux d’Argos, which, among other projects, designed the exhibition layout for the Pasteur Institute Museum in Lille
- Marie Lefebvre, Director of the Charles de Gaulle Birthplace Museum
- Antonio Rodriguez, Secretary General of the Departmental Science Forum
- Thomas SANCHEZ, founder of the Chapelle And Co association, Cultural Director of Notre Dame de la Treille Cathedral and the Center for Sacred Art in Lille
- Michel Taeckens, Executive Director, and Martine Aubry, Vice President of the Proscitec association
Projects digital heriatge studies
Life as a Master's Student
Lors des deux années de Master, les étudiants réalisent des projets et des événements leur sont proposés.
During the two-year Master’s program, students work on projects and are invited to participate in events.
- Organization of an exhibition in collaboration with students from the Master’s in Cultural Management program: “When the Chapel Tells Its Story” – Virtual Exhibition “When the Chapel Tells Its Story”
Exhibition: “Focus on Daily Life” - Professional Seminar: “Challenges in Managing and Financing a Public Museum”
- Professional Seminar: “Philanthropy, Private Funding for Culture, and New Economic Models for Nonprofits”
- Study Day: Rural and Coastal Military Heritage in Northwestern Europe
Master Class: The Charles de Gaulle Birthplace: A Heritage Institution Straddling the Line Between a Bourgeois Residence and a Mecca of National Memory - “Regards” Exhibition with students from the Master’s in Public History program
“Au fil des lieux” Podcast – Listen Now
Find all events on the students’ website, Patnum, or on their Instagram page @masterpatnum
partenaires et institutions
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Staff
Administrative contact
Luca MORTIER
Academic Assistant
Program director
Dr Philippe DIEST
Is this Master’s programme offered as a work-study programme?
No, but internships are required to ensure that students gain sufficient experience in the field of cultural heritage.
How much are the tuition fees?
Fees are on a sliding scale based on income. For work-study programmes, the costs may be covered by the company’s OPCO..
Am I eligible for CROUS grants?
Yes. CROUS grant holders benefit from a reduced rate. The work-study scheme provides additional income.
What are the selection criteria for this Master’s degree?
Application and interview. Bachelor’s degree in history, art history, humanities, or equivalent. Interest in cultural heritage and digital technology required.
Which industries is this master's program geared toward?
Museums, archives, historic monuments, local governments, cultural foundations, and the creative and heritage industries.
What career opportunities does this Master’s degree offer?
Curator, archivist, tour guide, art conservator, heritage educator, digital outreach coordinator.
