JANUSJoint Master in Applied Security and Defence: Networks for Unified Strategies
Law, Politics and International Relations
Route
Where you study each semester.
Semester 1
- Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, Lyon, FranceMap of Lyon on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
Overview
Security and defence master coordinated by Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3; semester 2 at Saint Joseph University, Beirut (mandatory). First cohort 2026.
- Field
- Law, Politics and International Relations
- Duration
- 24 months, 120 ECTS
- Degree
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Teaching language
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Universities
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
Eligibility
- Degree
- Bachelor's (minimum 180 ECTS), held or in progress.
- Subjects
- International relations, law, political science, European studies, security/defence or related.
- Other prerequisites
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Grades
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Final-year students
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- English
- English: TOEFL 90, IELTS 6.5 or Cambridge B2 First (TOEFL 100, IELTS 6.5 or Cambridge C1 for the UK third semester); certificate obtained within two years before enrolment. French: B2. TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge for English; TEF, TCF or DELF for French.
- English exemptions
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Other languages
- French B2 is required; Spanish B1 only for the Spain third semester.
Documents
CV / résumé Mandatory
In English.
Passport or national ID Mandatory
Valid at least one year after the programme starts if a visa is needed.
Writing sample Mandatory
Essay: two questions, one answered in English and one in French, up to 500 words each, in one PDF.
Bachelor's degree certificate / diploma Mandatory
Bachelor's (180 ECTS); final-year students send proof of enrolment and the latest transcript.
Academic transcripts Mandatory
Bachelor's transcript in French or English, or translated into English.
English language certificate Mandatory
Other language certificate Mandatory
French B2 (TEF, TCF or DELF); Spanish B1 only for the Spain third semester.
Recommendation / reference letters Mandatory
Two referees complete an online form by the end of the call.
Deadlines and scholarship
- Scholarship
- Scholarship availableUp to 20 full Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the 2027-2029 cohort (33 places, 11 per specialisation).
- Applications open
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Deadline
- 6 Jan 2027
- Time zone
- 23:59 UTC+1
- About the deadline
- 2027-2029 call opens in October 2026 (day not captured); deadline not captured. The 2026 call closed 6 Mar 2026.
Sources
The official pages the requirements, deadlines and scholarship status above come from.
- JANUS: How to apply (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- Lyon 3 Faculty of Law: JANUS applications 2026-2028 (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- JANUS: How to apply (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- JANUS: Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- EACEA: Erasmus Mundus Catalogue (live capture 2026-10-22) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026