PG
24 Months
Master's degree in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
Program
A theoretical and practical specialization in ecology and sustainable development with a choice between 3 options
Students have the option of completing the master's degree through work-study, professionalization contracts or apprenticeships (M2 or M1/M2). They thus benefit from 1 or 2 years of professional experience before entering the job market.
RNCP Title: 34154
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MASTER 1
Professionalization:Professional development, English
- Applied statistics
- GIS (Geographic Information System)
- Ecological diagnosis, biodiversity and conservation biology
- Principles of sustainable development
- Landscape ecology and planning
- Sustainable water management
- Ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
- Discussion on environmental sciences
- Environmental management and social responsibility
- 1 EU of your choice (S1):
Water and waste management and treatment | dynamics of urban ecosystems
- 1 EU of your choice (S2):
Management of sensitive natural areas | natural and technological risks 4-month internship (on average) or professionalization mission
Master 1: 60 ECTS credits
30 credits in S1 and 30 credits in S2.
Students have the option of completing the master's degree through work-study, professionalization contracts or apprenticeships (M2 or M1/M2). They thus benefit from 1 or 2 years of professional experience before entering the job market.
RNCP Title: 34154
Discover the Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution master's degree in video
MASTER 1
Professionalization:Professional development, English
- Applied statistics
- GIS (Geographic Information System)
- Ecological diagnosis, biodiversity and conservation biology
- Principles of sustainable development
- Landscape ecology and planning
- Sustainable water management
- Ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring
- Discussion on environmental sciences
- Environmental management and social responsibility
- 1 EU of your choice (S1):
Water and waste management and treatment | dynamics of urban ecosystems
- 1 EU of your choice (S2):
Management of sensitive natural areas | natural and technological risks 4-month internship (on average) or professionalization mission
Master 1: 60 ECTS credits
30 credits in S1 and 30 credits in S2.
MASTER 2
Common core EBDD/EUIDD options
- Political issues and economics of sustainable development
- Environmental and urban planning law
- Applied GIS
- Project management and ethics
- English
- 1 EU of your choice:
Experimental project | corporate animation
- Supervised project and conference
- 6-month internship or professionalization mission
Ecology, biodiversity and sustainable development option [EBDD]
- Ecological continuity, green and blue framework
- Environmental management – field study
- Tools and methods of environmental analysis
Urban, industrial ecology and sustainable development option [EUIDD]
- Urban planning and sustainable development
- HSE – CSR
- Ecological transition – Field application
Option Environmental management and sustainable development [EMSD]
- Environmental and urban law
- Policy and economics of sustainable development
- Geographic Information System
- Project management and ethics
- International management of environmental risks
- International industrial and territorial management
- Study cases and field applications
- English
- 1 teaching unit of your choice:
Experimental project | project in company
- Tutored project and conference day
- 6 months internship or professional mission
Master 2: 60 ECTS credits
30 credits in S3 and 30 credits in S4.
Specificities
Projects carried out by students
Work-study contract missions
- Development of an approach to optimizing flows in companies (Carbon Balance ® and energy audits).
- Ecological continuities and their consideration in the construction of the Brittany Pays de la Loire high-speed line.
- Implementation of an environmental management system within an agri-food company with a view to ISO14001 certification.
Internships
- Integrating sustainable development into the tourism sector in French Polynesia
- Exploitation and waste management on the Ile de Ré
- Effects of landscape structure and climate on the spatial distribution of amphibians
- Environmental education: a method of raising awareness for sustainable development
- Wave of conversions to organic farming in Poitou-Charentes: what impact on the markets?
- Experimental project of protocols for planting native species on Padzas (Mayotte)
Supervised projects
- Methodology for the evaluation of local urban planning schemes.
- Development of the Sainte Gemmes d'Andigné wetland.
- Circular economy and management of waste from construction activities in Africa.
- Critical analysis of six development operations in Maine-et-Loire based on the Ecoquartier label.
Sectors and professions
- - Environmental mission/study officer
- - Environmental Eco-Advisor
- - Natural space manager
- - Environmental engineer
- - Territorial development and animation agent
- - Independent consultant