Master in Environmental Management - Systèmes socio-écologiques : héritages, dynamiques, gestion (Socio-Ecological Systems: Legacies, Dynamics, Management) at ENS de Lyon

A multidisciplinary track on the environment and its dynamics that draws on environmental geography and related fields (ecology, past and present physical environments, history, planning, anthropology, economics, law, communication, sociology), centred on the nature-society interface.

Faculty: ENS de Lyon - Master mention: Gestion de l'environnement  |  Duration: 2 years (Master 1 and Master 2, 120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; 90% French and 10% English  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Knowledge of biophysical processes, theories, frameworks and critiques, applied approaches to the environment, tools and methods, and past and present times in year 1, with a thesis or placement; environmental management, social perspectives and further tools in year 2.

Career pathways

Public bodies and administrations in France or abroad (parks, national forest inventory, conservatoires of natural spaces, departmental directorates, European Community), local authorities, unions and other organisations in the environment sector.

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