INSA Rennes campus

Engineering

Master Sciences de l'eau - Hydrogéologie, hydro-biogéochimie, hydropédologie (HYDRO3) (M2) at INSA Rennes

INSA Rennes, France

Programme overview

Second-year research master (RNCP39281) training scientific staff in water and soil resource management, element transport and natural-environment management from surface to subsurface.

Faculty: Research masters (Sciences, Technologies, Santé)  |  Duration: 1 year (M2), 60 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time (French, B2 level)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

Hydrology, hydrogeology, hydraulics and agronomy-based teaching responding to environmental management issues (water framework directive, green and blue grid), plus a compulsory placement.

Career pathways

Hydrogeologist (BRGM, CNRS), hydrologist in state services and water agencies, environment project officer, or aquatic-environment adviser.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master 1 level in water sciences, earth sciences, civil engineering oriented to hydraulics/hydrology, or environmental physics/chemistry; fundamentals in hydrology, hydrogeology, hydraulics and agronomy. Application deadline for INSA files: 20 May 2026. Applications are assessed on file: EU applicants send the signed application to [email protected]; non-EU applicants apply only through the Etudes en France platform.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). M2 research master registration fee for French and EU students (non-scholarship); EUR 166 for engineering double-degree students and EUR 254 for research-agreement partners were stated on the programme page for 2025-2026; excludes CVEC (EUR 105). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students, M2 research master (EUR 3,941 on the programme page for 2025-2026); partial exemptions possible; excludes CVEC. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year (M2), 60 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.insa-rennes.fr/master-recherche.html

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