La Rochelle Université campus

Engineering

Master Sciences pour l'environnement, parcours Géosciences et géophysique du littoral (GGL) at La Rochelle Université

La Rochelle Université, France

Programme overview

Master's pathway giving theoretical and practical foundations in terrestrial and marine geophysics, geodesy, marine geology and coastal oceanography. Students learn to deploy geophysical instruments on land and at sea, acquire data, and model and process data; for sea measurements students use a vessel of the French oceanographic fleet.

Faculty: Sciences, Technologies, Santé  |  Department: Sciences pour l'environnement  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: Start of the 2026-2027 academic year  |  Location: La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

What you will study

Terrestrial and marine geophysics, geodesy, marine geology, coastal oceanography, scientific computing, modelling and numerical data processing.

Career pathways

Risk or planning project officer, teacher or teacher-researcher, environmental and territorial assessment expert, spatial data manager, environmental consulting engineer, and geophysics, coastal oceanography and geology engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bac+3, Bac+4 or equivalent in geosciences, physical sciences or applied mathematics. First-year selection on file and interview.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026-2027). National registration fee set by the ministry (droits de scolarité), 2026-2027; CVEC (105 EUR) not included. Rate for EU/EEA and other non-differentiated students; scholarship holders exempt. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated fee for extra-EU students (2026-2027); CVEC (105 EUR) not included. Source

Intake: Start of the 2026-2027 academic year

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr

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