Master Géographie, aménagement, environnement et développement (GAED) - parcours Aménagement du Littoral et de la Mer (ALM) at Nantes Université

The ALM track trains specialists in the management of maritime and coastal areas in urban and natural contexts, covering climate change, new uses, biodiversity conservation and sociodemographic change.

Faculty: Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement (IGARUN)  |  Duration: 2 years (M1 and M2); compulsory internship of 4 to 6 months in M2; 18 places (M1 and M2)  |  Study mode: full-time; language of instruction: French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

What you will study

Multidisciplinary analysis of coastal and maritime issues (planning, biology, law, ecology, economics, geography, ecotoxicology): sector management (transport, fishing, aquaculture), erosion, conflicts, tourism, pollution, coastal urbanisation, marine protected areas and marine renewable energy; policies and instruments of coastal and marine planning; surveys, databases and mapping tools. Supported by the LETG laboratory.

Career pathways

Study or mission officer for the coast in planning bodies, consultancies, public bodies, local authorities, State services and associations; doctorate possible.

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