Master Environmental Management, Leading Transitions of Organisations and Territories (CONTRASTE) track at Université Côte d'Azur

Programme overview

Professionalising programme (more than 30 years old, continuing the DESS Gestion de la Planète and the GEDD master) training managers with transversal skills to act for socio-ecological transitions, taught by researchers and professionals. Taught at IMREDD in French.

Faculty: Society and Environment Graduate School (EUR) | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time, taught in French; work-study (alternance) available | Location: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

M1 modules: transitions to sustainable and resilient systems (6 ECTS), scientific tools (6), management tools (6), supervised projects (6), English (3), organisation diagnostics (6) and a Switch course choice (3).

Career pathways

Natural-heritage protection and agriculture and natural-environment engineering roles, leading ecological transitions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence in the hard sciences (geology, physics, biology) or the human and social sciences (geography, economics, law). Apply to Master 1 on MonMaster and to Master 2 on eCandidat.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee under the university fee schedule for master-level programmes (French and EU/EEA students); CVEC not included. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated tuition fee under the university fee schedule for master-level programmes (non-EU international students, unless exempt); CVEC not included. Source

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat-uca1.univ-cotedazur.fr/#!accueilView

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