Master Sciences de la Mer at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

The Master Sciences de la Mer covers marine geosciences along the land-sea continuum and trains generalists in marine geosciences and aquatic environments, able to address continent-ocean transfers, the functioning of margins and coastal and littoral environments. Year 1 semester 1 has compulsory modules; options in semester 2 personalise the course.

Faculty: Faculté des Sciences Exactes et Expérimentales (SEE)  |  Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or work-study; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Perpignan, Occitanie, France

What you will study

Hours: M1 213 h lectures, 291 h tutorials, 159 h practicals; M2 141 h, 184 h, 82 h. Placements of 8 weeks in M1 and 5 months in M2, in France or abroad. English taught. A diving option in M1 semester 2 is limited to students with level-2 diving and places are limited. Skills: observation in natural environments and experimental protocols, sampling, measurement and statistics, GIS, environmental legislation basics.

Career pathways

Doctorate (ED 305 Énergie Environnement) and higher-education and research careers; generalist environment study officers, project officers and engineers in intercommunal bodies, municipal environment services, regional councils, natural parks, state administration, design offices, oil and mining companies, water agencies and associations.

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