CPES Data Science, Environment and Natural Resource Management at Université d'Orléans

The Cycle Pluridisciplinaire d'Études Supérieures (CPES) is a selective three-year degree programme run jointly by the Université d'Orléans and a lycée with preparatory classes (Lycée Pothier). It combines economics, geosciences and data science to address climate change, ecological and energy transitions and the economic challenges of the big-data era.

Faculty: UFR Droit, Economie, Gestion, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Location: Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France

What you will study

Three blocks of equal weight: economic sciences, geosciences and natural resources, and digital fundamentals. After the second year the programme splits into an economics-oriented track and a geosciences-oriented track. Teaching is shared between the lycée and the university campus.

Career pathways

Graduates continue into Orléans masters such as International Economics, Economics and Statistics, Money-Banking-Finance, Geodata and Polluted Sites and Soils. Careers after the masters include data analyst, credit risk analyst, international affairs officer, economist, data scientist and, in geosciences, roles in private companies and public bodies.

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