Master Géographie, aménagement, environnement et développement - SENTINELLES (Santé, environnement, informations spatio-temporelles) at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne

Programme overview

The SENTINELLES parcours of the GAED master prepares students to study the social, environmental and health issues affecting territories, observing and tracking these dynamics and identifying their spatial and social impacts. It is co-awarded with Université Lyon 3: first year in Saint-Étienne, second year at Lyon 3.

Faculty: Faculté de Sciences Humaines et Sociales | Duration: 2 years (M1 and M2) | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Year 1 is a common core of fundamental and specialist teaching, disciplinary tools and pre-professionalisation, with a compulsory 2-6 month internship in semester 2. Year 2 combines fundamental and thematic teaching, tools and professional practice in an alternating rhythm (one week of classes, three weeks in a host organisation) with a compulsory internship of at least 2 months; English classes run in both years.

Career pathways

Manager in public or private bodies providing health, environment, development or social-policy services; delegated management of health and environmental services in private companies; project lead in consultancies and study offices; roles in local-development associations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Université Jean Monnet master programmes: recruitment at M1 is selective, on file (dossier) or competitive exam, sometimes with an interview, according to the intake capacity of each parcours. Applications for M1 are made on monmaster.gouv.fr (17 February to 16 March 2026; complementary phase 19 to 25 June 2026), via Études en France for students from the 41 countries covered by that procedure, or on dedicated servers for international masters. M2 applications are made on the university's application server. The file comprises a CV, copy of ID, a detailed account of the previous course of study, diplomas and transcripts, a motivation letter setting out the personal and professional project, and proof of internships, international mobility and work experience where relevant; some programmes also ask for recommendation letters, personal work, a work-based-learning contract promise, certifications, language test results (TOEIC, TOEFL, DELF) or subject tests. Admission to M2 is by right, subject to exceptions, for students who validated M1 of the same mention at the same university; other M2 applicants are selected on file and capacity.

Requirements published at program group level.

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

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