Master Gestion des territoires et développement local (GTDL) - Parcours Patrimoine et ressources territoriales at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Master parcours associating history, geography, law and economics around heritage and territorial resources. It trains specialists in local development and heritage valorisation and prepares for heritage competitive exams.

Faculty: ISH - Institut Sociétés et Humanités | Department: Gestion des territoires et développement local | Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS) | Intake: Start 1 September 2026 | Location: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France

What you will study

Heritage processes (material and immaterial), historical and legal frameworks of heritage, territorial resources and planning, tourism and local development, research methodology, GIS, survey methods, heritage valorisation projects and preparation for heritage competitive exams; M1 tutored project, long internship or alternance in the final semester.

Career pathways

Project officers (chargés de mission) and territorial civil-service posts; doctorate (including CIFRE) or heritage and territorial civil-service competitive exams.

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Application information

Entry requirements

L3 in social sciences and humanities, preferably geography and/or history; selection on file based on previous results and coherence of the path. Capacity: 15 in initial training and 5 apprentices in M1 (same in M2).

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026-2027). National registration fee (inscription principale), non-scholarship students from EU/EEA; scholarship students pay 0. CVEC (105 EUR) not included. Master cursus. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated fee for non-EU/EEA/Swiss students first registering in a second-cycle degree (master or engineering cycle) in 2026-2027. Source

Intake: Start 1 September 2026

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

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