Master Géoressources, géorisques, géotechnique – Géosciences appliquées à l'ingénierie de l'aménagement (GAIA) at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Programme overview

The Master Géoressources, Géorisques, Géotechnique has a single parcours, Géosciences appliquées à l'ingénierie de l'aménagement (GAIA), a solid two-year training in geological and geotechnical engineering that is professionalising from the first year. M1 capacity is 24.

Faculty: UFR Sciences et Montagne | Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time; taught in French | Intake: September (first fortnight) | Location: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Civil-engineering geology and geotechnics, geomorphology, soil and rock mechanics, strength of materials, hydrogeology, geophysics and natural hazards, linking field knowledge in applied geology with geomechanics.

Career pathways

Careers are in building and public works: geologist-geotechnical engineer, hydrogeologist, site manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Recommended licences: Earth sciences, physics, mechanics, civil engineering. Prerequisites: basic linear algebra and analysis and basics of geology (stratigraphy, petrography, structures).

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for students not subject to differentiated fees (EU/EEA). Excludes the CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). Students subject to differentiated fees (statutory rate 3,950 EUR) are exempted in full at Master level and pay the national rate. Excludes the CVEC. Source

Intake: September (first fortnight)

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS)

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