• Targeted level of study

    BAC +3

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Science

Presentation

Mention Earth, Water, Environment : L1 in the Earth, Water, Environment Portal

The Earth-Water-Environment degree aims to train tomorrow's scientists in order to respond to the major current and future environmental issues in Earth and Water Sciences.

To this end, the Earth-Water-Environment degree trains students in Geosciences and Hydrosciences in response to strong societal demand in the fields of natural resources, natural hazards, environmental impacts of human activities and global changes. It also offers a multidisciplinary program in the fields of Life Sciences and Earth Sciences.

It relies on the research potential of several laboratories, GM (Géosciences Montpellier), HSM (HydroSciences Montpellier) and ISEM (Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier), to which the majority of the teacher-researchers in the degree are attached, thus facilitating the link with the research themes and activities of these laboratories, but also on strong links with the local economic fabric via various networks (Pole Aqua Valley, Cluster Terinov...).

Finally, it is based on the unique natural environment of the Montpellier region, which lends itself perfectly to the observation of exceptional natural environments.

This license has three tracks:

  • a general course entitled "Earth, Water and Environmental Sciences" (STEE ), the main objective of which is to prepare students for master's degrees in Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences (STPE), Water Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Energy.
  • a professionalization course taking shape in L3, entitled "Geosciences, Prevention and Treatment of Pollution" (GPTP ) whose main objective is to offer a professional outlet at the level of senior technician in the field of water and pollution management.
  • a course entitled "Cursus in Life and Earth Sciences Education (CME-SVT) whose objective is the initial training of future teachers with a Master's degree in Teaching, Education and Training (MEEF). This course is individualized from the L2 level.
    Students of the L2 TEE in field training in Orpierre (Alpes)
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  • More than 85% in L2 and L3

    Success rate

The advantages of the training

• Petits effectifs (< 40 étudiants dès le L2), > 85% de réussite en L2 et en L3.
• Plus de 40% d’enseignements pratiques (travaux pratiques en salle et sur le terrain,
camps de terrain).
• Enseignement de maths/physique/chimie adaptés au profil des étudiants.
• Formation par et aux outils numériques.
• Stage en entreprise obligatoire en L3 GPTP et projets tutorés sur le terrain et/ou en
laboratoire en L3 STEE.
• Mobilité internationale possible dès le L2.
• Entrée dans la vie active possible à bac + 3 ou poursuite en master (> 60%) dans les
Sciences de l’Eau ou Géosciences à Montpellier, en France ou à l’étranger.
• Réseau d’employeurs au niveau régional et national.

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Objectives

The TEE degree aims to provide fundamental scientific training in the fields of Geosciences and Water Sciences in order to train future professionals at the Bachelor's level, but also at the Master's or even Doctoral level.

From a pedagogical point of view, the TEE license will aim at allowing students to acquire the fundamental notions useful for the description and understanding of geological environments. Students will also be trained in the use of modern physical and chemical tools that allow better observation of these environments and quantification of the processes that affect them.

Through the acquisition of a set of knowledge and skills, a fundamental objective of the TEE degree will be to enable students to acquire the foundations of the scientific approach. This approach will be essential for them to critically address the major current environmental issues.

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Know-how and skills

The skills and competences of the TEE license are related to the learning of the scientific approach, applied to natural environments and geological environments.

1) Understand the functioning of natural environments and their evolution over time (past and future).

Mobilize the fundamental concepts of the major disciplines of Earth and water sciences: Earth materials, tectonics, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrogeology, environmental chemistry, paleontology, soil science, pollution treatment.

2) Observe the natural environment

- Know and use tools to read and describe landscapes, materials and geological structures in the field. Make a geological map extract and interpretative sections

- Identify and characterize geological objects: determine their composition and structure.

3) Experiment, quantify and model natural environments

- Use the basic concepts and tools of mathematics, physics and chemistry to understand and model the functioning of natural systems

- Use mapping software (GIS) and basic programming (Python, Matlab) for geological and geophysical data acquisition and processing

- Use scientific equipment (optical microscopes, chemical analysis instruments, geophysical-hydrogeological-hydrological instruments) and perform in-situ measurements.

4) to report observations and results of observations, to look at them critically

- Confront experimental results with theoretical models, identify sources of error and calculate uncertainties

- To present a scientific work in the form of reports and oral presentations

- Be able to use the English language fluently in writing and speaking.

5) Preparing for professional integration

- Identify the major issues in environmental sciences and the place of Earth and water sciences within these issues. Identify the academic and professional opportunities in relation to the Bachelor's degree course.

- acquire the basic tools for professional integration (writing a CV, cover letter, interview).

- acquire professional experience through internships (in companies, laboratories or secondary schools) according to the specificities of the GPTP and CME-SVT courses.

 

 

 

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Organization

Program

The Bachelor's degree is organized in 6 semesters (from S1 to S6) and structured in compulsory or elective UE (teaching units). Each semester includes 30 European credits (ECTS). The validation of the license requires the validation of 180 ECTS.

Entry into the TEE degree program is from the first year (L1). Students wishing to follow this license must apply directly on the TEE portal in the Parcoursup interface.

The choice of course is made at the end of L1 TEE in the case of the STEE or CME-SVT courses, and at the end of L2 STEE for the GPTP course.

Theoretical and practical courses are divided into lectures, tutorials and practical work. The specificity of this mention is the important part given to the practical training (approximately 50% of the training over the three years), in particular on the field. Specific field trips are dedicated to the acquisition of experimental data in situ, or to observation. Field camps (from 4 to 10 days depending on the semester) are also a strong element of our training. They allow a total immersion with the application of the knowledge acquired in various disciplines to characterize and understand the functioning of a natural object or a complex geological sector.

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Select a program

Earth, Water and Environmental Sciences

Within the Earth-Water-Environment degree program, the main objective of the "Earth, Water and Environmental Sciences" (EWES) program is to prepare students for their integration into master's programs, mainly in Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences (EPES) and Water Sciences, and eventually into multidisciplinary master's programs in Environmental Sciences

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Geosciences, Pollution Prevention and Treatment

The Geosciences, Pollution Prevention and Treatment (GPTP) professionalization program is one of the three programs in the Earth-Water-Environment degree. It aims to give a generalist training in Earth Sciences completed by a professional training in the fields of prevention and treatment of pollution, especially water, with an internship in a professional environment or in a laboratory of 4 to 6 months.

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Life and Earth Sciences Teaching Professions

The Cursus en Métiers de l'Enseignement en Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (L2 and L3 CME-SVT) aims to prepare students for the integration of a Master MEEF (Métiers de l'Enseignement, de l'Education et de la Formation) after their Licence. It is a selective and reinforced course with both teaching on scientific knowledge necessary for mastering knowledge in biology and geosciences, and pre-professional teaching linked to the professions of education, teaching and training, in particular the teaching of Life Sciences in secondary schools (middle and high school).

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Admission

Conditions of access

You want to apply in L1 TEE: apply via Parcoursup and choose directly the Earth-Water-Environment portal of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Montpellier.

You want to apply for one of the three L2 or L3 courses : apply from April-May via the University of Montpellier's e-candidat application.

You are a foreign student, you want to apply in L1 TEE or in one of the three L2 or L3 courses and you are currently studying in one of the countries of the "Study in France" perimeter, apply via the " Study in France " application

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Target audience

Any student interested in environmental sciences, preservation of natural areas, management of natural resources, management of water resources and pollution, natural risks.

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Necessary pre-requisites

In L1 TEE: our training is open to any student holding a baccalaureate with at least one of the following specialties in the final year of high school: Life and Earth Sciences, Physics-Chemistry, Mathematics. Following two of these three specialties is ideal for integrating our license.

In L2 STEE: our training is open on file for students who have not followed a L1 TEE at the University of Montpellier. It is open to any student from a first year of a scientific degree (in particular from an L1 SV-SE with optional UE in Earth Sciences), from a CPGE, from a first year of health studies (PASS). Students with a BTS or DUT can also be admitted to the L2 program, provided that the content of their training is well suited to the TEE license.

In L2 CME-SVT : the access is done on file, including for the students having followed a L1 TEE or SVSE at the University of Montpellier. This course is intended for students with a diversified background in Life Sciences and Earth Sciences, and is limited to about 20 students.

In L3 STEE : our program is open to any student who has followed a course in Earth and Water Sciences at another university, and depending on the case, to students with a BTS or DUT in the field of Earth Sciences.

In L3 GPTP: the course is open to any student who has completed a course in L2 or L3 Earth and Water Sciences in another university in France, or any student with a DUT or BTS in the fields of environmental management, water and pollution.

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Recommended prerequisites

For entry into L1, we recommend that you take the SVT option in your senior year.

 

 

 

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And then

Further studies

The TEE degree offers 3 courses with different outcomes. While the GPTP pathway offers professional integration after 3 years of higher education, the natural outlets for the STEE and CME-SVT pathways are to pursue studies in masters programs.

The masters accessible via our license are the masters in Earth and Planetary Sciences (STPE), in Water Sciences, and in Teaching, Training and Education (MEEF). Other master's degrees are also available after this degree, such as the multidisciplinary master's degrees in Environmental Management, Energy, Paleontology, and Oceanography.

At the end of these masters, students can enter the workforce or continue on to a doctorate at the University.

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Continuing your studies abroad

Various arrangements exist that allow students who wish to do so to spend a semester, a year, or an internship in a foreign university during their degree program, subject to the suitability of the teaching programs. An educational contract is signed with the partner university for this purpose. Several international programs established in partnership with the Faculty of Science allow students to carry out these mobilities under very good conditions.

 

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Bridges and reorientation

Students wishing to enter the TEE license can enter in L1, via the ParcourSup platform (Earth-Water-Environment Portal). Access to L2 and L3 is based on a portfolio and is open to students who have completed scientific university courses, preparatory classes for the grandes écoles, the first preparatory years for medical studies, and BTS and DUT in the field of earth and environmental sciences.

Students from the L1 TEE can integrate a L2 Life Sciences, provided they have followed 4 Biology teaching units in L1.

At the end of the bachelor's degree, students can naturally go on to a master's degree in Earth Sciences, Planets and Environment or Water Sciences. However, their Bachelor's degree will allow them to eventually move on to multidisciplinary Master's degrees in environmental management, energy, paleontology, and oceanography.

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Professional integration

The TEE license offers a professionalization pathway (GPTP) explicitly aimed at an outlet at the end of the license, at a senior technician level, in the field of pollution management and prevention. This course is supported by a regional network of companies and an excellent professional integration from the end of the license.

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