Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French, English
Presentation
Epidemics and emergences of diseases related to pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, eukaryotic parasites) have been increasing over the last decades. The recent episodes of SARS, Ebola, Zika, and highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemics were even more recently complemented by the COVID 19 and Swine Fever epidemics. They should not make us forget the resurgence of measles, the antibiotic resistance of the tuberculosis bacillus, the increasingly persistent pressure of nosocomial diseases or the still worrying presence of malaria, dengue and anthrax...
This increase in "cases" is the result of complex and multiple phenomena: human density(s), degradation of natural ecosystems, degradation of biodiversity, overexploitation, intensive livestock farming, urbanization, artificialization of environments, climate change, pollution, globalization of human and commercial exchanges, inappropriate use of antibiotics, poorly adapted care, decrease in vaccination coverage, poverty ... These changes and imbalances are therefore of diverse and varied origins. The study or management of these epidemic phenomena therefore requires the involvement of various skills and different levels of analysis, thus an integrative and multidisciplinary approach (Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Statistics, Computer Science, Geomatics, Geography but also Sociology, Economics, Anthropology ...) The eco-evolutionary perspective facilitates this synthesis by placing the analyses of the underlying biological phenomena in population, spatial and temporal dimensions.
Objectives
The aim of the Eco-EPI master's degree is to train experts capable of responding to the challenges of the emergence and epidemiological management of human and/or animal pathogens in the context of current and future changes. Upon graduation, they will be able to
- future epidemiological researchers who are aware of socio-economic contexts and issues
- future managers who are aware of the scientific data.
The "multidisciplinary and integrative scientific approach" that characterizes the program is essential to the challenges facing our contemporary societies. Graduates of this program, whether they are researchers, experts or managers, will be "involved" scientists, full-fledged actors in the various stages of these challenges.
Know-how and skills
Refer to the descriptions of the knowledge and skills of the courses of the mention
Year 1 is mainly a common year for the two courses of the mention: it presents a very common core in M1 semester 1 (26 ECTS/ 30) allowing the acquisition of the basic skills common to both courses of the Master as well as in four main possible fields of specialization:
- Zoonoses and animal diseases
- Vector-borne diseases
- Global Changes
- Artificialization, Technologies and Modern Therapeutics
International dimension
The Eco-Epidemiology of Animal and Human Pathogens Comprehensive and Utilitarian Resources -EpiCURe project (Call for projects Take Off #3: Cursus - ACCOMPANYING THE TRANSFORMATION AND/OR CREATION OF CURSUSES), concretely based on the complete pedagogical framework of the M1 and M2, aims to give international visibility to the Eco-Epidemiology training. It will allow the development of partnerships with foreign universities and institutions.
Organization
Knowledge control
Defined at the level of each teaching unit: Final test, or Continuous assessment, or Oral, Individual or by group.
The evaluation of the internships constitutes a specific continuous assessment: - evaluation of a report or dissertation - defense before a jury
Special arrangements
M1 specific to 4th year pharmacy students, research stream, to focus training on skills not covered in their previous curriculum
Program
Mostly common core in M1 semester 1, with a free option to explore fields and deepen issues.
The choice of course is prepared as early as semester 2 of M1 by the choice of an orientation option providing elements of deepening in the research or management approach. It will also be prepared by the choice of the theme of the internship or the Advanced Tutorial Project.
The 4 possible fields of specialization, regardless of the pre-established pathway (see know-how and skills), are not hermetically sealed themes, but present interfaces. They are worked on from M1 S2 during thematic projects, the internship or the Advanced Tutored Project.
Study of variability
4 creditsPathogenic organisms: from viruses to helminths
4 creditsDescription and inference
2 creditsProblems and issues in disease epidemiology
4 creditsInformation system and databases
4 creditsEcology Keys
2 creditsCHOICE S1
4 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Phylogeny and Evolution
Food risk
4 creditsFood risk 1
4 creditsFood risk 2
1 credits
Water and Public Health
Complementary skills
4 credits
Ecology and Evolution of Microorganisms and Parasitism
6 credits
Epidemiology tools
2 creditsLongitudinal, cross-sectional and epidemiological analyses
4 creditsEmergence: Eco-epidemiological contexts and mechanisms
8 creditsCHOICE S2
14 creditsCHOICE 3
4 creditsChoice of 1 of 7
Public health and prevention
4 creditsHealth Policy and Public Health
Evolutionary genomics
4 creditsEvolutionary ecology
4 creditsEXDIM: Multidimensional Data Mining
4 creditsAlignment and Phylogeny
4 creditsChoice 5
4 creditsBioinformatics Learning Lab
2 creditsBiological information
2 credits
CHOICE 4
10 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
In-depth tutored project
10 creditsInternship
10 credits
Preparation for the internship or in-depth tutored project
2 credits
Admission
How to register
Applications are made on the following platforms:
- French & European students: follow the "My Master" procedure from the website: https: //www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
- International students from outside the EU: follow the "Studies in France" procedure: https: //pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html