Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French, English
Presentation
Epidemics and emerging diseases linked to pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, eukaryotic parasites) have been on the rise in recent decades. Recent outbreaks of SARS, Ebola, Zika and highly pathogenic avian influenza have been compounded by the COVID 19 and Swine Fever epidemics. But we mustn't forget the resurgence of measles, the antibiotic resistance of tuberculosis bacilli, the increasingly tenacious pressure of hospital-acquired diseases, or the still worrying presence of malaria, dengue fever and anthrax...
This increase in "cases" is the result of many complex phenomena: human density(s), degradation of natural ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, overexploitation, intensive livestock farming, urbanization, artificialization of environments, climate change, pollution(s), globalization of human and commercial exchanges, inappropriate use of antibiotics, ill-adapted healthcare, reduced 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 a variety of skills and different levels of analysis, and thus an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach (ecology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, parasitology, statistics, computer science, geomatics, geography, as well as sociology, economics, anthropology, etc.). The eco-evolutionary perspective facilitates this synthesis by placing analyses of underlying biological phenomena in population, spatial and temporal dimensions.
Objectives
The aim of the Eco-EPI master's program is to train experts capable of meeting 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 aware of socio-economic contexts and issues
- future managers aware of scientific data.
The "multi-disciplinary and integrative scientific approach" that characterizes the training program is indispensable to the challenges facing our contemporary societies. Graduates of this specialization, whether researchers, experts or managers, will be "involved" scientists, playing a full part in the various stages of these challenges.
Know-how and skills
Please refer to the descriptions of the skills and competencies of the courses in the specialization.
Year 1 is mainly a common year for the two Master's courses: the majority of the core curriculum is common to both courses in M1 semester 1 (26 ECTS/ 30), enabling students to acquire the basic skills common to both Master's courses, as well as in four possible areas of specialization:
- Zoonoses and animal diseases
- Vector-borne diseases
- Global changes
- Artificialization, modern technologies and 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), based on the complete pedagogical framework of the M1 and M2 programs, aims to give international visibility to the Eco-Epidemiology training program . It will enable us to develop partnerships with foreign universities and institutions.
Organization
Knowledge control
Defined at the level of each Teaching Unit: Final assessment, or Continuous assessment, or Oral, Individual or group.
Assessment of internships is a specific form of continuous assessment: - assessment of a report or dissertation - oral presentation to a jury
Special features
M1 specific to 4th-year research pharmacy students, to focus training on skills not covered in their previous curriculum
Program
Most of the core curriculum is common in M1 semester 1, with a free option to explore specific fields and issues in greater depth.
In semester 2 of M1, students choose an orientation option to deepen their research or management skills. It will also be prepared by choosing the theme of the internship or in-depth tutored project.
The 4 possible areas of specialization, whatever the pre-established career path (see know-how and skills), are not hermetically sealed themes, but present interfaces. They are worked on from M1 S2 through thematic projects, internships or in-depth tutorials.
Study of variability
4 creditsPathogens: from viruses to helminths
4 creditsDescription and inference
2 creditsIssues and challenges in disease epidemiology
4 creditsInformation systems 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 creditsYour choice: 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
Extended tutored project
10 creditsInternship
10 credits
Preparation for internship or in-depth tutored project
2 credits
Admission
How to register
Applications can be submitted on the following platforms:
- French & European students: follow the "Mon Master" procedure on the website: https: //www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
- International students from outside the EU: follow the "Études en France" procedure: https: //pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html