MASTER'S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS

Energy Efficiency

Created in 1992 by Professor Jacques PERCEBOIS, the Energy Economics program atthe University of Montpellier has been training applied economists specializing in energy issues for more than thirty years. It provides students with the essential skills to analyze and anticipate the effects of structural changes in the sector: decarbonization and decentralization of production methods, changes in market models and energy pricing, and the development of new energy uses.

The Master's program draws on close relationships with public and private stakeholders in the energy sector, who regularly contribute through lectures, professional seminars, and consulting projects.

In the second year (M2), the program is also open to apprenticeships, offering students the opportunity to alternate between academic training and professional experience within companies, public institutions, or organizations in the energy sector. This approach promotes rapid integration into the job market and in-depth development of operational skills.

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Digital Economy

The Digital Economy track of the Master's in Economics provides students with in-depth knowledge and skills regarding the functioning and structure of the telecommunications, Internet, and media markets, as well as the strategies of companies in the digital sector and the regulatory frameworks governing these markets.

The program draws on the expertiseof faculty members and professionals specializing in the digital economy. Courses and seminars provide solid technical skills, particularly in data processing and analysis, and develop a detailed understanding of the strategies deployed by various players in the digital sector: telecommunications operators, Internet and media companies, online service platforms, and social networks.

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Public Economics and Environment

The Public Economics and Environment track of the Master's in Economics program trains students to analyze collective choices in the face of growing pressure on the environment from human activities. These issues involve complex trade-offs, incorporating identifiable costs, diffuse impacts, and benefits that are often unevenly distributed among stakeholders and generations. The economic approach is a decision-making tool for public actors, organizations, and companies faced with these issues.

The program provides in-depth knowledge of environmental economics and natural resources, as well as public economics, which studies the mechanisms and criteria of collective choice. These two complementary fields enable the design of policies and mechanisms that are both economically efficient and socially and politically sustainable.

The program draws on the expertise of a teamof specialized faculty and researchers from the Montpellier Center for Environmental Economics.

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Economics and Psychology

The Economics and Psychology track of the Master's in Economics program trains specialists inexperimental and behavioral analysis in the humanities and social sciences. It prepares students to design, implement, and utilize survey and experimental methods, both in the laboratory and in the field.

The program closely combines theoretical approaches and practical applications. Students participate in experimental projects and develop their own protocols, from designing and programming experiments to collecting and analyzing data. A central focus is placed on studying individual and collective behaviors and taking them into account in the evaluation of public policies.

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Health Systems Economics

The Health Systems Economics program is part of the Master's degree in Economics at the Faculty of Economics, within the Law-Economics-Management field.

It is dedicated to analyzing the economic challenges facing healthcare systems. An aging population and technological advances in healthcare are leading to major changes inthe organization of care and the financing of healthcare systems. These transformations are promoting a more integrated approach to patient care pathways and are accompanied by the emergence of new players and new tools for regulating healthcare provision.

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Economic Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation

The Economic Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation program is based on a solid foundation of economic assessment methods applied to public policy and regional projects, with a specialization inclimate change adaptation issues. It incorporates the dimensions of consultation,policy acceptability, andbehavioral economics to analyze incentive mechanisms and stakeholder responses to environmental policies.

The first year of the Master's program offers a high degree of mutualization of methodological teaching (econometrics, multivariate analysis) with several tracks within the major, notably Public Economics and Environment. It includes an individual research project (IRP) conducted over the course of the year, designed to develop students' autonomy in analyzing issues and the operational use of quantitative tools.

Specialization begins in the second year with modules dedicated toassessment andadaptation, linked to courses focused on the environment, energy, development, and health.

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Governance of Companies and Territories in Transition

The dual-discipline Master's degree in Economics and Political Science, " Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition (GSTT)," is an extension of the dual-degree program in economics and political science created in 2021 atthe University of Montpellier. It offers students a demanding and in-depth education in these two disciplines and is aimed at those with a solid background in social sciences, particularly economics and political science. This program aims to prepare students for emerging professions or sectors undergoing profound change.

The program has been designed in close connection with the major contemporary issues that are transforming societies and territories, such as energy and ecological transitions, transport and mobility issues, health, digital technology, as well as democratic and cultural transitions and institutional developments.

Unique in France, this multidisciplinary Master's program is based on a balanced collaboration between the economics and political science teams at the University of Montpellier.

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IDIL - Sustainable Economies and Societies

The Sustainable Economies and Societies program is part of the IDIL – Interdisciplinary In Lab graduate program at the University of Montpellier, which brings together excellent courses based on research and interdisciplinarity. Taught in English at the Faculty of Economics, this master's program aims to train students to analyze and support economic and social transformations related to the major challenges of sustainability.

The program is fully integrated into the University of Montpellier's thematic areas: Feeding, Caring, and Protecting. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to economic research, structured around the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policy.

In-Lab pedagogy places students at the heart of research projects conducted in collaboration with laboratories and in interaction with socio-economic actors. This approach encourages experimentation, multidisciplinary teamwork, and learning through research.

Open to an international audience, the program prepares students for doctoral studies as well as professional careers in business or public and private organizations. Particular emphasis is placed on sustainable development and innovation policies in relation to territorial and societal transitions.

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Mediterranean Farming System Design for a Sustainable Food System (MIDAS)

The MIDAS course is a continuation of the intensive training programs offered since 2010 by CIHEAM-IAMM, in partnership with Mediterranean agricultural research and teaching institutes and the international Farming System Design (FSD) network. More than 300 international participants have been trained in this framework.

Initially focused on analyzing and evaluating the sustainability of agricultural systems through integrated approaches, these training courses are evolving with MIDAS towards the design of agricultural systems adapted to current food, climate, and economic challenges. The program places particular emphasis on the diversity of cropping systems, farms, and stakeholders as a lever for resilience in the face of climate change and market uncertainties.

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Territorial Agricultural Development, Environment, and Modeling (DATEM)

The DATEM program responds to a request from the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture and the Faculty of Agronomy at the Lebanese University to train engineers capable of responding to new challenges: resource scarcity, climate change, and market instability in a tense regional context.

The training develops skills that have been lacking locally until now, in particular:

• modeling agricultural systems to design systems that are resilient to climate and socioeconomic uncertainties

• the integration of environmental issues intothe assessment of agricultural performance

Unique in its field for the southern Mediterranean countries, it provides training inmulti-criteria analysis, territorial agricultural development, andenvironmental assessment.

It prepares students for engineering positions within the Ministries of Agriculture, local authorities, and regional extension services in connection with the restructuring of the regional agricultural sector.

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