ECTS
180 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Economics
Presentation
Created in 1992 by Professor Jacques Percebois, the Energy Economics program at the University of Montpellier has been training applied economists specializing in energy issues for over thirty years. It provides students with the skills they need to understand the issues and anticipate the consequences of the structural transformations facing the energy sector: decarbonization and decentralization of production methods, changes in energy market and pricing models, development of new energy uses...
The Master's program maintains close ties with public and private players in the energy sector, who regularly take part in conferences, professional seminars and consulting projects, enabling students to apply their skills to meet the concrete needs of the sector.
Objectives
The aim of the Master's program is to train students to become experts in energy markets, public policy and the issues raised by the low-carbon transition. The courses offered enable them to acquire in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of energy markets and the mechanisms of their interdependence with environmental markets. They mobilize a wide range of empirical analysis tools, particularly in the field of climate-energy policy evaluation (applied to the transport, industry and building sectors), as well as for setting up and financing energy projects (renewable energy or energy efficiency). The course also includes introductory courses on regulatory aspects of the energy sector, as well as the legal framework applicable to renewable energy projects.
Know-how and skills
- Understand how the energy (gas and electricity) and environmental (CO2 quotas, guarantees of origin, energy saving) markets work, and the regulations in force.
- Evaluate the sectoral impacts of climate-energy policies (transport, building, industry, etc.)
- Master the economic, financial and legal aspects of developing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
- Acquire a solid understanding of energy/environment market regulation
- Carry out technical and economic studies applied to energy production, transmission/distribution and supply
- Develop a global vision of the energy world and the ability to anticipate future developments in the sector.
Organization
Open on a sandwich basis
Contract type | Apprenticeship contract |
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PLEASE NOTE: Only the second year of the Master's program (Master 2) offers the possibility of a sandwich course.
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Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Possible |
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Internship abroad | Possible |
Master 1: Optional internship under certain conditions
Master 2: Compulsory internship
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Program
The Master's degree is organized into 2 years of study:
Master 1: Teaching + possibility of an optional internship
Master 2: Teaching + compulsory internship or apprenticeship contract
For courses :
See Examination of knowledge
Your choice: 1 of 2
Optional
Introduction SAS
Project management and financial evaluation
3 creditsEconometrics
Energy saving 1
2 creditsIntroduction to R software
1 creditsNetwork regulations
Environmental economics
PIR
Public economics
3 creditsSurvey methods
Energy saving 2
3 creditsIndustrial organization
4 creditsNetwork economics
3 creditsGeopolitics of energy
3 creditsExcel VBA
3 creditsEconometrics of qualitative variables
4 creditsPIR
5 creditsData analysis
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
Optional
Saving electricity
4 creditsEnergy and development
4 creditsIntroduction to energy physics
3 creditsSmart grids, energy and mobility
3 creditsTransport, energy and environment
4 creditsFinancing renewable projects
4 creditsLegal framework for renewable energies
3 creditsEnglish
2 creditsClimate and energy transition economics
3 credits
Energy market design
3 creditsSeminars/ Conferences and Project consulting
4 creditsLow-carbon innovation
3 creditsMemory
15 creditsEnergy law and market regulation
2 creditsEnergy efficiency
3 credits
And then
Professional integration
The rapid transformation of the energy sector in response to climate change and energy transition policies, as well as the global energy crisis, have heightened the need for skills in these fields within companies and organizations, opening up a wide range of career opportunities for students on the course.
Graduates of the Master's in Energy Economics are destined for careers as specialized economists/analysts in France and abroad, in the energy industry (energy producers and suppliers, energy network managers, brokers, aggregators), finance (banks and financial institutions), consulting firms, think tanks and public administrations (regulatory authorities, ministries, local authorities, international organizations).
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