Integrated Management of the Environment, Biodiversity and Territories

Year 1; under the responsibility of the University of Sherbrooke and according to the terms and conditions in effect at this institution. The Canadian progression standards are restrictive: a cumulative average of 2.7/4.3 is required at the end of each semester of the M1 program in order to be authorized to continue in this bi-diploma program.

Year 2: according to the teaching units: Continuous or Terminal Control, Oral. Internships and projects are evaluated by specific continuous assessment based on a written report and a presentation to a jury of experts.

All the elements below are detailed on the GIEBioTE master site https://ingenieurs-ecologues.com/candidater-parcours-giebiote/ and https://ingenieurs-ecologues.com/frais-inscriptions-et-bourses-giebiote/ and https://ingenieurs-ecologues.com/informations-importantes-aux-etudiants-francais-qui-candidatent-ou-qui-sont-admis-en-m1-giebiote/

• The application period runs from early February to early April.
• The application must be submitted to both universities independently in the first instance, for a joint decision by the teaching team during the application period.
• The Canadian progression standards are restrictive (especially in M1): a cumulative average of 2.7/4.3 is required at the end of each semester in order to be allowed to continue in this bi-degree program.
• GIEBioTE is an international training program at the registration fees of the French university system (for French students)

The M1 internship is mandatory for all students in the program: it is a short internship (≈ 3 months) carried out in priority in Canada. However, some students who would like to do it can do it in France or in other countries than Canada.

The M2 internship is mandatory for French students or those under the primary administrative responsibility of the UM: it is a long internship (≈ 5 months) that can take place in France or abroad (excluding Canada).

Since GIEBioTE is a bi-diploma and Canadian universities do not recognize the Licences Pro and other professional diplomas of the BTSA type as the equivalent of the Canadian Baccalaureate, no admission of these graduates will be possible.

Entry into the two-year bi-national program is only possible during the fall session of the M1 in Sherbrooke. In other words, applications are only accepted for entry into M1. No applications for this pathway between M1 (first year) and M2 (second year) will be accepted.

Access to the GIEBioTE master's degree is possible via the French continuing education system, but must include the two years of training and a full year in Canada.

see access conditions

GIEBioTE is an international training program with French university fees (for French and EU students), and Canadian university fees (for Canadians).

20 (including Canadian students)

One of the major prerequisites is related to the international nature of the degree and its mandatory validation by the Canadian partner university: the candidate must present a cumulative average over the years of the Bachelor's degree equivalent to the minimum Quebec requirement of 2.7/4.3, which in the French system usually corresponds to 12/20, for the entire university program.

This requirement to validate semesters/sessions according to a minimum threshold of 2.7/4.3 remains in effect throughout the M1 and is required to continue in the double degree and for admission to M2 (see additional information)

The prerequisites for knowledge are the skills of the bachelor's degrees required for entry into M1 or their equivalent (see target audience)

Various types of experience (internships, extracurricular activities, professional experience, associations, volunteer work, etc.) in the following areas are welcome

• Development assistance
• Humanitarian aid
• Agroecology
• Conservation or protection of nature
• Territory management
• Environmental management
• Scientific communication
• Participatory science

The GIEBioTE training is not intended to prepare students for further studies (doctoral thesis). Its generalist and multidisciplinary content and the operational skills worked on are not adapted to this pursuit.

However, very rare finalized research projects involving an environmental research laboratory may correspond to certain profiles of GIEBioTE graduates (among other things, it is necessary to have completed an internship in an applied research setting).

The possibility of pursuing a finalized, multidisciplinary thesis is more important in Canada (or North America) than in France or Europe, but remains an extreme minority.

https://ingenieurs-ecologues.com/informations-importantes-aux-etudiants-francais-qui-candidatent-ou-qui-sont-admis-en-m1-giebiote/

No applications in this pathway between M1 (first year) and M2 (second year) will be accepted

Pour les étudiants non autorisés à poursuivre dans le bi diplôme GIEBioTE en cours du M1 (note cumulative < à 2,7/4,3)

• There is no automatic admission to another GE program either during the academic year (semester 2) or the following year.
• However, for the remainder of the current academic year, they have the status of UM students. They can thus carry out internships outside of the curriculum for reorientation or consolidation, with the objective of applying for another Master 1 in the GE field, another Master field the following year or to enter the professional world.

For students who, at the end of the M1, do not wish to continue in the GIEBioTE bi-degree

• There is no automatic admission to the M2 of another course of the GE mention.
• They can apply in year 2 of another course in the GE field or in another field;
• They can ask to join a regular program at the University of Sherbrooke but lose the financial advantages of the double degree (tuition fees due to the UdS) and are no longer students at the UM.

Environment / sustainable development officer - environment project manager - environment manager / advisor / consultant - territorial development project manager