Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
If the question of spatial coexistence of all human activities has always been a major issue in human societies, it is even more so nowadays, imposing often delicate trade-offs between agriculture, livestock farming, extraction activities, transport, industry, commerce, towns and leisure activities.... The complexity of these trade-offs is compounded by the significant contemporary degradation of the physical environment (climate change, various forms of pollution, etc.) and the biotic environment (disappearance of natural areas, erosion of biodiversity), whose impact on the health and well-being of human populations is undeniable.
So, with the harsh reality of global change, social pressure and a restrictive legislative framework, but with limited budgets, governments, local authorities, businesses and associations.... are being forced in the short term to integrate environmental, ecological and societal concerns into their activities. Environmental management and land-use planning have become interdependent and their synergy essential.
Over 7 years : - 95 to 100% success rate in M1 - 5% reorientation after validated M1 course
Success rates
Further studies
NaN%
Objectives
By placing human activities at the heart of a sustainable and co-sustainable approach, the aim of the GIEBioTE master's program is to train people to reconcile human activities and environmental preservation. They will be multi-disciplinary professionals at the interface of environmental management and regional planning.
GIEBioTE is a "professionalizing" course. While it does not prepare students to become involved in research, it does prepare them to apply the scientific knowledge acquired through research. It is therefore important to note that application draws on the rigorous scientific knowledge of different sciences (ecological, environmental, geographical, etc.).
Know-how and skills
These skills are developed and acquired throughout the Master's program (M1 and M2).
Be able to diagnose a situation, a problem or any other issue related to environmental or sustainable development issues, making critical judgments based on an interdisciplinary approach.
Be able to analyze environmental issues more specifically from the angle of land and biodiversity management
Be able to integrate conservation, biodiversity, management and environmental protection aspects into regional management and development projects, taking into account the social and economic dimensions.
Be able to take a stand, develop an intervention plan (scenarios, policies, programs, projects, guidelines, procedures, intervention strategy, implementation strategy, steps, etc.) with a view to bringing about change.
Be able to manage projects (development, planning, execution, closure).
International training
Double degrees, joint degrees, Erasmus MundusInternational dimension
An entirely Franco-Quebec-based program, GIEBioTE is co-sponsored by the Université de Sherbrooke - CUFE Centre Universitaire de Formation en Environnement et Développement Durable - Maitrise de l'Environnement and the Université de Montpellier - Faculté des Sciences - Master Gestion en Environnement. It is therefore a bi-degree master's program: the Université de Montpellier and the Université de Sherbrooke register each student for each year of the program, and each validates the master's degree.
Organization
Knowledge control
In M1,
- Regulated and organized by the Université de Sherbrooke.
- Canadian progression standards are restrictive (especially in M1): a cumulative average of 2.7 /4.3 is required at the end of each semester to be authorized to continue in this dual-degree program.
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Mandatory |
|---|---|
Length of internship | 3 months |
Internship abroad | Mandatory |
Duration of internship abroad | 3 months |
The M1 internship is compulsory for all students in the program: it is a short internship (≈ 3 months) carried out primarily in Canada. However, some students who wish to do so may do so in France or in countries other than Canada.
Program
An entirely Franco-Quebec-based program, GIEBioTE is co-sponsored by the Université de Sherbrooke - CUFE Centre Universitaire de Formation en Environnement et Développement Durable - Maitrise de l'Environnement and the Université de Montpellier - Faculté des Sciences - Master Gestion en Environnement. It is therefore a bi-degree master's program: the Université de Montpellier and the Université de Sherbrooke register each student for each year of the program, and each validates the master's degree.
Year 1 must be spent in Sherbrooke for both semesters (plus summer internship). The first semester of Year 2 must be spent in Montpellier. The second semester of Year 2 consists of an internship or trial period.
Elements of environmental management
8 creditsEnvironmental law
8 creditsEcosystem value and management
8 creditsEnvironmental Chemistry
6 credits
UE Choice 1 GEBIOTE
12 creditsChoice of 2 out of 3
Env integrator project
10 creditsM1 GIEBioTE internship (COOP internship - UM version)
8 credits
Admission
Access conditions
The main conditions of access are linked to the international nature of the diploma and its compulsory validation by the Canadian partner university:
1/ the candidate must present a CUMULATIVE average over his/her Licence years 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 curriculum.
2/ Since Canadian universities do not recognize Licences Pro and other professional BTSA-type diplomas as equivalent to the Canadian Baccalauréat, no admission of these graduates will be possible.
How to register
Entry to the two-year bi-national program is only possible during the autumn session of M1 in Sherbrooke. In other words, applications are only accepted for entry into M1. No applications will be accepted for this pathway between M1 (first year) and M2 (second year).
The application period runs from early February to early April each year.
Applications must be submitted to both universities independently, for a joint decision by the teaching team during the application period.
Access to the GIEBioTE master's program is possible via the French continuing education system, but must include two years of training and a full year in Canada.
Target audience
Students with a bachelor's degree (or equivalent Canadian bachelor's degree) in Life Sciences or Life and Earth Sciences are eligible. Students with a bachelor's degree in Geography and Planning are eligible under certain conditions (see prerequisites).
Reminder: Given that GIEBioTE is a bi-diploma diploma, and that Canadian universities do not recognize Licences Pro and other professional BTSA-type diplomas as equivalent to the Canadian Baccalauréat, no admission for these graduates will be possible.
Tuition fees
GIEBioTE is an international training program for French students, at the registration fee of the French university system. For Canadian students, see Université de Sherbrooke.
Students who are not French or Canadian nationals must choose UdeS or UM as their main bi-diploma institution. They will pay tuition fees to this university, and will then be registered free of charge at the second.
Capacity
A maximum of 20 students per class, including French, Canadian and other potential nationalities.
Necessary prerequisites
The prerequisites are the competencies of the bachelor's degrees required for entry into M1 or their equivalent (see target audience).
Students from bachelor's degrees which do not include environmental sciences (life and earth sciences) must be able to demonstrate serious extra-university experience in this field, or additional training validating a minimum level of knowledge. If the candidate is accepted into the double degree program, he or she must take the refresher course in this field offered in the winter session (semester 1) of M1.
Recommended prerequisites
Experience of various kinds (internships, extracurricular activities, work experience, associations, volunteer work, etc.) in the following areas would be welcome:
- Development aid
- Humanitarian aid
- Agroecology
- Nature conservation or protection
- Territory management
- Environmental management
- Scientific communication
- Participatory science
And then
Further studies
The M1 GIEBioTE course is designed to lead to M2 GIEBioTE.
Further studies at the school
Studying abroad
cf Passerelles et Réorientation
Bridges and reorientation
No applications will be accepted for this pathway between M1 (first year) and M2 (second year).
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 course, either during the academic year (semester 2) or the following year.
- However, for the remainder of the current academic year, they benefit from UM student status. This means that they can carry out internships outside the curriculum , for reorientation or consolidation purposes, with a view to applying for another Master 1 in the GE field, or in another Master field the following year, or to entering the professional world.
For students who do not wish to continue in the GIEBioTE bi-degree program at the end of the M1 course
- There is no automatic admission to the M2 of another GE course.
- They can apply in year 2 for another GE course or another field;
- They can apply to join a regular course at the University of Sherbrooke, but lose the financial advantages of the double degree (tuition fees payable to UdS) and are no longer UM students.
Professional integration
NOT CONCERNED