ECTS
10 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
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EU CHOICE 3
10 creditsChoice of 5 out of 12
Marine resource use and assessment
2 credits15hUrban ecology
2 creditsTOIC/TOEFL preparation
2 creditsAgroecology
2 creditsLaw of the public maritime domain and the sea
2 credits15hMethods and analysis of surveys in SHS
2 creditsMediation and Governance of territories
2 creditsEcology Fair-2
2 credits1hImpacts of climate change on organisms, ecosystems and
2 creditsAdvanced GIS
2 creditsIndividual Project in GE 1
2 creditsCommunication of organizations
2 credits15h
EU CHOICE 2
10 creditsEU CHOICE 4
6 creditsChoice of 5 out of 12
Marine resource use and assessment
2 credits15hUrban ecology
2 creditsTOIC/TOEFL preparation
2 creditsAgroecology
2 creditsLaw of the public maritime domain and the sea
2 credits15hMethods and analysis of surveys in SHS
2 creditsMediation and Governance of territories
2 creditsEcology Fair-2
2 credits1hImpacts of climate change on organisms, ecosystems and
2 creditsAdvanced GIS
2 creditsIndividual Project in GE 1
2 creditsCommunication of organizations
2 credits15h
Individual Project in GE 2
4 creditsPollution and bioremediation of ecosystems
Marine resource use and assessment
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
15h
Training, delivered by the UMR MARBEC on the geographical site of Sète, France. This module develops the current context of fisheries and global climate change on the dynamics of marine ecosystems. In the perspective of better understanding and predicting the effects of fisheries and climate on marine ecosystems, the teaching module is structured around the identification of uses, assessment modes and modeling of marine resources dynamics.
Synthetic content of the EU:
Resource and fishery interactions. Analysis of marine trophic interactions. Temporal dynamics of exploited fish populations (species alternation, recruitment). Modeling of predator-prey systems. Bioenergetic modeling (DEB model). Analysis and processing of catch and effort data. Data analysis by GLM, GAM.
Urban ecology
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The expansion of the urban environment is causing fragmentation/destruction of natural habitats, conservation problems and a change in the relationship between man and nature. However, urban areas can also harbor significant biodiversity in close proximity to humans, which can then be used for conservation, awareness raising, human welfare enhancement and even therapeutic purposes. It is a challenge to work in ecology while denying the existence and consequences of the urban environment and its particularities. The aim of this course is to help future professionals in the field of ecology to find a compromise between urban development and respect for nature. Through courses given by various professionals and an outing in Montpellier, the student will discover where (associations, research departments, communities, ...), with whom and how an ecologist can act in urban ecology.
Law of the public maritime domain and the sea
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
15h
The EU aims to provide knowledge, without a legal angle, of coastal areas included in the "public maritime domain", and other coastal and offshore maritime areas and to show which legal regimes apply to these areas: ownership of these areas, rules of occupation of these areas, rules of development of these areas. All of this is based on the law of the sea, the law of the coastline and urban planning, and the law of the environment at sea.
Methods and analysis of surveys in SHS
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Mediation and Governance of territories
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to provide elements of knowledge in law and governance on land use planning, the consideration of biodiversity in environmental law, the awakening of management on the ontologies of the relationship of societies to living organisms. This course is particularly useful for future environmental managers, both at the national and local levels.
Ecology Fair-2
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
1h
This UE is based on the same pedagogical project as the UE "Salon de l'écologie-1": the organization and participation in the two events "Festi'Versité" and "Salon National de l'Ecologie" (see sheet "Salon de l'écologie-1").
The specificity of the "Salon de l'écologie-2" course lies in the roles and implications of the students in their mission of assistance to the project managers of the two events. In this UE, they are involved in positions of responsibility as administrators of one of the partner student associations: president, treasurer, communication manager, logistics manager, eco-responsibility manager, festivities manager, congress manager, forum manager. They will coordinate the highlights of the events, the actions of the different teams and the work of the students and volunteers involved in the implementation through the EU "Ecology Fair 1".
Impacts of climate change on organisms, ecosystems and
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The goals of this course are to deepen the key concepts related to climate change, to illustrate important concepts in ecology and evolution in the light of climate change, in many different ecosystems, and to synthesize the different scientific and societal questions and issues raised by CC.
Individual Project in GE 1
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Communication of organizations
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
15h
The objective of this course is to introduce students to:
1. the functioning of communication services of different types of organizations involved in the field of research and scientific culture or its application (research institutes, local authorities, associations, NGOs, companies, etc.)
2. the methodology for developing a communication strategy and plan as well as a press kit.
The teaching will be based on the interventions of communication services managers of different organizations and on tutorials leading the students to analyze and design communication strategies and plans and to write press kits from real projects submitted by the communication services managers.
Marine resource use and assessment
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
15h
Training, delivered by the UMR MARBEC on the geographical site of Sète, France. This module develops the current context of fisheries and global climate change on the dynamics of marine ecosystems. In the perspective of better understanding and predicting the effects of fisheries and climate on marine ecosystems, the teaching module is structured around the identification of uses, assessment modes and modeling of marine resources dynamics.
Synthetic content of the EU:
Resource and fishery interactions. Analysis of marine trophic interactions. Temporal dynamics of exploited fish populations (species alternation, recruitment). Modeling of predator-prey systems. Bioenergetic modeling (DEB model). Analysis and processing of catch and effort data. Data analysis by GLM, GAM.
Urban ecology
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The expansion of the urban environment is causing fragmentation/destruction of natural habitats, conservation problems and a change in the relationship between man and nature. However, urban areas can also harbor significant biodiversity in close proximity to humans, which can then be used for conservation, awareness raising, human welfare enhancement and even therapeutic purposes. It is a challenge to work in ecology while denying the existence and consequences of the urban environment and its particularities. The aim of this course is to help future professionals in the field of ecology to find a compromise between urban development and respect for nature. Through courses given by various professionals and an outing in Montpellier, the student will discover where (associations, research departments, communities, ...), with whom and how an ecologist can act in urban ecology.
Law of the public maritime domain and the sea
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
15h
The EU aims to provide knowledge, without a legal angle, of coastal areas included in the "public maritime domain", and other coastal and offshore maritime areas and to show which legal regimes apply to these areas: ownership of these areas, rules of occupation of these areas, rules of development of these areas. All of this is based on the law of the sea, the law of the coastline and urban planning, and the law of the environment at sea.
Methods and analysis of surveys in SHS
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Mediation and Governance of territories
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to provide elements of knowledge in law and governance on land use planning, the consideration of biodiversity in environmental law, the awakening of management on the ontologies of the relationship of societies to living organisms. This course is particularly useful for future environmental managers, both at the national and local levels.
Ecology Fair-2
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
1h
This UE is based on the same pedagogical project as the UE "Salon de l'écologie-1": the organization and participation in the two events "Festi'Versité" and "Salon National de l'Ecologie" (see sheet "Salon de l'écologie-1").
The specificity of the "Salon de l'écologie-2" course lies in the roles and implications of the students in their mission of assistance to the project managers of the two events. In this UE, they are involved in positions of responsibility as administrators of one of the partner student associations: president, treasurer, communication manager, logistics manager, eco-responsibility manager, festivities manager, congress manager, forum manager. They will coordinate the highlights of the events, the actions of the different teams and the work of the students and volunteers involved in the implementation through the EU "Ecology Fair 1".
Impacts of climate change on organisms, ecosystems and
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The goals of this course are to deepen the key concepts related to climate change, to illustrate important concepts in ecology and evolution in the light of climate change, in many different ecosystems, and to synthesize the different scientific and societal questions and issues raised by CC.
Individual Project in GE 1
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Communication of organizations
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
15h
The objective of this course is to introduce students to:
1. the functioning of communication services of different types of organizations involved in the field of research and scientific culture or its application (research institutes, local authorities, associations, NGOs, companies, etc.)
2. the methodology for developing a communication strategy and plan as well as a press kit.
The teaching will be based on the interventions of communication services managers of different organizations and on tutorials leading the students to analyze and design communication strategies and plans and to write press kits from real projects submitted by the communication services managers.
Individual Project in GE 2
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Pollution and bioremediation of ecosystems
Component
Faculty of Science
This course aims at better understanding the main types of pollutants (organic vs. inorganic), their source(s), their fate in the environment and the way they interact with living organisms (bioaccumulation, biotransformation, effects). The methods used in depollution and bioremediation will be discussed. A particular focus will be made on the contribution of terrestrial and aquatic plants in phytoremediation as well as on the role of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi) in the mechanisms of biodegradation, biotransformation or biosequestration. This course will be illustrated through different case studies through which examples of chronic and acute/accidental pollution of water, air and soil will be discussed. In particular, the treatment of pollution related to mining, petroleum, plastics and phyto-pharmaceutical industries as well as the treatment of liquid effluents (wastewater, industrial effluents) will be discussed. A field trip to Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier will illustrate a current project of phytoremediation of a former mining site.