EU CHOICE 4

Training course offered by UMR MARBEC at its Sète, France, location. This module explores the current context of fisheries and global climate change as they affect the dynamics of marine ecosystems. With the aim of better understanding and predicting the effects of fisheries and climate on marine ecosystems, the course is structured around identifying uses, assessment methods, and modeling of marine resource dynamics.

Summary of the learning unit:

Interactions between resources and fisheries. Analysis of marine trophic interactions. Temporal dynamics of fished fish populations (species alternation, recruitment). Modeling of predator-prey systems. Bioenergetic modeling (DEB model). Analysis and processing of catch and fishing effort data. Data analysis using GLM and GAM.

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The expansion of the urban environment leads to the fragmentation and destruction of natural habitats, conservation challenges, and a shift in the relationship between humans and nature. However, urban areas can also harbor significant biodiversity in close proximity to humans, which can then be utilized for conservation, public awareness, improving human well-being, and even therapeutic purposes. It is a challenge to work in ecology while ignoring the existence and consequences of the urban environment and its unique characteristics. The goal of this course unit is to help future ecology professionals find compromises between urban development and respect for nature. Through lectures delivered by a variety of professionals and a field trip to Montpellier, students will discover where (nonprofits, consulting firms, local governments, etc.), with whom, and how an ecologist can work in the field of urban ecology.

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The EU aims to provide an understanding—without a legal perspective—of the coastal areas included in the “public maritime domain,” as well as other coastal and offshore maritime zones, and to illustrate which legal regimes apply to these areas: ownership of these areas, rules governing their use, and rules for their development. This encompasses the fields of the law of the sea, coastal law, urban planning, and maritime environmental law.

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The purpose of this course unit is to provide knowledge in the areas of law and governance related to land-use planning, the consideration of biodiversity in environmental law, and raising awareness among managers regarding the ontologies of society’s relationships with living organisms. This course unit is particularly useful for future environmental managers, both at the national level and within local governments.

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This course unit is based on the same educational project as the “Ecology Fair-1” course unit: the organization of and participation in the two events “Festi’Versité” and “National Ecology Fair ” (see the “Ecology Fair-1” course description).

What sets the “Salon de l’écologie-2” course apart is the roles and responsibilities students assume as they assist the project owners and project managers of the two events. In this course unit, they hold leadership positions as officers of one of the partner student associations: president, treasurer, communications manager, logistics manager, sustainability manager, festival manager, conference manager, and forum manager. They will coordinate the highlights of the events, the activities of the various teams, and the work of the students and volunteers involved in the implementation through the course unit “Ecology Fair 1.”

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Project management is an essential skill for professionals at the master’s level. This course unit is designed to equip you with the ability to design and manage a project. We will cover the various phases of a project, its financing (diversification of funding sources and budgeting), work, time, and resource planning, teamwork (meetings, conflicts, reporting), and risk management. The course will be delivered through a 6-week “Project Management” MOOC (Core Curriculum or standard track—20 hours of instruction: Core Curriculum (4 weeks) + at least 2 specialization modules) between late September and early November and will be supplemented by various tutorials.

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The objectives of this learning unit are to explore key concepts related to climate change, to illustrate important concepts in ecology and evolution in the context of climate change across a wide range of ecosystems, and to synthesize the various scientific and societal issues and challenges posed by climate change.

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The objective of this course is to introduce students to:
1. how communications departments operate within various types of organizations involved in research, scientific culture, or its applications (research institutes, local governments, associations, NGOs, companies, etc.)
2. the methodology for developing a communications strategy and plan, as well as a press kit.
The course will be based on presentations by heads of communications departments from various organizations and on tutorials that will guide students in analyzing and designing communication strategies and plans, as well as drafting press kits based on real-world projects submitted by the communications department representatives.

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