Economics - Management, Sciences

Master's Degree in Coastal and Marine Management

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    1 or 2 years

  • Training structure

    Montpellier Management

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French, English

Presentation

The Master's Degree in Coastal and Marine Management is a tri-disciplinary program specializing in the management of coastal and marine areas: land management, technical water management and water sciences, and territorial management and project management.

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  • 100%*

    Success rate

Objectives

The Master's in Coastal and Marine Management prepares students for rapid professional integration through:

  • Immersion in the professional world thanks to professional speakers and internships
  • Participation in professional development group projects based on real-life cases
  • Field visits
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International dimension

At Montpellier Management, you have the opportunity to study abroad atone of our 45 partner universities in 20 countries.

Discover the international experience opportunities available to Montpellier Management students on our dedicated page.

Discover all the testimonials from our students who have gone abroad

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Organization

Knowledge assessment

*Success rate in M2 2023-2024 (admitted / number of students with an average > 7)

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Open alternately

Possibility of completing the training on a work-study basis.

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Internships, supervised projects

Find all the useful information about internships onthis page.

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Program

Select a program

  • INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    3.5 credits
    • Information systems

      3.5 credits24h
  • CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ACTION

    13 credits
    • Institutional context of universities

      24h
    • Public decision law

      2 credits24h
    • Modernization of public administration

      24h
    • Institutional context of CTs

      24h
    • Litigation risk management

      2 credits24h
  • FINANCING PUBLIC ACTION

    8 credits
    • Budget management

      4 credits24h
    • Financial and tax analysis

      4 credits24h
  • PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

    5.5 credits
    • Access to public sector jobs

      3.5 credits15h
    • LV1

      2 credits15h
  • Optional

    • Optional sport

  • MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

    8.5 credits
    • Human resources management

      24h
    • Management of local authorities

      24h
    • Public procurement management

      24h
    • Territorial marketing

      2 credits24h
  • DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT

    13.5 credits
    • Public policy design

      36h
    • Sustainable development

      36h
    • Project management

      2.5 credits18h
    • Management control

      2 credits24h
  • PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

    8 credits
    • LV1

      1 credit15h
    • M1 GLM Memory

      4.5 credits
    • M1 GLM Internship

    • M1 GLM Supervised project

      2.5 credits
  • Optional

    • Optional sport

  • English for professional use

    3 credits
    • Mitigation compensation and public management

    • Compensation and monitoring methods

    • Methodology to avoid, reduce, or offset

  • Climate change / Coastal zone management

    4 credits
    • Recent history of the Languedoc coastline

    • Coastal geomorphology

      4 credits
    • Impact of extreme weather events

    • Prospects for territorial restructuring and resilience of

  • DIAGNOSTIC METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT PLANNING

    3 credits
    • Methods for monitoring the coastline

    • Coastal law and environmental law

    • Diagnostic techniques for structures and ports

  • Wetland operation and management

    3 credits
    • Functioning and biodiversity of ZH

    • Hydraulic management of ZH

    • Mosquito control techniques and impacts

  • Engineering and project management

    3 credits25h
    • Engineering and financing of environmental projects

    • Coastal law and environmental law

  • PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

    4 credits
    • Water and urban planning law

      1 credit12h
    • CSR standards

      1 credit12h
    • Economic evaluation of territorial policies

      12h
    • Territory management

      3 credits
    • Territory management

      1 credit12h
  • CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

    4 credits
    • Water microbiology

    • Standards and measurement methods

    • Water management policy

    • Case study of a heavily anthropized watershed

  • Public policies and institutional English skills

    4 credits
    • Acceptability of public policies (English)

      12h
    • Environmental policies

      12h
  • Maritime actors, activities, and uses

    2 credits
    • Fishing techniques and fisheries management

    • Examples of impact studies

    • Aquaculture

    • Ports and marinas

    • Monitoring usage and evaluating attendance

  • Optional

    • Optional sport

  • Conferences, thesis workshops

    20 credits
    • INTERNSHIP and thesis (20 ECTS)

    • Examples of impact studies

    • Fishing techniques

    • Aquaculture station (Land)

    • M2 GLM Supervised project

  • Diagnostic tools

    4 credits
    • Multi-criteria analysis and development of indicators

    • Mapping software

  • Professionalization based on a collective tutored project

    6 credits
    • Communication, supervised project presentation

      6h
    • Investigation techniques Tutored project

      3h
    • Methodology of the supervised project

      30h
    • Supervised work-study project

  • EU CHOICE PROFESSIONALIZATION

    • Choose one of two options:

      • Internship for thesis students

        26 credits
      • EU PRO NON ALTERNANTS

        26 credits
        • Conferences, thesis workshops

          20 credits
          • INTERNSHIP and thesis (20 ECTS)

          • Examples of impact studies

          • Fishing techniques

          • Aquaculture station (Land)

          • M2 GLM Supervised project

        • Professionalization based on a collective tutored project

          6 credits
          • Communication, supervised project presentation

            6h
          • Investigation techniques Tutored project

            3h
          • Methodology of the supervised project

            30h
          • Supervised work-study project

  • M2 GLM Internship

  • Optional

    • Optional sport

Admission

Admission requirements

See the admission requirements for the Master's in Coastal and Marine Management on this page (under "prerequisites").

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Registration procedures

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And after

Professional integration

  • Project manager and/or department head in coastal development or the environment
  • Port Project Manager
  • Research officer
  • Development and Planning Forecaster
  • Impact assessment officer
  • Project Manager
  • Head of Coastal Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation
  • Engineer or local government official
  • Teacher-researcher (research component)
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