Law - Political Science - Administration, Agriculture - Food

MASTER'S DEGREE - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SPECIALIZATION

  • Target level of study

    Master's degree

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Law and Political Science

Presentation

The Environmental Law major offers two tracks

  • Master's Degree in Environmental Law and Management and Sustainable Development
    Academic Director: Catherine
    RIBOT
  • Master's Degree in Food Law and Agroecology
    Program directors: Malo DEPINCÉ - Catherine RIBOT

The Environmental Law minor is open to students with a bachelor's degree (public or private law) in AES or political science.

 The M1 allows students to acquire a wide range of skills in public law, environmental law, and urban planning.

Specialization courses and optional courses are offered over two semesters.

 The Master's in Environmental Law and Management and Sustainable Development is a program based on acquiring and developing specialized theoretical skills, as well as highly practical skills, in law, with complementary studies in economics and management.

 This program (M1 and M2) addresses the most pressing policy issues of today and reflects the reality of public and private action in this sector, offering the widest range of career opportunities.

It is aimed at people in initial and continuing education, and can be accessed through the validation of prior learning and professional experience (VAE-VAP).

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Objectives

The program trains lawyers specializing in environmental and urban planning law.

 The broad participation of legal practitioners and professionals is essential here, as it ensures that the needs of the job market are perfectly matched with the necessarily evolving and adaptable content of the courses taught.

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Know-how and skills

Extensive expertise in environmental law, urban planning, and sustainable development.

The training program offers instruction that combines skills acquisition and implementation, theoretical vision, and operational approach.

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Organization

Program

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Master's Degree in Environmental Law and Management and Sustainable Development

  • Master's Degree in Environmental Law and Management and Sustainable Development
    Academic Director: Catherine RIBOT

The Master's degree in ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT has been accredited since 1999-2000 at the University of Montpellier.

This highly attractive degree program trains specialized lawyers responsible for implementing environmental and sustainable development policies in the public and private sectors.

Training available as initial and continuing education (current professionals wishing to retrain, job seekers).

The regulatory framework for the environmental sector is now complex and overwhelming, and both public authorities and businesses are faced with restrictive regulations when it comes to managing their environments and resources, the risks inherent in their activities, preventing or repairing damage caused by pollution, and adopting a regional sustainable development strategy in the context of ecological transition.
This rapidly expanding sector has reshaped the job market, generating numerous opportunities and new professions in both the public and private sectors.
This Master's program is designed to provide comprehensive legal training (M1) that is also cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary, covering law, management, political science, and economics, and taking into account the current needs of the job market.

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  • Administrative law of local authorities (ST)

  • Public economic law (ST)

  • Environment and Policy (ST)

  • EU International Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

    6 credits
    • CM International Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

      4 credits
    • TD International Law on the Environment and Sustainable Development

      2 credits
  • EU Urban planning law

    6 credits
    • Urban Planning Law Tutorial

      2 credits
    • CM Urban Planning Law

  • EU Language

    • Choose one of two options:

      • Spanish

      • English

  • Natural and Technological Risk Law (ST)

    4 credits
  • Advertising and government action (ST)

    3 credits
  • Digital skills - In-depth documentary research

  • Optional

    • Legal clinic (F)

    • Memory (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Professional integration workshops (F): CV/cover letter

    • Supervised project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal monitoring (F)

  • Rural law (ST)

    3 credits
  • EU Environmental law

    6 credits
    • CM Environmental Law

      4 credits
    • Environmental Law Tutorial

      2 credits
  • Digital skills - Pix+Law preparation

  • Public Digital Law (ST)

  • EU Public Procurement Law

    6 credits
    • CM Public Contract Law

    • Public Contract Law Tutorial

      2 credits
  • Public Economic Law 2 (ST)

  • Food Security Law (ST)

  • Local authority (ST)

  • EU Professional integration

    • Choose one of two options:

      • Internship

      • Memory

  • Public action and the environment

    2 credits
  • Protection of spaces and environments

    4 credits
  • Waste law

    2 credits
  • Litigation practices

    3 credits
  • Introductory seminar

    2 credits
  • Facilities and environment

    6 credits
    • Urban planning and land use

      3 credits
    • Agriculture and the environment

      3 credits
  • Renewable Energy Law and Climate Change

    2 credits
  • Water and aquatic environment law

    4 credits
  • Environmental litigation

    2 credits
  • Environmental management

    3 credits
    • Environmental economics

      3 credits
    • Environmental taxation

    • Corporate environmental management

  • Response to a call for tenders

    4 credits
    • Supervised project

  • Territorial diagnosis

    4 credits
    • Supervised project

  • Advanced foreign language study

  • EU of choice

    20 credits
    • Choose one of two options:

      • Internship/Apprenticeship contract/Professional training contract

        20 credits
      • Internship/Commitment Choice

        • Student engagement

        • Internship/Apprenticeship contract/Professional training contract

          18 credits

Master's Degree in Food Law and Agroecology

  • Master's Degree in Food Law and Agroecology
    Academic coordinators: Malo DEPINCÉ - Catherine RIBOT

University of Montpellier - MUSE

  • Environmental Law

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  • Sustainable Food Law (ST)

  • EU Language

    • English

  • Distribution law (ST)

  • Environment and Policy (ST)

  • General introduction to intellectual property law (ST)

  • National and supranational agricultural institutions

  • International Environmental and Sustainable Development Law (ST)

  • Law of customs (ST)

  • Digital skills - In-depth documentary research

  • Optional

    • Legal clinic (F)

    • Memory (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Professional integration workshops (F): CV/cover letter

    • Supervised project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal monitoring (F)

  • Environmental law (ST)

  • Rural law (ST)

    3 credits
  • European Union Business Law (ST)

    4 credits
  • Food distribution law & valuation (ST)

  • Digital skills - Pix+Law preparation

  • International Trade Law (ST)

  • Food Security Law (ST)

  • European agricultural policy law (ST)

  • Food law

    12 credits
  • Pesticide law

    4 credits
  • Environmental obligations of the agri-food sector

    6 credits
  • Public food policies

    8 credits
  • Law and practice in the agri-food sector

    8 credits
  • IP / IP + Commitment

    • Choose one of two options:

      • IP + Commitment

        • Commitment

        • Professional Integration

          2 credits
      • Professional Integration

        4 credits
  • ICPE

    4 credits
  • Thesis / Tutored Project

    • Choose one of two options:

      • Memory

        4 credits
      • Tutored Project

  • Legal English

  • Legal practices in the agri-food sector

    8 credits

And after

Professional integration

Excellent career prospects in an innovative sector with promising opportunities.

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