ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
- Educational manager: Marc Smyrl
This Master's degree, under the Public Policies heading, offers a resolutely interdisciplinary and professionalizing training program focused on understanding the multi-institutional environment of international cooperation. It is intended for people interested in the realities of international action and who envisage a professional future in the field of cooperation and development aid, both at the level of national or decentralized cooperation, as well as that of inter-governmental organizations, NGOs and private operators. To this end, each year it brings together a group of students representing a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, professional experiences and national origins. Deeply rooted in its local and regional territory through links with the actors of international cooperation in the Occitanie region - research organizations, local authorities, companies and associations - it offers multiple possibilities for action and involvement from the first years of study, and many points of contact for entry into professional activity.
Objectives
- Initial training: Professionalization of a university course
- Giving students from different backgrounds the ability to work in the cooperation sector
- Continuing education: Evolution of a professional career
- To enable professionals from different backgrounds (public sector, private sector, humanitarian, military, etc...) to evolve in their career and/or to change the context of their professional practice
The training has a concrete objective: to train operators in international cooperation and development, i.e., people capable of quickly inserting themselves into institutions, companies and organizations working in these fields. The aim is to respond to the needs increasingly expressed by these entities, which are looking for individuals who are aware of the concrete challenges of cooperation and capable of adapting to diversified demands and environments.
Emphasis is placed on mastering the intellectual and institutional frameworks of cooperation, the diversity of contexts of international action and the main tools necessary to carry out cooperation and development programs. This objective is pursued through:
- interdisciplinary teaching
- the involvement of recognized professionals in the field of cooperation and development aid
- a professional placement during an internship of at least 4 months
Know-how and skills
Operational capacity to practice in an international context, to evolve in a career and/or to change the context of professional practice, project management, context analysis, inter and trans-disciplinary approach.
Organization
Program
The master's degree takes place over two years:
The first year includes, over two semesters, targeted university courses, as well as practical modules of initiation to professional life and targeted presentations on some of the key sectors of cooperation: migration, health, nutrition, environment/biodiversity, given in each case by professionals of the sector. The courses are complemented by collective field projects in cooperation with our local and regional partners from the associative sector.
The second year is divided into two parts:
- The first (September-January) is devoted to practical modules taught entirely by professional speakers and focused on the stages of the project management cycle: programming; diagnosis; project conceptualization; financing; implementation; evaluation (technical and ethical). Modules are also presented on budgeting and analysis, communication and advocacy, and team management. Group work and professional situations are systematically favored.
- The period from February to August is devoted to an internship of at least 4 months.
Select a program
Master 1 Operator in international cooperation and development
Actors and international cooperation (ST)
4 creditsUE Language
Your choice: 1 of 2
EU Development policy
6 creditsMemory
4 creditsNations and nationalisms (ST)
Local power (ST)
Conflict and post-conflict (ST)
Comparative politics (ST)
Optional
Master 2 Operator in international cooperation and development
Ethical issues
6 creditsProfessional life
6 creditsProject management
12 creditsPlayers and environment
6 credits
Admission
Conditions of access
- The training is accessible (within the limit of 20 people per promotion):
- In initial training: to students holding a diploma BAC + 3 or a title approved Level II
- In continuing education: to employees and job seekers holding the required diplomas or having obtained a validation of their professional experience (VAE/VAP). - Recruitment is carried out in two stages:
- an eligibility stage: study of applications
- an admission stage: all candidates whose applications have been accepted are auditioned
And then
Professional integration
- This Master's degree is designed to meet the needs of the new professions of international technical expertise and the evolution of their methods of practice. It prepares students for the activities necessary for international cooperation and development aid:
- identification of needs, stakeholders and resources
- response to national and international calls for tenders or calls for projects
- management of cultural differences
- technical and administrative expertise
- project management: on the donor and beneficiary sides
- financial management and budget monitoring
- evaluation (technical and ethical) of processes and results
- These skills are required and implemented by a wide range of operators:
- public sector: state agencies, local authorities, international organizations
- private sector: consulting firms, specialized companies
- associations: international solidarity organizations, humanitarian assistance
Some of these jobs are accessible by contract, while others (in the public sector) require previous admission after a competitive examination. The Master's degree does not specifically prepare students for national or international civil service competitions, but the training it provides can be an important resource for career orientation after passing such a competition.