ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
- Co-Designers: Marc Smyrl and Jean Joana
This Master's degree, part of the Public Policies specialization, offers a resolutely interdisciplinary and professional training program focused on understanding the multi-institutional environment of international cooperation. It is aimed at people interested in the realities of international action on the ground, and who envisage a professional future in the field of cooperation and development aid, whether at the level of national or decentralized cooperation, inter-governmental organizations, NGOs or private operators. To this end, each year it brings together a group of students representing a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, professional experience and national origins. Deeply rooted in its local and regional territory through links with international cooperation players in the Occitanie region - research organizations, local authorities, companies and associations - it offers multiple opportunities for action and involvement right from the first years of study, and numerous 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: Career development
- Enable professionals from different backgrounds (public sector, private sector, humanitarian, military, etc.) to develop their careers and/or change professional contexts
The training program focuses on a concrete objective: to train operators in international cooperation and development, i.e. people capable of rapidly integrating into institutions, companies and organizations working in these fields. The aim is to meet the needs increasingly expressed by these entities, which are looking for individuals who are aware of the concrete issues involved in cooperation and capable of adapting to diversified demands and environments.
The emphasis is on mastering the intellectual and institutional frameworks of cooperation, the diversity of international action contexts, and the main tools needed 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
- work experience during a minimum 4-month internship
Know-how and skills
Operational ability to work in an international context, to evolve in a career and/or change professional context, project management, context analysis, inter- and trans-disciplinary approach.
Organization
Program
The Master's takes place over two years:
The first year comprises two semesters of targeted university courses, as well as practical introductory modules and targeted presentations on some of the key sectors of cooperation: migration, health, nutrition, environment/biodiversity, in each case given by professionals from the sector. The courses are complemented by collective field projects in cooperation with our local and regional associative partners.
The second year is divided into two parts:
- The first (September-January) is devoted to practical modules taught entirely by professional lecturers and focusing 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 work situations are systematically emphasized.
- The February-August period is devoted to an internship lasting a minimum of 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
Access conditions
- The course is open to (up to 20 people per year):
- Initial training: students with a BAC+3 or Level II diploma
- Continuing training: employees and jobseekers with the required qualifications or who have obtained validation of their professional experience (VAE/VAP). - Recruitment takes place in two stages:
- an eligibility stage: review of applications
- an admission stage: all candidates whose applications have been accepted are invited to an audition.
And then
Professional integration
- This Master's degree is designed to meet the needs of the new professions in international technical expertise and the changing ways in which they are practiced. It prepares students for the activities required in international cooperation and development aid:
- identifying needs, stakeholders and resources
- responding to national and international calls for tenders or calls for projects
- managing 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: consultancy firms, specialized companies
- associative world: international solidarity organizations, humanitarian assistance
Some of these professions are accessible on a contractual basis, while others (in the public sector) require a competitive entrance examination. The Master's degree does not specifically prepare students for national or international civil service entrance examinations, but the training it provides can be an important resource for career orientation once you have passed such an examination.