ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
The Economics-Political Science bi-disciplinary Master's course entitled "Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition" (GSTT) is a continuation of the Economics-Political Science bi-licence, created in 2021 within the University of Montpellier, which offers students a high-level training in these two disciplines. As an extension to this, this Master's program is open to students with a solid background in the social sciences, particularly Economics and Political Science. It will prepare students for careers in the future or in evolving sectors.
The content of the Master's degree in economics and political science has been designed to address the major issues transforming the organization of our societies and territories: energy and ecological transitions, transport and mobility, healthcare, digital technology... but also democratic or cultural transitions and institutional evolutions.
This multi-disciplinary Master's program, unique in France, brings together the University of Montpellier's economics and political science teams in a balanced way.
Objectives
The aim is to create a training program of excellence at bac+4 and bac+5 level for students wishing to specialize in the analysis of public policies, with a multidisciplinary approach, in order to train public action executives and managers with a high level of competence in economics and political science. The aim is to train future specialists in the governance of societies in transition, so that they can understand, analyze and develop public policies adapted to major societal challenges at local level.
Know-how and skills
- Understand, analyze and plan the most appropriate public policies to meet major societal challenges.
- Learn about the main sectors in transition (energy, mobility, healthcare, training, digital, migration, artificial intelligence, etc.).
- Design, manage and implement public or private projects.
- Mastering the interplay between different territorial scales and the various public and private players involved
- Enable students to develop their skills in using digital tools.
- Apply analytical methods and tools through group work on topics related to territorial transitions.
Organization
Open on a sandwich basis
Open on a sandwich basis
PLEASE NOTE: Only the second year of the Master's program (Master 2) offers the possibility of a sandwich course.
+ More about: Master 2 apprenticeship contract
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Possible |
|---|---|
Length of internship | 6 months maximum (924h) |
Internship abroad | Possible |
Duration of internship abroad | 6 months maximum (924h) |
Master 1: Optional internship under certain conditions
Master 2: Compulsory internship
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Program
Select a program
Master 1 Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition
Optional
EU Public action and governance
4 creditsEnergy saving 1
2 creditsProject computing
2 creditsUE Quantitative studies
Economic analysis of public policies
4 creditsDissertation methodology
Artificial intelligence and society
3 creditsUE Political sociology of gender
2 creditsEnglish
Environment & Policy (ST)
Economic analysis and project finance
4 credits
EU Local power
3 creditsDissertation methodology
EU Environmental law
2 creditsRegulation of healthcare systems
Econometrics of qualitative variables
EU New security challenges
3 creditsResearch dissertation
4 creditsGeopolitics of energy
English
2 creditsTerritorial economy
2 creditsEU Migration, societies and territories
2 creditsMedia and society
2 creditsComparative politics (ST)
Optional
Master 2 Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition
Territories and inequalities
4 creditsDigital economics and politics
3 creditsGovernance of metropolises
4 creditsCultural policies
4 creditsSustainable transport and mobility
3 creditsEnvironment and health
2 creditsGovernance of natural resources
3 creditsEnergy and environmental transition
3 credits
Professional integration
Your choice: 1 of 2
Memory
20 creditsInternship
20 credits
Tutored project
2 creditsGroup project
8 credits
And then
Professional integration
The aim is to train executives with skills in economics and political science to take up positions of responsibility in the public and private sectors, in France and abroad.
Graduates of the "Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition" master's degree can enter a wide range of professions focused on study, expertise or research.
Where: local authorities, design offices, consultancies in France and abroad, planning establishments, monitoring agencies, associations, international organizations, research centers, etc.
What do they do? Project development, public policy implementation, economic development, territorial corporate strategies, urban planning, mobility and transport management, social action, research, etc.