Master 2 - Management and coordination of services and structures

In September 2014, the University of Montpellier launched a Master's degree program entitled "Expertise in Gerontology" – IDEFI-TIL (Initiative of Excellence in Innovative Training - Trans Innov Longevity).

This Master's program is delivered 80% via e-learning (recorded courses accessible via a platform) and 20% in person. Each enrolled student benefits from individual tutoring by a practicing professional in the field, with whom the student maintains close contact throughout the year. E-learning allows practicing professionals and those who live far from the university to benefit from high-quality university education.

This master's degree is co-accredited with Sorbonne University, which offers the following 8 teaching units:

Standardized gerontological assessment

Training of trainers/tutors in gerontology

Nutrition for the elderly and hygiene

Telehealth

Therapeutic education

Training in the use of ICT in education

Psychology and communication in old age

A transdisciplinary inter-university system of excellence applied to professions in the fields of longevity and autonomy, the Trans-Innov-Longévité (TIL) project is one of the winning projects of the IDEFI initiative of the Investissement d'Avenir program of the French National Research Agency (ANR). It models an innovative system of cross-disciplinary inter-university training courses suitable for both initial training and lifelong learning. It multiplies a system of training courses of excellence based on the potential of national and international university networks.

TIL promotes access for new audiences to new university degree programs, offering a wide variety of hybrid educational models and pathways built on multi- and transdisciplinary skills, based on a structured but flexible educational approach. To this end, it has developed a comprehensive offering that combines face-to-face and distance learning courses taught by university professors who lead master's programs and supervise and empower professionals from multidisciplinary fields, who act as trainer-tutors. TIL is therefore based on a new educational engineering strategy that combines a database of digital teaching resources produced by academics and tutor-trainers.

TIL is a master's degree that prepares students for positions of responsibility in gerontology in the health and medico-social sector, as well as for many other professions related to gerontology. TIL is designed to enable students to acquire multiple dual skills.

The Master 2 in Gerontology offers two tracks for students to choose from:

• Career path Research and training in gerontology
• Career path Supervision and coordination of services and structures

The Master's in TIL program consists of around twenty modules, some of which are compulsory and others tailored to the various professional courses offered. Each course comprises 10 modules of 30 hours. These modules cover all the major topics in gerontology and longevity in order to meet the diversity of the professions concerned and the expectations of students. This wide variety of modules allows training programs to be customized according to students' prior knowledge, expectations, and career plans. The inter-university IDEFI-TIL Master's program therefore offers multiple, cross-disciplinary courses tailored to a diverse audience.

Each student's curriculum will be defined in consultation with the Master's program director in order to identify the modules necessary for the realization of their professional project.