Master 2 - Management and Coordination of Services and Organizations

In September 2014, the University of Montpellier launched a Master 2 program titled “Expertise in Gerontology” – IDEFI-TIL (Initiative for Excellence in Innovative Training – Trans Innov Longevity).

This master’s program consists of 80% e-learning (recorded courses accessible via a platform) and 20% in-person instruction. Each enrolled student receives individual mentoring from a practicing professional in the field, with whom the student maintains close contact throughout the year. The e-learning format allows practicing professionals and individuals who live far from the university to benefit from a high-quality university education.

This master's program is jointly accredited with Sorbonne University, which offers the following 8 course units:

Standardized Gerontological Assessment

Training for Trainers/Instructors in Gerontology

Nutrition and Hygiene for Older Adults

Telehealth

Therapeutic Education

Training in the Use of ICT in Education

Psychology and Communication in Old Age

The Trans-Innov-Longévité (TIL) project—a transdisciplinary, interuniversity system of excellence focused on the fields of longevity and independent living—is one of the winning projects of the IDEFI initiative under the National Research Agency’s (ANR) “Investissement d’Avenir” program. It models an innovative framework for interuniversity, cross-disciplinary training programs suited to both initial education and lifelong learning. It expands a system of high-quality training by leveraging national and international university networks.

TIL promotes access for new audiences to new degree programs, offering a wide variety of hybrid educational models and pathways built on multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary skills, centered around a structured yet flexible pedagogical framework. To this end, it has developed a comprehensive program that combines in-person and distance learning courses taught by university faculty who lead master’s programs and mentor and empower professionals from multidisciplinary backgrounds to serve as instructors and tutors. TIL thus relies on a new instructional design strategy that combines a database of digital teaching resources produced by university faculty and by instructor-tutors.

TIL is a master’s-level degree that prepares students for leadership roles in gerontology within the health and medical-social sectors, as well as for numerous careers related to gerontology. TIL is designed to help students acquire a wide range of interdisciplinary skills.

The Master 2 in Gerontology offers students a choice of two tracks:

• Research and Training Track in Gerontology
• Career Path: Management and Coordination of Services and Facilities

The TIL Master’s program consists of about twenty modules, some of which are required, while others are tailored to the various professional tracks offered. Each track comprises 10 modules of 30 hours each. These modules cover all major topics in gerontology and longevity to address the diversity of relevant professions and students’ expectations. This wide variety of modules allows for the customization of training tracks based on students’ prior learning, their expectations, and their career goals. The interuniversity IDEFI-TIL Master’s program thus offers multiple, interdisciplinary tracks tailored to a diverse student body.

Each student's course of study will be determined in consultation with the Master's program director in order to identify the modules necessary to achieve their career goals.