Target level of study
BAC +5
ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Science, Faculty of Pharmacy
Presentation
The Water Master's program is divided into 4 semesters. During each year, courses are divided between :
- UEs common to the entire Mention (non-disciplinary transversal UEs), enabling students to acquire skills that will prepare them for integration into the professional world;
- Specialized courses aimed at acquiring advanced theoretical and practical knowledge
- internships in companies or research laboratories
The first year of the Master's program (M1) begins with a core curriculum that establishes a common base of knowledge for all students in the Water Master's program, whatever their chosen specialization. It concludes with a compulsory 2-month internship in a company or laboratory, providing an initial immersion in the professional world.
The second year of the Master's program (M2) is mainly focused on specialization, with a compulsory 6-month internship in a company or laboratory, defining the "Professional or Research" profile of each student.
All courses are open to sandwich courses, from M1 or M2.
Program
Select a program
Water and Agriculture (EA)
The Master's degree in Water and Agriculture is part of the Master's degree in Water Sciences (website: https: //www.master-eau.fr/eau-et-agriculture).
It offers multi-disciplinary scientific training dedicated to water management issues related to agricultural activities in both North and South. Agriculture accounts for 70% of the world's freshwater withdrawals. Agricultural pollution, mainly non-point source pollution, is responsible for long-term degradation of water quality. The challenges associated with agriculture are therefore multiple, both for the environment and for uses: quantitative, qualitative, multi-actor and multi-scale.
In the context of global change - notably climate change, erosion of biodiversity, growing food needs - the implementation of practices that are more respectful of the environment (water, soil, biodiversity...), the search for non-conventional resources through the reuse of treated wastewater, for example, and the adaptation of cropping systems are all possible courses of action.
They require high-level management training in these issues, with a mastery of processes, tools and methods specific to agro-hydrosystems.
Contaminants, Water and Health (CES)
The Water Health Contaminants pathway provides the skills needed to characterize water quality, and in particular the techniques used to monitor contaminants and assess their impact on the quality of water resources and the associated health and environmental risks. This program is open to sandwich courses (apprenticeship and professionalization contract) in M1 and/or M2.
Water and Society (ES)
The course is based on theoretical instruction focusing on the relationship between water and society in countries of the North and South, practical exercises to confront students with real-life problems, and two professional internships. It is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Website: https: //www.master-eau.fr/eau-et-soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9).
Water and LIttoral (EL)
The Master's degree in Coastal Water is part of the Master's degree in Water Sciences.
It offers theoretical and practical multidisciplinary training in the development, management and protection of coastal and maritime areas. It is based on courses in science, law, geography and economics.
Water Resources (ER)
The Water Resources (WR) pathway trains students in the assessment, protection and management of surface and groundwater resources under the constraints of global change and significant modifications to our environment.
IDIL - Earth and Water Under Global Change - AWARE WATER
The Earth and Water Under Global Change (AWARE) master's program focuses on the impact of global changes on agro-ecological, hydrological and geological processes, as well as their consequences on socio-eco-systems and the solutions adapted to deal with these major problems. It provides students with a common foundation of cutting-edge courses, methodological and digital tools, and customized training courses dealing with the impact of climatic and anthropogenic forces on the environment and the Earth's resources. Environmental and health risks, geological risks, hydro-climatic risks and their impacts on agro-ecosystems, water resources, socio-hydrosystems or the coastal environment will also be at the heart of the transdisciplinary training offered by AWARE.
The program is supported by various research units grouped together in the UNESCO ICIReWarD-Montpellier center, offering an optimal framework for studying the impact of global change on our planet, its resources and its environment.
Examples of teaching units :
- Hydro-geophysics
- Geodynamics and plate tectonics
- Chemical and ecological risks
A critical approach through films
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Communication techniques
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE focuses on mastering the tools for communicating with the world of work, i.e. learning how to: -(i) create a CV, cover letter or email for a spontaneous application; -(ii) present oneself orally or in writing in a very short space of time; -(iii) answer interview questions and avoid pitfalls.
Learning these tools involves not only a theoretical presentation, but also rapid practical application. Students will work in small groups, simulating realistic situations such as job interviews and presentations .... The aim is to learn how best to master these different tools.
All teaching is carried out in the form of practical work, with particular emphasis on :
- on "reality show" sessions, where everyone has to introduce themselves to each other in under 3 minutes, be put in job interview conditions or have to make spontaneous applications/presentations.
- On email, cover letter and CV writing workshops.
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Water and agriculture: scientific issues and challenges
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
From planning to land management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The courses essentially consist of a decoded presentation of the fundamentals of regional planning: the main legal frameworks are presented and analyzed (in a participative manner) legal frameworks and their constant evolution (Codes, Laws, Texts), the "doctrines doctrines "We also look at the various technical "tools" available, whether in terms of procedures or project set-up (urban planning documents, or public or private construction or development projects). Also analyzed and presented are the tools and conditions for dialogue and consultation (examining different operating methods), land-use approaches land approaches (land management and the tools needed to achieve it), assessment of the multiple issues (financial, socio-economic and political), and finally, decision-making decision-making processes. The various aspects mentioned above are highlighted as factors that condition the success - and hence the successful spatial translation - of all development projects, whatever their nature. nature nature dimension.
Focusing on all regions, the module is also intended to focus on issues specific to coastal areas. coastal areasand similar areas. Because coastal areas have their own specific characteristics, a specific approach to these areas is essential, complementing the general approaches (Loi Littoral, Loi sur l'Eau, servitudes, changes in frameworks and texts).
Finally, the backdrop to this module is the systematic highlighting of the many debates and issues involved in the confrontation between theurgency (or priority) socio-economic urgency (or priority) environmentalwith an understanding of trade-offs and adjustments that this confrontation gives rise to. The current ecological and transitional urgency and the acceleration of the confrontations / conflicts of interest are examined and put into perspective.
With regard to the management "This theme is also described and analyzed for each of the points covered by the planning stage, both as a consequence of the planning stage, and as a consequence of the planning stage . consequence of the actions undertaken and as a condition for success -in the medium and long term- of projects on any scale.
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Soil hydrodynamics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Program :
- Soil physics
- General principles of hydrostatics (notions of adsorption, capillarity, water's energy potential, principles of material conservation, soil retention curves)
- Flow in saturated and unsaturated soils (Darcy's law, Richards' equation, etc.)
- Numerical solution of Richards' equation
- Water flow dynamics in the field
- Methodology for measuring soil hydrodynamic properties
This course places a strong emphasis on tutorials and practical work. Experiments will be carried out during sessions on agricultural plots. Calculation or simple modeling exercises will be carried out to illustrate the numerical application of all the physical concepts presented in lectures. The examples dealt with in these exercises will be based both on these experimental results and on specific agricultural problems.
Free surface hydraulics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is based on the fundamentals of physics (conservation of mass, energy and momentum), and addresses hydraulic issues in rivers (flooding, habitats, ecological continuity) and water transport networks (irrigation, drainage, sanitation).
Teaching is based largely on experimentation at Supagro's hydraulic hall, where uniform flows, flows at control structures and transition regimes are covered. Theoretical knowledge acquired during the module is applied to process analysis, along with resolution tools for diagnosing real-life situations.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Eau et production végétale - Water and crop production
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The course content is organized into 6 sequences:
- Climate: meteorological variables, major Earth climates
- Surface energy balance: radiative, conductive and convective fluxes, surface energy balance,
reference evapotranspiration (Penman and Penman-Monteith approaches)
- Plant: growth and development cycle, phenology, geometric structure, photosynthesis, root system,
water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
- Crop models: Monteith's
approach, water constraints
- Impact of climate change in agriculture
Objectives* :
The aim of the module is to provide a theoretical basis for the influence of climate on
plant production. Target skills include knowledge of the fundamentals
of ecophysiology and the relationships between climate, water and plant production.
Numerical modeling methods
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into 3 sequences:
1) a sequence to define concepts, get to grips with a tool (R) and review the vocabulary of statistical estimation and its application to the calibration of hydrological parameters;
2) a sequence on uncertainty and sensitivity analysis methods, and
3) a sequence on data assimilation applied to hydraulic modeling. The course will also be introduced by a presentation from a design office executive on the usefulness of this type of approach in engineering.
Mass & heat transport - Geothermy / Transport modeling
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers the concepts of mass and heat transfer in aquifers, as well as the characteristics of low- to high-energy geothermal energy.
The vulnerability of the underground resource will be assessed and, where appropriate, methods for protecting the aquifer from pollution will be evaluated. Various techniques for cleaning up aquifers will also be discussed, with particular emphasis on the answers offered by numerical simulation tools.
The principles of geothermal energy will also be discussed, with examples of specific systems based on the three types of geothermal energy (from shallow to very deep, from low temperature to very high temperature).
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
Irrigation and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The three main models of irrigation worldwide - large-scale hydraulics, community irrigation and private irrigation - are presented in their historical context, based on an in-depth documentary analysis and illustrations of concrete cases, with a focus on the Mediterranean region.
These three different irrigation models are presented (ideology, construction, water management, agricultural development, actors, etc.) using a theoretical framework based on oxymorons. These models are then illustrated through various case studies, presented in PowerPoint presentations, videos and articles.
The main references for each type of irrigation system will be presented and discussed. Each irrigation model is discussed with the students, who present their analyses through a guided exercise. Once the three irrigation models are understood, the course focuses on the analysis of rural development models linked to irrigation. The analysis is based on a critical analysis of dualistic development theory, applied to irrigation systems.
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Evaporation, from the plot to the agricultural watershed
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course focuses on surface-atmosphere water and energy fluxes observations and modeling, integrated in catchments or irrigated perimeters, to estimate and predict crops water needs and water stress in drought contexts. Attention is given to the effect of spatial heterogeneities on fluxes, from the plot scale to the catchment scale. Effects of topography on surface fluxes are also covered. The course contains two main steps:
- Water and energy fluxes within the SPAC at the plot scale: review of basic concepts of micro-meteorology, modeling surface-atmosphere fluxes for homogeneous crops ("big-leaf" approach), coupling with soil water transfers in the rooting zone, water stress indicators at the plot scale
- Water and energy fluxes within the SPAC at the catchment scale: spatial heterogeneity, effect of advection on the fluxes, topographical effects on radiative and convective fluxes, water stress indicators at the catchment scale.
Hydraulic transfer processes and simulation
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course builds on the process analysis and data acquired during the "Field Camp" course. The aim is to develop a simulation approach in response to a specific question. It comprises several phases:
- Experimental study in the laboratory and in the field: measurement of a water line, hydraulic propagation dynamics
- Production of a simple numerical model (resolution of a first-order differential equation)
- Implementation of a model (topology-geometry description, steady-state and transient hydraulic scenarios,
calibration, simulation of scenarios
- Design of a hydraulic management scenario, implementation on a miniature network in the form of a role-playing game: delay calculation, calibration of rating curves, identification of attenuation and delay dynamics, management of control structures, hydraulic performance evaluation.
ReUSE, irrigation and water quality
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Geoprospective, Water and Landscape
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Geoprospecting is a discipline linked to geography whose aim is to anticipate the future in order to imagine and design more resilient landscapes. The tools derived from geoprospecting, combined with cartographic tools and tools for simulating the behavior of local stakeholders, can be used to test the impact of more or less virtuous behavior with regard to water resources. A large part of the course will be devoted to the use of modeling platforms, enabling students to manipulate these tools.
Hydrological modeling of cultivated basins
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to provide students with a practical, high-level perspective on the hydrological modeling of watersheds dominated by agricultural activities and subject to climate change. The UE is structured around 4 points of view:
1. Watershed hydrology and its place in the history of science,
2. Specific features of agricultural landscapes and implications for modelling ,
3. Changing scales,
4. Practice and criticism of hydrological modelling.
The UE will provide advanced knowledge of production functions, transfer functions, global and distributed modeling. Students will be able to work independently with various hydrological models (Green and Ampt, reservoir, Curve Number, unit hydrograph, reservoir cascade, etc.), and to step back from the parameterization, calibration and validation of hydrological models.
Scientific Project 1
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is conducted in groups or individually. It takes place in 2 stages:
- Preparation: identifying a subject based on one's professional project
- Formalizing a question based on the bibliographical research and presenting it in the form of a bibliographical summary highlighting the question to be addressed
- Constructing the experimental plan by identifying the data and resources needed to carry out the project.
Biogeochemistry of pollutant transfer in cultivated environments
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into six sequences:
1) Introduction to EU: scientific and operational challenges of biogeochemical and water quality issues in agricultural watersheds;
2) Physico-chemical and hydrological processes determining the availability and mobility of plant protection products in a watershed;
3) TD: modelling tutorials on the transfer of plant protection products;
4) Biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus in agro-systems ;
5) Nitrogen cycle and balance in agricultural watersheds ;
6) TD: Assessment of nitrogen balance in a watershed, diagnosis of surface water contamination
Operation and management of irrigated systems
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into 5 sequences:
1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure ;
2) Irrigation control ;
3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods;
4) Professional conferences ;
5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system
UE M2 field placement: elementary management processes
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
M2 Internship - EA
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
22 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module depends on the structure chosen by the student, which may be a company, an association, an NGO, or a public or international organization.
Students are expected to formalize a problem based on a rigorous state of the art, set up
an approach, and carry out and analyze the results.
All of this is to be submitted in accordance with the procedures defined by the host organization and the educational advisor. A problem-based dissertation is required for academic assessment. This dissertation, which is by no means an activity report, may be supplemented by deliverables requested by the host organization, which may or may not be integrated into the dissertation.
The confidentiality of written or oral evaluations is possible.
M2 Research Internship - EA
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
20 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module depends on the structure chosen by the student, which is generally a research laboratory, in France or abroad, or a company involved in research & development.
Students are expected to formalize a problem based on a rigorous state of the art, set up
an approach, and carry out and analyze the results.
All of this is to be submitted in accordance with the procedures defined by the host organization and the educational advisor. A problem-based scientific dissertation is required for academic assessment. This dissertation, which is by no means an activity report, may be supplemented by deliverables requested by the host organization, whether or not they are integrated into the dissertation.
The confidentiality of written or oral evaluations is possible.
M2 Research Internship - EA
ECTS
22 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Preparation M2R - EA
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is the preparatory phase for a research internship in a laboratory. It aims to define the problematic on the basis of the state of the scientific art. It leads to the drafting of a bibliographical synthesis and a research methodology that will be pursued during the "research" internship.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
International Field Schools - North & South
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Scientific Project 2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is carried out in groups or individually. It follows on from "Scientific project 1". It is divided into 3 parts:
- Implementation: students carry out experiments and analyze the results (rooms and experimental equipment provided).
- Presentation: students prepare a presentation (oral + 5-page article in English) of their experiment, taking a critical look at it
and presenting it to the sponsors, teaching staff and other students.
- Critical analysis: students evaluate the other articles (peer-reviewing process) and finalize their article on the basis of the comments received.
Numerical modeling methods
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into 3 sequences:
1) a sequence to define concepts, get to grips with a tool (R) and review the vocabulary of statistical estimation and its application to the calibration of hydrological parameters;
2) a sequence on uncertainty and sensitivity analysis methods, and
3) a sequence on data assimilation applied to hydraulic modeling. The course will also be introduced by a presentation from a design office executive on the usefulness of this type of approach in engineering.
Mass & heat transport - Geothermy / Transport modeling
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers the concepts of mass and heat transfer in aquifers, as well as the characteristics of low- to high-energy geothermal energy.
The vulnerability of the underground resource will be assessed and, where appropriate, methods for protecting the aquifer from pollution will be evaluated. Various techniques for cleaning up aquifers will also be discussed, with particular emphasis on the answers offered by numerical simulation tools.
The principles of geothermal energy will also be discussed, with examples of specific systems based on the three types of geothermal energy (from shallow to very deep, from low temperature to very high temperature).
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
Irrigation and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The three main models of irrigation worldwide - large-scale hydraulics, community irrigation and private irrigation - are presented in their historical context, based on an in-depth documentary analysis and illustrations of concrete cases, with a focus on the Mediterranean region.
These three different irrigation models are presented (ideology, construction, water management, agricultural development, actors, etc.) using a theoretical framework based on oxymorons. These models are then illustrated through various case studies, presented in PowerPoint presentations, videos and articles.
The main references for each type of irrigation system will be presented and discussed. Each irrigation model is discussed with the students, who present their analyses through a guided exercise. Once the three irrigation models are understood, the course focuses on the analysis of rural development models linked to irrigation. The analysis is based on a critical analysis of dualistic development theory, applied to irrigation systems.
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Evaporation, from the plot to the agricultural watershed
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course focuses on surface-atmosphere water and energy fluxes observations and modeling, integrated in catchments or irrigated perimeters, to estimate and predict crops water needs and water stress in drought contexts. Attention is given to the effect of spatial heterogeneities on fluxes, from the plot scale to the catchment scale. Effects of topography on surface fluxes are also covered. The course contains two main steps:
- Water and energy fluxes within the SPAC at the plot scale: review of basic concepts of micro-meteorology, modeling surface-atmosphere fluxes for homogeneous crops ("big-leaf" approach), coupling with soil water transfers in the rooting zone, water stress indicators at the plot scale
- Water and energy fluxes within the SPAC at the catchment scale: spatial heterogeneity, effect of advection on the fluxes, topographical effects on radiative and convective fluxes, water stress indicators at the catchment scale.
Hydraulic transfer processes and simulation
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course builds on the process analysis and data acquired during the "Field Camp" course. The aim is to develop a simulation approach in response to a specific question. It comprises several phases:
- Experimental study in the laboratory and in the field: measurement of a water line, hydraulic propagation dynamics
- Production of a simple numerical model (resolution of a first-order differential equation)
- Implementation of a model (topology-geometry description, steady-state and transient hydraulic scenarios,
calibration, simulation of scenarios
- Design of a hydraulic management scenario, implementation on a miniature network in the form of a role-playing game: delay calculation, calibration of rating curves, identification of attenuation and delay dynamics, management of control structures, hydraulic performance evaluation.
ReUSE, irrigation and water quality
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Geoprospective, Water and Landscape
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Geoprospecting is a discipline linked to geography whose aim is to anticipate the future in order to imagine and design more resilient landscapes. The tools derived from geoprospecting, combined with cartographic tools and tools for simulating the behavior of local stakeholders, can be used to test the impact of more or less virtuous behavior with regard to water resources. A large part of the course will be devoted to the use of modeling platforms, enabling students to manipulate these tools.
Hydrological modeling of cultivated basins
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to provide students with a practical, high-level perspective on the hydrological modeling of watersheds dominated by agricultural activities and subject to climate change. The UE is structured around 4 points of view:
1. Watershed hydrology and its place in the history of science,
2. Specific features of agricultural landscapes and implications for modelling ,
3. Changing scales,
4. Practice and criticism of hydrological modelling.
The UE will provide advanced knowledge of production functions, transfer functions, global and distributed modeling. Students will be able to work independently with various hydrological models (Green and Ampt, reservoir, Curve Number, unit hydrograph, reservoir cascade, etc.), and to step back from the parameterization, calibration and validation of hydrological models.
Scientific Project 1
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is conducted in groups or individually. It takes place in 2 stages:
- Preparation: identifying a subject based on one's professional project
- Formalizing a question based on the bibliographical research and presenting it in the form of a bibliographical summary highlighting the question to be addressed
- Constructing the experimental plan by identifying the data and resources needed to carry out the project.
Biogeochemistry of pollutant transfer in cultivated environments
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into six sequences:
1) Introduction to EU: scientific and operational challenges of biogeochemical and water quality issues in agricultural watersheds;
2) Physico-chemical and hydrological processes determining the availability and mobility of plant protection products in a watershed;
3) TD: modelling tutorials on the transfer of plant protection products;
4) Biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus in agro-systems ;
5) Nitrogen cycle and balance in agricultural watersheds ;
6) TD: Assessment of nitrogen balance in a watershed, diagnosis of surface water contamination
Operation and management of irrigated systems
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into 5 sequences:
1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure ;
2) Irrigation control ;
3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods;
4) Professional conferences ;
5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system
UE M2 field placement: elementary management processes
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Preparation M2R - EA
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is the preparatory phase for a research internship in a laboratory. It aims to define the problematic on the basis of the state of the scientific art. It leads to the drafting of a bibliographical synthesis and a research methodology that will be pursued during the "research" internship.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
International Field Schools - North & South
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Scientific Project 2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is carried out in groups or individually. It follows on from "Scientific project 1". It is divided into 3 parts:
- Implementation: students carry out experiments and analyze the results (rooms and experimental equipment provided).
- Presentation: students prepare a presentation (oral + 5-page article in English) of their experiment, taking a critical look at it
and presenting it to the sponsors, teaching staff and other students.
- Critical analysis: students evaluate the other articles (peer-reviewing process) and finalize their article on the basis of the comments received.
M2 Apprenticeship - EA
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
22 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Water treatment performance and contaminants
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
Water and wastewater by-product treatment chain
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Present the main processes involved in treating liquid effluent, as well as the treatment and management of the by-products generated. This course is based on learning how to draw up an overall ecological balance sheet, focusing on the management of water resources, wastewater and treatment by-products. The design and implementation of treatment processes are approached through the urban and industrial water cycle.
Bibliographical study - tutored project (mixed UE)
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Water and agriculture: scientific issues and challenges
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
Communication techniques
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE focuses on mastering the tools for communicating with the world of work, i.e. learning how to: -(i) create a CV, cover letter or email for a spontaneous application; -(ii) present oneself orally or in writing in a very short space of time; -(iii) answer interview questions and avoid pitfalls.
Learning these tools involves not only a theoretical presentation, but also rapid practical application. Students will work in small groups, simulating realistic situations such as job interviews and presentations .... The aim is to learn how best to master these different tools.
All teaching is carried out in the form of practical work, with particular emphasis on :
- on "reality show" sessions, where everyone has to introduce themselves to each other in under 3 minutes, be put in job interview conditions or have to make spontaneous applications/presentations.
- On email, cover letter and CV writing workshops.
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Environmental analysis: Methodologies
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Anthropogenic disturbances and biomonitoring
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
M1 CES work-study project
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Water quality and microbiology
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Optimized management and protection of water resources (both surface and groundwater) requires water quality to be taken into account. Assessment of the quality status of water bodies, particularly with regard to current legislative frameworks, is based on precise chemical and microbiological quality criteria, as well as standards adapted to the types of use envisaged for these resources.
Remote sensing for water management
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This module introduces the basics of optical and radar remote sensing, together with the fundamentals of image processing (consulting image catalogs on the Internet, downloading images, importing/exporting, visualization, contrast enhancement, radiometric and geometric image correction, segmentation, vectorization, classification, etc.). In addition, this module presents applications related to water management.
Introduction to the R language
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is sequenced according to the following activities: First steps - R environment; R structures; Input-output in R; Manipulating R structures; Basics of algorithmics; Programming structures in R; Group mini-project on an R function to be created on an applied 'Water' problem.
Objectives* :
The objectives of this course are 1) to introduce the basics of the interpreted language of an engineering tool (environment, structures, input-output, manipulations of structures, graphics, programming), 2) to provide the fundamental theoretical knowledge needed to create one's own functions and programs based on practical examples in water science, and 3) to enable students to pursue their self-training and expertise in R.
Quantitative survey methods
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This methodological module teaches qualitative survey techniques and inductive reasoning. Students will be trained to conduct open interviews, carry out field observations and learn to analyze empirical data. Students will put these lessons into practice by carrying out a collective survey on a controversy linked to water or the environment (in connection with the lessons received in UE 118).
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Statistics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In water sciences, the use of probability and statistics to process hydroclimatic or water quality data is essential. Lectures and practical exercises will be used to bring students up to speed (Baccalaureate problems, Bachelor's degree), then a few new concepts will be introduced (in particular, testing for membership of a law).
The course is structured around these chapters:
- Elementary probability theory, combinatorial analysis. (course session n°1, TD1)
- Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability law and probability density function. Expectation, variance, covariance. (course session n°2, TD2)
- Simple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Multiple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Some common probability laws (binomial, Poisson, normal, Gamma, Gumbel) and their application (class 3, TD4)
- Law membership tests (covered in TD5)
Anthropogenic disturbances and contaminant fate
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Professional project - tutored project (mixed UE)
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Chemical substances and ecological risks
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Hydrometry/geology/hydrochemistry and microbiology
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Chemical substances and health risks
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Field and Applied Hydrology - Hydrologie & Hydrogéologie
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is based on numerous practical examples presented by environmental specialists and experts working in design offices, companies, EPICs and research institutes in the water and environment sector. The course includes a field day dedicated to characterizing the physical properties of watercourses and aquifers, as well as various hydrometric measurement techniques. Specific sessions will also be offered on the basics of using hydrological and hydrogeological data acquired in situ.
ReUSE, irrigation and water quality
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Biogeochemistry of pollutant transfer in cultivated environments
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into six sequences:
1) Introduction to EU: scientific and operational challenges of biogeochemical and water quality issues in agricultural watersheds;
2) Physico-chemical and hydrological processes determining the availability and mobility of plant protection products in a watershed;
3) TD: modelling tutorials on the transfer of plant protection products;
4) Biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus in agro-systems ;
5) Nitrogen cycle and balance in agricultural watersheds ;
6) TD: Assessment of nitrogen balance in a watershed, diagnosis of surface water contamination
Common optional courses S3
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
Scientific project 1 - Tutored project
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Biomonitoring and associated analysis strategy
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Water risks of parasitic contamination
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Environmental analysis
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Water and bacterial and viral infections
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Professional or research internship
ECTS
25 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
M2 professional internship CES
ECTS
25 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
CES M2 research internship
ECTS
25 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Scientific project 2 CES - tutored project (mixed UE)
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
International Field Schools - North & South
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Water and agriculture: scientific issues and challenges
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
A critical approach through films
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
From planning to land management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The courses essentially consist of a decoded presentation of the fundamentals of regional planning: the main legal frameworks are presented and analyzed (in a participative manner) legal frameworks and their constant evolution (Codes, Laws, Texts), the "doctrines doctrines "We also look at the various technical "tools" available, whether in terms of procedures or project set-up (urban planning documents, or public or private construction or development projects). Also analyzed and presented are the tools and conditions for dialogue and consultation (examining different operating methods), land-use approaches land approaches (land management and the tools needed to achieve it), assessment of the multiple issues (financial, socio-economic and political), and finally, decision-making decision-making processes. The various aspects mentioned above are highlighted as factors that condition the success - and hence the successful spatial translation - of all development projects, whatever their nature. nature nature dimension.
Focusing on all regions, the module is also intended to focus on issues specific to coastal areas. coastal areasand similar areas. Because coastal areas have their own specific characteristics, a specific approach to these areas is essential, complementing the general approaches (Loi Littoral, Loi sur l'Eau, servitudes, changes in frameworks and texts).
Finally, the backdrop to this module is the systematic highlighting of the many debates and issues involved in the confrontation between theurgency (or priority) socio-economic urgency (or priority) environmentalwith an understanding of trade-offs and adjustments that this confrontation gives rise to. The current ecological and transitional urgency and the acceleration of the confrontations / conflicts of interest are examined and put into perspective.
With regard to the management "This theme is also described and analyzed for each of the points covered by the planning stage, both as a consequence of the planning stage, and as a consequence of the planning stage . consequence of the actions undertaken and as a condition for success -in the medium and long term- of projects on any scale.
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Sociology of scientific and technical controversies
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Sociologists of science consider controversies to be inherent to the process of knowledge production. They refer to (1) situations of discussion between scientists who oppose or agree on the data they produce, but also (2) mobilizations that develop within the framework of institutionalized public debates or more informal exchanges. These controversies provide an opportunity to observe science and decisions in the making, as they are nourished by knowledge that has not yet stabilized. They provide examples from which to rethink the relationship between science and society, and in so doing, the challenges of technical democracy, at the interface of several disciplines.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Economic evaluation
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
At the end of this module, students should be able to understand an economic analysis of a water management project/policy. They should be familiar with the principles of cost-benefit analysis, valuation methods, parameters and indicators. They will learn to take a critical look at evaluations and the parameters and indicators used.
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Economic instruments for water management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Qualitative survey methods
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is an introduction to quantitative survey methods in the social sciences.
He is interested in the use of statistics and the definition of categories to describe the social world, as well as the objectification of representations.
It puts the questionnaire tool into practice by creating a questionnaire, administering it and analyzing the results.
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Management tools for evaluation
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The module presents managerial and multi-criteria approaches to assessing water services.
The module focuses on the management of drinking water and wastewater services, as well as irrigation water distribution services. It provides an understanding and critical vision of the tools used to manage these services.
The module is organized into 3 main stages:
- Analysis and evaluation of the economic, financial and technical performance of water and wastewater services, with a focus on financial analysis and performance indicators for water services.
- Environmental assessment, with a presentation of global approaches (Life Cycle Assessment) versus local approaches.
- An analysis of service sustainability
The course uses case studies to illustrate the various concepts covered. Particular emphasis is placed on the relative nature of performance, a multi-dimensional notion that evolves over time and varies according to the points of view considered.
Groundwater management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Historically, the question of managing access to water resources first arose in relation to river water, which is highly dependent on current climatic conditions, and water supplied by man-made distribution systems. It is only more recently that groundwater has been considered for management, as it is less subject to cyclical scarcity problems (with the exception of groundwater accompanying rivers). In the majority of cases, access to groundwater is provided on an individual basis, with each user (especially farmers) drilling for water at the point of need. But these underground resources also require management, as they are increasingly exploited and sometimes even overexploited.
This module tackles the issue of groundwater resource management by first presenting the contribution of each physical science discipline (geology-hydrogeology, geochemistry, isotopy) and their tools to understanding aquifers (at geological level: outcrop, drilling, logging, seismic profiling, etc.; at hydrogeological level: piezometry, test pumping, withdrawal points/outlets, quantities withdrawn, etc.): geometry, structure and hydrological functioning.
It goes on to explain the value of groundwater for the various uses to which it is put. The economic value of groundwater is examined in this section (Qureshi et al., 2012). It also explains the difficulties involved in identifying these groundwater withdrawals and the methods used to reveal them.
It then describes the various problems posed by aquifers: current or future overexploitation of aquifers, deterioration in groundwater quality, threat of saltwater intrusion, salinization of soils, etc.
Finally, it lists the various methods available for rebalancing groundwater supply and demand. Firstly, it describes ways of increasing water supply (active groundwater management, substitutions between resources) or avoiding contamination of good-quality water by poorer-quality water. Examples: active management of karstic aquifers (Lez system), artificial recharge (e.g. Seine catchment fields in Paris), inter-seasonal/interannual recharge (Llobregat, Catalonia), recharge with wastewater (California), damming to avoid contamination of freshwater by saltwater.
Secondly, it outlines the solutions that act on water demand. These solutions are based on two drivers of individual decision-making, which can sometimes be combined: maximization of individual utility and inclusion in a society inducing "pro-social" behavior. We will explore solutions that act directly on the demand for groundwater (pricing, quotas, trading of water rights), as well as indirect solutions (purchase of land to protect a resource, agricultural or energy policies that can positively or negatively influence the development of individual abstraction, etc.).
Critical analysis of a topical issue
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Quantitative survey methods
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This methodological module teaches qualitative survey techniques and inductive reasoning. Students will be trained to conduct open interviews, carry out field observations and learn to analyze empirical data. Students will put these lessons into practice by carrying out a collective survey on a controversy linked to water or the environment (in connection with the lessons received in UE 118).
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Water and agriculture: scientific issues and challenges
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
A critical approach through films
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
From planning to land management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The courses essentially consist of a decoded presentation of the fundamentals of regional planning: the main legal frameworks are presented and analyzed (in a participative manner) legal frameworks and their constant evolution (Codes, Laws, Texts), the "doctrines doctrines "We also look at the various technical "tools" available, whether in terms of procedures or project set-up (urban planning documents, or public or private construction or development projects). Also analyzed and presented are the tools and conditions for dialogue and consultation (examining different operating methods), land-use approaches land approaches (land management and the tools needed to achieve it), assessment of the multiple issues (financial, socio-economic and political), and finally, decision-making decision-making processes. The various aspects mentioned above are highlighted as factors that condition the success - and hence the successful spatial translation - of all development projects, whatever their nature. nature nature dimension.
Focusing on all regions, the module is also intended to focus on issues specific to coastal areas. coastal areasand similar areas. Because coastal areas have their own specific characteristics, a specific approach to these areas is essential, complementing the general approaches (Loi Littoral, Loi sur l'Eau, servitudes, changes in frameworks and texts).
Finally, the backdrop to this module is the systematic highlighting of the many debates and issues involved in the confrontation between theurgency (or priority) socio-economic urgency (or priority) environmentalwith an understanding of trade-offs and adjustments that this confrontation gives rise to. The current ecological and transitional urgency and the acceleration of the confrontations / conflicts of interest are examined and put into perspective.
With regard to the management "This theme is also described and analyzed for each of the points covered by the planning stage, both as a consequence of the planning stage, and as a consequence of the planning stage . consequence of the actions undertaken and as a condition for success -in the medium and long term- of projects on any scale.
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Sociology of scientific and technical controversies
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Sociologists of science consider controversies to be inherent to the process of knowledge production. They refer to (1) situations of discussion between scientists who oppose or agree on the data they produce, but also (2) mobilizations that develop within the framework of institutionalized public debates or more informal exchanges. These controversies provide an opportunity to observe science and decisions in the making, as they are nourished by knowledge that has not yet stabilized. They provide examples from which to rethink the relationship between science and society, and in so doing, the challenges of technical democracy, at the interface of several disciplines.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Economic evaluation
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
At the end of this module, students should be able to understand an economic analysis of a water management project/policy. They should be familiar with the principles of cost-benefit analysis, valuation methods, parameters and indicators. They will learn to take a critical look at evaluations and the parameters and indicators used.
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Economic instruments for water management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Qualitative survey methods
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is an introduction to quantitative survey methods in the social sciences.
He is interested in the use of statistics and the definition of categories to describe the social world, as well as the objectification of representations.
It puts the questionnaire tool into practice by creating a questionnaire, administering it and analyzing the results.
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Management tools for evaluation
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The module presents managerial and multi-criteria approaches to assessing water services.
The module focuses on the management of drinking water and wastewater services, as well as irrigation water distribution services. It provides an understanding and critical vision of the tools used to manage these services.
The module is organized into 3 main stages:
- Analysis and evaluation of the economic, financial and technical performance of water and wastewater services, with a focus on financial analysis and performance indicators for water services.
- Environmental assessment, with a presentation of global approaches (Life Cycle Assessment) versus local approaches.
- An analysis of service sustainability
The course uses case studies to illustrate the various concepts covered. Particular emphasis is placed on the relative nature of performance, a multi-dimensional notion that evolves over time and varies according to the points of view considered.
Critical analysis of a topical issue
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Quantitative survey methods
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This methodological module teaches qualitative survey techniques and inductive reasoning. Students will be trained to conduct open interviews, carry out field observations and learn to analyze empirical data. Students will put these lessons into practice by carrying out a collective survey on a controversy linked to water or the environment (in connection with the lessons received in UE 118).
Water and law
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim is to study the involvement of local authorities in environmental matters and the action of government departments. To do this, we'll be looking at local authority competence in water management, as well as the role of inter-municipal cooperation structures in water management and resource protection.
Students should be familiar with French jurisdictional organization, the normative hierarchy and legal balances. An introduction to legal mechanisms (notion of contract, rudiments of corporate law, etc.) will also be useful. The use of contracts as a means of administering resources (public service delegations and public procurement) will also be considered. For a complete understanding of the subject of this study, it is essential to consider the treatment of coastal waters in our region.
A study of the exercise of administrative police powers in the field of water management will be necessary to understand the law on ICPE and IOTA, and to consider territorial environmental planning and water resource management (SDAGE, SAGE and other schemes).
Watercourse law in France and the study of the small and large water cycle will help us understand how risk planning and the implementation of what is known as GEMAPI competence have developed in recent years.
Finally, with a lawyer specializing in environmental law and particularly experienced in water resource litigation, students will be able to reflect on conflict resolution mechanisms.
In this way, it will be possible to examine effective public participation in water management, and the recognition and assertion of the right to water and the right to sanitation.
A quick look at EU water law and European environmental law will complete the training.
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Water governance and the interplay of scales
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Governance is a polysemous word, used in opposition to government to indicate a less centralized form of power. The term's success probably stems from its ambiguity. Indeed, it is a concept sometimes used to challenge central executive power (monarchy, corporate management, etc.) in a context where it is perceived as hegemonic, and sometimes used to call for more government, in a market context perceived as chaotic, but in which the dominant ideology is opposed to centralized intervention. It is therefore both a concept for demanding more and less government.
This UE approaches governance from a critical and reflexive angle, with a historical depth that integrates the evolutionary trajectories of public action between globalization and Europeanization on the one hand, and decentralization and territorialization on the other, in contexts of growing uncertainty, global change and transitions. In particular, it explores the following questions:
- Governance? Dominant concept, critical approach, institutional, socio-political context, emergence, evolution in a context of global change?
- Construction of water policies and governance; Role of concepts and discourses; How can modes of governance be influenced or changed? How can collective values promoted by IWRM be better taken into account? Importance of the long term, historical depth and foresight?
- What room for maneuver do stakeholders have at local, national and international levels? What are the strategies for managing a water territory? Illustrating the diversity of modes of governance
- Water governance: between integration and fragmentation?
- Water as an 'inter-connecting fluid' for stakeholders and ecosystems: what kind of governance is needed for these interactions and their social translation?
Irrigation and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The three main models of irrigation worldwide - large-scale hydraulics, community irrigation and private irrigation - are presented in their historical context, based on an in-depth documentary analysis and illustrations of concrete cases, with a focus on the Mediterranean region.
These three different irrigation models are presented (ideology, construction, water management, agricultural development, actors, etc.) using a theoretical framework based on oxymorons. These models are then illustrated through various case studies, presented in PowerPoint presentations, videos and articles.
The main references for each type of irrigation system will be presented and discussed. Each irrigation model is discussed with the students, who present their analyses through a guided exercise. Once the three irrigation models are understood, the course focuses on the analysis of rural development models linked to irrigation. The analysis is based on a critical analysis of dualistic development theory, applied to irrigation systems.
Water and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
KNOWLEDGE - Passing on knowledge (in the case of Gironde), concerning :
- A - Water legislation
- B - Irrigation engineering
- C - Assessment and performance of water management systems
- D - Economic evaluation of public policies
- E - Management tools for economic regulation
- F - Financial management of development projects
- G - Water governance systems
- H - Environmental impact assessment methods
- I - Groundwater management
KNOW-HOW - Bringing concrete experience to bear and conveying the situational viewpoint of a territorial engineer through case studies to achieve, on the theme of water :
- territorial analysis and forecasting ;
- territorial design actions (production with mastery of procedures, budgetary coordination and steering (elected representatives relations) of territorial and urban projects);
- management of territorial and urban projects (human resources management).
SKILLS - Learn how to design a project, while taking into account the heritage nature of water, and learn about the jobs of a territorial engineer, who can be positioned in the following positions:
- a - environmental consultant / project manager / advisor / engineer,
- b - watershed coordinator
- c - coordinator of SAGE, regional or national parks
I can give a testimonial on the following trades:
- d - Water-environment project manager for international organizations
- e - corporate environment manager
- f - researcher or research engineer in environmental social sciences
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
History of water
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The EU aims to provide elements for building a historical framework and analyzing archives on water management.
It covers the history of water management models, the history of hydraulic engineers and hydraulics, and the social and political history of water management in the Latin American country of Ecuador.
It also presents the departmental archive system.
Water policy
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water-related issues are often presented from a purely technical and/or functional angle. The idea is to manage the resource "well" (equitably, economically, respectfully of nature, etc.), based on available scientific knowledge. However, this approach is unrealistic. Whatever the territorial scale concerned, water management is largely structured by political issues.
Professions and players in water and aquatic environments
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
0h
Through the involvement of professionals, this course gives students an insight into the professions and players involved in water and aquatic environments in France.
The course consists of 4 sequences, with speakers from local authorities, private engineering firms and government departments.
Sequence 1: Overview of "Major Cycle" professions: river management and protection, flood prevention and "Minor Cycle" professions: drinking water, wastewater treatment, rainwater. This sequence defines the professions and discusses their development
Sequence 2: Presentation of public contracting (specifications, regulations, public contracts), project management (carrying out studies in response to public orders, consortiums) and execution (carrying out and monitoring work).
Sequence 3: Regulatory dossiers, monitoring work by the water police: Checking the conformity of development projects, law enforcement
Sequence 4: Professions linked to aquatic environment management: environmental contract (management and implementation of management projects) and SAGE (local water planning, monitoring, observatory, data management, popularization, relationship with science).
In these sequences, the participants present their jobs and their relationships with other players in water management.
Interdisciplinary project 1 - ES
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This is a cross-disciplinary course that mobilizes a variety of tools and knowledge:
- in the form of a workshop,
- over a longer period of time during M2: a single project organized into 2 complementary phases (Interdisciplinary Project 1 and Interdisciplinary Project 2) for common pedagogical objectives and skills acquisition.
It enables students to carry out an interdisciplinary project in its entirety, in the form of an interdisciplinary study relating to socio-political, economic, environmental and health issues, hydrological or hydraulic modeling, risk management, etc.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
International Field Schools - North & South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The issue at stake in the EIT is the sustainability of water resources, linked to the evolution of uses in a northern or southern climatic context subject to climate change and marked uses, particularly in agriculture.
M2 Research Internship - ES
ECTS
22 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Interdisciplinary Project 2 -ES
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water and law
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim is to study the involvement of local authorities in environmental matters and the action of government departments. To do this, we'll be looking at local authority competence in water management, as well as the role of inter-municipal cooperation structures in water management and resource protection.
Students should be familiar with French jurisdictional organization, the normative hierarchy and legal balances. An introduction to legal mechanisms (notion of contract, rudiments of corporate law, etc.) will also be useful. The use of contracts as a means of administering resources (public service delegations and public procurement) will also be considered. For a complete understanding of the subject of this study, it is essential to consider the treatment of coastal waters in our region.
A study of the exercise of administrative police powers in the field of water management will be necessary to understand the law on ICPE and IOTA, and to consider territorial environmental planning and water resource management (SDAGE, SAGE and other schemes).
Watercourse law in France and the study of the small and large water cycle will help us understand how risk planning and the implementation of what is known as GEMAPI competence have developed in recent years.
Finally, with a lawyer specializing in environmental law and particularly experienced in water resource litigation, students will be able to reflect on conflict resolution mechanisms.
In this way, it will be possible to examine effective public participation in water management, and the recognition and assertion of the right to water and the right to sanitation.
A quick look at EU water law and European environmental law will complete the training.
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Water governance and the interplay of scales
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Governance is a polysemous word, used in opposition to government to indicate a less centralized form of power. The term's success probably stems from its ambiguity. Indeed, it is a concept sometimes used to challenge central executive power (monarchy, corporate management, etc.) in a context where it is perceived as hegemonic, and sometimes used to call for more government, in a market context perceived as chaotic, but in which the dominant ideology is opposed to centralized intervention. It is therefore both a concept for demanding more and less government.
This UE approaches governance from a critical and reflexive angle, with a historical depth that integrates the evolutionary trajectories of public action between globalization and Europeanization on the one hand, and decentralization and territorialization on the other, in contexts of growing uncertainty, global change and transitions. In particular, it explores the following questions:
- Governance? Dominant concept, critical approach, institutional, socio-political context, emergence, evolution in a context of global change?
- Construction of water policies and governance; Role of concepts and discourses; How can modes of governance be influenced or changed? How can collective values promoted by IWRM be better taken into account? Importance of the long term, historical depth and foresight?
- What room for maneuver do stakeholders have at local, national and international levels? What are the strategies for managing a water territory? Illustrating the diversity of modes of governance
- Water governance: between integration and fragmentation?
- Water as an 'inter-connecting fluid' for stakeholders and ecosystems: what kind of governance is needed for these interactions and their social translation?
Irrigation and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The three main models of irrigation worldwide - large-scale hydraulics, community irrigation and private irrigation - are presented in their historical context, based on an in-depth documentary analysis and illustrations of concrete cases, with a focus on the Mediterranean region.
These three different irrigation models are presented (ideology, construction, water management, agricultural development, actors, etc.) using a theoretical framework based on oxymorons. These models are then illustrated through various case studies, presented in PowerPoint presentations, videos and articles.
The main references for each type of irrigation system will be presented and discussed. Each irrigation model is discussed with the students, who present their analyses through a guided exercise. Once the three irrigation models are understood, the course focuses on the analysis of rural development models linked to irrigation. The analysis is based on a critical analysis of dualistic development theory, applied to irrigation systems.
Water and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
KNOWLEDGE - Passing on knowledge (in the case of Gironde), concerning :
- A - Water legislation
- B - Irrigation engineering
- C - Assessment and performance of water management systems
- D - Economic evaluation of public policies
- E - Management tools for economic regulation
- F - Financial management of development projects
- G - Water governance systems
- H - Environmental impact assessment methods
- I - Groundwater management
KNOW-HOW - Bringing concrete experience to bear and conveying the situational viewpoint of a territorial engineer through case studies to achieve, on the theme of water :
- territorial analysis and forecasting ;
- territorial design actions (production with mastery of procedures, budgetary coordination and steering (elected representatives relations) of territorial and urban projects);
- management of territorial and urban projects (human resources management).
SKILLS - Learn how to design a project, while taking into account the heritage nature of water, and learn about the jobs of a territorial engineer, who can be positioned in the following positions:
- a - environmental consultant / project manager / advisor / engineer,
- b - watershed coordinator
- c - coordinator of SAGE, regional or national parks
I can give a testimonial on the following trades:
- d - Water-environment project manager for international organizations
- e - corporate environment manager
- f - researcher or research engineer in environmental social sciences
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
History of water
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The EU aims to provide elements for building a historical framework and analyzing archives on water management.
It covers the history of water management models, the history of hydraulic engineers and hydraulics, and the social and political history of water management in the Latin American country of Ecuador.
It also presents the departmental archive system.
Water policy
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water-related issues are often presented from a purely technical and/or functional angle. The idea is to manage the resource "well" (equitably, economically, respectfully of nature, etc.), based on available scientific knowledge. However, this approach is unrealistic. Whatever the territorial scale concerned, water management is largely structured by political issues.
Professions and players in water and aquatic environments
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
0h
Through the involvement of professionals, this course gives students an insight into the professions and players involved in water and aquatic environments in France.
The course consists of 4 sequences, with speakers from local authorities, private engineering firms and government departments.
Sequence 1: Overview of "Major Cycle" professions: river management and protection, flood prevention and "Minor Cycle" professions: drinking water, wastewater treatment, rainwater. This sequence defines the professions and discusses their development
Sequence 2: Presentation of public contracting (specifications, regulations, public contracts), project management (carrying out studies in response to public orders, consortiums) and execution (carrying out and monitoring work).
Sequence 3: Regulatory dossiers, monitoring work by the water police: Checking the conformity of development projects, law enforcement
Sequence 4: Professions linked to aquatic environment management: environmental contract (management and implementation of management projects) and SAGE (local water planning, monitoring, observatory, data management, popularization, relationship with science).
In these sequences, the participants present their jobs and their relationships with other players in water management.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
International Field Schools - North & South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The issue at stake in the EIT is the sustainability of water resources, linked to the evolution of uses in a northern or southern climatic context subject to climate change and marked uses, particularly in agriculture.
ES 4 alternating project
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Introduction to risk and vulnerability management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Introduction to risks and vulnerability" course aims to take a systemic approach to the problems of risks and natural disasters - from the nature of hazards to risk and crisis management - using the concepts and methods of geography. Teaching is organized around :
- Lectures aimed at laying the conceptual and theoretical foundations for geographical approaches (focusing on issues and vulnerabilities), as well as outlining the public policy framework for risk and crisis management in France.
- Case studies demonstrating the application of concepts and methods developed in risk geography. Methods applied to field observations and surveys (tools, techniques and associated objectives).
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Key issues in coastal dynamics 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Major Issues in Coastal Dynamics" module takes place at the start of the university semester, during an integration seminar for the "Coastal Engineering and Integrated Coastal Dynamics" and "Water and Coastal" master's programs, usually held at an emblematic coastal location. At this event, organized around a different flagship theme in coastal sciences each year, an inaugural lecture is given on the definition of the coastline, and the typology of coastlines on land. This is followed by one or two lectures given by specialists on a topic chosen from current events in coastal science. Within a short space of time after the seminar, students are required to write, individually or in pairs, an analytical note on the agreed topic.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
From planning to land management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The courses essentially consist of a decoded presentation of the fundamentals of regional planning: the main legal frameworks are presented and analyzed (in a participative manner) legal frameworks and their constant evolution (Codes, Laws, Texts), the "doctrines doctrines "We also look at the various technical "tools" available, whether in terms of procedures or project set-up (urban planning documents, or public or private construction or development projects). Also analyzed and presented are the tools and conditions for dialogue and consultation (examining different operating methods), land-use approaches land approaches (land management and the tools needed to achieve it), assessment of the multiple issues (financial, socio-economic and political), and finally, decision-making decision-making processes. The various aspects mentioned above are highlighted as factors that condition the success - and hence the successful spatial translation - of all development projects, whatever their nature. nature nature dimension.
Focusing on all regions, the module is also intended to focus on issues specific to coastal areas. coastal areasand similar areas. Because coastal areas have their own specific characteristics, a specific approach to these areas is essential, complementing the general approaches (Loi Littoral, Loi sur l'Eau, servitudes, changes in frameworks and texts).
Finally, the backdrop to this module is the systematic highlighting of the many debates and issues involved in the confrontation between theurgency (or priority) socio-economic urgency (or priority) environmentalwith an understanding of trade-offs and adjustments that this confrontation gives rise to. The current ecological and transitional urgency and the acceleration of the confrontations / conflicts of interest are examined and put into perspective.
With regard to the management "This theme is also described and analyzed for each of the points covered by the planning stage, both as a consequence of the planning stage, and as a consequence of the planning stage . consequence of the actions undertaken and as a condition for success -in the medium and long term- of projects on any scale.
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Communication techniques
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE focuses on mastering the tools for communicating with the world of work, i.e. learning how to: -(i) create a CV, cover letter or email for a spontaneous application; -(ii) present oneself orally or in writing in a very short space of time; -(iii) answer interview questions and avoid pitfalls.
Learning these tools involves not only a theoretical presentation, but also rapid practical application. Students will work in small groups, simulating realistic situations such as job interviews and presentations .... The aim is to learn how best to master these different tools.
All teaching is carried out in the form of practical work, with particular emphasis on :
- on "reality show" sessions, where everyone has to introduce themselves to each other in under 3 minutes, be put in job interview conditions or have to make spontaneous applications/presentations.
- On email, cover letter and CV writing workshops.
Coastal environments and the foundations of coastal hydromorphodynamics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Typology of coastal environments
Physical processes driving coastal dynamics,
climatic processes,
meteorological processes,
oceanographic processes.
Geomoprhodynamics at scale:
geology,
history,
seasonal,
events.
A detailed example: the sandy Languedoc coastline
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Water quality and microbiology
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Optimized management and protection of water resources (both surface and groundwater) requires water quality to be taken into account. Assessment of the quality status of water bodies, particularly with regard to current legislative frameworks, is based on precise chemical and microbiological quality criteria, as well as standards adapted to the types of use envisaged for these resources.
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Coastal and harbor hydro-morphodynamics
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Statistics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In water sciences, the use of probability and statistics to process hydroclimatic or water quality data is essential. Lectures and practical exercises will be used to bring students up to speed (Baccalaureate problems, Bachelor's degree), then a few new concepts will be introduced (in particular, testing for membership of a law).
The course is structured around these chapters:
- Elementary probability theory, combinatorial analysis. (course session n°1, TD1)
- Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability law and probability density function. Expectation, variance, covariance. (course session n°2, TD2)
- Simple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Multiple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Some common probability laws (binomial, Poisson, normal, Gamma, Gumbel) and their application (class 3, TD4)
- Law membership tests (covered in TD5)
From digital mapping to multi-risk analysis
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In-situ measurement techniques and data analysis
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In-situ observation of coastal hydro-sedimentary processes in natural or anthropized environments is a core activity of any scientific or engineering research work in hydro-morphodynamics or on coastal risk, development, sand/water resources, or the search for protection solutions. In-situ observation provides objective evidence of the existence of a process, the behavior of a development/protection solution, and the quantification of a resource for its exploitation. Far beyond modeling or physical experimentation, observation is both the ultimate validation of an approach, and a source of new ideas.
The "in-situ measurement techniques and data analysis" module is the students' first step into the world of in-situ measurement of hydrodynamics and coastal morphodynamics. The module is organized around an initial experience of (i) formulating a scientific question in terms of in-situ observation in a coastal environment, (ii) designing a measurement device to answer it, (iii) logistical preparation for deployment, (iv) carrying out the deployment, monitoring the equipment and repatriating the data, (v) analyzing the data to answer the question posed. The students are in charge of carrying out each of these stages in a highly structured context for this first experience.
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Introduction to risk and vulnerability management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Introduction to risks and vulnerability" course aims to take a systemic approach to the problems of risks and natural disasters - from the nature of hazards to risk and crisis management - using the concepts and methods of geography. Teaching is organized around :
- Lectures aimed at laying the conceptual and theoretical foundations for geographical approaches (focusing on issues and vulnerabilities), as well as outlining the public policy framework for risk and crisis management in France.
- Case studies demonstrating the application of concepts and methods developed in risk geography. Methods applied to field observations and surveys (tools, techniques and associated objectives).
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Key issues in coastal dynamics 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Major Issues in Coastal Dynamics" module takes place at the start of the university semester, during an integration seminar for the "Coastal Engineering and Integrated Coastal Dynamics" and "Water and Coastal" master's programs, usually held at an emblematic coastal location. At this event, organized around a different flagship theme in coastal sciences each year, an inaugural lecture is given on the definition of the coastline, and the typology of coastlines on land. This is followed by one or two lectures given by specialists on a topic chosen from current events in coastal science. Within a short space of time after the seminar, students are required to write, individually or in pairs, an analytical note on the agreed topic.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
From planning to land management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The courses essentially consist of a decoded presentation of the fundamentals of regional planning: the main legal frameworks are presented and analyzed (in a participative manner) legal frameworks and their constant evolution (Codes, Laws, Texts), the "doctrines doctrines "We also look at the various technical "tools" available, whether in terms of procedures or project set-up (urban planning documents, or public or private construction or development projects). Also analyzed and presented are the tools and conditions for dialogue and consultation (examining different operating methods), land-use approaches land approaches (land management and the tools needed to achieve it), assessment of the multiple issues (financial, socio-economic and political), and finally, decision-making decision-making processes. The various aspects mentioned above are highlighted as factors that condition the success - and hence the successful spatial translation - of all development projects, whatever their nature. nature nature dimension.
Focusing on all regions, the module is also intended to focus on issues specific to coastal areas. coastal areasand similar areas. Because coastal areas have their own specific characteristics, a specific approach to these areas is essential, complementing the general approaches (Loi Littoral, Loi sur l'Eau, servitudes, changes in frameworks and texts).
Finally, the backdrop to this module is the systematic highlighting of the many debates and issues involved in the confrontation between theurgency (or priority) socio-economic urgency (or priority) environmentalwith an understanding of trade-offs and adjustments that this confrontation gives rise to. The current ecological and transitional urgency and the acceleration of the confrontations / conflicts of interest are examined and put into perspective.
With regard to the management "This theme is also described and analyzed for each of the points covered by the planning stage, both as a consequence of the planning stage, and as a consequence of the planning stage . consequence of the actions undertaken and as a condition for success -in the medium and long term- of projects on any scale.
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Communication techniques
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE focuses on mastering the tools for communicating with the world of work, i.e. learning how to: -(i) create a CV, cover letter or email for a spontaneous application; -(ii) present oneself orally or in writing in a very short space of time; -(iii) answer interview questions and avoid pitfalls.
Learning these tools involves not only a theoretical presentation, but also rapid practical application. Students will work in small groups, simulating realistic situations such as job interviews and presentations .... The aim is to learn how best to master these different tools.
All teaching is carried out in the form of practical work, with particular emphasis on :
- on "reality show" sessions, where everyone has to introduce themselves to each other in under 3 minutes, be put in job interview conditions or have to make spontaneous applications/presentations.
- On email, cover letter and CV writing workshops.
Coastal environments and the foundations of coastal hydromorphodynamics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Typology of coastal environments
Physical processes driving coastal dynamics,
climatic processes,
meteorological processes,
oceanographic processes.
Geomoprhodynamics at scale:
geology,
history,
seasonal,
events.
A detailed example: the sandy Languedoc coastline
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Water quality and microbiology
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Optimized management and protection of water resources (both surface and groundwater) requires water quality to be taken into account. Assessment of the quality status of water bodies, particularly with regard to current legislative frameworks, is based on precise chemical and microbiological quality criteria, as well as standards adapted to the types of use envisaged for these resources.
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Coastal and harbor hydro-morphodynamics
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Statistics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In water sciences, the use of probability and statistics to process hydroclimatic or water quality data is essential. Lectures and practical exercises will be used to bring students up to speed (Baccalaureate problems, Bachelor's degree), then a few new concepts will be introduced (in particular, testing for membership of a law).
The course is structured around these chapters:
- Elementary probability theory, combinatorial analysis. (course session n°1, TD1)
- Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability law and probability density function. Expectation, variance, covariance. (course session n°2, TD2)
- Simple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Multiple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Some common probability laws (binomial, Poisson, normal, Gamma, Gumbel) and their application (class 3, TD4)
- Law membership tests (covered in TD5)
From digital mapping to multi-risk analysis
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In-situ measurement techniques and data analysis
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In-situ observation of coastal hydro-sedimentary processes in natural or anthropized environments is a core activity of any scientific or engineering research work in hydro-morphodynamics or on coastal risk, development, sand/water resources, or the search for protection solutions. In-situ observation provides objective evidence of the existence of a process, the behavior of a development/protection solution, and the quantification of a resource for its exploitation. Far beyond modeling or physical experimentation, observation is both the ultimate validation of an approach, and a source of new ideas.
The "in-situ measurement techniques and data analysis" module is the students' first step into the world of in-situ measurement of hydrodynamics and coastal morphodynamics. The module is organized around an initial experience of (i) formulating a scientific question in terms of in-situ observation in a coastal environment, (ii) designing a measurement device to answer it, (iii) logistical preparation for deployment, (iv) carrying out the deployment, monitoring the equipment and repatriating the data, (v) analyzing the data to answer the question posed. The students are in charge of carrying out each of these stages in a highly structured context for this first experience.
Maritime players, activities and uses
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Water and urban planning law
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
CSR standards
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Economic evaluation of territorial policies
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Territory management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Territory management
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Public policies and institutional english skills
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Acceptability of public policies (English)
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Environmental policies (English)
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Functioning and management of wetlands
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The module is divided into 5 sequences: (1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure; (2) Irrigation management; (3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods; (4) Lectures by professionals; (5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system.
Objectives* :
(1) acquire knowledge and expertise on the various components of an individual or collective irrigated system, drawing on knowledge acquired in other specialization courses,
(2) understand the sustainable management of water resources on the scale of an agricultural territory, from different angles (water resources, agronomic, technical, socio-economic) and at different scales (from plot to watershed).
Diagnostic methodologies in support of development
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
English for professional use
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Engineering and project management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water characterization and management in coastal environments
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Climate change: managing coastal areas
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Diagnostic tools
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to perfect the use of geographic information systems (GIS) during computer-based sessions. It covers the production and layout of maps to scientific standards, the digitizing of paper maps, the use of databases and the georeferencing of raster files.
Professionalization based on a group project
ECTS
6 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Conferences, internships and dissertations
ECTS
20 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Maritime players, activities and uses
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Water and urban planning law
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
CSR standards
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Economic evaluation of territorial policies
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Territory management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Territory management
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Public policies and institutional english skills
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Acceptability of public policies (English)
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Environmental policies (English)
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
12h
Functioning and management of wetlands
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The module is divided into 5 sequences: (1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure; (2) Irrigation management; (3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods; (4) Lectures by professionals; (5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system.
Objectives* :
(1) acquire knowledge and expertise on the various components of an individual or collective irrigated system, drawing on knowledge acquired in other specialization courses,
(2) understand the sustainable management of water resources on the scale of an agricultural territory, from different angles (water resources, agronomic, technical, socio-economic) and at different scales (from plot to watershed).
Diagnostic methodologies in support of development
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
English for professional use
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Engineering and project management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water characterization and management in coastal environments
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Climate change: managing coastal areas
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Lectures, internships and dissertations Apprentices
ECTS
26 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Diagnostic tools
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to perfect the use of geographic information systems (GIS) during computer-based sessions. It covers the production and layout of maps to scientific standards, the digitizing of paper maps, the use of databases and the georeferencing of raster files.
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Water quality and microbiology
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Optimized management and protection of water resources (both surface and groundwater) requires water quality to be taken into account. Assessment of the quality status of water bodies, particularly with regard to current legislative frameworks, is based on precise chemical and microbiological quality criteria, as well as standards adapted to the types of use envisaged for these resources.
Cross-section and hydrogeological log
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE will take place throughout the M1 year, in several stages:
- 1st stage: prior to the Hydrogeology field placement (UE Stage de terrain M1), tools and methods for creating hydrogeological cross-sections and logs will be presented, in order to exploit in situ geological measurements acquired during the UE stage.
- 2nd period: Geological cross-sections and logs will be surveyed in the field and in the classroom during the1st and2nd semesters, on an ad hoc basis, with increasing difficulty. Students will be expected to make a number of cross-sections over the course of the year.
- Step3: Presentation and drawing tools will be used to present the latest cuts and logs produced at the end of the year.
The work will initially be carried out in groups of 4, then 2 students. At the end of the year, the work will be done individually.
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Hydrodynamics and applied hydraulics, Flood risks
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In this course, students will learn to: - (1) couple the analysis of hydrodynamic measurements with hydrochemical or geophysical information acquired in situ; - (2) process and analyze them jointly with appropriate software; - (3) interpret them by integrating the knowledge acquired in the "Field Course", "Hydrogeophysics", "Water Quality and Microbiology" and "Underground Hydrodynamics" courses.
This course will include a short theoretical introduction, followed by practical lessons in a dedicated room (Halle Hydraulique) and a field trip linking the various hydrodynamic and hydraulic concepts in the context of setting up a water catchment and treatment system for drinking water supply (AEP).
Introduction to the R language
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is sequenced according to the following activities: First steps - R environment; R structures; Input-output in R; Manipulating R structures; Basics of algorithmics; Programming structures in R; Group mini-project on an R function to be created on an applied 'Water' problem.
Objectives* :
The objectives of this course are 1) to introduce the basics of the interpreted language of an engineering tool (environment, structures, input-output, manipulations of structures, graphics, programming), 2) to provide the fundamental theoretical knowledge needed to create one's own functions and programs based on practical examples in water science, and 3) to enable students to pursue their self-training and expertise in R.
Groundwater management
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Historically, the question of managing access to water resources first arose in relation to river water, which is highly dependent on current climatic conditions, and water supplied by man-made distribution systems. It is only more recently that groundwater has been considered for management, as it is less subject to cyclical scarcity problems (with the exception of groundwater accompanying rivers). In the majority of cases, access to groundwater is provided on an individual basis, with each user (especially farmers) drilling for water at the point of need. But these underground resources also require management, as they are increasingly exploited and sometimes even overexploited.
This module tackles the issue of groundwater resource management by first presenting the contribution of each physical science discipline (geology-hydrogeology, geochemistry, isotopy) and their tools to understanding aquifers (at geological level: outcrop, drilling, logging, seismic profiling, etc.; at hydrogeological level: piezometry, test pumping, withdrawal points/outlets, quantities withdrawn, etc.): geometry, structure and hydrological functioning.
It goes on to explain the value of groundwater for the various uses to which it is put. The economic value of groundwater is examined in this section (Qureshi et al., 2012). It also explains the difficulties involved in identifying these groundwater withdrawals and the methods used to reveal them.
It then describes the various problems posed by aquifers: current or future overexploitation of aquifers, deterioration in groundwater quality, threat of saltwater intrusion, salinization of soils, etc.
Finally, it lists the various methods available for rebalancing groundwater supply and demand. Firstly, it describes ways of increasing water supply (active groundwater management, substitutions between resources) or avoiding contamination of good-quality water by poorer-quality water. Examples: active management of karstic aquifers (Lez system), artificial recharge (e.g. Seine catchment fields in Paris), inter-seasonal/interannual recharge (Llobregat, Catalonia), recharge with wastewater (California), damming to avoid contamination of freshwater by saltwater.
Secondly, it outlines the solutions that act on water demand. These solutions are based on two drivers of individual decision-making, which can sometimes be combined: maximization of individual utility and inclusion in a society inducing "pro-social" behavior. We will explore solutions that act directly on the demand for groundwater (pricing, quotas, trading of water rights), as well as indirect solutions (purchase of land to protect a resource, agricultural or energy policies that can positively or negatively influence the development of individual abstraction, etc.).
Remote sensing for water management
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This module introduces the basics of optical and radar remote sensing, together with the fundamentals of image processing (consulting image catalogs on the Internet, downloading images, importing/exporting, visualization, contrast enhancement, radiometric and geometric image correction, segmentation, vectorization, classification, etc.). In addition, this module presents applications related to water management.
Underground hydrodynamics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is sequenced according to the following activities:
Analytical solutions to the diffusity equation
Performing and interpreting well tests
Introduction to digital and analog modeling
Properties and specificity of fractured and karst aquifers
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Statistics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In water sciences, the use of probability and statistics to process hydroclimatic or water quality data is essential. Lectures and practical exercises will be used to bring students up to speed (Baccalaureate problems, Bachelor's degree), then a few new concepts will be introduced (in particular, testing for membership of a law).
The course is structured around these chapters:
- Elementary probability theory, combinatorial analysis. (course session n°1, TD1)
- Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability law and probability density function. Expectation, variance, covariance. (course session n°2, TD2)
- Simple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Multiple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Some common probability laws (binomial, Poisson, normal, Gamma, Gumbel) and their application (class 3, TD4)
- Law membership tests (covered in TD5)
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Free surface hydraulics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is based on the fundamentals of physics (conservation of mass, energy and momentum), and addresses hydraulic issues in rivers (flooding, habitats, ecological continuity) and water transport networks (irrigation, drainage, sanitation).
Teaching is based largely on experimentation at Supagro's hydraulic hall, where uniform flows, flows at control structures and transition regimes are covered. Theoretical knowledge acquired during the module is applied to process analysis, along with resolution tools for diagnosing real-life situations.
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
M1 Geology - Hydrogeology field placement
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Water and agriculture: scientific issues and challenges
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is structured as follows: -a series of lectures: 1-Water resources and food security, 2-Agriculture's environmental impact on water resources and aquatic environments, 3-Current advances and challenges in agronomic research to optimize water consumption by plants, and 4-Management of water demand in agriculture. -Tutorials: Food security and prospective scenarios. -In small groups, prospective work will be carried out to produce scenarios relating to the state of water resources and food production, based on a case study of a southern country.
Water and wastewater by-product treatment chain
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Present the main processes involved in treating liquid effluent, as well as the treatment and management of the by-products generated. This course is based on learning how to draw up an overall ecological balance sheet, focusing on the management of water resources, wastewater and treatment by-products. The design and implementation of treatment processes are approached through the urban and industrial water cycle.
Hydrogeophysics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this module is to provide a basic understanding of near-surface and borehole geophysical investigation methods used in the field of hydrogeophysics. These approaches aim to characterize reservoir structure (geometry, lithologies) as well as to detect, locate and quantify fluid transfers. We will also look at the processing and analysis of these data using various dedicated software packages.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Hydrology of the unsaturated zone
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
A better understanding of water transfer processes in the unsaturated zone (UZ) of soil is essential, whether for estimating the runoff/infiltration partition in hydrological models or quantifying groundwater recharge in hydrodynamic models used in hydrogeology.
This course will focus on practical work on soil columns in the laboratory. After a reminder of the equations governing the transfer of water and solutes in the NSA, an introduction to the modeling of transfers in the NSA will be given, using HYDRUS 1D software.
The practical exercises in this unit involve experimenting with water transfer in an unsaturated environment under controlled conditions (known rainfall intensity and duration, known drought period, imposed surface load, column of sand or reworked soil of known particle size), and continuously monitoring temporal changes in water content and water potential at various depths.
Communication techniques
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE focuses on mastering the tools for communicating with the world of work, i.e. learning how to: -(i) create a CV, cover letter or email for a spontaneous application; -(ii) present oneself orally or in writing in a very short space of time; -(iii) answer interview questions and avoid pitfalls.
Learning these tools involves not only a theoretical presentation, but also rapid practical application. Students will work in small groups, simulating realistic situations such as job interviews and presentations .... The aim is to learn how best to master these different tools.
All teaching is carried out in the form of practical work, with particular emphasis on :
- on "reality show" sessions, where everyone has to introduce themselves to each other in under 3 minutes, be put in job interview conditions or have to make spontaneous applications/presentations.
- On email, cover letter and CV writing workshops.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
Project management 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Project management encompasses all the methods, tools and techniques used to organize the progress of a project and achieve its objectives, from the initial idea to its completion.
Practical exercises and case studies help students acquire the right reflexes and manipulate project management tools.
Bibliographic project
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Bibliographic Project UE provides training in documentary research, including the use of search engines, databases and bibliographic reference management tools. Students work in pairs on a topic they have defined themselves, in line with their training. This documentary research is enhanced by the writing of a synthesis and a poster.
Free surface hydraulics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is based on the fundamentals of physics (conservation of mass, energy and momentum), and addresses hydraulic issues in rivers (flooding, habitats, ecological continuity) and water transport networks (irrigation, drainage, sanitation).
Teaching is based largely on experimentation at Supagro's hydraulic hall, where uniform flows, flows at control structures and transition regimes are covered. Theoretical knowledge acquired during the module is applied to process analysis, along with resolution tools for diagnosing real-life situations.
Functioning of aquatic ecosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course should enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of how aquatic ecosystems function, and to identify threats and vulnerability in the face of local pressures and climate change.
It will also enable students to 1) understand the specific features of benthic ecosystem functioning and the ecological roles of its components, 2) acquire in-depth knowledge of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, 3) acquire knowledge of the impact of chemical and biological contaminants (toxic and pathogenic microalgae), climate change and anthropization on the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and on these components with socio-economic repercussions. This course will develop networks for monitoring the marine environment and the health of exploited marine animals, while addressing mortality issues.
M1 Geology - Hydrogeology field placement
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Regulatory issues and challenges in water management
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water is at the heart of multiple and contradictory issues, visions and interests. The articulation of these different elements raises the question of integrated management (IWRM) and regulation (particularly by public policies), the balance between collective and private values, and decision-making processes concerning collective issues - in short, governance. Decentralization, water and sanitation services, basin management, the European Framework Directive and financial circuits illustrate, in particular, different facets of governance.
Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.
This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.
Watershed water cycle
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.
Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate" module introduces the fundamental principles of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, and provides a critical, documented look at climate change. Teaching is based on analysis of official documents describing global change, documented lessons on key issues, and applications to case studies in different global contexts.
The module is shared by the "Coastal engineering and rational coastal development" and "Water and coastline" courses in the STPE and Water masters programs. It can be taken by work-study students wishing to update their knowledge of global change and its relationship to meteorological and atmospheric processes.
Water and agriculture: scientific issues and challenges
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is structured as follows: -a series of lectures: 1-Water resources and food security, 2-Agriculture's environmental impact on water resources and aquatic environments, 3-Current advances and challenges in agronomic research to optimize water consumption by plants, and 4-Management of water demand in agriculture. -Tutorials: Food security and prospective scenarios. -In small groups, prospective work will be carried out to produce scenarios relating to the state of water resources and food production, based on a case study of a southern country.
Water and wastewater by-product treatment chain
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Present the main processes involved in treating liquid effluent, as well as the treatment and management of the by-products generated. This course is based on learning how to draw up an overall ecological balance sheet, focusing on the management of water resources, wastewater and treatment by-products. The design and implementation of treatment processes are approached through the urban and industrial water cycle.
Hydrogeophysics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this module is to provide a basic understanding of near-surface and borehole geophysical investigation methods used in the field of hydrogeophysics. These approaches aim to characterize reservoir structure (geometry, lithologies) as well as to detect, locate and quantify fluid transfers. We will also look at the processing and analysis of these data using various dedicated software packages.
Thematic English 1
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Hydrology of the unsaturated zone
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
A better understanding of water transfer processes in the unsaturated zone (UZ) of soil is essential, whether for estimating the runoff/infiltration partition in hydrological models or quantifying groundwater recharge in hydrodynamic models used in hydrogeology.
This course will focus on practical work on soil columns in the laboratory. After a reminder of the equations governing the transfer of water and solutes in the NSA, an introduction to the modeling of transfers in the NSA will be given, using HYDRUS 1D software.
The practical exercises in this unit involve experimenting with water transfer in an unsaturated environment under controlled conditions (known rainfall intensity and duration, known drought period, imposed surface load, column of sand or reworked soil of known particle size), and continuously monitoring temporal changes in water content and water potential at various depths.
Communication techniques
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE focuses on mastering the tools for communicating with the world of work, i.e. learning how to: -(i) create a CV, cover letter or email for a spontaneous application; -(ii) present oneself orally or in writing in a very short space of time; -(iii) answer interview questions and avoid pitfalls.
Learning these tools involves not only a theoretical presentation, but also rapid practical application. Students will work in small groups, simulating realistic situations such as job interviews and presentations .... The aim is to learn how best to master these different tools.
All teaching is carried out in the form of practical work, with particular emphasis on :
- on "reality show" sessions, where everyone has to introduce themselves to each other in under 3 minutes, be put in job interview conditions or have to make spontaneous applications/presentations.
- On email, cover letter and CV writing workshops.
Functioning of hydrosystems
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into 2 parts, one dealing with surface and atmospheric water, the other with groundwater. This course is a continuation of the Water Cycle course in S1, and lays the essential foundations for the specific hydrodynamics and physical hydrology courses that will take place in S2. It is therefore a transitional course between fundamental knowledge of the water cycle and knowledge specific to the study and characterization of surface and groundwater resources.
Theoretical courses combined with integrated tutorials are complemented by hands-on work on computers and hydrogeological maps.
GIS practice
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The Practical GIS course provides training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including basic concepts of geographic information and mastery of the free software QGIS. The majority of the course is devoted to an introduction to GIS, alternating between lectures and practical exercises. At the end of the course, a personalized cartographic project enables students to reorganize the concepts they have already learned. An introductory conference with professionals puts into perspective the interest of GIS approaches in general hydrology.
Water quality and microbiology
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Optimized management and protection of water resources (both surface and groundwater) requires water quality to be taken into account. Assessment of the quality status of water bodies, particularly with regard to current legislative frameworks, is based on precise chemical and microbiological quality criteria, as well as standards adapted to the types of use envisaged for these resources.
Cross-section and hydrogeological log
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
1 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE will take place throughout the M1 year, in several stages:
- 1st stage: prior to the Hydrogeology field placement (UE Stage de terrain M1), tools and methods for creating hydrogeological cross-sections and logs will be presented, in order to exploit in situ geological measurements acquired during the UE stage.
- 2nd period: Geological cross-sections and logs will be surveyed in the field and in the classroom during the1st and2nd semesters, on an ad hoc basis, with increasing difficulty. Students will be expected to make a number of cross-sections over the course of the year.
- Step3: Presentation and drawing tools will be used to present the latest cuts and logs produced at the end of the year.
The work will initially be carried out in groups of 4, then 2 students. At the end of the year, the work will be done individually.
Thematic English 2
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
TD courses in English for students in the Water Science program, aimed at professional autonomy in the English language.
Hydrodynamics and applied hydraulics, Flood risks
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In this course, students will learn to: - (1) couple the analysis of hydrodynamic measurements with hydrochemical or geophysical information acquired in situ; - (2) process and analyze them jointly with appropriate software; - (3) interpret them by integrating the knowledge acquired in the "Field Course", "Hydrogeophysics", "Water Quality and Microbiology" and "Underground Hydrodynamics" courses.
This course will include a short theoretical introduction, followed by practical lessons in a dedicated room (Halle Hydraulique) and a field trip linking the various hydrodynamic and hydraulic concepts in the context of setting up a water catchment and treatment system for drinking water supply (AEP).
Introduction to the R language
Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is sequenced according to the following activities: First steps - R environment; R structures; Input-output in R; Manipulating R structures; Basics of algorithmics; Programming structures in R; Group mini-project on an R function to be created on an applied 'Water' problem.
Objectives* :
The objectives of this course are 1) to introduce the basics of the interpreted language of an engineering tool (environment, structures, input-output, manipulations of structures, graphics, programming), 2) to provide the fundamental theoretical knowledge needed to create one's own functions and programs based on practical examples in water science, and 3) to enable students to pursue their self-training and expertise in R.
IWRM participation practices
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to give students a practical understanding of the implementation of IWRM and participation in water management, using an active teaching approach.
It revolves around the "Cooplage" system for supporting the implementation of participatory approaches to water management, developed by researchers at UMR GEAU, and the associated Agreenium MOOC Terr'eau & co.
Students will work in small groups, involving students from different Water Master's courses, on case studies stemming from the contributors' current research projects. Learning will take place through the use of some of the "Cooplage" tools on their case study, in particular modeling and participatory simulation in the form of role-playing. To anchor their work, students will be put in touch with the people behind these case studies.
In view of health constraints, this year's EU will take place entirely off-line. Modeling and games will be carried out on a virtual table.
Underground hydrodynamics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is sequenced according to the following activities:
Analytical solutions to the diffusity equation
Performing and interpreting well tests
Introduction to digital and analog modeling
Properties and specificity of fractured and karst aquifers
Statistics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
In water sciences, the use of probability and statistics to process hydroclimatic or water quality data is essential. Lectures and practical exercises will be used to bring students up to speed (Baccalaureate problems, Bachelor's degree), then a few new concepts will be introduced (in particular, testing for membership of a law).
The course is structured around these chapters:
- Elementary probability theory, combinatorial analysis. (course session n°1, TD1)
- Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability law and probability density function. Expectation, variance, covariance. (course session n°2, TD2)
- Simple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Multiple linear regression (covered in TD3)
- Some common probability laws (binomial, Poisson, normal, Gamma, Gumbel) and their application (class 3, TD4)
- Law membership tests (covered in TD5)
Field and Applied Hydrology - Hydrologie & Hydrogéologie
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is based on numerous practical examples presented by environmental specialists and experts working in design offices, companies, EPICs and research institutes in the water and environment sector. The course includes a field day dedicated to characterizing the physical properties of watercourses and aquifers, as well as various hydrometric measurement techniques. Specific sessions will also be offered on the basics of using hydrological and hydrogeological data acquired in situ.
Hydrological modeling of cultivated basins
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to provide students with a practical, high-level perspective on the hydrological modeling of watersheds dominated by agricultural activities and subject to climate change. The UE is structured around 4 points of view:
1. Watershed hydrology and its place in the history of science,
2. Specific features of agricultural landscapes and implications for modelling ,
3. Changing scales,
4. Practice and criticism of hydrological modelling.
The UE will provide advanced knowledge of production functions, transfer functions, global and distributed modeling. Students will be able to work independently with various hydrological models (Green and Ampt, reservoir, Curve Number, unit hydrograph, reservoir cascade, etc.), and to step back from the parameterization, calibration and validation of hydrological models.
UE ER field placement: hydrometry, hydrology, hydrochemistry
Study level
BAC +5
Component
Faculty of Science
The status of a watercourse as defined by the WFD comprises two aspects: chemical and ecological. To define the ecological status, several parameters need to be taken into account, including those related to the volume of water (via flow measurement) in the watercourse. In this course, students will be required to carry out field or laboratory measurements to determine some of the key parameters used to determine the state of a watercourse or, more generally, those used in hydrological studies (flooding, resource assessment, etc.).
4 aspects will be covered:
- Hydrometry, using various gauging techniques (point-by-point method with electromagnetic current meter, ADCP, dilution method, float gauging, radar).
- Soil hydrodynamics, with the use of several infiltrometry methods to determine saturation conductivity, and the sampling of soil cylinders to determine soil porosity, dry density and water content after drying.
- Hydrochemistry, with :
- a field section (sampling and analysis with a multiparameter and a field spectrophotometer) for physico-chemical parameters (temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, TAC, PO4 and NO3, etc.)
- a laboratory part (analysis and quantification of 4-tert-octlyphenol in a surface water sample, using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS)) to determine the trace presence of emerging contaminants from the alkylphenol ethoxylate (APEO) family, compounds found in products such as detergents, emulsifiers and solubilizers.
- Hydrobiology, which takes into account the presence or absence of certain species: fish, invertebrates, macrophytes (aquatic plants) and diatoms (unicellular algae), with a view to determining specific indices (IPR, IBGN, IBMR, IBD) relating to the biological quality of the watercourse.
Thermal waters
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course focuses on natural mineral waters and thermal waters, whose specific characteristics make them special resources in terms of exploitation, management and protection of their deposits. Students will be trained in the specific technical and regulatory/health aspects of exploiting these resources, notably through presentations by industry professionals and a visit to an exploitation site. They will also be made aware of the management and protection of this type of aquifer, so as to be able to propose study protocols to be implemented in situ to characterize and protect these resources, and thus acquire hydrogeological expertise for this type of aquifer.
In situ characterization of large aquifer systems
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is designed to enable students to acquire the skills needed to collect hydrometric data (in the broadest sense) in the field and apply them to different types of case study, in order to carry out an engineering/research project in hydrogeology.
This UE is divided into two parts:
- A first week entirely in the field in the Pyrénées Orientales department;
- A second week was spent in the classroom, processing, analyzing and interpreting the data acquired in the field.
During the1st week, the first 3 days are devoted to acquiring the various technical skills in hydrometry (in the broadest sense) in situ, so that the students can then become "project managers" during the last 2 days, when they will work on a case study to be solved by project groups. They will then be assigned to 2 experimental sites, where the projects to be carried out will be defined. The subjects will be presented in greater detail at the beginning of the course, so that the groups can propose an experimental protocol to be carried out in situ, enabling them to solve their problem. The supervisory team will validate the proposed protocols the day before the experiments begin.
During the2nd week, the students will go through the data acquired on their field-project, and will share out the various analyses and interpretations of this data in order to propose a presentation and a report integrating and synthesizing all these results, which will serve to evaluate their work.
Groundwater modelling - Modélisation des écoulements souterr
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into a theoretical part, which provides an understanding of groundwater transfer, and a more practical part, which combines field work, numerical modeling and environmental studies. Quantitative hydrogeology is approached through analytical and numerical solutions to account for transfers in the underground environment.
This UE covers in particular:
1) mathematical tools and fundamental equations underlying analytical and numerical modelling;
2) the principles of numerical modeling ;
3) a typical methodology for creating a 3D numerical model for flow simulation and ;
4) analysis of scenarios integrating climatic and anthropogenic forcings for optimal management of water resources.
Hydraulic modeling and flood risks
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "hydrological/hydraulic modeling and flood risk" module covers the study of flood genesis, flood propagation and flooding. The module aims to enable students to acquire skills in hydrological and hydraulic modeling of processes at watershed and river scales:
1) The production function, which separates rainfall into runoff and infiltration;
2) The transfer function on slopes and via the hydrographic network, overflow and flooding;
3) Construction of a project rainfall and synthetic hydrograph;
4) Applications of hydrological and hydraulic flood models.
The course also includes a field day (in situ data acquisition for hydrological/hydraulic modeling purposes, in situ flood risk analysis).
The tutorials focus on practical applications in watersheds and rivers in France and abroad, using spatialized hydrological flood models (e.g. ATHYS, MHYDAS) and hydraulic models (HEC-RAS, Onde diffusante, Onde cinématique, etc.).): analysis of rainfall/discharge data, use of hydrological/hydraulic models, parameterization/calibration/validation of models, analysis of the impact of development scenarios (dike, dam, etc.).
Mass & heat transport - Geothermy / Transport modeling
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers the concepts of mass and heat transfer in aquifers, as well as the characteristics of low- to high-energy geothermal energy.
The vulnerability of the underground resource will be assessed and, where appropriate, methods for protecting the aquifer from pollution will be evaluated. Various techniques for cleaning up aquifers will also be discussed, with particular emphasis on the answers offered by numerical simulation tools.
The principles of geothermal energy will also be discussed, with examples of specific systems based on the three types of geothermal energy (from shallow to very deep, from low temperature to very high temperature).
Geomorphology and catchments' hydrology - Geomorphology
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is based on the Vidourle Mediterranean watershed and the new experimental site of the Observatoire Multi-Échelle de la DYnamique des Crues et de l'hYdrodynamique Souterraine en milieu karStiques (MEDYCYSS - OSU OREME -SNO KARST).
A first day in the field introduces the geographical, geological and climatic context, as well as the various geomorphological elements, the different orogenetic phases and their links with vegetation. A stop at the experimental site introduces the measuring devices used (rain gauge, flow tower, probes measuring soil temperature and humidity, etc.), before tackling the issue of hydrological risk with the Conqueyrac flood control dam. A more theoretical section redefines the concepts of geomorphology and hydrogeomorphology, and looks at soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfers.
The second day in the field, around the experimental site located near the causse de Pompignan, is devoted to field measurements: infiltration into the soil to determine hydraulic conductivity at saturation, sampling of soil cylinders to determine porosity, water content and density, vegetation measurements, flow measurements.
The last part of the course is devoted to hydrological modeling, with an introduction to the HEC-HMS software through practical exercises, aimed at estimating available water resources on a BV scale (including evapotranspiration), and forecasting flows during floods, particularly during Cevennes episodes. Data measured in the field will be fed back into this modeling work.
Karst hydrology - Signal processing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
These karstic hydrosystems account for a significant proportion of the groundwater used to supply the population of France and the entire Mediterranean region. They also play an important role in the management of floods known as Cévennes (or existing around the Mediterranean). These hydrosystems are also characterized by significant interactions between surface water and groundwater, whether through active losses in rivers, which feed directly into the associated karstic aquifer, or through major karstic springs, which are at the origin of rivers. A presentation of these hydrosystems and how they function, as well as the methods used to study them, will be included in this course. The "Surface water-groundwater interaction" aspect will be particularly covered in this course, through the study of :
- Artificial tracings: Techniques, Methods of realization (theoretical and practical), Methods of analysis and interpretation. Artificial tracing
- Signal processing and rainfall-runoff modeling, in particular for karstic springs that create rivers.
These lessons will take the form of theoretical classes, as well as hands-on exercises involving the processing of artificial tracing data and spring flow signal processing. A day-long field trip will enable us to carry out various experiments on a karstic hydrosystem, in particular artificial tracing.
Natural tracing - Natural flow tracing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this UE is to
1) to give students an insight into the interest and power of isotopic geochemical and dating tools for understanding the functioning of hydrosystems/aquifers,
2) to help them masterthe context in which these tools can be applied
3) provide the knowledge needed to understand and develop these techniques.
This course is based on theoretical knowledge (CM) and case studies (TD/TP).
Interdisciplinary Project 1 - ER
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course enables students to carry out an engineering project in its entirety, in the form of an interdisciplinary engineering study relating to environmental or health impacts, hydrological, hydraulic or hydrogeological modeling, risk management...
This 5 ECTS course is divided into 2 units: a 2 ECTS unit in S3 (Interdisciplinary Project 1 Water Resource), followed by a 3 ECTS unit in S4 (Interdisciplinary Project 2 Water Resource). These 2 units are inseparable, the second being the finalization of the first.
During the UE Interdisciplinary Project 1 Water Resource, the steps will be :
- Presentation of case studies by teacher-researchers, researchers or engineering professionals (problem, field, data available and to be collected, players, call for tenders, etc.) on topics related to water resource management, risks (flooding, drought, contamination) or, more broadly, environmental impacts. (end of September)
- Project gestation phase (formation of project groups and definition of resolution methodology) in conjunction with the "Project Management 2" UE.
- Data collection, context analysis, contacts, bibliographic research
- Pre-project presentation (mid-November)
- Start-up of the study (data acquisition, planning of field days, familiarization with specific software, etc.)
Biblio ER project
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This unit consists of a personal project culminating in a bibliographical synthesis. The topic will be related to the research internship to be carried out in S4, but may also include related scientific topics.
This synthesis work will be presented in the form of a report, in line with the formalism required for writing scientific books and articles. The document will serve as the bibliographical basis for the research internship report. The application exercise required as part of the "Scientific Writing" UE will be a prerequisite for initiating bibliographical synthesis work, by problematizing the subject of your synthesis, developing key words, etc.).
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Hydrological Modelling and Global Change - Modélisation hydr
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
0h
The module is divided into 3 sequences:
(1) Climate variability and change: definitions, principles, greenhouse effect, climate simulations, disaggregation, scenarios and impacts;
(2) Hydrological modeling: structures and numerical representations, input and control data, state variables, parameter calibration, objective functions and optimization methods, parameter analysis and equifinality, robustness and transferability, sensitivity to climatic forcing;
(3) Hydrological modeling tutorials: prepare data, calibrate models, simulate flows, produce graphical output to analyze simulations, simulate the impact of climate change on runoff.
International Field Schools - North & South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The issue at stake in the EIT is the sustainability of water resources, linked to the evolution of uses in a northern or southern climatic context subject to climate change and marked uses, particularly in agriculture.
Events project / Call for tender
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this cross-disciplinary course is to give students from several courses the opportunity to organize an event-based project on a topical water-related theme, in line with their commitments, their career plans, societal issues and the challenges of global transitions and changes....
The project is led by the students, from definition to implementation at the event, with occasional support from the teaching teams at key stages.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
Interdisciplinary project S4 - ER
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
0h
This course enables students to carry out an engineering project in its entirety, in the form of an interdisciplinary engineering study relating to environmental or health impacts, hydrological, hydraulic or hydrogeological modeling, risk management...
This 5 ECTS course is divided into 2 units: a 2 ECTS unit in S3 (Interdisciplinary Project 1 Water Resource), followed by a 3 ECTS unit in S4 (Interdisciplinary Project 2 Water Resource). These 2 units are inseparable, the second being the finalization of the first.
During the UE Interdisciplinary Project 2 Water Resource, the steps will be :
- Continuation of the study (in the form of non-presential work sessions or supervised by professionals and ECs, field trips if necessary).
- Study presentation phase (technical report on activities implemented and results obtained in the field) and oral defense before a jury (mid-February).
Preparation M2R - ER
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course follows on from the Bibliographic Project course, and is the preparatory phase for the research internship to be carried out in the laboratory. The aim is to define the problematic on the basis of a scientific state of the art based on the bibliographical synthesis carried out in the Bibliographical Project UE.
The student will thus have to define, in interaction with his or her internship tutor, the problem and the initial state of the art of the question to be explored. He/she will also have to specify the work methodology to be implemented during the "research" internship, as well as the provisional timetable.
This work will be the subject of an oral presentation before a jury comprising an external examiner, the internship tutor and one of the course leaders.
M2 Internship - ER - Initial training
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
20 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This internship is for students enrolled in the "Professional" profile of the Water-Resource Master's program. It represents the students' second experience in a professional environment, and is a major step towards their future integration. The content of the module depends on the host organization chosen by the student, which may be a company, an association, an NGO, or a public or international organization in the water and environment sectors.
The internship is expected to include a phase of formalizing a problem based on a rigorous state of the art, a phase of setting up an approach, and a phase of carrying out and analyzing the results.
The entire project is to be submitted in accordance with the procedures defined by the host organization and the educational advisor. A dissertation is required for academic assessment. This dissertation may be supplemented by deliverables requested by the host organization, which may or may not be integrated into the dissertation.
Confidentiality of written and oral assessments is possible.
M2 Research Internship - ER
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
20 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This internship is for students enrolled in the "Research" profile of the Water-Resource Master's program. It represents the students' first real experience of a significant duration in the field of research, by being integrated into a research team and laboratory, and is therefore an essential step in their future orientation.
The project is expected to include a phase in which a problem is formalized, based on a rigorous state of the art, a phase in which an approach is put in place, and a phase in which results are produced and analyzed.
The whole project is to be submitted in accordance with the procedures defined by the host organization and the educational advisor. A dissertation is required for academic assessment.
Internship subjects are varied and cover a wide range of issues in the water and environment sectors, given the diversity of topics covered in the course and by the research teams involved in supervising and assessing interns.
Confidentiality of evaluations (written and oral) is possible.
Field and Applied Hydrology - Hydrologie & Hydrogéologie
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is based on numerous practical examples presented by environmental specialists and experts working in design offices, companies, EPICs and research institutes in the water and environment sector. The course includes a field day dedicated to characterizing the physical properties of watercourses and aquifers, as well as various hydrometric measurement techniques. Specific sessions will also be offered on the basics of using hydrological and hydrogeological data acquired in situ.
Hydrological modeling of cultivated basins
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to provide students with a practical, high-level perspective on the hydrological modeling of watersheds dominated by agricultural activities and subject to climate change. The UE is structured around 4 points of view:
1. Watershed hydrology and its place in the history of science,
2. Specific features of agricultural landscapes and implications for modelling ,
3. Changing scales,
4. Practice and criticism of hydrological modelling.
The UE will provide advanced knowledge of production functions, transfer functions, global and distributed modeling. Students will be able to work independently with various hydrological models (Green and Ampt, reservoir, Curve Number, unit hydrograph, reservoir cascade, etc.), and to step back from the parameterization, calibration and validation of hydrological models.
UE ER field placement: hydrometry, hydrology, hydrochemistry
Study level
BAC +5
Component
Faculty of Science
The status of a watercourse as defined by the WFD comprises two aspects: chemical and ecological. To define the ecological status, several parameters need to be taken into account, including those related to the volume of water (via flow measurement) in the watercourse. In this course, students will be required to carry out field or laboratory measurements to determine some of the key parameters used to determine the state of a watercourse or, more generally, those used in hydrological studies (flooding, resource assessment, etc.).
4 aspects will be covered:
- Hydrometry, using various gauging techniques (point-by-point method with electromagnetic current meter, ADCP, dilution method, float gauging, radar).
- Soil hydrodynamics, with the use of several infiltrometry methods to determine saturation conductivity, and the sampling of soil cylinders to determine soil porosity, dry density and water content after drying.
- Hydrochemistry, with :
- a field section (sampling and analysis with a multiparameter and a field spectrophotometer) for physico-chemical parameters (temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, TAC, PO4 and NO3, etc.)
- a laboratory part (analysis and quantification of 4-tert-octlyphenol in a surface water sample, using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS)) to determine the trace presence of emerging contaminants from the alkylphenol ethoxylate (APEO) family, compounds found in products such as detergents, emulsifiers and solubilizers.
- Hydrobiology, which takes into account the presence or absence of certain species: fish, invertebrates, macrophytes (aquatic plants) and diatoms (unicellular algae), with a view to determining specific indices (IPR, IBGN, IBMR, IBD) relating to the biological quality of the watercourse.
Thermal waters
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course focuses on natural mineral waters and thermal waters, whose specific characteristics make them special resources in terms of exploitation, management and protection of their deposits. Students will be trained in the specific technical and regulatory/health aspects of exploiting these resources, notably through presentations by industry professionals and a visit to an exploitation site. They will also be made aware of the management and protection of this type of aquifer, so as to be able to propose study protocols to be implemented in situ to characterize and protect these resources, and thus acquire hydrogeological expertise for this type of aquifer.
In situ characterization of large aquifer systems
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is designed to enable students to acquire the skills needed to collect hydrometric data (in the broadest sense) in the field and apply them to different types of case study, in order to carry out an engineering/research project in hydrogeology.
This UE is divided into two parts:
- A first week entirely in the field in the Pyrénées Orientales department;
- A second week was spent in the classroom, processing, analyzing and interpreting the data acquired in the field.
During the1st week, the first 3 days are devoted to acquiring the various technical skills in hydrometry (in the broadest sense) in situ, so that the students can then become "project managers" during the last 2 days, when they will work on a case study to be solved by project groups. They will then be assigned to 2 experimental sites, where the projects to be carried out will be defined. The subjects will be presented in greater detail at the beginning of the course, so that the groups can propose an experimental protocol to be carried out in situ, enabling them to solve their problem. The supervisory team will validate the proposed protocols the day before the experiments begin.
During the2nd week, the students will go through the data acquired on their field-project, and will share out the various analyses and interpretations of this data in order to propose a presentation and a report integrating and synthesizing all these results, which will serve to evaluate their work.
Groundwater modelling - Modélisation des écoulements souterr
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is divided into a theoretical part, which provides an understanding of groundwater transfer, and a more practical part, which combines field work, numerical modeling and environmental studies. Quantitative hydrogeology is approached through analytical and numerical solutions to account for transfers in the underground environment.
This UE covers in particular:
1) mathematical tools and fundamental equations underlying analytical and numerical modelling;
2) the principles of numerical modeling ;
3) a typical methodology for creating a 3D numerical model for flow simulation and ;
4) analysis of scenarios integrating climatic and anthropogenic forcings for optimal management of water resources.
Hydraulic modeling and flood risks
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The "hydrological/hydraulic modeling and flood risk" module covers the study of flood genesis, flood propagation and flooding. The module aims to enable students to acquire skills in hydrological and hydraulic modeling of processes at watershed and river scales:
1) The production function, which separates rainfall into runoff and infiltration;
2) The transfer function on slopes and via the hydrographic network, overflow and flooding;
3) Construction of a project rainfall and synthetic hydrograph;
4) Applications of hydrological and hydraulic flood models.
The course also includes a field day (in situ data acquisition for hydrological/hydraulic modeling purposes, in situ flood risk analysis).
The tutorials focus on practical applications in watersheds and rivers in France and abroad, using spatialized hydrological flood models (e.g. ATHYS, MHYDAS) and hydraulic models (HEC-RAS, Onde diffusante, Onde cinématique, etc.).): analysis of rainfall/discharge data, use of hydrological/hydraulic models, parameterization/calibration/validation of models, analysis of the impact of development scenarios (dike, dam, etc.).
Mass & heat transport - Geothermy / Transport modeling
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers the concepts of mass and heat transfer in aquifers, as well as the characteristics of low- to high-energy geothermal energy.
The vulnerability of the underground resource will be assessed and, where appropriate, methods for protecting the aquifer from pollution will be evaluated. Various techniques for cleaning up aquifers will also be discussed, with particular emphasis on the answers offered by numerical simulation tools.
The principles of geothermal energy will also be discussed, with examples of specific systems based on the three types of geothermal energy (from shallow to very deep, from low temperature to very high temperature).
Geomorphology and catchments' hydrology - Geomorphology
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is based on the Vidourle Mediterranean watershed and the new experimental site of the Observatoire Multi-Échelle de la DYnamique des Crues et de l'hYdrodynamique Souterraine en milieu karStiques (MEDYCYSS - OSU OREME -SNO KARST).
A first day in the field introduces the geographical, geological and climatic context, as well as the various geomorphological elements, the different orogenetic phases and their links with vegetation. A stop at the experimental site introduces the measuring devices used (rain gauge, flow tower, probes measuring soil temperature and humidity, etc.), before tackling the issue of hydrological risk with the Conqueyrac flood control dam. A more theoretical section redefines the concepts of geomorphology and hydrogeomorphology, and looks at soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfers.
The second day in the field, around the experimental site located near the causse de Pompignan, is devoted to field measurements: infiltration into the soil to determine hydraulic conductivity at saturation, sampling of soil cylinders to determine porosity, water content and density, vegetation measurements, flow measurements.
The last part of the course is devoted to hydrological modeling, with an introduction to the HEC-HMS software through practical exercises, aimed at estimating available water resources on a BV scale (including evapotranspiration), and forecasting flows during floods, particularly during Cevennes episodes. Data measured in the field will be fed back into this modeling work.
Karst hydrology - Signal processing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
These karstic hydrosystems account for a significant proportion of the groundwater used to supply the population of France and the entire Mediterranean region. They also play an important role in the management of floods known as Cévennes (or existing around the Mediterranean). These hydrosystems are also characterized by significant interactions between surface water and groundwater, whether through active losses in rivers, which feed directly into the associated karstic aquifer, or through major karstic springs, which are at the origin of rivers. A presentation of these hydrosystems and how they function, as well as the methods used to study them, will be included in this course. The "Surface water-groundwater interaction" aspect will be particularly covered in this course, through the study of :
- Artificial tracings: Techniques, Methods of realization (theoretical and practical), Methods of analysis and interpretation. Artificial tracing
- Signal processing and rainfall-runoff modeling, in particular for karstic springs that create rivers.
These lessons will take the form of theoretical classes, as well as hands-on exercises involving the processing of artificial tracing data and spring flow signal processing. A day-long field trip will enable us to carry out various experiments on a karstic hydrosystem, in particular artificial tracing.
Natural tracing - Natural flow tracing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this UE is to
1) to give students an insight into the interest and power of isotopic geochemical and dating tools for understanding the functioning of hydrosystems/aquifers,
2) to help them masterthe context in which these tools can be applied
3) provide the knowledge needed to understand and develop these techniques.
This course is based on theoretical knowledge (CM) and case studies (TD/TP).
Interdisciplinary Project 1 - ER
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course enables students to carry out an engineering project in its entirety, in the form of an interdisciplinary engineering study relating to environmental or health impacts, hydrological, hydraulic or hydrogeological modeling, risk management...
This 5 ECTS course is divided into 2 units: a 2 ECTS unit in S3 (Interdisciplinary Project 1 Water Resource), followed by a 3 ECTS unit in S4 (Interdisciplinary Project 2 Water Resource). These 2 units are inseparable, the second being the finalization of the first.
During the UE Interdisciplinary Project 1 Water Resource, the steps will be :
- Presentation of case studies by teacher-researchers, researchers or engineering professionals (problem, field, data available and to be collected, players, call for tenders, etc.) on topics related to water resource management, risks (flooding, drought, contamination) or, more broadly, environmental impacts. (end of September)
- Project gestation phase (formation of project groups and definition of resolution methodology) in conjunction with the "Project Management 2" UE.
- Data collection, context analysis, contacts, bibliographic research
- Pre-project presentation (mid-November)
- Start-up of the study (data acquisition, planning of field days, familiarization with specific software, etc.)
Biblio ER project
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This unit consists of a personal project culminating in a bibliographical synthesis. The topic will be related to the research internship to be carried out in S4, but may also include related scientific topics.
This synthesis work will be presented in the form of a report, in line with the formalism required for writing scientific books and articles. The document will serve as the bibliographical basis for the research internship report. The application exercise required as part of the "Scientific Writing" UE will be a prerequisite for initiating bibliographical synthesis work, by problematizing the subject of your synthesis, developing key words, etc.).
Project management-2
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course covers project planning and task time estimation, the SWOT matrix/sabotage exercise, risk management, meeting organization and facilitation, and oral project presentation. Other elements of project management can be addressed on a case-by-case basis, such as financial management, the role of the project manager, relations with partners, and the use of tools such as the to-do list, Kanban, shared calendar, etc.
Following on from the Project Management UE of Master 1, the Project Management UE of Master 2 is designed to verify the assimilation of skills acquired in the previous year, and to go further by focusing on a longer project (a few weeks to a few months), whether individual or in a group, a study project or a personal project.
Scientific writing
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Every future Master's graduate, whether with a "Professional" or "Research" profile, needs to master the tools and codes of effective scientific written communication. Improving your scientific writing skills is essential if you are to add value to your work and communicate it to your peers, colleagues, clients...
Hydrological Modelling and Global Change - Modélisation hydr
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
0h
The module is divided into 3 sequences:
(1) Climate variability and change: definitions, principles, greenhouse effect, climate simulations, disaggregation, scenarios and impacts;
(2) Hydrological modeling: structures and numerical representations, input and control data, state variables, parameter calibration, objective functions and optimization methods, parameter analysis and equifinality, robustness and transferability, sensitivity to climatic forcing;
(3) Hydrological modeling tutorials: prepare data, calibrate models, simulate flows, produce graphical output to analyze simulations, simulate the impact of climate change on runoff.
ER alternating project
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This unit involves the production of a synthesis on an issue relevant to the structure where the work-study program is taking place (new techniques, new processes, new markets, etc.). Once the problem has been identified and formalized on the basis of a rigorous state of the art, the student is expected to set up and carry out the approach, as well as analyze the results and specify the way in which they can be implemented, particularly within the framework of the host organization.
Water and climate change
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this course is to present the current and future impacts on all sectors associated with the water sector.
What are the trends in climate extremes such as droughts and floods, and in the regions affected by these extremes? What impact will this have on underground and surface water resources, agricultural land and irrigation methods?
How are sea levels and coastlines changing? How does this impact current and future population movements, and what solutions can be proposed for coastal management?
Through a series of lectures given by specialists from different fields, and covering all the Water Master's courses, this course will present the latest advances in this field.
Through TD and TP sessions, students will be asked to work in groups on a particular theme (using an example) associating climate change with a water-related field, in order to present a summary of the subject. This work will be presented in the form of a mini-seminar, and will be assessed as part of this course.
M2 Internship - ER - Apprentices
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
20 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This UE is for students enrolled in the "Alternant" profile of the Master Eau-Ressource. It incorporates the various phases spent within the host organization, and is therefore designed to enhance the value of the work carried out by students as part of their apprenticeship or continuing education (professionalization contract). It represents a major phase in their future integration, usually within the structure that offered them the apprenticeship or professionalization contract.
The themes are varied and concern various issues in the water and environment sectors.
The project is expected to include a phase of formalization of a problem addressed in the host organization, a phase of implementation of an approach, as well as a phase of realization and analysis of results. The entire project is to be submitted in accordance with the procedures defined by the host organization and the educational advisor.
A dissertation is required for academic assessment. This dissertation may be supplemented by deliverables requested by the host organization, which may or may not be integrated into the dissertation.
Confidentiality of written and oral assessments is possible.
Water and Development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this joint course with AgroParisTech's specialized post-master's degree in "Water Management" is to provide students with a development profile with an insight into the issues and organization of development projects on the theme of water (drinking water, sanitation, agricultural water).
This course alternates between testimonials, feedback from experts and development professionals on water issues, and testimonials from students (Mastère Spécialisé Gestion de l'Eau) or students with international experience in water or agriculture.
This course is open as an option to students of the Master's degree in Water Sciences, subject to a numerus clausus of students.
Water and the South
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Water resources and their management are often approached through the knowledge and principles established in the developed countries of the temperate zone. Yet the countries of the South, starting with the Mediterranean and Africa, offer us an extreme diversity of social and environmental situations that force us to significantly modify our points of view and question the validity of certain approaches that are too far removed from the reality on the ground.
Researchers working mainly in developing countries draw on their practical experience to reflect on the specific nature of hydrological and geochemical processes in very dry or very wet tropical regions, the consequences of anthropization and the challenges of sustainable water resource management.
A significant amount of time is devoted to critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with water resources and their management in the South.
CHX NONCORE M2 IDIL WATER
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Defusing quantitative bullshit
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Innovations in clinical biomarkers, biotechnologies for pers
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Medicine
Challenges in chemistry for health and environment
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Why democracy is hard?
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Mediterranean Terrestrial Ecosystems
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Plant health 2.0: a global war
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
One health and eco-epidemiology
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Sustainable management basics
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Montpellier Management
Hourly volume
20h
Multidisciplinary team project
ECTS
10 credits
Component
Training and University Life
Water management for agricultural transitions
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Fractured reservoir
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Definition, typology and in-depth analysis of naturally fractured reservoirs (NRF) in different geological contexts: different rock types (carbonates, clays, basement), burial, diagenesis, exhumation, folding, fault damage, cooling, mineralogical change. Anthropogenic induced fracturing systems (hydraulic, thermal), applications to clay reservoirs (shale plays), cap clays and storage sites.
Integration of this knowledge into the exploration and exploitation of fractured reservoirs.
Concept and workflow for editing DFNs (discrete fracture networks).
Free 2-day talk by Bertrand Gauthier from Total: Static and dynamic properties of fractured petroleum reservoirs.
Numerical modeling methods
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into 3 sequences:
1) a sequence to define concepts, get to grips with a tool (R) and review the vocabulary of statistical estimation and its application to the calibration of hydrological parameters;
2) a sequence on uncertainty and sensitivity analysis methods, and
3) a sequence on data assimilation applied to hydraulic modeling. The course will also be introduced by a presentation from a design office executive on the usefulness of this type of approach in engineering.
Field case study: geophics applied to karst structures imagi
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Groundwater flow and karst hydrological modelling
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
LSE CHX 1 M2 IDIL WATER
ECTS
12 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hydrogeophysics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of this module is to provide a basic understanding of near-surface and borehole geophysical investigation methods used in the field of hydrogeophysics. These approaches aim to characterize reservoir structure (geometry, lithologies) as well as to detect, locate and quantify fluid transfers. We will also look at the processing and analysis of these data using various dedicated software packages.
Chemical substances and ecological risks
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Eau et production végétale - Water and crop production
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The course content is organized into 6 sequences:
- Climate: meteorological variables, major Earth climates
- Surface energy balance: radiative, conductive and convective fluxes, surface energy balance,
reference evapotranspiration (Penman and Penman-Monteith approaches)
- Plant: growth and development cycle, phenology, geometric structure, photosynthesis, root system,
water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
- Crop models: Monteith's
approach, water constraints
- Impact of climate change in agriculture
Objectives* :
The aim of the module is to provide a theoretical basis for the influence of climate on
plant production. Target skills include knowledge of the fundamentals
of ecophysiology and the relationships between climate, water and plant production.
Irrigation and development
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The three main models of irrigation worldwide - large-scale hydraulics, community irrigation and private irrigation - are presented in their historical context, based on an in-depth documentary analysis and illustrations of concrete cases, with a focus on the Mediterranean region.
These three different irrigation models are presented (ideology, construction, water management, agricultural development, actors, etc.) using a theoretical framework based on oxymorons. These models are then illustrated through various case studies, presented in PowerPoint presentations, videos and articles.
The main references for each type of irrigation system will be presented and discussed. Each irrigation model is discussed with the students, who present their analyses through a guided exercise. Once the three irrigation models are understood, the course focuses on the analysis of rural development models linked to irrigation. The analysis is based on a critical analysis of dualistic development theory, applied to irrigation systems.
Coastal & port hydro-morphodynamic modeling tools
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Environment through the Quaternary: Mapping and Analysis
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Geodynamics and plate tectonics
Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hydrological modelling and global change
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Biogeochemistry of pollutant transfer in cultivated environments
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The content of the module is divided into six sequences:
1) Introduction to EU: scientific and operational challenges of biogeochemical and water quality issues in agricultural watersheds;
2) Physico-chemical and hydrological processes determining the availability and mobility of plant protection products in a watershed;
3) TD: modelling tutorials on the transfer of plant protection products;
4) Biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus in agro-systems ;
5) Nitrogen cycle and balance in agricultural watersheds ;
6) TD: Assessment of nitrogen balance in a watershed, diagnosis of surface water contamination
UE ER field placement: hydrometry, hydrology, hydrochemistry
Study level
BAC +5
Component
Faculty of Science
The status of a watercourse as defined by the WFD comprises two aspects: chemical and ecological. To define the ecological status, several parameters need to be taken into account, including those related to the volume of water (via flow measurement) in the watercourse. In this course, students will be required to carry out field or laboratory measurements to determine some of the key parameters used to determine the state of a watercourse or, more generally, those used in hydrological studies (flooding, resource assessment, etc.).
4 aspects will be covered:
- Hydrometry, using various gauging techniques (point-by-point method with electromagnetic current meter, ADCP, dilution method, float gauging, radar).
- Soil hydrodynamics, with the use of several infiltrometry methods to determine saturation conductivity, and the sampling of soil cylinders to determine soil porosity, dry density and water content after drying.
- Hydrochemistry, with :
- a field section (sampling and analysis with a multiparameter and a field spectrophotometer) for physico-chemical parameters (temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, TAC, PO4 and NO3, etc.)
- a laboratory part (analysis and quantification of 4-tert-octlyphenol in a surface water sample, using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS)) to determine the trace presence of emerging contaminants from the alkylphenol ethoxylate (APEO) family, compounds found in products such as detergents, emulsifiers and solubilizers.
- Hydrobiology, which takes into account the presence or absence of certain species: fish, invertebrates, macrophytes (aquatic plants) and diatoms (unicellular algae), with a view to determining specific indices (IPR, IBGN, IBMR, IBD) relating to the biological quality of the watercourse.
Chemical substances and health risks
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Pharmacy
Geothermal energy and storage
Study level
BAC +5
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course introduces the fundamental concepts needed to understand the genesis and functioning of geothermal reservoirs.
Initially, the different types of geothermal energy, from very low-energy to high-energy geothermal energy for electricity production, are discussed in detail, with real-life case studies. A global overview is provided to assess the energy potential of geothermal resources.
The UE will then focus on several points specific to geothermal energy, such as mass and heat transfer mechanisms in reservoirs. These will be discussed and illustrated on real cases using numerical modeling. The geological signature of geothermal reservoirs, such as mineral alteration, will also be studied in detail through case studies.
The problem of storage will be addressed by considering applications such as underground storage of CO2, heat or energy. The influence of the mechanical properties of reservoir rocks, as well as interactions between stored fluids and surrounding rocks, will be highlighted, with the aim of considering the feasibility and durability of these storage devices.
Positioning & Remote Sensing
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This module aims to provide a basic understanding of the principles of topographic positioning and mapping. Basic knowledge of GNSS and laser positioning methods is covered in detail in lectures, followed by fieldwork and practical exercises. Finally, project work will enable students to apply the practical and theoretical knowledge acquired at the start of the module, and above all to gain a better understanding of the complementarity and accuracy of geodesy measurements.
Course content:
- Introduction from ground geodesy to space geodesy
- Geodesy reference frames
- Traditional ground geodesy tools
- The GNSS positioning system
- Geodesy applications (active tectonics, landslides, anthropogenic deformation, etc.)
- Measuring topography (DTM, LIDAR, etc.)
Principles and methods of physics and mechanics
Component
Faculty of Science
Transversal units 2B IDIL
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Training and University Life
Research Internship - Water and earth
ECTS
30 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Admission
Access conditions
And then
Professional integration
Parcours 1 : Eau et agriculture
Dans son parcours recherche, la spécialité vise à former aux métiers de l'innovation et de l'expertise (ingénieur de recherche---développement (entreprises de service d’eau, bureaux d’études), chargé de missions en organismes internationaux, chargé de recherche et enseignant-chercheur, en renforçant l'acquisition de compétences scientifiques (savoir construire une démarche scientifique, savoir réaliser une communication scientifique) et en développant les capacités d'innovation (projets scientifiques autonomes).
Dans son parcours professionnel, la spécialité vise à former des cadres techniques chargés de la conception, de la gestion, du conseil sur deux domaines ciblés :
• la gestion quantitative de l'eau : gestion de l’irrigation et de périmètres pour la production végétale, gestion des systèmes de cultures pluviales, exploitation et développement des ressources.
• La gestion de la qualité de l'eau dans les bassins ressources : surveillance et diagnostic, préservation et reconquête de la qualité de l’eau par la mise en oeuvre de mesures agri-environnementales et d’aménagement du milieu.
Parcours 2 : Eau et société
Dans son parcours recherche, la spécialité vise à former aux métiers de l'innovation et de l'expertise (ingénieur de recherche---développement (entreprises de service d’eau, bureaux d’études), chargé de missions en organismes internationaux, chargé de recherche et enseignant---chercheur, en renforçant l'acquisition de compétences scientifiques (savoir construire une démarche scientifique, savoir réaliser une communication scientifique) et en développant les capacités d'innovation (projets scientifiques autonomes).
Dans son parcours professionnel, la spécialité vise à former des cadres techniques sur deux domaines ciblés :
• L’animation d'un contrat ou d’une politique publique, de sa définition à son évaluation en passant par sa mise en oeuvre. Il anime des stratégies globales de développement et de gestion d'un territoire ou d'un bassin en comprenant les enjeux physiques et techniques et en intégrant les préoccupations d'ordre économique et social.
• L’expertise des volets socio---économiques des projets d’aménagement, voire la structuration d’une réflexion collective aux interfaces de plusieurs expertises (techniques, économiques, sociales, juridique) en assurant la coordination d’une équipe projet.
Parcours 3 : Contaminants, eau, santé
L’objectif de la formation est de former des professionnels capables d’être porteur de projets dans le domaine émergent à l’interface entre les sciences de l’eau et la santé (bureaux d’études, collectivités territoriales, les agences sanitaires, chargé de recherche et enseignant-chercheur).
La spécialité vise à former des cadres sur deux domaines ciblés :
• La qualité de l’eau : Plan de contrôle et d’analyse adapté aux contraintes réglementaires et aux milieux (eaux brutes et eaux destinées à la consommation humaine, eaux des établissements de santé). Surveillance de la qualité des milieux aquatiques (DCE). Identification des sources de contaminations et gestion des rejets urbains. Veille sur les contaminants émergents.
• L’expertise sur l’évaluation des risques écologiques et sanitaires en lien avec la qualité des eaux (intégration des données de surveillance et des données écotoxicologiques et toxicologique, choix des modèles d’évaluation des risques, veilles scientifiques)
Parcours 4 : Eau et littoral
Ce parcours vise à former des spécialistes de la gestion des littoraux et des mers sur des postes dans les secteurs publics ou privés de :
- Chargé de mission auprès de collectivités territoriales et locales, de syndicats d’aménagement, d’Etablissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) et de services de l’Etat ou para étatiques
- Enseignant / chercheur (via la thèse de doctorat)
- Chef de projet / chargé d’études en société d’ingénierie, société d’aménagement ou opérateurs privés.
Parcours 5 : Hydrologie, risque, environnement
Cette formation a une ouverture nationale et internationale et vise le métier d'hydrologue. Celui-ci peut se décliner sous différentes spécialisations, telles que :
- chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur les risques liés à l'eau, avec une forte ouverture vers la gestion et la prévision des crues et des inondations,
- chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur la modélisation hydrologique ou hydraulique à surface libre,chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur la qualité des eaux et du milieu,
- chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur les interactions entre les eaux de surface et les eaux souterraines,
- chercheurs / doctorants en hydrosciences
Parcours 6 : Hydrogéologie quantitative et qualitative
Cette formation a une ouverture nationale et internationale et vise le métier d’'hydrogéologue / géotechnicien avec les missions suivantes: ?
- chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur l'environnement, ?
- chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur les risques liés à l'eau, ?
- chargés d'études / de mission / chef de projet sur la qualité des eaux et du milieu, ?
- chercheurs / doctorants en hydrosciences, ?
- chargés d'études en modélisation hydrogéologique.