Professional M2 Internship – ER – Apprentices

This course unit is intended for students enrolled in the “Work-Study” track of the Master’s in Water Resources. It encompasses the various phases completed at the host organization and thus recognizes the work performed by students as part of an apprenticeship or continuing education program (professional training contract). It constitutes a major step toward their future integration into the workforce, most often within the organization that offered them the apprenticeship contract or professional training contract.

The topics are varied and cover a range of issues in the water and environmental sectors.

The process is expected to include a phase of defining a problem addressed at the host organization, a phase of developing an approach, and a phase of implementation and analysis of results. The final report must be submitted in accordance with the guidelines agreed upon between the host organization and the academic advisor.

A thesis is required for academic evaluation. This thesis may be supplemented by deliverables requested by the host organization, which may or may not be incorporated into the thesis.
Confidentiality of evaluations (written and oral) is possible.

The goal of this course unit is to provide professional experience within an organization that is likely to hire future graduates of the program. The internship is intended to provide a better understanding of the professional environment and to foster the development of personal qualities.

Another objective of this course unit is to acquire the necessary expertise to address the issues encountered in the engineering firm, company, or institute where the apprenticeship or professional training contract takes place, with hands-on experience in the workplace that allows students to gain an understanding of the various aspects of the engineering profession specializing in the water and environmental sector.

At the end of the internship year, the student writes a report on the internship at the company or organization and presents it orally to a panel composed of professionals from the academic and private sectors.

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