Target level of study
BAC +5
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The Wood Sciences master's degree addresses wood from its formation in trees to its multiple uses, from materials to molecules, integrating economic, climatic and environmental issues. This training requires skills in biology, ecology, chemistry, physics, mechanics and social sciences.
This demanding interdisciplinary training is based on innovative learning methods to develop the personal project of each person in a spirit of cooperation.
The training is open to work-study (5 places) and initial training (15 places).
For more information: https://master-bois-fds.edu.umontpellier.fr/
Objectives
This master's degree trains executives, engineers and future researchers in wood sciences, a source of proposals for development and innovation in companies in the forest-wood sector and research laboratories.
Particular attention will be paid to transversal skills ensuring the adaptability of diplômé.es to the eco-engineering and bio-based materials sector (project management, problem solving, scientific approach, etc.).
Know-how and skills
- Acquire interdisciplinary knowledge in wood sciences from its formation in the tree to its multiple uses, from materials to molecules, by integrating economic, climatic and environmental issues.
- Identify, formulate and solve complex problems in current and emerging areas of wood science.
- Develop a spirit of openness and cooperation and build a personal project
Organization
Knowledge control
The étudiant.es will be evaluated in continuous assessment in different forms.
Special features
The premises of the master's degree in wood sciences are located in building 4 of the Triolet campus.
They are composed as follows:
- Wood machining workshop
- Wood lab room
- Project Room
Open on a sandwich basis
Contract type | Apprenticeship contract, Professionalization contract |
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Work-study arrangements
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Mandatory |
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Length of internship | 4 months in M1, 4 months in M2 |
Internship abroad | Possible |
2 internships of at least 4 months from March to June or from March to August in M1 and M2 are planned: one in a company and one in academic research.
M1 case study project (5 weeks)
R&D project in M2 (6 weeks)
Fil Rouge project over the two years of the training.
Program
The Master in Wood Sciences is based on active and innovative pedagogies:
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL),
- Interdisciplinary projects,
- Field trips,
-Autonomy
- Development of the personal project.
The training will be face-to-face. Two weeks in M1 are organized off campus.
Select a program
Wood Sciences
Admission
Access conditions
The master's degree is accessible by application. It welcomes holders of a Bac+3 in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanics or Environment, open to interdisciplinarity and motivé.es to reach the required level in the disciplines with which they are less familiar.
A few places are also open for holders of a Bac+3 in other disciplines (economics, architecture, political science, history, etc.), who are very highly motivated. Contact the training managers.
How to register
Applications can be submitted on the following platforms:
- French & European students: follow the "My Master" procedure on the website: https: //www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
- For M2, students must submit their application via the e-candidat application on the University of Montpellier's Faculty of Science website.
- International students from outside the EU: follow the "Study in France" procedure: https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html
Target audience
Bac+3 in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanics or Environment
Other disciplines: Contact the training managers.
And then
Further studies
PhD
Professional integration
H1206 - Management and engineering, studies, research and industrial development
K1802 - Local Development
H2204 - Supervision of the furniture and wood industries
K2402 - Research in Universe, Matter and Life Sciences
H2504 - Team management in the process industry