Program name Master’s degree Ecologie of natural Environments
Department of natural and life sciences
Program name: Master’s degree Ecologie of natural Environments
- Level: Master
- Domain: Natural and life sciences
- Field: ecology and environment
- Specialty: Ecology of natural environment
- Program Description:
Our training also aims to provide the theoretical and methodological bases necessary for understanding and studying the dynamics of natural environments as well as ecosystems and their exploitation. It offers lessons on the knowledge and preservation of natural environments. It will train specialists capable of ensuring a continuum between species inventories and academic research in order to develop diagnostic criteria, evaluation of monitoring processes, conservation, restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. The multidisciplinary training will allow students to acquire theoretical and practical bases on ecological diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity to pursue research work.
- Entry Requirements
Thus, through this specialty, we also plan to train students and fill the gap in terms of qualified teacher-researchers in ecology and develop lines of research that can contribute, in collaboration with vital sectors (health, industries, agronomy, agroalimentary…) to the development of the university. Structures linked to the environment, relating to the fields of surveillance, engineering or economic development (national parks, nature reserves, environment department, agricultural services department, etc.). They will be able to intervene on issues as varied as the erosion of biodiversity, global changes, chemical or physical pollution and their impact on the ecosystem and human health, but also on all aspects related to sustainable development, rehabilitation of habitats and ecosystems in general.
- Program Units and modules
Modules studied in the first year
First semester/
Fundamental units
Subject 1: Origin and operation ecosystems
Subject 2:Stand study and inventory methods
Subject 3:Biogeography
Methodological units
Subject 1:Hydrochemistry and water quality
Subject 2:Conservation and restoration natural environments
Discovery units
Subject 1: Sustainable development
Transversal units
Subject 1:Communication
Second Semester/
Fundamental units
Subject 1:Ecology of species and populations
Subject 2:Natural landscapes
Subject 3:Protection of spaces
Methodological units
Subject 1:Evaluation of the quality of ecosystems
Subject 2:Global Change Aspects
Discovery units
Subject 1: Biostatistics
Transversal units
Subject1: Legislation
Modules studied in the second year :
Third Semester/
Fundamental units
Subject1 :Eco-ethology
Subject 2:Population genetics
Subject 3:Biodiversity of biological entities
Methodological units
Subject 1:Vegetation mapping
Subject 2:Geographic Information System (GIS)
Discovery units
Subject 1:Ecosystem management plans
Transversal units
Subject 1:Entrepreneurship
Fourth Semester
Graduation thesis realization
- Other
Examinations can take different forms, including reports of practical work, tutorials and oral presentations.
The tests of the knowledge acquired are by:
– Written tests of knowledge of all teaching units
– Reports of the results of practical work
– Tests of control of mastery of practical work
– Oral presentation of personal work
– End of study project that begins at the end of the third semester of the Master. He corresponds to an activity supervised by a teacher-researcher. Based on the subject assigned, the student must:
* search scientific literature (books, articles and information online)
* Analyze data acquired after experimental work
* Write a synthetic written document
* Prepare an oral defense on the subject before a jury