Master's degree Sustainable Development and Territorial Project Management in Mediterranean Area and internationally - year 2

This Master's Degree is open in initial training or continuing education to students holding a Master 1 level or equivalent.

Graduates will have acquired the following skills:

Theoretical knowledge and skills: actors, stakes and policies specific to the issues of sustainable development and those of the Euro-Mediterranean context.

Know-how and practical skills: management tools, project management, preparation of grant applications, financial management, strategy and foresight, applied research methods, documentary research, writing summaries, mastery of ICTs.

Social and relational skills: synergy and coordination of various skills, presenting orally in front of an audience and with ICT, enhancing one's skills and expertise in a professional setting.

All teaching modules are in the form of lectures, but often group work is required.

From December onwards, 2 days are left vacant to give students the opportunity to do a part-time internship and/or work on their project.

The internship is mandatory. It can be done part-time, at the rate of two days per week in the company from December, or full-time from April. The duration of the internship is a minimum of 4 months to a maximum of 6 months and is the subject of a research paper.

Students are also supervised in the conduct of sponsored projects and inserted in the professional environment. At the end of the period, they will be asked to support their project before a jury.

At least 50% of the contributors are professionals from partner structures (ANIMA, DREAL, Migrations et Développement, AVITEM, Région Sud, FEMISE, ADEME, MUCEM,etc.). The teaching methods are innovative and call upon the involvement of the students (project management, qualitative and quantitative research methods, case studies, immersion...).

Semester 3:

Resilience and International Cooperation (6 ECTS)
Foundations of territorial resilience
Local action and international cooperation
Sustainable Territorial Governance I (9 ECTS)
Sustainable tourism and heritage management
Sustainable land use planning
Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Alternative models of development: inclusive and circular economy
Intercultural Project Management (6 ECTS)
Management of cultural projects: from conception to evaluation
Intercultural cooperation and management
Geopolitical approach to conflicts
Financing of projects and preparation of dossiers (6 ECTS)
Assembly of national and international files
Project Financing
English (3 ECTS)

Semester 4:

Sustainable Territorial Governance II (6 ECTS)
Sustainable management and governance
Strategy and territorial foresight
Energy transition and climate change
Survey methodology and project management (9 ECTS)
Applied Research Methods
Project management: implementation and monitoring
Vocational integration (15 ECTS)
Internship and dissertation
Initiation to the search for internships and jobs
Memory methodology

Further education:
Ph.D. in Sciences Management

Opportunities :

• Sectors : Central and decentralized administrations, local authorities, public sector agencies, European or Euro-Mediterranean institutions, in the non-market sector: non-for-profit organizations, professional organizations, consular bodies, in public service companies and in management and sustainable development consultancy agencies whose clients are public administrations or non-market institutions.
• Positions covered:
  • Project manager (territorial development, spatial planning, environmental protection, social development)
  • Sustainable Development Manager
  • Policy Officer for Euro-Mediterranean Relations
  • Environmental Officer, Climate Plan Coordinator
  • Consultant for the development of Euro-Mediterranean relations
  • Sustainable development consultant for communities or companies

Admission is subject to an application.

For students in initial training: a Master 1 in Public Management or a diploma of equivalent level, more generally a Master 1 in Law-Economy-Management in line with the professional project and the program.

For those in continuing education : a Masters Degree 1 in Public Management or equivalent functions in the public or private sector, in line with the professional project of evolution or consolidation proposed by this program.

Various structures are regularly linked to the Master 2 DDGTPMI : ANIMA, AVITEM, DéfisMed, Migrations et Développement, the Conservatoire du littoral, ADEME, DREAL, Institut de la Méditerranée, Région Sud. Professionals are involved in the training. And, they regularly call upon the skills of students in the management of projects and internships.

Highlights of the academic year in which the students take part are: Master Class "Trans/Borders and Dialogue of Disciplines", Events (Mediterranean of the Future, Emerging Valley, ICO Solutions...).