Georesources, geohazards and geotechnics master's degree

Résumé

A resolutely professional course focusing on the practice of geological engineering applied to land planning. The focus is on geotechnics, geomaterials and geological hazards. Read more

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Details

Financial aid

Financial aid is available as part of the InVolc (Volcano in the Earth System Research) Graduate Track (GT). Grants are attributed based on academic excellence and the quality of the career objectives . These grants cover the first year of study in the Master's program and the first semester of the second year, up to the start of laboratory internships, i.e. a total of 16 months. A specific application file must be prepared, in addition to the application file for the relevant Master's degree.
 

Further informations on the GT InVolc are available here.

Job Opportunities

100% hiring within the 1st year, > 80% within 2 months.
 

Employment rate after 1 year: 100%, mostly on permanent contracts (60%), 100% on permanent contracts after 3 years.
 

Median gross starting salary €2529/month.

Published on 09 novembre 2023

Introduction

The creation of the " Georesources, geohazards and geotechnics " master's degree program extends the training in applied geology at University Clermont Auvergne. The aim is to anchor this training in engineering (formalized by co-sponsorship with Polytech Clermont), and to make this training more attractive to the socio-economic world.
 

This master's degree is also perfectly adapted to professional integration at master's level, and to the practice of applied geology. The aim is to train geotechnicians with an initial training in earth sciences and a mastery of engineering sciences.
 

Job opportunities are to be found in France and abroad, in geotechnical design offices, engineering companies specializing in regional planning, public works companies, and technical structures of the State and local authorities. Pursuing in doctoral studies is also possible, particularly in applied research on geomaterials and their use in civil engineering and/or geotechnics.
 

This "Georesources, Geohazards, Geotechnics (3G)" degree complements and enriches the national offer, which is characterized by a very low number of courses in this field, and aims to open up internationally to "southern countries". The name "Geology of Development" course underlines the specificity of the program, which is aimed at training technical and scientific executives whose role will be to provide geological expertise for the design and implementation of development projects.
 

Geotechnical engineering is dealt with in a resolutely professional manner, involving the fundamental content of soil mechanics and rock mechanics, the use of technological tools to produce geological models, and the design of structures by ensuring the relevance of using a given method. Georesources and geomaterials will be examined at different scales, drawing in particular on the scientific resources available at the Laboratoires Magmas et Volcans and the Institut Pascal. Geological hazards will be addressed not only from a scientific perspective, but also from a regulatory and legislative standpoint, with particular emphasis put on gravity and hydraulic hazards. Teaching will also include communication, management, legislation and standardization in the fields of land-use planning, construction, geohazards and georesources. A large proportion of the courses are taught by professionals. The course concludes with a long internship.

Places

Aubière

Person in charge of the academic program

  • Contact for the Geology for Land Management course: Luc Scholtes - luc.scholtes@uca.fr

Partnership

Research center

Corporations

  • FONDASOL Clermont-Ferrand
  • CEREMA/DTerCE/DLCF/MRC
  • HYDROGEOTECHNIQUE Centre
  • QUALYS TPI Centre Auvergne
  • EG SOL Auvergne
  • SGC Travaux Spéciaux
  • DREAL Occitanie/DRN/DPCHGTL/UHH
  • DDT 63/SPAR/PR
  • BRGM : direction régionale Auvergne
  • EGIS Villes & Transports
  • GINGER CEBTP
  • SAGE Ingenierie
  • NEXTROAD INGENIERING
  • ECR Environnement
  • SOL ESSAIS
  • ERG GEOTECHNIQUE
  • SIC INFRA
  • GEOTEC
  • ...
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Admission

  • Prerequisites for enrolment

    Baccalauréat +3

    Prerequisites training

    Internationally, M1 recruitment is open to students with a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's in Earth Sciences, or a Master's in a related field.

  • Conditions of applications

    For admission to Master 1 courses, applications must be submitted on the national "Mon Master" platform between between February 26 and March 24, 2024. 
     

    For direct admission to Master 2, applications should be sent to ecandidat: https://ecandidat.uca.fr/. We strongly advise you to contact the head of the relevant course in advance, as the number of places is very limited.

    Please note that for foreign students residing in a country subject to the "Etudes en France" procedure, the procedure is different :

    https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html

    Conditions of admission / Conditions of successful application

    The number of students admitted to the program is limited. The admissions jury makes a selection on the basis of applications from all students applying for the M1 program, whatever their degree of origin.

Program

Les informations ci-dessous sont données à titre indicatif et peuvent faire l'objet de mises à jour.

  • A short internship (6 weeks minimum) in a professional environment (company, research laboratory, local authority, etc.) is scheduled at the end of the second semester (S2), and the fourth semester (S4) is reserved for a five-month internship in a company or laboratory.

  • Outgoing student mobility is encouraged in the context of long end-of-course internships (5 months in M2).

What's next ?

Level of education obtained after completion

Year of highschool graduation

Bac +5

Target skills

Target activities / attested skills

Further studies

This Master's program is designed for the professional world, and prepares students for immediate entry into the job market. However, doctoral studies are possible and will be encouraged, particularly in the two laboratories associated with this course, the LMV and the Institut Pascal.

Job opening

Business sector or job

Sectors of activity or type of employment

On completion of this Master's degree, students can enter a wide range of sectors:

    Geotechnics

    Public works

    Regional planning

    Mining and quarrying

    Hydrogeology
 

Types of jobs available (ROME codes) :

    Geological studies

    Civil engineering

    Public works design engineers and managers

    Consulting engineers in geotechnical studies

    Management and engineering of deposits and quarries

    Engineers and managers in energy and water production and distribution

    Environmental engineers and managers

    State and similar engineers

    Public research scientists

Professional integration

Traditionally, professional integration is 100% within the first year following graduation, and 80% within 2 months. According to the latest figures from the Observatoire des Etudes de l'UCA, the 1-year employment rate is 100% for the graduating class of 2020, the majority on permanent contracts (60%). The average time to first job is less than 1 month. The median gross salary on hiring is €2,529/month. 100% of students who graduated in 2018 (3-year survey) are on permanent contracts.