Who can apply for the M2 course?
- The course is open to students from the M1 EEET or other M1s from other universities, after examination of their file.
- A direct entry flow into M2 is also planned. The profiles will then be an M1 in economics with a quantitative dimension, a bac+4 level acquired in an Ecole Normale Supérieure, an engineering school, a business school, a university (M1 in mathematics, finance, management, etc.), or any French or foreign training deemed adequate by the jury.
- Candidates for the M1 are admitted to one of the M2 courses, but not necessarily to their first choice, in particular if the maximum number of students for the “Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics” course are reached.
What skills are developed during the course?
- Conduct studies in sustainable development (environmental, social and economic aspects)
- Conduct studies on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Design quantitative studies on environmental issues
- Manage and coordinate the progress of one or more studies in the environmental field
- Analyze massive data, develop explanatory or predictive models and decision-making tools
- Define the sustainable development policy, implement it and ensure the associated reporting
- Study the environmental feasibility and desirability of projects and develop technical proposals
- Define the methods, means of studies and design and their implementation
- Promote environmental projects at local, departmental, regional, national, European level, and manage their implementation
- Decline the decisions of the government, elected officials, etc. according to the environmental, social and economic context and local issues. Prioritize the projects to be implemented and determine their scope.
- Model and quantify an economic phenomenon (econometrics, operational research, simulation methods)
Intermediate skills are:
- Carry out economic modeling
- Use of econometrics, modeling and simulation software
- Use of database management software
- Conduct a statistical analysis
- Proficiency in project management
- Proficiency in risk analysis methods and decision-making in uncertain situations
- Proficiency in prospective methods
- Create predictive scenarios
What are the career opportunities for the training?
The graduate can work in large industrial groups, banks, local authorities, design and engineering offices, public companies/establishments, consulting firms, service companies, international organizations or research establishments/organizations.
The positions held are of the type:
- Sustainable development and CSR manager
- Strategy/organization consultant
- Green IT consultant
- Techno-economic, strategic, environmental studies officer
- Director of economic studies
- Business economist
- Project manager
- Research and development project manager
- Expert in environmental issues with national or international institutions
- Researcher or teacher-researcher (if pursuing a thesis)
How does apprenticeship work for this course?
Please note that the course is open to apprenticeships with a limited number of students (7 to 8). This allows students with limited financial means to continue the course and also provides excellent professional integration while being familiar with advances in research.
The list of UEs followed as part of the apprenticeship is available here.
