M2 Eau Homme Milieu

• Master and apply in-depth specialized knowledge of geosciences, particularly in the fields of water sciences, the physicochemistry of surface environments, and the assessment of anthropogenic impacts on the natural environment
• Mobilize methodological, technical, and practical skills useful for solving problems in geosciences, particularly in the context of critical water resources in environments marked by increasing and diverse human activities, all within the context of climate change.
• Conceptualize, structure, and lead a project in geosciences and conduct a critical analysis of the results.
• Learn and act independently. Develop the critical thinking skills expected of a Master's 2 student.
• Work in a team and collaborate to achieve common goals.
• Synthesize and communicate effectively in French and English in a manner appropriate to the target audience.

The Master 2 Water, Human, Environment program aims to train high-level specialists in understanding the complex functioning of continental surface environments through approaches combining physical chemistry, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and geophysics. The integrative vision sought within this Master's program, which is quite innovative in the Paris region and France, will enable students to describe and interpret the effects of natural and anthropogenic forces on the evolution of these environments. This Master's program will also focus on the evolution of major biogeochemical cycles in the Anthropocene era. The water cycle and the quantification and qualification of water resources remain important topics covered in this M2 program. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues relating to the environmental management (particularly legal and regulatory) of these environments.

The career opportunities envisaged are:

- further study in a PhD program on topics such as water resources (qualification, quantification, or management), the physicochemistry of surface environments, the characterization of near-surface environments, major cycles (carbon or elemental), or the diagnosis, tracing, or remediation of contaminated or anthropized sites.

-recruitment by consulting firms in the fields of environmental management or consulting, water quality diagnosis or hydrology/hydrogeology, and polluted sites and soils.

-recruitment within water agencies, local authorities, or public industrial and commercial establishments (INRAe, BRGM).