M2 Economie de l'alimentation durable

Master's degree
Specialisation Environmental, Energy and Transport Economics
Formation initiale
Formation en apprentissage
French

Classical Curriculum: two periods of lectures and one internship (minimum 4 months)
Apprenticeship (two periods of internship, two periods of lectures. Foreign students required to have at least one year of studies in France to be eligible)

Information

Présentation

Objectives

1- Develop business strategies to meet the demands of consumers and citizens in the food sector.
2- Model the decisions of producers (agricultural and industrial), consumer behaviour and choices, and the different strategies of agri-food companies.
3- Implement recommendations to define appropriate agricultural and nutritional policies (incentives, taxes, subsidies, standards, information campaigns) with the objective of sustainability.
4- Design experimental studies and analyse from data the behaviours of the various actors in the food sector to determine the public policies to be implemented.
5- Compare new production and consumption models linked to the circular economy (innovation, eco-design, waste management).
6- Conduct research projects in economics in food, health and the environment.

Admission

Capacity

Available Places

15

Target Audience and Entry Requirements

Students who have validated the M1 of the Mention EEET or an M1 in economics with a quantitative dimension, finance, management or applied mathematics.
Also admitted are baccalaureate level + 4 students acquired in an Ecole Normale Supérieure, an Ecole d’Ingénieur, de Commerce, an Institut d’Etudes Politiques or any French or foreign training deemed equivalent by the jury.

Application Period(s)

Inception Platform

From 15/03/2026 to 30/05/2026

Supporting documents

Compulsory supporting documents

Copy of identity document.

Motivation letter.

All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

Curriculum Vitae.

Selection sheet completed.

Additional supporting documents

Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).

VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

Fiche de choix de parcours.

Pour les ingénieurs d'AgroParisTech, indiquez vos 3 premiers vœux dans l'ordre de préférence.

Document indicating the list of local M2 choices available here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.

Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

Programme
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Macroeconomics 0 Semester 1 24
Refreshers course in microeconomics 0 Semester 1 18
Refresher in Statistics and Probability 0 Semester 1 24
Sciences de l'environnement et de l'énergie (EAD) 0 Semestre 1 6
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Economics of agriculture and bioenergy 2 Semester 1 20
Econometrics II 2 Semester 1 13 7
Econometrics: Concepts and Applications 3 Semester 1 13 7
Experimental and Behavioral Economics 3 Semestre 1 15 5
UE Libre "Fondamentaux" dans le cursus ingénieur CentraleSupélec, ENSAE, ENPC, Mines 2 Semestre 1 20
Comportements de consommation alimentaire 3 Semestre 1 20
Ecological Accounting (EAD) 3 Semester 1 20
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Economics of risk and uncertainty 2 Semester 1 20
UE Libre "Méthodes" dans le cursus ingénieur CentraleSupélec, ENSAE, ENPC, Mines 2 Semestre 1 20
Non-market valuation methods 3 Semester 1 20
Instruments et politique de l'environnement 3 Semestre 1 20
Théorie des contrats et incitations 2 Semestre 2 20
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Séminaire de négociation 1.5 Semestre 2 9
Cycle de vie des produits et économie circulaire 1.5 Semestre 2 20
UE Libre "Ouverture" dans le cursus ingénieur CentraleSupélec, ENSAE, ENPC, Mines 1.5 Semestre 2 20
Law of renewable energy 1.5 Semester 2 15
Economics and nature: interdisciplinary approaches 1.5 Semester 2 15
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Mémoire de master et soutenance orale devant jury 20 Semestre 2
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Anglais (cursus classique) 3 Semestre 2 20
Validation TOEIC, TOEFL ou équivalent 1 Semestre 2
English 1 Semester 2 17
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Refresher in Statistics and Probability 1 Semester 1 24
Macroeconomics 1 Semestre 1 24
Refreshers course in microeconomics 1 Semester 1 18
Sciences de l'environnement et de l'énergie (EAD Appr) 1 Semestre 1 6
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Economics of agriculture and bioenergy 2 Semester 1 20
Econometrics: Concepts and Applications 3 Semester 1 13 7
Experimental and Behavioral Economics 3 Semestre 1 15 5
Comportements de consommation alimentaire 3 Semestre 1 20
Econometrics II 3 Semester 1 13 7
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Advanced natural resource economics 3 Semester 1 20
Economics and water policies 2 Semester 2 20
Management de l'environnement et responsabilité sociale des entreprises 2 Semestre 2 20
Forest economics 2 Semester 2 20
Ethics, profits and corporate social and environmental impact 2 Semester 2 20
Climate economics 2 Semester 1 20
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Droit des énergies renouvelables 1.5 Semestre 2 24
Cycle de vie des produits et économie circulaire 1.5 Semestre 2 20
Séminaire de négociation (cursus apprentissage) 1.5 Semestre 2 9
Economics and nature: interdisciplinary approaches 1.5 Semester 2 15
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Période en entreprise (cursus apprentis) 10 Semestre 2
Mémoire de master et soutenance orale devant jury 20 Semestre 2

Teaching Location(s)

PALAISEAU

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