https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/education/masters-degree/civil-engineering/m2-geomecanique-et-sous-sol
Although focused on Geotechnical engineering, this Master's allows students to explore the intersection of mechanical and civil engineering, thanks to a focus on modelling the behaviour of materials, structures and their environment. The course are taught at three different sites: CentraleSupélec in Gif-sur-Yvette, École nationale des ponts et chaussées in Champs sur Marne and Sorbonne Université in Paris.
Information
Skills
Model, simulate and experiment to understand scientific and technological challenges.
Objectives
This course is research-oriented, but is aimed at two separate student audiences: firstly, students from engineering schools where the original curriculum is aimed at joining professions in industry, and secondly, students from universities, in France or abroad, who have followed a more disciplinary course. The common objective in both categories is to get students used to the world of research, and more specifically how the scientific community operates, and life in a laboratory. The targeted competency is mastery of modern analysis and modelling methods in the fields of geomechanics and geoengineering, with a strong focus on environmental implications. The following topics form the basis of the curriculum: the behaviour of (geo)-structures and civil engineering materials and the specific phenomena affecting them (uncertainties, multi-physical couplings, soil-structure interaction, wave propagation, various loads, etc.), as well as natural hazards.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Après un Master ou Master + Doctorat : ingénieur (R&D, contrôle, production…)
Après un Master ou Master + Doctorat : ingénieur (recherche-développement, contrôle, production…) dans les domaines santé, pharmacie, agroalimentaire, biotechnologies, instruments et réactifs, cosmétique, dépollution et environnement
Après Master + Doctorat : chercheur ou enseignant-chercheur
Après un Master ou Master + Doctorat : ingénieur (recherche et développement, contrôle, production…)
Ingénieur d’études / de recherche dans un service R&D dans l’industrie ophtalmique
Ingenieur R&D
Responsable de projets R&D
Chargé de mission développement durable
Chargé d’études technico-économiques, stratégiques, environnementales
Ingénieur.e recherche & développement
Chargé.e de recherche et innovation
• Chargé·e de communication scientifique, veille technologique ou transfert de technologie
Chargé·e de communication scientifique, veille technologique ou transfert de technologie
Enseignant.es dans le secondaire
Ingénieur.e recherche et développement
Bureaux d'études spécialisés dans l'évaluation des impacts environnementaux
Chef de projet en développement durable et aménagement du territoire / aménagement régional
Ingénieur de recherche ou d'études
enseignant.e-chercheur.se (après un doctorat)
Personnel enseignant rattaché dans le supérieur
Further Study Opportunities
Doctorat
Mastère spécialisé
Doctorat / PhD interdisciplinaire en Science de la durabilité (nombreuses disciplines possibles)
Thèse de doctorat
Les étudiants titulaires d’un M2 ont la possibilité de poursuivre dans la recherche en doctorat
Les étudiants de cette mention peuvent se tourner vers la recherche à l’issue du M2
Ingénierie études, recherche et développement
Fees and scholarships
The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Admission to the Master's in Geomechanics and Subsoil is not automatic for students with a 1st year Master's degree; the student's portfolio will first be examined, and the prerequisites (mechanics, numerical methods, mathematics) will be verified. Admission to 2nd year Master's requires a level of competencies that are in line with the first year of the Master's programme, or one of the following diplomas: from engineering schools or universities in France or abroad.
Application Period(s)
From 21/01/2026 to 21/06/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
Letter of recommendation or internship evaluation.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Recommendation letters.
Additional supporting documents
Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).
Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers) or GMAT / GRE test results.
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
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.
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Géosciences (3EN2020) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| Modèles pour l'étude des climats passé, présents et futurs | 3 | Semestre 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| Atténuation : réduction des émissions | 3 | Semestre 1 | 18 | 9 | |||||||
| Cycle hydrologique : observations, traçage, modélisation et enjeux climatiques | 3 | Semestre 1 | 12 | 15 | |||||||
| Emissions négatives et géo-ingénierie | 3 | Semestre 1 | 18 | 6 | |||||||
| Méthodologie en géosciences (3EN2260) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| UE libre Catalogue S1 | 2.5 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Coupled Energy and Mass Transfers in Porous Media | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mécanique Numérique du Solide. Méthode des éléments finis : formalisme et applications | 3 | Semestre 1 | 26 | 4 | |||||||
| Modélisation et comportement multi-physique et multi-échelle des géo-matériaux (M3G) - UE Obligatoire | 6 | Semestre 1 | 36 | 15 | |||||||
| Mécanique des Roches (MROS Partie I) - UE Obligatoire | 3 | Semestre 1 | 36 | ||||||||
| Interaction sols-structures : fondations et soutènements (ISSSF) - UE à Choix | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Loss Assesment for Natural Hazards (LANH) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 33 | ||||||||
| Génie Parasismique (GPS) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 36 | ||||||||
| Dynamique de sols et ISS | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Reconnaissances géophysiques et stage de terrain (R3G) - UE à Choix | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | 18 | |||||||
| Mécanique des Roches (MROS Partie 2) - UE à Choix | 3 | Annualisé | 27 | ||||||||
| Coupled Energy and Mass Transfers in Porous Media | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| UE libre Catalogue S1 | 2.5 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage de recherche ou industriel | 21 | Semestre 2 | |||||||||
| Projet d'initiation à la recherche | 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modélisation du comportement mécanique des matériaux (CNL) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Modélisation des incertitudes et apprentissage statistique pour le calcul des matériaux et des structures (MIFO) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 27 | 6 | |||||||
| Méthodes expérimentales (MEXP) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| Méthodes numériques (MN) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propagation des ondes élastiques dans les solides | 3 | Semestre 1 | 21 | 9 | |||||||
| Mécanique Numérique du Solide. Méthode des éléments finis : formalisme et applications | 3 | Semestre 1 | 26 | 4 | |||||||
| Loss Assesment for Natural Hazards (LANH) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 33 | ||||||||
| Génie Parasismique (GPS) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 36 | ||||||||
| Dynamique de sols et ISS | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Scientific Machine Learning and applications to Mechanics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 20 | 10 | |||||||
| Advanced Structural Modeling | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| High Performance Computing in Solid Mechanics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 24 | 6 | |||||||
| UE libre Catalogue S1 | 2.5 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||