M1 Economics and Evaluation of Development and Sustainability (EEDS)

Master's degree
Specialisation Economie politique et institutions
Full-time academic programmes
English
French

This 1st year Master's enables students to develop their project, whether this involves pursuing a doctorate or entering the job market. Students will become familiar with and master the theoretical concepts and methodological tools (taking into account contexts in terms of time horizons, spatial scales, stakeholder strategies and institutions) needed to understand and analyse economic issues in detail.

2 semesters Internship or dissertation of 6-8 weeks Limited and selective capacity (15 in 2nd year Master's) Full-time academic programmes or continuing education, 100% continuous assessment by lecturers and a high proportion of professional lecturers Integration days, personalised mid-course assessment, tutored project, conference-visits with professionals, participative in-course workshops Agreement with the Conseil Général des Yvelines enables our best students to carry out assessments of decentralised cooperation projects in the field (Africa, South America, Asia). Active participation by the 2nd year Master's EEDS teaching team in research networks (CIRAD, GIS-GEMDEV, Association Française d'Economie Politique, Association Tiers Monde, etc.) provides our students with scientific contacts.

Information

Présentation

Skills

Understand and produce a presentation on the evaluation and economic analysis of the themes of development, the environment and sustainable development (by considering the work of geographers, sociologists, historians, jurists or specialists in political science and international relations)  Describe, analyse and evaluate economic activity in fields related to development, the environment and sustainable development, taking into account the political context (political economy), on different territorial scales  Make an economic diagnosis in the fields of development, the environment and sustainable development, at different scales (macroeconomic, mesoeconomic and microeconomic), integrating factors of vulnerability, the strategies of actors, the level of inequality and poverty.   Apply and analyse decision-support tools, in particular indicators relating to development, the environment and sustainable development, taking into account the historical and spatial characteristics of markets, organisations and societies  Express yourself effectively, both orally and in writing; design and develop a research and development, study and/or prospective approach applied to the fields of development, the environment and sustainable development.

Objectives

Professions: consultant-expert; economist; development manager; sustainable development manager ; study manager; project manager; evaluator; researcher; teacher- researcherSectors : Businesses; public administration; international organisations; local authorities; consultancies; design offices; NGOs; education; research ; public policy; economy; protected areas; urban planning agencies ; tourism

Career Opportunities

Career prospects

Après Master + Doctorat : chercheur ou enseignant-chercheur
Expert en gestion de données
Chargé de mission développement durable
Chargé d'études développement durable
Chef de projet
Chargé d'évaluation et de prospective
Responsable d'un service territorial
Développeur économique
Chargé de projet et de développement territorial
Chargé de mission aux relations internationales
Chargé d'études économiques et statistiques
Chef de projet en développement durable et aménagement du territoire / aménagement régional

Further Study Opportunities

Doctorat
École de commerce

Fees and scholarships

The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.

Calendar

Start of programme (indicative date)
07/09/2026
End of programme (indicative date)
02/07/2027
Admission

Capacity

Available Places

20

Target Audience and Entry Requirements

Multidisciplinary recruitment (economics, geography and planning, tourism, environmental sciences and sustainable development, urban planning, Social Econonomic Administration, sociology, law, Earth and Life Sciences, Sports Science, etc.). Master's degree endorsed by the Unité Mixte Internationale (UVSQ and IRD, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar and Senegal) Soutenabilité et Résiliences (UMI SOURCE), offering opportunities for all students looking to do fieldwork in the countries where the UMI is present.

Application Period(s)

Inception Platform

From 15/01/2026 to 16/03/2026

From 19/06/2026 to 25/06/2026

Supporting documents

Compulsory supporting documents

Copy diplomas.

Copy of identity document.

Additional supporting documents

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

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
Théories et politiques de développement 3 Annualisé 24 8
Ethique economique, sociale et environnementale 2 Annualisé 24
Anglais S1 et S2 4 Annualisé 36
Risques, résilience et stratégies d'adaptation 2 Annualisé 18
Economie de l'environnement 1 2 Annualisé 24
Economie de l'énergie 2 Annualisé 18
Economie de la santé 2 Annualisé 24
Economie de la pauvreté et des inégalités 2 Annualisé 18
Séminaire de recherche S1 et S2 2 Annualisé 12
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Changements climatiques et développement 2 Annualisé 24
Géopolitique des ressources naturelles 2 Annualisé 18
Ecologie territoriale 2 Annualisé 18
Valorisation des services écosystémiques 2 Annualisé 18
Economie politique du chiffre 2 Annualisé 18
Financement du développement 2 Annualisé 24
Le système des Nations Unies: fonctionnement et missions 2 Annualisé
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Systèmes d'information Géographique (SIG) et SGBD 1 et 2 5 Annualisé 42
Enquête qualitative en sciences sociales 1 et 2 4 Annualisé 36
Outils et méthodologie de recherche 2 Annualisé 18
Fabrique et pratique des grandes enquêtes 3 Semestre 1 20
Initiation à l'économétrie 3 Annualisé 30
Analyse des données 2 Annualisé 18
Réponses à appels d'offres et évaluation de projets 3 Annualisé 24
Introduction à l'évaluation (EPI) 2 Annualisé 18
Evaluation (EEDS) 2 Annualisé 18
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Mise en situation professionnelle (projet encadré) S1 et S2 4 Annualisé
Mémoire universitaire (recherche ou stage) S2 7 Annualisé
UE libre M1 S1 ou S2 2 Annualisé

Teaching Location(s)

GUYANCOURT

Training campus

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Bus 5103, 5150, 5198, 7807
RER C Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Student restaurant (CROUS)
Student residence
Library

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