The Master’s program in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environment (RSEE) is a work-study program (apprenticeship or professional training contract) designed to train future professionals in Corporate or Organizational Social Responsibility (CSR/OSR). The program combines theoretical courses rooted in social and sustainability sciences with more practice-oriented training.
The current context of climate, environmental, and social crises calls for the training of students as future agents of change within public and private organizations. The goal of the RSEE program is to provide, over two years, a comprehensive education in Corporate or Organizational Social Responsibility (CSR/OSR) through an interdisciplinary approach that combines academic theory with practical tools and methods.
The M2 RSEE apprenticeship track is open to graduates of the M1 RSEE as well as to students from other backgrounds interested in CSR/OSR. Most graduates go on to work in private organizations (CSR and Social and Solidarity Economy), while some pursue careers in public entities, including local authorities.
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Information
Skills
The RSEE program trains future CSR/OSR generalists who are able to:
• Understand the tools and methods used in CSR/OSR.
• Identify and analyze an organization’s main environmental and social challenges.
• Develop action plans or roadmaps that contribute to CSR/OSR goals.
• Apply a broad understanding of sustainability to raise awareness, provide critical insight, and foster reflection.
• Propose analytical approaches to complex, multi-scale, and multi-stakeholder issues.
• Identify barriers and levers to organizational sustainability.
• Raise awareness on sustainability issues through effective communication.
• Lead and co-manage long-term, multi-stakeholder projects.
Objectives
The M2 RSEE program operates through a work-study format, either via apprenticeship or continuing education. This structure offers students a dual learning experience, combining academic training with “learning by doing” within their host organization.
The university component aims to develop analytical and systemic understanding of sustainability trajectories, policies, and narratives (CSR/OSR), while also strengthening operational and specialized CSR/OSR skills. These abilities serve as levers for organizational action and transformation, grounded in solid knowledge, analytical frameworks, and methodologies, alongside transversal and specific competencies.
The program directly contributes to socio-ecological transitions in response to global changes (climate, environment, energy, digital). The main objectives of the M2 are to:
• Identify social, societal, and environmental challenges faced by companies and non-profit organizations in relation to their CSR/OSR strategies.
• Develop strategic thinking and initiatives aligned with sustainability challenges.
• Implement tools, methods, and indicators for CSR/OSR approaches.
• Design and manage multi-stakeholder projects.
• Understand the specificities of the Social and Solidarity Economy as an alternative model promoting non-profit or limited-profit sustainability.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Project officer sustainable development
CSR Manager / Officer
Further Study Opportunities
Interdisciplinary PhD in Sustainability Science (many disciplines possible)
Calendar
Admission Route
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Admission to the M2 program is open to graduates of the M1 RSEE, other M1 students within the Science of Sustainability track, and “external” students from other disciplines. External recruitment allows the integration of students who have completed a master’s degree (environmental sciences, economics, AES, law) or an engineering program, as well as professionals in continuing education. This diversity strengthens the M2 RSEE’s ability to meet the demands of a work-study format and promotes CSR training for students from varied academic backgrounds.
Admission for all applicants is based on a review of the application and a motivation interview. Special attention is given to candidates’ motivation, prior experience (internships), and future career plans.
For M1 RSEE students, entry into M2 is not automatic and requires engagement and regular attendance in M1, as well as completion of an internship. This requirement aligns with the program’s goal of maintaining a significant proportion of external students in M2 (40% of the cohort).
Prerequisites include:
- Demonstrated strong interest in ecological transition and systemic analysis.
- Sufficient written and oral communication skills to implement CSR/OSR awareness actions and narratives.
- Prior operational experience (internship, etc.) related to sustainability or organizational change in a public or private organization.
Each eligible student will be invited for a single interview on one of the following dates (this schedule may be subject to change):
April 7, 2026 (application deadline March 24)
May 7, 2026 (application deadline April 23)
June 12, 2026 (application deadline May 29)
Registration
The program is exclusively work-study, either as an apprenticeship – applicants must be under 30 years old on the date of contract signing (in partnership with SUP de V), or as continuing education – applicants must be over 30 years old on the date of contract signing or be a job seeker or employee (professional training contract and other funding options – contact: stephanie.aubineau@uvsq.fr).
Final admission is contingent upon signing a contract. Deadline for finding a company: 2 months after the start of the academic year, i.e., mid-November.
Application Period(s)
From 16/02/2026 to 15/06/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Additional supporting documents
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys in environmental sciences | 3 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| Thematic master classes | 0 | Annualized | 26 | ||||||||
| Sustainability science 3: Ethical, Epistemic, and Aesthetic Dimensions. | 3 | Annualized | |||||||||
| Sustainability Science 4: Transdisciplinarity(ies) - Action and Method. | 3 | Annualized | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responsible communication and Marketing | 2 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| English courses | 3 | Annualized | 25 | ||||||||
| UE libre S1 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Management Systems | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Stakeholders dialogue | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Climate Strategies and Carbon Footprint | 2 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| Corporate Sustainability Reporting | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Managing change within organizations | 2 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| Sustainable procurement | 2 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| Human Resources and CSR | 2 | Annualisé | 14 | ||||||||
| Sustainable finance | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law, Environment and CSR | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Circular economy | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Master’s thesis | 12 | Annualized | 11 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSR strategy and ISO 26000 | 2 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| Qualitative research methods | 2 | Annualized | 14 | ||||||||
| The Third sector, non profit and social business | 2 | Annualized | 21 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team building and cooperation | 0 | Annualized | 10 | ||||||||
| Project management and entrepreneurship | 8 | Annualized | 60 | ||||||||
Teaching Location(s)
Training campus
