M2 Evolutionary ecology in aquatic environments

Presentation

Presentation

 The aim of the programme “Evolutionary Ecology in Aquatic Environments” is to train scientific experts able to design experiments and models in order to produce knowledge in evolutionary ecology relevant to the management of aquatic ecosystems.

It is backed by the Federation for Research in water resources and aquatic ecosystems (MIRA) which includes research experts and skills in the fields of evolutionary response of aquatic species to anthropic pressures and modelling of aquatic populations and ecosystems.

The master is fully taught in English and is hosted at the College of Sciences and Technologies for Energy and Environment (STEE) of the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA) in Anglet (France).

Objectives

• Prepare students at an advanced specialized level to meet present and future challenges in the ecology of aquatic environments,
• Develop research skills to engage in quality and successful research on the evolutionary ecology of aquatic systems,
• Prepare students for leading positions in corporate and academic research departments.

Knowledge and skills

At the end of this programme, the students will be able to:

• Set  up  relevant  experiments  and  theoretical  models  to  describe  the  evolution of anthropized aquatic ecosystems.
• Manage  and  conduct  experiments  from  sampling  design  to  data  collection and statistical analysis.
• Analyse, interpret and synthesize results to present them to scientists, managers and the general public.

Additional information

Scholarships

• Region Aquitaine Scholarships for non-EU students
• E2S Talents’ Academy Scholarships for all students
• EIFFEL Scholarship of Excellence
• Specific Master's scholarship

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Organisation

Training content

This one-year training programme is composed of

One semester of eight courses  (30  ECTS)  covering  evolutionary  ecology,  population  dynamics,  behavioural ecology, habitat restoration, space and time series analysis, sampling strategies, research initiation and language (French or Spanish), and One 6-month-long internship (30 ECTS) in a research laboratory. Each course is organized in lectures, tutorial classes and practical works, and supplemented by online material.

Control knowledge

Each unit of the coursework is evaluated through ongoing and summative assessments.

Skills and knowledge are mainly assessed through the writing of synthesis reports based on real world case studies. The internship will be evaluated through a thesis and an oral defence

Admission

Access condition

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be fluent in English, both in writing and speaking. An applicant whose native language is not English has to take a recognized international English test.

Minimum required score: CECRL B2 level in English

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

This formation is open to students who have completed a master degree, or who have validated an M1 degree or any other equivalent degree in Ecology and want to develop skills in evolutionary ecology of aquatic systems. Foreign students are requested to provide a similar degree.

The applicant must also:

• Have scientific knowledge in the field of aquatic environment ecology.
• Master the key concepts of population genetics and dynamics, functional ecology, ecotoxicology and their formalisation
• Have a taste for mathematical and statistical modelling tools and concepts.

Inscription modalities

Expenses

Regarding national administrative university enrollment fees: the French Ministerial Order of April 19, 2019, amended on June 9, 2020, sets the annual tuition for extra-European students enrolling in a Master program at €3770.

For the academic year 2021-2022, conditions and procedures for requesting partial reduction of these fees will be updated in February 2021, once the newly elected board and councils of the UPPA is in place and deliberates about this question.

Candidates who have taken a break of more than two years from their studies are not subject to paying the CVEC, however they need to contact the UPPA’s Continuing Education service (formation continue) in order to request a personalized quote regarding their tuition. 

And after

Further studies

Students who completed the programme are granted a Master’s degree.

They can apply to PhD positions in evolutionary ecology of aquatic systems,  either  in  a  fully  academic  environment  or  in  interaction  with  corporate environment consultancy.

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