Department of Earth, Water, and Environmental Sciences

Earth, Water, and Environmental Sciences (STEE) Program

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course objectives

The Earth, Water, and Environmental Sciences (STEE) track combines naturalistic and quantitative approaches to Earth and Water Sciences. Fieldwork is an integral part of the curriculum. It builds on previous bachelor’s degree programs in these fields, which have had various names over the years.

The traditional disciplines of the geosciences (petrology, sedimentology, geophysics, geochemistry, tectonics, hydrogeology, etc.) are at the core of the program. The connection of these disciplines to environmental issues is explicit (resources, risks, paleoenvironments, global change, pollution, hazards). Mastering computational, mathematical, geophysical, and geochemical tools is also a key component of our program.

In the third year of the STEE bachelor’s program, a TU allows students to apply their knowledge and skills by completing an independent project supervised by faculty members and researchers from research laboratories affiliated with the TEE track of the bachelor’s program.

FURTHER STUDIES AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The STEE track is a general program designed to prepare students for a master’s degree. It does not primarily guide students toward career opportunities upon completion of the bachelor’s degree (L3), though it is possible to switch to a more career-oriented bachelor’s program during the L3 year. The natural career paths are at the Master’s level (bac+5) or doctoral level (bac+8). The Master’s programs accessible after the TEE Bachelor’s degree—Earth and Environmental Sciences track—include any Master’s in Earth Sciences, Water Sciences, as well as Environmental Sciences, Energy, and Master’s programs with specializations in paleontology, oceanography, etc.
At the Master’s level, the natural career paths are executive/engineering positions in large companies, engineering firms, and local governments involved in the fields of water resource management and pollution control, natural hazards, and mineral and petroleum resources.

PROGRAM

The Earth, Water, and Environmental Sciences program spans six semesters, each comprising course units TU ) awarded ECTS credits. One semester is equivalent to 30 ECTS credits. One ECTS credit corresponds to 9 hours of student attendance in the classroom or in the field, and on average, an equal amount of independent study. Throughout the three-year bachelor’s program, there are numerous pathways to and from other bachelor’s programs and other academic tracks (IUT, BTS, CPGE, engineering schools, etc.).

Here TU the TU for this course.

SEMESTER 3

Reverse fault mirror, featuring "sub-shelter" calcite mineralization and striations southeast of Pic Saint Loup
  •  Sedimentary Geology, Tectonics, and Mapping (4 ECTS)
  •  Minerals and Rocks (5 ECTS)
  •  Structural Geology (2 ECTS)
  •  Seismology and Data Processing (5 ECTS)
  •  Hydrogeology (5 ECTS)
  •  Mathematics for TEE Students (5 ECTS)
  •  General Education (2 ECTS)
  •  English (2 ECTS)

SEMESTER 4

  • Fieldwork Course (Alps) (5 ECTS)
  • Cartography (4 ECTS)
  • Geology of France (4 ECTS)
  • Geochemistry (5 ECTS)
  • Environmental Chemistry (5 ECTS)
  • Ocean, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere (5 ECTS)
  • English
  • Hydraulics (4+1 ECTS) in place ofTU for students wishing to enter the L3 GPTP program

SEMESTER 5

  • TEE 1 Project (3 ECTS)
  • Fieldwork in the deep sea (3 ECTS)
  • Endogenous Petrology (3 ECTS)
  • Major Tectonic Systems (3 ECTS)
  • Sedimentary Rocks and Surface Transport (4 ECTS)
  • Earth Physics (6 ECTS)
  • Mineral Resources (3 ECTS)
  • Choose one of the following: Soil Science and Pedology or Paleoenvironment (3 ECTS)
  • English (2 ECTS)

SEMESTER 6

  • TEE 2 Project (2 ECTS)
  • Fieldwork (8 ECTS)
  • Geodynamics (4 ECTS)
  • Geomorphology (4 ECTS)
  • Resources, Fluids, Reservoirs (4 ECTS)
  • TU one of TU :
    – Water and Environment: Hydrology and Hydraulics (8 ECTS)
    – Earth and Environment (8 ECTS)