Master 2 GTDL - Sustainable Management of Mountain Territories Course

At the end of the training, the graduates will have acquired the following skills:

• Conducting environmental projects and risk engineering.
• Planning and developing mountain territories
• Design and manage an entrepreneurial and/or event project.
• Acquire territorial engineering methods and implement them in a professional setting

Master 2 GTDL Course Sustainable management of mountain territories (GDTM) (60 credits)

• Semester 3 M2 GTDL Course Sustainable management of mountain territories (GDTM) (30 credits)
• Sustainable Risk and Environmental Management (6 credits)
  • Integrated management of natural risks
  • Biodiversity management, ecological continuities
  • Sustainable urban planning and operational action
• Sustainable development and territorial enhancement (6 credits)
  • Digital and sustainable spatial planning
  • Energy transition and circular economy
  • Resources and territorial development
• Prospects and tourism dynamics of the territories (4 credits)
  • Mountain sports and tourism: socio-economic and territorial challenges
  • Development of a sustainable tourism offer
• Transversal skills and professionalization (8 credits)
  • Professional English
  • Geomatics 2
  • Professional workshop
  • Responsible HR Development
• Responsible Management of Organizations (6 credits)
  • Takeover and creation of companies, company law
  • Strategic Management
  • Management of social and solidarity enterprises

• Semester 4 M2 GTDL Typical course Sustainable management of mountain territories (GDTM) (30 credits)
• Internship and professional project (30 credits)
  • Professionalization
  • Internship methodology

Who can apply?

Students who have completed one year of their Master's degree and who are interested in careers related to the sustainable management of mountain areas, wishing to work in the sectors of the environment, local planning and development, tourism or sports activities, or even to take certain civil service competitions.

How to apply?

Apply at the time of admission on the dedicated platform.

In M2, the student carries out a collective tutored project and an obligatory individual internship, which is sanctioned by a written and an oral report. The internship lasts 6 months in M2; it is validated by a dissertation (60 to 80 pages) and an oral in September (M2), before a jury composed of a rapporteur, the supervisor and the university referent.

Participation of the socio-professional milieu in teaching and hosting trainees:

• CG 05, Southern Region, Communities of Communes of the 05, Tourist Offices, CCI des Hautes-Alpes, ADDET des Hautes Alpes, Mountain Cluster, UDESS 05,
• French National Parks, Regional Natural Parks, Nature Reserves, CBNA, IRSTEA
• CERPAM, NFB, ONCFS, FFCAM, CRET de Briançon

The Training is backed by several research laboratories: IMBE (UMR AMU CNRS 7263 /IRD 237 / Avignon University), LPED (UMR AMU IRD 151), CEREGE (UMR AMU 7330), CRET-LOG (EA 881), LEST (UMR AMU CNRS 7317), LIEU: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Environnement Urbanisme - EA 889, as well as the Faculty of Sport Sciences of AMU.

Professional opportunities

• Studies, missions, project manager in the public (State, local authorities) and private (companies, associations) sectors.
• Department manager in a local authority
• Communication Officer
• Consultant, expert consultant, environmental, risk, sustainable development advisor
• Director or local person in charge of tourist entertainment and development
• Leader or manager of structures in mountain areas
• Environmental Project Development Manager