18 Construction Degree Programs in France

In the current context of global changes, CESI adopts an eco-responsible attitude in a program raising awareness about climate change and energy and digital transitions: sustainable construction, BIM and digital model, life cycle analysis and impact study, climate olympiads, Lean construction... To give meaning to his profession and become an actor in these new challenges, the CESI engineer is prepared for professions in the design, construction, management and maintenance of transport and hydraulic infrastructures, in a low-carbon world.

The expansion of the circular economy offers new building features with a lower carbon footprint, and therefore involves a reduction in the use of cement. Green materials such as recycled waste are just as efficient materials for construction, costless, and capable of providing clean and eco-friendly solutions.

The ESTP PARIS Bachelor Construction Manager is a 3-year course leading to a bac+3 diploma conferring the degree of License. To meet the needs of a sector in full transformation and environmental challenges, the objective of the ESTP bachelor's program is to train construction managers in the broad sense, efficient from a technical, scientific and managerial point of view, responsible, with a global vision and operational control of the regulatory and ethical aspects of their profession.

The specialized Masters in “positive energy building” (BE+) relates to the control of energy in the field of construction (thermal building). It aims to train engineers capable of designing buildings with low consumption (BBC) or positive energy.

Specialized Masters in Circular Economy Engineering applied to Sustainable Materials. The objective of the Specialized Master in Engineering of the Circular Economy Applied to Sustainable Materials is to develop the expertise of professionals confronted with emerging problems of recycling of sustainable materials, eco-design, in particular in the regulated context of the law anti-waste for a circular economy. The proposed approach focuses on the sector from the perspective of creating territorial or even national value in the sector of activity, and responding to skills and professions in tension, identified by France Compétences.

ESTP is offering a two or three-year curriculum in Civil Engineering, entirely taught in English and dedicated to international and French students at a Master’s Graduate level. This program deals with all fundamental subjects of the built environment and civil engineering. Through fundamental engineering courses and soft skills development, ESTP strives to form intercultural civil engineers, ready to work all over the globe.

This specialism in Civil Engineering aims to develop scientific and technological knowledge on materials and structures in both the public works and industrial sectors. It is characterized by a high degree of scientific specialization. The program focuses on the following specialized areas: numerical modelling, constitutive laws, structural reliability, advanced experimental techniques, durability, modern concrete, geomechanics, and earthquake engineering.

Specialized Masters in Cybersecurity Engineering. The Specialized Master in Cybersecurity Engineering provides expert training in IT security to enable mastery of the implementation of information system security in businesses, from the identification of risks to the development of security plans. intended to protect the company's vital resources against internal and external attacks of all kinds.

The MSc in Leading Sustainable Transformations at emlyon business school is designed for forward-thinking professionals eager to drive change towards a more sustainable future. This program equips students with the skills and knowledge to lead organizations through complex sustainability challenges in a global context. Through a combination of strategic, managerial, and entrepreneurial approaches, participants learn to create value while addressing environmental, social, and economic imperatives. The curriculum integrates cutting-edge sustainability theories with practical applications, enhanced by close interactions with industry leaders and real-world projects. With a focus on innovation and leadership, graduates are prepared to spearhead transformations in various sectors, contributing to the development of sustainable businesses and practices worldwide.

This program is designed to train the next generation of civil engineers with the expertise to design and implement innovative building technologies with a focus on sustainable materials and structures. The main objective is to educate future leaders in the development of innovative solutions for sustainability and performance in the built environment by fostering creative and independent thinking and promoting low-impact-oriented problem-solving.

Specialized Master in Products and Processes of the Concrete Industry. The Specialized Masters in Products and Processes in the Concrete Industry combines engineering, technology and creativity to train experts in industrial civil engineering. The program provides the opportunity to explore the practical aspects of concrete production and the latest technological advances.

Specialized Masters in Positive Energy Building. In connection with international global issues and the action plans that accompany them, for example at the French level the Climate and Resilience laws, Energy Climate and the energy transition for green growth, the Low-Carbon Strategy, the High Council for Climate, this training aims to train expert engineers in energy eco-efficiency of buildings with the keys and methodologies necessary to develop sustainable, intelligent and eco-efficient buildings, and improve the energy efficiency of existing ones.

Since its creation in 1783 in the heart of the Latin Quarter, MINES Paris - PSL has trained very high-level scientists and engineers, capable of solving complex problems in varied fields of expertise. The establishment offers its students multidisciplinary, general training with strong technical, scientific and socio-economic content, allowing them, thanks to a high-level teaching staff and through diversified educational activities, to acquire a solid background of knowledge. fundamentals and practical know-how. The School intends to prepare its engineering students to become promoters of meaningful sustainable, ecological and societal development and to be entrepreneurs of digital transformation, in France and internationally.

The Bachelor of Global Engineering is a joint undergraduate program between CentraleSupélec (France) and McGill University’s Faculty of Engineering (Canada). Over four years, an international cohort study an intensive and multidisciplinary engineering curriculum taught in English within a French-speaking culture. Students spend two years at CentraleSupélec, where they follow a common curriculum and benefit from the French excellence in mathematics and science within a Grande École. They then spend two years at McGill, specializing in one of the nine streams offered as part of the program. This new joint program aims to tackle the challenges of the modern world: environmental, societal, and corporate. The curriculum mixes the best of the two systems and develops scientific excellence and best practices for global engineering in both the multicultural and multidisciplinary sense.

The ESI Business School , the School of Commerce and Sustainable Development, allows its students to continue their training in a Master in Green, Social & Digital Management in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and in e-learning. The Master in Green, Social & Digital Management cycle at ESI Business School is a 2-year program that gives students a real specialization in CSR, Green & Social management, Sustainable Development, renewable energies, Environment, Social Impact, and Digital .