Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Master’s degree in Chemistry and Life sciences. Chemical and Microbiological Characterization for Environmental Issues (CMCEI)
Pau, France
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 253 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for extra-European students are set at €3770/year. For academic year 2022-2023 UPPA will automatically provide partial reduction of these fees to extra-EU nationals; as a result they will pay the same enrolment fees as European nationals.For detailed
Key Summary
E2S UPPA Talents Academy Grants:
This scholarship program of excellence is aimed at outstanding students coming primarily from Europe and America.
Further information will be provided during the application procedure.
Strongly increasing societal demand in the fields of Environment, Sustainable Development and Health, implies a synergy of advanced skills in Chemistry and Biology Sciences. In order to be able to effectively respond to this demand and to implement innovative solutions providing efficient answers to these requests, it is essential to perfectly understand the interaction of contaminants with living organisms and particularly their structures, properties, reactivities/activities in natural ecosystems. The “Chemical and Microbiological Characterization for Environmental Issues” (CMCEI) second year course of the Master in Chemistry and Life Sciences aims to train specialists with knowledge in the most recent advances in analytical chemistry, physico-chemistry, molecular biology, and environmental microbiology.
| SEMESTER 1 from September to January | ||
|---|---|---|
| Field | Course | ECTS |
| Language | English or French as a Foreign Language | 2 |
| Data analysis | Statistical tools project | 4 |
| Molecular biology and environmental microbiology | - Molecular Biology Technological applications (EC3) (6.0 crédits ECTS) - Microbial biotransformations and environmental applications - conferences (EC1) (2.0 crédits ECTS) -Microbial biotransformations and environmental applications - project (EC2) (4.0 crédits ECTS)
| 6
2
4
|
| Quality | Quality assurance for analysis | 2 |
| Environmental Chemistry | - Trace element biogeochemical cycles - Speciation concepts and analysis - Biological Macromolecules Characterization - Imaging techniques for environmental samples and materials characterization | 2 2 2 2 |
| Ecology | Molecular Ecology (2.0 crédits ECTS) | 2 |
| Analytical chemistry | - Analytical methods performances evaluation (2.0 crédits ECTS) - Advanced analytical chemistry : organic contaminants analysis (EC1) (2.0 crédits ECTS) - Advanced analytical chemistry : electrochemical sensors (EC2) (2.0 crédits ECTS) - Advanced analytical chemistry : Advanced spectrometric techniques coupling (EC3) (2.0 crédits ECTS) - Advanced analytical chemistry :Advanced separation techniques (EC4) (2.0 crédits ECTS) | 2 |
| Research tools and applications | - Environmental engineering project - Scientific papers and documentation critical evaluation (2.0 crédits ECTS) | 4 2 |
| SEMESTER 2 From January to June | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fields | Course title | ECTS |
| Internship | Internship | 30 |
Trainings
| Intership | Mandatory |
|---|---|
| Intership duration | 6 months |
Objectives
Entirely taught in English, the first semester is devoted to the knowledge of contaminants cycles and to the application of different techniques for the analysis of chemical elements and species of interest in various compartments of environment, the identification of microorganisms presenting a risk for the environment or public health, but also quality assurance, critical evaluation of scientific publications and /or technical documentation.
The second semester consists of a six-month research internship in the field of chemical and/or biological analysis applied to the environment in IPREM teams.
The course is mainly taught through project-based scenarios. This helps students understand the scientific approach to research. It also makes them put into practice various techniques and reflect further on their professional project.
Knowledge and skills
At the end of this program, the students in the «Chemical and Microbiological Characterization for Environmental Issues Master” will be able to:
- Show expertise in modern techniques in chemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology
- Synthesize technical and research documentations to produce a technical study
- Plan and define a research or R&D project in analytical chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, or environmental survey
- Manage and carry out a project
- Manage field experiments to estimate the efficiency of chemical or biological methods for the protection of the ecosystems
- Interpret and validate results of chemical and biological analysis
- Produce summary report describing the experiments done, the applied methods used and the results obtained
Prospects for employment or further study
Sectors:
- Environment
- Agribusiness
- Analytical chemistry
- Chemical industries
- Biotechnology
Fields:
- Research and Development
- Quality control
Positions:
- Academic positions
- Researchers (public institutes or private companies)
- Research and Innovation Engineers
- Ph.D. students