After the degree
Grenoble, a city of high technology, art and history
The major employers are: • Small consulting companies that work in geology or applied geology, petroleum and mineral exploration companies, local authorities, environmental research centres, and non-governmental organisations • Non-governmental organisations • Consulting companies • Regional government • Water companies • Outstanding students with strong research experience can go on to do a PhD.
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Underground Water Resources
A joint degree in physical and chemical hydrogeology with extensive fieldwork.
Host of the winter olympics in 1968 and gateway to the Alps, Grenoble lies at the crossroads of three mountain chains Vercors, Belledonne and Chartreuse. As Stendhal, the famous French writer said: “At the end of every street, a mountain”. A pleasant and dynamic city, at a human scale, notable for its historical center and its Museum of Modern Art. In winter, snow covers the nearby peaks, and students enjoy great skiing in the twenty resorts that surround the city, the closest only thirty minutes from the university. Nearly 60 000 students live in Grenoble, a city on the move!
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Professional Masters Degree in
• 82% of graduates found a job in earth sciences consistent with their education.
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NGO 9%
Territorial collectivities 18 %
Consulting companies 55 %
• The great majority find work in small private consulting companies (55%).
Practical information Professional Masters Degree in Underground Water Resources Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers de Grenoble OSUG, Département Enseignement, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble Address Institut Dolomieu Secrétariat du M2P Eaux Souterraines 15, rue Maurice Gignoux F-38031 87,10 Grenoble % YES Tel. 04 56 52 01 72 NO Fax 04 76 87 82 43
• Most graduates earn between 1500 and 2500 euros net/ month, 1 to 3 years after graduation. 100 86,67 % 90 degree • A majority say they are very satisfied with their and with their position in the company. Most 80 significantly, they appreciate the wide variety 70 of scientific and technological challenges they face 60 in their work as environmental hydrogeologists.
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Contacts Graduate directors • Lorenzo Spadini (
[email protected]) • Cédric Legout (
[email protected]) 35,48 % Secretary • Caroline Lamouroux (
[email protected])
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Photos François Henry/UJF - Service Com UJF - Enseignants Master ES
Level of qualification
http://www.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/enseignement/ m2p_es/index.shtml
Objectives
Courses, Specialities 6 months of course work from mid-September to endFebruary (400 h) including field studies, numerical modelling exercises and geological excursions and visits to industrial plants. A 3-5 month internship in a private company from Mars to August
Partnership with private companies Veolia, Total, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Burgeap, Sogreah, Granulats Rhône Alpes, G-Environnement, Hydrogeap, Régie des Eaux de Grenoble, Syndicat Intercommunal des Eaux de la Région Grenobloise, Agence de l’eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse.
8 Teaching Units (60 hours / 6 ECTS each)
from september to december
Geology and hydrogeology: mapping, 4 days of field work.
The Masters Degree in Groundwater Resources provides the necessary skills for a career in the fields of Geology, Applied Geology, and Underground Water Management. In addition, it provides a background in the monitoring and mitigation of soil pollution, modelling of geological reservoirs, management of small companies and other careers in the domain of environmental research.
from january to february
Prospecting, managing, and protecting groundwater resources is a challenging multi-disciplinary domain that involves scientific disciplines as diverse as geology, chemistry, physics, microbiology or public health.
Chemistry of underground and superficial waters: Major elements, chemistry of fluid-mineral interactions, pesticides, herbicides and reactive barriers; the carbonate system, and field measurements of chemical parameters of natural waters.
Hydrology and well management: Pumping tests, geostatistical modelling of reservoirs, evaporation and transpiration, calculation of water fluxes and reserves.
Hydraulics et hydrodynamism: Statistical hydrology, flow on free surfaces, multiphase flow in reservoirs, and a one-day field trip (levelling, piezometry mapping, infiltration tests).
Regulatory framework of economics and communication: Geographic information systems, management of a consulting company, environmental regulations and standards, career choices.
Geophysics and reservoir modelling: Geophysical prospecting (seismic, electric, radar, including four days of field work), numerical modelling of flow and transport in underground reservoirs (including a four-day lab course using dedicated software).
Water quality, depollution, risks: Quarries, rehabilitation of polluted sites, water quality and water treatment, two days of field excusions. Internship in a private company Early September. Defence of the internship project in the presence of next year’s students.
Continuing Education For adults seeking to obtain a new university degree after a period in the work force. Professional experience of at least 5 years in an appropriate field can count as part of the degree requirement (courses or practical work). Documentation of previous work experience is requested in March with an application deadline in early June. If accepted, the degree may be taken over two years.
Key statistics 20 students per year (120 applications) 30% of internships outside of France 60% of students have job offers on graduation 90% of students satisfied 3 years after graduation
