Objectives

What sets JUNIA ISA’s Master of Science and Engineering in Environmental Science and Pollution Management program apart is the hands-on approach to gaining technical expertise in the sustainable management of polluted sites.

Co-design labs with partner schools JUNIA has built its expertise in Environmental Science and Pollution Management on:

• Applied courses in soil remediation, waste management, urban planning & environmental engineering
• Research activities in the field of Soil Pollution and Remediation (LGCGE National Lab)
• An international network of partner universities and visiting professors
• Industrial partnerships with global leaders (Suez, Veolia, etc)

Our Master of Science and Engineering in Environmental Science and Pollution Management is built on project-based learning, active teaching methods and learning-by-doing. All along the 2 years, the students will benefit from the active learning approach of the programme: field trips, site visits & study tours, group projects supervised by professionals from the industry, practicals in Innovation learning centers, flipped classrooms & serious games.

The programme also includes 2 intensive sessions (2 weeks each) in other European countries, in cooperation with partner Universities (Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic…).

With our hands-on approach and piecemeal training options, students gain real world experience and the power to decide how to build their own expertise.

Semester-long team projects are an integral part of the curriculum. One day a week is dedicated to group projects in collaboration with a professional expert, partner company, or research institute and supervised by a professor.

Students spend 40% of the program immersed in real professional experience: lectures given by professionals from the sector, site visits, and 2 compulsory internship periods are included in the programme. These internships, carried out either in France or abroad, in a company or a laboratory, expose students to the reality of working in the field and on research and prepare them for entry into the global workforce.

Careers

Master of Science and Engineering in Environmental Science and Pollution Management graduates get diverse jobs and positions in the following departments: R&D, Prevention, and Reduction of Pollution and Risks, and Management of Polluted Sites.

With solid technical and managerial skills, JUNIA ISA graduates are prepared for the reality of the professional world even before they get their diploma, which is why 90% of JUNIA ISA alumni are employed within 6 months of graduating.

In addition, every year many of our Master of Science and Engineering in Environmental Science and Pollution Management graduates decide to continue their PhD studies, thanks to the hands-on research experience they gain in our laboratories.

Our more than 26,000 alumni work around the world, for some of the biggest names in environmental management, or join and create their own start-ups, thanks to the entrepreneurship cultivated at JUNIA ISA.

Courses Included

During the first year of the programme, students will deepen their scientific and technical knowledge in environmental science, with classes on pollutants in the Environment, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Water Treatment, Waste Management, Soil Investigation and Soil Ecology.

At the end of the first year, students have to carry out a 3-month internship in a company or research laboratory, in France or abroad.

In the second year of the Master, students deepen their knowledge of the management of polluted sites, by focusing on the different techniques for pollution treatment, as well as social management and economic aspects for the rehabilitation of such sites.

At the end of the second year, students complete their end-of-study internship (6 months) in a company or research laboratory, in France or abroad on the specific field of expertise they have chosen.

What is the admission process for this program?

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Life Sciences (Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry or related field)
• English B2 level certified by an official test (IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL IBT or FIRST), except students from countries where English is an official language
• French is NOT required for admission to English-taught programs, but is highly recommended

You must bring your own computer when you arrive at JUNIA as we do not have computers to borrow.