Master’s in Climate Change Adaptation (Sustainability Science track): over ten years of experience training professionals in adaptation, supported by cutting-edge research. Accessible to international students through blended and online learning, the program offers a shared core curriculum and three specialization tracks: Climate Change Adaptation (ACC), Acting in a World in Transition (AMT), and Anthropocenes, Local Terminalities, and Experimental Territories (ALTE).
This pioneering Master’s program in Climate Change Adaptation has, for over a decade, combined academic rigor with professional relevance. Offered in a blended and flipped-classroom format, it integrates online learning—through regularly updated video modules—with in-person sessions that foster exchange and hands-on experience. Grounded in cutting-edge research, it connects sustainability and adaptation issues to real-world contexts.
Students can tailor their focus through three specialization tracks: engaging directly in the field, exploring deeper societal challenges, or developing advanced technical expertise. Each track combines theory and practice through an internship, a thesis, or a collaborative challenge, rounded out by an immersive serious game experience. English texts are provided here as a courtesy to English-speaking students; most teaching is conducted in French.
Informations
Skills
Graduates of the Master’s in Climate Change Adaptation will be equipped to analyze contemporary adaptation challenges using both the analytical and operational tools of the social sciences.
Depending on their chosen specialization track, they will develop the ability to:
- Mobilize and produce highly specialized knowledge;
- Contribute actively to transforming professional practices in response to adaptation and sustainability challenges;
- Analyze sustainability issues across multiple scales and disciplinary perspectives;
- Design solutions and recommendations aligned with sustainable development goals in contexts of change;
- Implement expert communication strategies that support knowledge transfer and valorization.
English texts are provided here as a courtesy to English-speaking students; most teaching is conducted in French.
Objectives
- Train interdisciplinary experts capable of analyzing, anticipating, and developing concrete solutions to major sustainability challenges by integrating environmental, social, economic, and health dimensions.
- Foster a systemic understanding of the interactions between natural ecosystems, human societies, and the ecological and social issues of the 21st century.
- Promote an inclusive and equitable approach that seeks to reduce inequalities and enhance well-being while supporting the transition toward sustainable ways of living.
- Enable students to deepen their disciplinary expertise, engage it in dialogue with other fields, and generate new research perspectives on contemporary environmental crises.
- Combine this knowledge with the expertise of diverse stakeholders to co-design and implement realistic, innovative transition solutions in real-world contexts..
English texts are provided here as a courtesy to English-speaking students; most teaching is conducted in French.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Chargé de mission environnement / biodiversité
Chef de projet environnement / biodiversité
Responsable de projets R&D
Responsable de projets R et D
Chargé de mission environnement
Chargé de mission développement durable
Chargé d'études environnement
Chargé d'études développement durable
Ingénieur d’études dans les domaines de l’industrie
Ingénieur d’études dans les domaines de la recherche
Ingénieur d'études industrie / recherche publique
Chargé d'évaluation et de prospective
Chargé d’études technico-économiques, stratégiques, environnementales
Chargé de mission / Chargé d’études biodiversité, développement durable
Responsable RSE
Chargé de projet et de développement territorial
Further Study Opportunities
PhD en science de la durabilité (ancrés dans des disciplines nombreuses)
Fees and scholarships
The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.
Capacity
Available Places
Application Period(s)
From 15/04/2026 to 20/06/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Additional supporting documents
Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers).
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
The application procedure, which depends on your nationality and your situation is explained here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.