Master programs

Train for environmental professions to identify, prevent or treat the environmental impacts of industrial and tertiary activities.

This program is only available as cooperative education under an apprenticeship or professional training contract.

Equipped with a broad knowledge of environmental techniques for diagnosing the quality of environments and treating nuisances, graduates will be able to join industrial companies, engineering consultancy companies and service companies, public or private developers, site managers and local authorities in a variety of fields (analysis and control of environmental pollution, study and design of clean processes and procedures, energy efficiency, management and treatment of pollution and waste and their recovery, sustainable development, application of environmental and energy standards).

> GEI Flyer 25-26

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New program: opening September 2025

Train top-level scientists to meet the major environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.

The aim of this new specialization is to train students to measure and model the processes that govern our planet’s surface and its complex interactions with present-day societies. The program integrates concepts and state-of-the-art quantitative methods in geophysics and geochemistry to train experts of the critical zone, capable of meeting current and future environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. Students will be trained to explore planetary boundaries and human-induced transformations of the environment (air, water, soil and living organisms), thus broadening research perspectives beyond natural processes. This deeply interdisciplinary program reflects the research activities developed within IPGP’s Earth System Science theme.

The training provided enables students to pursue a PhD or enter the professional world directly, in all fields where skills in environmental observation, management or exploitation of natural resources are required.

> GSA Flyer 25-26

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Train high-level geophysicists specializing in natural systems and associated risks (academic or industrial environment).

This program aims to understand all natural systems and associated hazards/risks (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, glaciers, tsunamis, etc.), from the physical processes involved to their interaction with external forcings such as climate change. To understand and anticipate the evolution of these complex systems, multidisciplinary courses are taught at the frontiers between (1) physical, theoretical and numerical modeling of processes, (2) knowledge, measurement and monitoring of natural environments in the field, and (3) assessment of associated hazards. Training through research and/or company work enables geophysicists to pursue doctoral studies in French or international universities, or to join industry or government departments, mainly in the natural hazards, environment, energy, applied geophysics, civil engineering, insurance and other sectors.

> RN Flyer 25-26

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Train high-level geologists for the academic and/or industrial world.

This specialization offers training through research and is based on the acquisition of knowledge on modern concepts, tools and methods in geosciences in general, and in particular geology. It includes geological, geophysical and geochemical observations and measurement techniques used to study geological objects and processes. Graduates can go on to pursue doctoral studies in French or international universities, or join private companies, mainly in the fields of natural resource prospecting and management, and the environment.

> GL Flyer 25-26

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New program: opening September 2025

Train multidisciplinary experts capable of tackling and resolving the major questions of our origins.

This specialization trains high-level scientists with a global vision ranging from the formation of planets to the appearance of life. Thanks to a multidisciplinary approach, students acquire solid skills in geochemistry, cosmochemistry, mineralogy and geobiology, while integrating knowledge of planetary geophysics and space instrumentation.

This program is designed to cultivate students’ analytical thinking and innovation, while preparing them for careers in research, in particular for pursuing a PhD. It aims at providing an in-depth understanding of the fundamental processes governing the dynamics of the formation, composition and evolution of the planets. It also explores prebiotic chemistry and the environmental conditions favorable to the emergence of life, on Earth and other planets and exoplanets.

> OPV Flyer 25-26

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Train specialists in Earth and planetary observation, from drones to satellites.

This program, offered in partnership with Sorbonne Université and leading Paris-area engineering schools (for the second year of the program), trains physicists specializing in remote sensing. It covers the entire data production chain (orbitography, wave propagation, radiative transfer, data and image processing, physical modeling and applications). It enables students to pursue a PhD in geophysics, environmental sciences or applied sciences. It also offers them the possibility to join directly high-tech companies in the space and telecommunication sectors.

> FRS Flyer 25-26

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Train high-level geophysicists for academia and/or industry.

This specialization enables students to understand the Earth system in its entirety, from its deepest components to its outer envelopes. The study of this complex natural system covers different disciplinary fields (seismology, magnetism, gravimetry, geodesy, volcanology, tectonics, etc.), combining observation, measurement and analog and/or numerical modeling. Training through research enables geophysicists to pursue doctoral studies in French or international universities, or to join the industrial world, mainly in the environmental, energy and applied geophysics sectors.

> GP Flyer 25-26

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Invitation to cutting-edge geosciences in IPGP, open to international students

The International Master in Solid Earth Sciences (IMSES) is a one-year program set up at the second year of the European Master level (M2). Its objective is to train top-level solid-earth geoscientists in the fields of geophysics, geology or geochemistry. A maximum of 10 students coming from all over the world are admitted each year, with the possibility for non-French students to be awarded a scholarship, through Université Paris Cité SMARTS-UP scholarship scheme. A wide range of courses are available, all taught in English. Training through research work and complex problem solving allows IMSES graduates to subsequently pursue a PhD in academia or work in industry.

> IMSES Flyer 25-26

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