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Supporting the transition of businesses and regions.

The challenges of the energy transition

The Energy Transition program meets three major challenges:   

  • Supporting the energy transition of companies and regions.   
  • Assessing the environmental impact of products, services and organizational systems from the design stage, throughout their entire lifecycle.   
  • Take up the challenge of energy decarbonization and propose concrete development solutions.

On completion of this course, students will be able to respond to the current challenges of the energy transition by proposing concrete solutions for decarbonization and environmental preservation, and supporting the transition of companies or regions.

Diploma sought: Master degree in Environmental Engineering

Campus : Rennes

Language of instruction: French

Status: student (4th and 5th year) or apprentice (5th year only)

Course details

Environmental Assessment Major

  • From environmental impact to quantification
  • LCA, a multi-impact life-cycle method
  • Carbon footprint

 

minors

Each semester includes 2 blocks dedicated to minors, corresponding to 54 hours of complementary courses that enable students to complete their training in a related field.

Proposed minors

Block 1: Biotechnologies (bioprocesses and environmental microbiology) / Industrial and community waste management / Research and development in environmental sciences / Identification of Geo, Bio Energies (Label Géo-bio énergies) / Scientific approach - Research - Beginner

Block 2: Geographic Information System (GIS) / Polymer life cycle / Environmental authorization / Scientific approach - Research - Beginner / Consolidate your English level - Validate the required level

Major in Energy Transition and Renewable Energy

  • Background and Energy Policy
  • Energy Conservation and Efficiency
  • Renewable Energy

Minors

Each semester includes two blocks dedicated to minors, corresponding to 54 hours of supplemental coursework that allow students to round out their education in a related field.
Several minors are offered at the Rouen or Beauvais campuses, some of which require on-site attendance (while others can be taken remotely).

Some examples of minors

Block 1: Laboratory Tools for Ecotoxicological Evaluation / Entrepreneurship / Fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) / Project Management: From Traditional Planning to Agile / Scientific Method - Research - Intermediate Level / Working and Communicating in a French-Speaking Environment / The Multilingual Engineer - International Career Development / Energy Sustainability on Farms / Energy Efficiency in Processes

Block 2: Evaluating and Anticipating the Impacts of Human Activities on Territories Using Modeling Approaches / Spring Field Assessment / Research and Development in Environmental Sciences / Scientific Method - Research - Intermediate / Improving Your English Proficiency

In Semester 9, you can choose to follow your own path, by selecting from :

  • one of the two main majors of the Energy Transition course, which goes into greater depth in this field:       
    • Transforming Territories       
    • Sustainable Buildings, Energies, Transitions
  • one or more opening majors, designed to broaden your skills in another field:
    • Ecological Engineering (Rennes campus)       
    • CSR/RSO - Changing behaviors (Rennes campus)        I
    • Intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship and innovation (Rennes campus)   
  • a semester, double degree or degree-granting stay in France or abroad (from 12 to 18 months for a double degree or degree-granting stay)

The final project is based on an in-company work placement or research placement for students, or on the long period spent in a company for apprentices.

A final dissertation is written and presented orally.

Careers after the Energy Transition course

The Energy Transition pathway enables you to work in all types of companies, particularly in industry, construction and local authorities. 

some professions

  • Sustainable buildings engineer
  • Building energy engineer
  • Building/industry energy efficiency engineer
  • Sustainable construction engineer
  • HQE engineer
  • Project manager Energies
  • Works engineer
  • Environmental assessment engineer
  • Eco-design engineer
  • Energy consultant
  • Territorial resilience/transformation project manager,
  • Energy or ecological transition project manager,
  • Project manager in Geo Bio Energies and Territories

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