Using innovative project management teaching methods, the Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Coordination trains students in environmental project management in the fields of water, ecology, waste, health and safety.
This course is for students with a great awareness of sustainable development and the environment who want to acquire the necessary skills for successfully completing ecological transition and environmental projects.
They graduate with a functional environmental technician profile.
Key information
Venue: Rennes campus
- Course length: 3 years
- Program taught in French
- Applications welcome from high school graduates and up
- 2018-2019 tuition fees: €5,000 per year
- Work-study system possible in the 3rd year (professional training contract)
The course program focuses on professional skills:
- Site visits and internships, to observe real situations and put the teaching into perspective.
- Mentoring during internships and research right up to the oral defense, with time set aside to organize and monitor these periods.
- Group projects, most often with external partners, to carry out a professional assignment while benefiting from support from teaching staff.
- Contributions from professionals.
The program
They are based on Teaching Units designed to develop a general knowledge base for understanding professional contexts and environmental stakes in different fields: water, air, soil, waste, regulations, etc.
Sustainable development
Sustainable development, environmental management, CSR, ecological engineering
Collaborative project
Students are involved in numerous projects to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in class
Environmental Protection Technology
Water, waste, air, soil, energy, materials, industrial hygiene and safety
Biomass applications, environmental impacts, chemical risks
General and applied ecology, ecological/environmental diagnosis, renewable energies
Languages
English, Second Foreign Language (German/Spanish), immersion week, drama module in English (B1)
Tools for business
Communication, written and oral expression, economics, administration, labor law, public contract law, marketing, collaborative project steering, management
Careers
Career plan, internships, organization of talks
The final year of the Bachelor’s degree course gives students a firm grasp of environmental projects and sustainable development, and enables them to gain in independence and acquire professional experience.
Sustainable development
Sustainable development, environmental management, CSR, quality, ISO 14001, ISO 26000, ISO 50001, carbon audit, life cycle assessment, environmental footprint, industrial ecology
Collaborative project
Environmental Protection Technology
Water, waste, energies, safety and ICPE (establishments classified for environmental protection), general and applied ecology
Languages
English, Second Foreign Language (German/Spanish), immersion week
Tools for business
Communication, written and oral expression, economics, administration, labor law, public contract law, marketing, collaborative project steering (involvement in the engineering projects of 5th year EME school engineering students), management, geographical information systems (GIS)
Careers
Career plan, internships, talks
Through internships, educational projects and language study trips, students are able to tailor their degree to their career ambitions.
The internships can be spent in companies, local authorities or any other professional organization.
1st year – Professional immersion
Eight weeks in May/June: environmental awareness.
2nd year – First professional assignment
Eight to ten weeks from January. Diagnosis – Communication on an environmental measure, etc.
3rd year – « Work-study internship » or « engineering project »
Eight to twelve weeks from October to February.
Final year internship
Twelve to sixteen weeks from March.
How to apply?
Regardless of the candidate’s profile (all French baccalaureate streams, career change, university technology diploma, higher technical certificate, etc.), they must demonstrate enthusiasm and an awareness of the environment and sustainable development.
This higher education degree also caters for people wishing to change careers.
Knowledge is assessed by:
- supervised individual assignments
- collective work relating to tutorial class writing or practical work report drafting
- project written and oral reports
A class council meets after each semester to assess the whole year group, deal with specific cases and identify students experiencing difficulties to help them make progress. For each student, the class council validates the ECTS credits acquired at the end of each semester, and approves them moving up at the end of the academic year.
Admission in the second year
Candidates who have completed the first year of another higher education program in environmental studies or who have a two-year higher education diploma not directly linked to the environment.
Admission in the third year
Open to students who have a two-year higher education diploma related to the environmental sector (higher technical certificate in nature protection and management or environmental services, university technology diploma in health, safety and environment, second or third year Bachelor’s degree), or after professional experience in place of the required two-year higher education diploma. It is very popular with people changing careers.
This final year of the Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Coordination can be taken as part of continuing education and be completed via a professional training contract. It draws on previously acquired knowledge of environmental management (ISO 14001 standard) to enable students to build on skills and be operational in the workplace.
Bachelor Admission Dates
You can submit your application from December 2018. Applications can be sent up until the start of the academic year in early September. Students will be selected on a case by case basis according to the places available on the course.
The selection board meets every week to examine applications.
You will be informed of the board’s decision as soon as possible.
Career opportunities
« Environmental Project Leaders/Coordinators » carry out projects they are given, incorporating an environmental dimension, and enable organizations to effectively address sustainable development challenges.
The range of tasks and duties vary according to the size of the company and its field of business. They also depend on the student’s educational background.
At the end of the course, graduates will be able to join different structures – industries or eco-industries, research centers, local authorities, government departments, etc.
- Research Leader for Waste and Collection
- Project Leade
- Regional Technician
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Adviser
- Waste Sorting/Awareness/Prevention Leader
- Energy Adviser
- ISO 14001 Technician
- SPANC (Public Service for Non Collective Waste Water) Coordinator
- Incentive Charge Coordinator
- Operations Assistant in a processing or waste storage unit
- Project Leader for Waste Processing and Repurposing
- Sanitation Technician
- Agenda 21 Manager
- Sales Engineer
- QSE/HQE/HSE Coordinator
- Environment and Industrial Risks Coordinator
- Quality/Environment Coordinator
- Environmental Manager
- Environmental Technician
- Environment and Safety Leader
- HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) Technician
- Environment and Industrial Risks Coordinator