« The urban environment is composed of a series of interlinked cultural systems: architectural concerns (integrating new buildings) are closely entwined with environmental, agronomic, health, energy, social and economic concerns. This has an impact on all stages of projects, from design to execution and management.
The MSc Urban Agriculture and Green Cities is designed to train up future managers who see urban agriculture as an integral component of the entire urban life cycle. This cross-disciplinary program touches on several disciplines, including agronomy, architecture, planning and geography. As well as incorporating economic, political and social aspects, it prepares students for decision-making in a complex environment where the future may be uncertain.
The program aims to provide future managers with training in professions involving urban innovation strategies and sustainable environmental development, while incorporating and applying innovative horticultural solutions to the built environment.
The MSc anticipates future needs, giving engineers/project leaders, consultants and analysts the hybrid skills they need for a successful career in the public or private sector. »
Dr. Marie Asma Ben Othmen
Head of the MSc Urban Agriculture and Green Cities
Aims of the program
- Gain the technical skills required to integrate multifunctional and innovative horticultural projects into urban development plans and building standards;
- Gain and/or broaden skills to manage multidisciplinary teams, particularly planning, leading, coordinating, teamwork and organizational skills;
- Be able to develop an extremely broad vision of the challenges inherent in urban agriculture and horticultural projects at all project stages, in terms of both diagnostics and the development of proposals, by demonstrating analytical and concise thinking;
- Be able to understand and master a systemic urban approach that moves beyond sectoral approaches (water, sanitation, energy, etc.).
Key Information
- Length of training: 18 months
- Languages: English
- Program type : Conventional program, Continuing education
- First-year Master’s required
- Teaching site: Rouen campus
- Tuition fees: for the whole program € 8100
Program structure
The first semester is devoted to acquiring the fundamental knowledge essential to the thinking and work of a planner specializing in urban agriculture.
TEACHING UNITS
The curriculum is built around 8 teaching units (TUs) that are both theoretical and applied:
- UE 1. Specific knowledge acquisition
- UE 2. Urban Ecology
- UE 3. agriculture in the city
- UE 4. Urban Planning & Architecture
- UE 5. Smart Cities & Eco-innovation
- UE 6 Geographical Information System
- UE 7 Cross Fields
- UE 8. Capstone project for urban agriculture & Ecological Cities
Available ECTS Credits
The program offers 90 ECTS Credits + 2 ECTS (French for a foreign language course).
Choose the number of credits required by your home institution (please note that at least 18 ECTS are compulsory)
2 European credits (ECTS) are equivalent to approximately 1 US credit.
The second semester is devoted to a compulsory internship of at least 4 months in a company or research center, and to the writing of a thesis - essential for learning to reflect, methodologize and synthesize.
Admission and student life
The program will benefit students from different academic backgrounds: agronomy, landscape architecture, architecture, urban planning, geography, biology
Admission requirements :
Future students may have very different backgrounds: agronomist, landscape architect, architect, urban planner, geographer, biologist...
The MSc Urban Agriculture and Green Cities is open to French and foreign candidates with a Master 1 (or equivalent Bac+4).
They may be recent graduates or working professionals.
Application deadlines : July 25, 2024
Starting Term : September 16, 2024
- Registration for the whole program (18 months): € 8100
- Exchange student for a semester :
- Erasmus+ students (enrolled in an Erasmus+ partner university) tuition fees waived
- Exchange students (enrolled in a partner university / with a cooperation agreement) tuition fees waived
- Other students : € 4000 tuition fees + € 50 non-refundable registration fee
Living Expenses 2018 – 2019
- Catering in canteen : € 3.25 / meal
- Insurance : € 200
- Campus fees : € 100
- Campus Room : From € 270 to € 500
What to bring :
Laptop, adaptator plug, field equipment (warm waterproof clothing, walking shoes)
- French Buddy : Each international student is welcomed by a French student
- Social event organized by French student and the International Department (Gala, Team Building Day, Touristic Stay)
- Several student organization on the campus
Career opportunities
- Project manager in urban agriculture and plant innovation
- Project manager or consultant in ecological planning
- Research engineer or project manager in eco-innovation and regeneration of urban areas
- Development officer in sustainable urban planning
- Consultant in sustainable development
- Project manager in a local authority, urban planning or environmental department or development agency