Master
MASTER EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT
MASTER SCIENCE DE LA TERRE ET DES PLANETES, ENVIRONNEMENT
Enabled through collaboration between the École normale supérieure, Mines Paris, the Observatoire de Paris, and the EPHE, this Master’s degree program at PSL University offers cutting-edge training in Earth science, meteorology, oceanography, climate science, and biogeoscience, along with their applications in environmental science, both on Earth and in Space.
The curriculum lays the groundwork for understanding the sciences of the planet and equips students with the disciplinary knowledge necessary to pursue advanced research in their chosen specialization or enter various sectors of the industry. It prepares students to address critical issues such as climate change, natural risk reduction, sustainable resource management, and the energy transition.
More information and admission process: https://psl.eu/en/education/masters-degree-planetary-science
Annual and weekly calendar: https://linktr.ee/geosci
Contact: edu (at) geosciences.ens.psl.eu / +33 (0)1 44 32 22 93
FIRST SEMESTER – MANDATORY COURSES
Geostatistics, by Xavier Freulon
Inverse problems, by Romain Jolivet
Numerical methods, by Gianluca Meneghello
Field internship, by Matthias Delescluse
Geodesy field internship, by Eric Calais
FIRST SEMESTER – OPTIONAL COURSES
OCEAN, ATMOSPHERE
Climate change
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Meteorology dynamics
Ocean-atmosphere coupling and seasonal prediction
Ocean dynamics
INTERFACE
Biogeochemical cycles and coupling
Cryosphere
Current challenges in terrestrial biogeochemistry – soil-plant interactions
Geomorphology
IMAGE: Introduction to analogue geomodeling (PSL-week)
Organic contaminants: risks, fate, transformations
Paleoclimatology
Planetology: interior, surface, atmosphere
Terrestrial ecosystems and global changes (PSL-week)
Water resources
SOLID EARTH
A world of earthquakes
Geophysical imaging
Global geodesy and global references
Large geological complexes
Marine Geosciences
Non-carbon mineral resources
Rock, Fault and Earthquake Mechanics
Seismo-tectonics
SOCIETY
Climate change: science, society and politics (workshop)
Energy transition
Historical materiality
Knowledge and politics of the Earth, 16th to 21st centuries
SECOND SEMESTER – MANDATORY COURSES
Literature review
Internship of research initiation abroad
THIRD SEMESTER – MANDATORY COURSES
Machine learning
Applied geoscientific modeling
Nonlinear dynamic systems
Field internship
Field internship (participation)
THIRD SEMESTER – OPTIONAL COURSES
OCEAN, ATMOSPHERE
Climate change
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Introduction to climate physics and the impact of climate change
Meteorology dynamics
Ocean-atmosphere coupling and seasonal prediction
Ocean dynamics
Clouds, Aerosols and Precipitations
Atmospheric chemistry and air quality
INTERFACE
Biogeochemical cycles and coupling
Cryosphere
Current challenges in terrestrial biogeochemistry – soil-plant interactions
Geomorphology
IMAGE: Introduction to analogue geomodeling (PSL-week)
Numerical modelling of water resources
Organic contaminants: risks, fate, transformations
Paleoclimatology
Planetology: interior, surface, atmosphere
Terrestrial ecosystems and global changes (PSL-week)
Water resources
SOLID EARTH
A world of earthquakes
Geophysical imaging
Global geodesy and global references
Large geological complexes
Marine Geosciences
Non-carbon mineral resources
Rock, Fault and Earthquake Mechanics
Seismo-tectonics
SOCIETY
Climate change: science, society and politics (workshop)
Climate negotiations, climate geopolitics
Energy transition
Environmental Geopolitics
Historical materiality
Knowledge and politics of the Earth, 16th to 21st centuries
FOURTH SEMESTER – MANDATORY COURSES
Internship of research initiation