MSc MARRES - Blue Managers

Redirect your career towards blue growth

A one-year master program offering a unique opportunity to transition towards an impactful Ocean career.

  • Duration: 1 year (intake in September) - flexibility from onsite to fully online, part-time or full time
  • Main objectives: Redirect your career toward blue growth - in conservation & human impact management or marine resource valorization
  • Prerequesite: master or equivalent diploma in any discipline, or a 4-year bachelor. 



THE PROGRAM

SCHEDULE

Starting in September, students acquire crucial knowledge and skills through common core modules covering ecology, sustainable development, law, and numerical tools. Following this foundation, they receive specialized training in managing marine conservation and human impact, or innovating with marine resources. This training occurs in very small groups to ensure personalized attention and deeper learning. Finally, students apply their new knowledge in a professional project, serving as a pivotal tool for launching their new career in the Ocean sector.

 


COMMON CORE MODULES

INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL & MARINE ECOLOGY
and
ECOLOGY OF CONSERVATION FOR BLUE MANAGERS
provide a comprehensive foundation in marine environments for students with limited life science backgrounds, introducing oceanography, geological, and physico-chemical principles, and ecological concepts. Students then progress to biological oceanography, marine biodiversity and marine ecology, examining ecosystem processes and impacts of climate change.
 
 

BLUE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
explores how science, environment and socio-economics combine at sea for community development and marine ecosystem conservation. It introduces the economics of the ocean and provides a foundation in environmental economics and ecosystem services with recent case studies.
    

MARINE RESOURCE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
presents the law of the sea and marine resources through the dimension of international law and its application at the national and regional regulatory levels. This module aims at understanding how the different actors can combine their actions at sea, and what can and cannot be done with regard to marine resources.
     

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

equips students with a set of tools in Information Systems (R, GIS), Personal Development (project management, career development, presentation coaching) and Social Science (citizen science, social surveys, indigenous & local knowledge, public communication, ethics).



 

ELECTIVE

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY & IMPACT ASSESSMENT
or
OCEAN REMOTE SENSING & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Students select one module to acquire professional skills in environmental monitoring. They can explore environmental consultancy, covering marine ecological quality, EIA from various perspectives, and consulting practices. Or they can explore remote sensing and AI's role in ocean management, fisheries, aquaculture, and planning.


   

THE SPECIALIZATIONS

Blue Manager students are invited to choose one specialization, corresponding to 2 modules.

     
THE BLUE MANAGERS' COURSE CATALOGUE 
 



OUR HYBRID TEACHING STRATEGY

Our teaching modules are generally designed following a blended-learning approach articulated in learning blocks allowing students to prepare for their face-to-face interactions with instructors through prior asynchronous work.
 

Preparatory work
generally composed of short video capsules, self-paced preparatory activities, and checkpoints for students to assess their learning progress.
Face-to-face interactions
reinforced and enriched by constructive exchanges in the form of recitation, workshops and discussions. Accessible onsite or online, recorded.
 

Because Blue Managers students can have a busy schedule, the program offers a large flexibility.
Many classes are shared with students from the Science & Society track, fostering valuable exchanges between the two cohorts. Blue Managers students have the flexibility to attend face-to-face sessions either online or onsite, synchronously, or by accessing session recordings later, complemented by dedicated office hours. Certain modules are designed specifically for Blue Manager students and are conducted in very small groups to ensure a focused and personalized learning experience.


   
MORE ABOUT THE LEARNING STRATEGY   instructors, campus tour, online tools...
 
 


YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROJECT

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In order to design your (new) career in blue growth, you will be accompanied by a coach specialized in your target field.
  • The first semester will allow you to prepare your new project with a coach.
  • You should apply it in the second semester within the framework of an internship, a work placement or a feasibility study for the creation of a new start-up [12 ECTS].
You are invited to think about your career plan before you apply. You can contact us at any time to help you (we invite you to make an appointment on our facebook page). It is preferable that you have cleared your semester 2 work experience before the start of the program.

 



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