Ecological Transitions Option

This option will be delivered in 2024, subject to approval by Aix-Marseille University.

This Master's degree course in information and communication sciences is rooted in the current issues in organisational communication, crossed with those of ecological and digital transitions. All organisations (large and small, in all sectors of activity), faced with the environmental challenge in their production and distribution of products and services, are implementing a complex and innovative environmental and societal approach. 
This Master's program is designed to train students in this dual skill: organisational communications in its operational, theoretical and scientific dimensions, with a specific focus on environmental communications, which requires mastery of certain innovative logics and practices that enable activities and actors to to be included in an environmentally friendly approach. In addition to the fundamental courses common to all Master's programs, Ecological Transitions program enables students to:

• understand the variety of organisational forms and cultures, and communication strategies adapted to an eco-responsible approach involving stakeholders and engaging audiences (decision-makers, employees, consumers, users, various partners, etc.)
• relate the three pillars of ecological transitions: economic, societal, environmental in the design, management and evaluation of innovative, collaborative projects, and to support their mediatisation and publicisation
• master certain digital communication practices, by choosing the right tools and devices with regard to governance and communication objectives often focused on driving change. 

The course combines lectures and theoretical classes with tutorials aimed at operational issues. Students are trained to design and manage creative projects linked to current environmental issues, to develop their knowledge of environmental humanities, and to perfect their professional writing skills. This program prepares graduates for positions of responsibility, consultancy and expertise in organizational and environmental communication, enabling them to develop projects, intervene and innovate in a wide range of organisational and professional contexts (private and public sectors).
The profile of graduates is one of multi-skilling, versatility and a capacity for leadership and more advanced expertise in one or more fields of activity. The multi-disciplinary approach, both theoretical and practical, will enable graduates to adapt later to the many changes they will encounter in a highly evolving sector of professional activity - communication, sustainable development.
 

The Ecological Transitions Option is open to all students with a Baccalaureate - High School Diploma + 3 years of university studies, after examination of their application. Direct entry into the 2nd year of the Master's program is possible for holders of a Baccalaureate - High School Diploma + 4 years of university studies, on the basis of an application file.

An 8-week internship is compulsory in Masters' degrees year 1 (M1) and year 2 (M2). For Master's degree first year, internship must take place after the end of classes in the second semester (mid-April). For Master's degree first two, the internship must take place in the second semester (from mid-January).
For M1 students, you can do one or more internships and exceed the minimum duration of 8 weeks. Your last internship must end by August 31 of the academic year.
For M2, you can do one or more internships and exceed the minimum duration of 8 weeks. Your last internship must end on September 30 of the academic year.
 

Students wishing to apply for a Master 1 degree can do so via monmaster.gouv.fr.

Students wishing to apply for a Master 2 degree can do so via e-candidat.

Application form for continuing education: contact Magda BOUZIGUES (magda.bouzigues@univ-amu.fr) - 04 91 24 30 32.