Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Program in Health Engineering

The Master's program in Health Engineering at the University of Montpellier is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of health engineering, with a focus on the management of projects in the health and environment sector.

Objectives

The program aims to:

• Form specialists in health and environment who are operational in the fields of quality, hygiene, chemical risks, and social responsibility.
• Foster the employability of graduates through academic and alternating training, with interactive teaching methods.

Specific Knowledge Acquired

Through this program, students acquire specific knowledge in:

• Analysis, characterization, and evaluation of risk situations
• Project management and risk management
• Regulations on chemical substances (REACH)
• Industrial environmental regulations (ICPE)
• Integrated management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001)
• Environmental risk assessment and human risk assessment
• Plant protection products, biocides, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals
• Health safety

Specific Skills Acquired

Students develop specific skills for professional insertion into responsible positions, including:

• Mastering all stages of product impact evaluation: health risks, environmental risks
• Planning, deploying, and evaluating the performance of a QSE management system
• Controlling and animating quality and integrated QSE systems
• Identifying, preventing, and treating environmental impacts of industrial activities

Pedagogical Methods and Professional Experiences

The program employs various pedagogical methods, including:

• Learning Lab
• Inverted classes
• Interactive seminars
• Company visits
• Project-based learning
• Numerous external professional contributors
• Apprenticeship opportunities

Professional Outcomes

Graduates of the program can pursue careers as:

• Project managers in health and environment
• Engineers, assistants, or animators in quality, security, health, and environment (QSSE)
• Product stewards
• Homologation engineers

Curriculum

The curriculum is divided into two years (M1 and M2), with both common core courses and specific courses tailored to the Management of Projects in Health and Environment (MPES) track.

Master 1

Common Core Courses (S1)

• UE PAM1GERI: Bases in environmental law and economics
• UE PAM1S2LV: English and second language
• UE PAM1S2ST: Internship in a company (3 to 5 months)

Specific Courses (S1)

• UE PAM1STEN: Industrial strategy for environment, health, and safety
• UE PAM1MEBI: Biological and analytical methods applicable to the environment
• UE PAM1PROJ: Project

Master 2

The specifics of the Master 2 program for the MPES track can be found in the detailed curriculum guide available for download.

University of Montpellier

The University of Montpellier is located at 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet, 34090 Montpellier. For more information about the university and its programs, please refer to the official university website or contact the relevant department directly.