Master courses in Marine Science
Covering about 71% of the Earth's surface and encompassing 90% of the biosphere, the oceans are an essential component of the dynamics of the Earth system. This is reflected in the essential role they play in regulating major biogeochemical cycles and climate. Furthermore, the oceans contribute significantly to the economic prosperity, social well-being and quality of life of many human societies. However, with more than 60% of the world's population living near a coastline, a figure that is constantly increasing, marine environments are facing a growing number of threats such as climate change, habitat destruction, pollution, the introduction of exotic species or the over-exploitation of resources.
Please note that many of these courses take place in one of Sorbonne University's three marine stations, and not in Paris: in Roscoff, Banyuls-sur-Mer or Villefranche-sur-Mer.
1st year Master courses (M1) taught in English
These courses are accessible to 4th year undergraduate exchange students provided they have the necessary prerequisites.
Semester 2
Banyuls-sur-Mer marine station
1st year Master - 2nd Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Environment characterization, Water column, Sediment, Quantification, Experimental design, Quality control.
Prerequisites
BSc. Biology or Earth or Environmental Sciences
Contact
François Lantoine (francois.lantoine@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Laurence Méjanelle (laurence.mejanelle@sorbonne-universite.fr)
1st year Master - 2nd Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Mediterranean diversity, Plankton, Meiofauna, Macrofauna, Marine diversity.
Prerequisites
BSc. Biology or Earth or Environmental Sciences
Contact
Jadwiga Orignac (jadwiga.orignac@sorbonne-universite.fr)
François Lantoine (francois.lantoine@sorbonne-universite.fr)
1st year Master - 2nd Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Pelagic and benthic ecology, Pratical work, Data analysis, Methodology, Modelling, Microbial ecology.
Prerequisites
BSc. Biology or Earth or Environmental Sciences
Contact
Jadwiga Orignac (jadwiga.orignac@sorbonne-universite.fr)
François Lantoine (francois.lantoine@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master courses (M2) taught in English
Semester 1
Paris
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Ongoing and past global changes, Biodiversity loss, Sea ice, Carbon, macro and micronutrients cycles, Polar marine resources and fisheries, Bioregionalization.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Damien Cardinal (damien.cardinal@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Philippe Koubbi (philippe.koubbi@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Banyuls-sur-Mer marine station
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Environmental Impact Assessment, Anthropic Disturbances, Modeling, Decision Statistics, Baseline.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Audrey Pruski (audrey.pruski@sorbonne-universite.fr)
François Lantoine (francois.lantoine@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Time series acquisition, Statistical trends, Models, Prediction, Frequency domain, Space and time variability.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Audrey Pruski (audrey.pruski@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Nadine Le Bris (nadine.le_bris@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Pelagic and benthic community assembly, Abiotic constraints, Biological interactions, Spatio-temporal variability, Succession changes in
communities, Interaction modelling.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Jadwiga Orignac (jadwiga.orignac@sorbonne-universite.fr)
François Lantoine (francois.lantoine@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Functional ecology, Bentho-pelagic coupling, Organisms-sediment interactions, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem engineer species.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Audrey Pruski (audrey.pruski@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Jadwiga Orignac (jadwiga.orignac@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Roscoff marine station
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Species diversity, Genetic diversity, Functional diversity, Diversity-ecosystem functioning relationship, Anthropogenic disturbances.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Eric Thiebaut (eric.thiebaut@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Marine pollutions, Imposex, Eutrophications, Bio-indicators, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Good environmental status.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Ann Andersen (ann.andersen@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Pascal Riera (pascal.riera@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Villefranche-sur-Mer marine station
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Instrumentation, Cruise planning, Methods, Observing systems.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Laure Mousseau (laure.mousseau@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Jean-Olivier Irisson (jean-olivier.irisson@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Data processing, Data analysis, Spatial interpolation, Data flow.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Jean-Olivier Irisson (jean-olivier.irisson@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Stéphane Gasparini (stephane.gasparini@sorbonne-universite.fr)
2nd year Master - 1st Semester - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
Quantitative ecology, Modelling, Interaction environment/biology, biology/biology.
Prerequisites
Master 1 Marine Sciences / Ecology
Contact
Fabien Lombard (fabien.lombard@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Lars Stemmann (lars.stemmann@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Summer schools
Students need to apply online. Visit the programme website for more information.
Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer
1st and 2nd year Master - Summer School - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
- Mediterranean biodiversity
- Coralligenous
- Posidonia meadows
- Determination of marine fauna
- Lagoon environnment.
Prerequisites
Basics in Biology, Ecology and Taxonomy
Contact
Jadwiga Orignac (jadwiga.orignac@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Sophie Sanchez-Brosseau (sophie.sanchez-brosseau@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Location: Roscoff
1st and 2nd year Master - Summer School - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
- Marine benthic fauna
- Functional anatomy of invertebrates
- Biology of marine organisms
- Fauna identification
- Phylogeny and taxonomy
Prerequisites
Basics in Biology
Contact
Ann Andersen (ann.andersen@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Location: Roscoff
1st and 2nd year Master - Summer School - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
- Marine biodiversity
- Biology of marine algae
- Identification skills
- Field work
- Phylogeny and taxonomy
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in biology is needed to attend the course. An upgrade of the prerequisites will be proposed to the students approximately one week before the start of the course. It consists of a formative quiz, which allows the review of a number of basic notions of biology.
Contact
Nathalie Simon (nathalie.simon@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Christophe Destombe (christophe.destombe@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Location: Villefranche-sur-mer
1st and 2nd year Master - Summer School - 6 ECTS - English Level: B2
Brief Description
This class focuses on statistical techniques used to analyse multivariate data and time series in oceanography or, more generally, in environmental sciences. We teach how to choose and associate appropriate statistical methods, the theoretical basis of these different methods and their practical implementation through the use of specialised software and programming, using R.
The topics covered are: distance measures relevant in ecology (Euclidean, Bray-Curtis, etc.), ordination methods in reduced space (ACP, AFC, MDS), unsupervised grouping methods (hierarchical, k- means), multiple regression methods (linear model, RDA, CCA), supervised classification methods (LDA, classification trees, RandomForest, etc.), multivariate time series analyzes (description, event detection, decomposition , etc.).
Prerequisites
This class deals with multivariate analyses and assumes prior knowledge of classical inferential statistics
(notion of variance, ANOVA, simple regression).
Contact
Jean-Olivier Irisson (jean-olivier.irisson@sorbonne-universite.fr)
Stéphane Gasparini (stephane.gasparini@sorbonne-universite.fr)