Master 2: Earth and Planets

The STPE Master 2 (M2) program “Earth & Planets” is a training in research by research. The Earth & Planets program is unique to the Université de Lorraine.

This training program is dedicated to research – either fundamental or applied – and aims to mold future research contributors (researchers, professors, engineers, technicians), both public (public laboratories) and private (research and development, R&D).

This education is gained through research because the students are completely immersed in a research laboratory that is internationally renowned as a leader in the Geosciences.

The key phrase describing this program is ‘the quantification of natural processes’, and the geoscientific disciplines covered include:

*The study of the origin of the solar system, and the development of the early Earth and life [theme page];

*The study of magmatism, including deep crustal fluids and associated minerals [theme page];

*The study of tectonics and the erosion of mountain ranges [theme page], and;

*The study of climatic and atmospheric cycles [theme page]. 

The “Earth & Planets” program of the STPE M2 aims to provide training for research professions in advanced fields of geosciences and the study of the universe. The M2 training is organized as a unique course of lessons focused on the “dynamics of geological and planetary processes” and their quantification. To this end, the program exploits the internationally renowned experience of the research teams of OTELo laboratories within the Observatory of Sciences and the Universe in the fields of geochemistry, petrology and the characterization of minerals, as well as the analytical facilities therein, which are unique in France. The quantification and tracing of processes represents the modern basis of all disciplines within the Sciences of the Universe. The mastery of these concepts and tools through theoretical and practical training in the “Earth & Planets” program can therefore be exploited in numerous scientific domains, and gives a certain value to those wishing to pursue a doctorate in varied fields such as volcanology, tectonics, geodynamics, palaeoclimatology, etc.

The training provided in this M2 program is an initiation to scientific research in the geosciences. In the professional world, the students in the “Earth & Planets” program will benefit from:

• High-level M2 training in direct contact with the international scientific research community;
• Experience independently conducting a research project, associated with a focus on scientific positioning and communication, and;
• Skill in obtaining and scrutinising analytical data.

More specifically, the students will be prepared to:

• Apply for a doctoral position in a university or partner organisation (BRGM, CNRS, INRA, IFREMER, …), or;
• Integrate into the R&D branch of a large enterprise.

Programme :

During semester 10, a research project is mandatory. Lasting 4–6 months, this project takes place in a research laboratory or an enterprise’s R&D department, depending on the professional goals of the student.

Syllabus UE M2 TP

Evaluation system M2 TP 2021–2022

• Students having completed the M1-STPE or the second year of the ENSG are free to apply to the “Earth & Planets” program.

• Applications by students having completed an M1 program in another university (or a foreign equivalent) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Regardless of a student’s origin (internal or external), their inscription will be subject to the approval of the program’s council.

Director: Albert Galy (albert.galy@univ-lorraine.fr)

They support the implementation of this training program, particularly the Quantification module (practical laboratory work) and the field course “the Active Earth” in Italy (tectonics, geomorphology, volcanology):

• CRPG
• département Géosciences (Université de Lorraine)
• ORION
• GeoRessources