Best Masters in Geographic Sciences in France 2017. ENVIRONMENTS- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY-SOIL MANAGEMENT-GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING-GEOMATERIAL-NANOMATERIAL IMACS is an integrated Master of Science designed by 4 institutions with a wide range of leadership in clay science : the University of Poitiers (UP) in France (co-ordinator), the University of Aveiro (UA) in Portugal, the Technical University of Crete (TUC) (Chania) in Greece, the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (Porto Alegre) in Brazil. Why clay minerals ? Interest in clays results from their common availability, and their unique physical and chemical properties. No other minerals currently attract so great an interest. In addition to their conventional ancient use as bricks, tiles, ceramics and for paper coating and waste management more recently, clays have found many novel applications. Clay minerals have provided a boost in technology, because they are inexpensive nanomaterials, and as such, they have a huge potential for the synthesis of polymer nanocomposites with superior mechanical and thermal properties. The optimisation of adsorption, colloidal and rheological properties also opens prospects of using clay minerals for medical uses, pollution control, and environmental protection. Clay minerals play a role in economic geology (both as important mineral resource and in energy resource exploration) and soil management. Clays also have many negative effects in geotechnical engineering, manifested in the form of landslides, mudflows, and the deterioration of clay-based construction materials. Clay knowledge is extremely inter- and multidisciplinary as it includes geological, geotechnical, mineralogical, physico-chemical and bio-geochemical aspects. The IMACS is the first master course addressing... [-]

Ingénieur en Sciences de la Terre et Environnement Please note that this program is entirely taught in FRENCH La forte croissance démographique au niveau mondial exige une recherche accrue des sources d’eau potable, de ressources énergétiques ou minérales mais également d’une optimisation de leur utilisation. La fragilité de notre planète nécessite l’implication de spécialistes capables de mener à bien des projets d’aménagement respectueux de l’environnement. Expert dans l’étude des sous-sols, l’ingénieur géologue est désormais le pivot incontournable de tous les projets d’exploration, d’exploitation et d’aménagement, aussi bien en domaine terrestre que marin. Spécialiste dans les risques naturels en géotechnie Dans le milieu des Bâtiments et Travaux Publiques (BTP), cet ingénieur doit s’assurer de la stabilité des sols pour éviter l’effondrement de structures. Ses missions principales en génie civil seront alors de collaborer aux travaux de reconnaissance, aux dimensionnements et à la construction de divers ouvrages comme les barrages, ponts, digues, tunnels, autoroutes… Il est également capable d’aménager le territoire afin de protéger les ressources et éviter l’effondrement des terrains. Spécialiste de l’hydrogéologie selon les risques industriels Cet ingénieur est souvent affecté à la prévention des risques industriels, en lien avec l’environnement. Il peut aussi devenir un professionnel du stockage des déchets, de la gestion de l’eau ou de la dépollution des sols. Par exemple, lorsqu’un industriel utilise de l’eau dans ses procédés, des eaux usées sont alors produites. Il faut alors les traiter afin de ne pas polluer les rivières, les nappes phréatiques, les sols. Spécialiste des ressources minérales Aujourd’hui,... [-]

Master in Cultural Heritage (Spanish)

 

In the present retain traces of a cultural past without whose understanding we can hardly understand our current way of life, our beliefs and our customs. That past is apparent in the landscape and regional planning, the structure and architecture of the cities, in thinking, the way of speaking or artistic expressions of various kinds. It is a heritage that should be investigated but that experience tells us, it can also be exploited and disseminated.

Thanks to the past legacy in the form of significant organizations, municipalities get substantial revenue from visitors who come to know him better and enjoy it, of the various aids for preservation and dissemination, as well as the prestige that reach the localities under its ability to maintain and use.... [-]