MASTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT - SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PLANT PRODUCTION

Contact
Diploma
BAC+5
Input level
BAC +3
Duration
2 years
Graduate
Yes
Locations
Jean-Henri Fabre Campus - UFR STS
Study plan
Initial, Continuous
Internship
Mandatory
Sector
Agri-food - Environment - Life sciences, biology

Presentation

The course covers all aspects of plant production and consumption, taking into account the environmental, nutritional and organoleptic aspects of plant production.


Objectives
Managing the quality of plant production is part of the drive to establish a competitive, high-quality agriculture and agri-food industry that respects the environment and is capable of sustainable, global management of resources.

To meet these objectives, scientific training is based on the acquisition of the main fundamental concepts in the disciplines linked to plant production: plant physiology, agronomy, bioclimatology, plant pathology and ecotoxicology.

Increased knowledge of plant protection is a response to the major challenge of developing environmentally-friendly agriculture: plant protection treatments are the main source of toxic molecules in agriculture. Specialising in the preservation and processing of fruit and vegetables meets an economic challenge and a regional demand.

International
Internships abroad: Canada - South Africa - Netherlands - Brazil, etc., and hosting students from the Ecole d'Ingénieur de LULLIER (Switzerland) and the Faculté d'Agronomie de DAMAS (Syria).

Erasmus training area: 01.0 Agronomy

Courses
M1 12- to 20-week work placement with a company.
M2: 20 to 25-week work placement with a company.

Domain: Agrosciences, Environment and Health

Description : This text will be updated shortly.

Dean :

Teaching and laboratory team

IMAS course:
Philippe Obert Director
Cindy Morris co-director
Laurent legendre and Marc Bardin co-responsible for block 1
Carine Le Bourvellec Head of Block 2
Jean-François Landrier and Catherine Riva co-responsible for block 3
Florent Bonneu in charge of block 4

HSE course:
Managers: Vincent Marc and Marina Gillon

IPA course:
Managers: Valérie Tomao and Anne-Sylvie Tixier

SDPV and IFV courses:
Managers: Huguette Sallanon and Florence Charles

The teaching team includes teacher-researchers from the Université d'Avignon, researchers from INRAE and contributors from the professional world.
General diagram of the domain Curriculum diagram RNCP skills correlation table Outline of the course

Admission

Admission requirements

Plant Production Quality Management specialism

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in sciences in the field of chemistry, physical chemistry, process engineering, agri-food or biology
Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in biology or agronomy
Licence in Life and Earth Sciences (SVT) - AgrosciencesLicence in Life and Earth Sciences (SVT)Licence in Chemistry

Hydrogeology, Soil and Environment specialism

Licence SVT, earth sciences, environmental sciences, geology, hydrogeology BUT environmental engineering

Food Production Engineering pathway

Licence, BUT or equivalent diploma in sciences in the field of chemistry, physical chemistry, process engineering, agri-food or biology
Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in biology or agronomy
Licence in Life and Earth Sciences (SVT) - AgrosciencesLicence in Life and Earth Sciences (SVT)Licence in Chemistry

International Master's Degree In Agricultural Sciences (IMAS) programme

- Admission to M1: a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Life and Earth Sciences, transcripts of grades and rankings from the 3 years of the Bachelor's degree, a CV, a letter of motivation and any document attesting to the level of English.
- Direct admission to M2: M1 level or a full Master's degree in Chemistry or Life and Earth Sciences (or equivalent), transcripts and rankings from the bachelor's and master's years, a letter of application, a CV and any document attesting to the level of English.
NB: if necessary, face-to-face or telephone interviews will be held to validate the level of English.

Courses and levels

M1 PLANT PRODUCTION SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Manager: Laurent Legendre Voir le courriel

Manager: Laurent Legendre Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-5801 EU 1. POSITIONING YOURSELF IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT 1 Hourly volume : 44h00 Coefficients : 5.00 Credits : 5.00
S-E02-3401 UCE 1. ENGLISH Hourly volume : 24h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-5302 UCE PREPARATION FOR A CAREER PLAN Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-5802 EU 2. MASTERING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF STAAE Hourly volume : 115h00 Coefficients : 12.00 Credits : 12.00
S-E02-5304 UCE TOXICOLOGY Hourly volume : 25h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-5306 UCE MICROBIOLOGY Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-5308 UCE AGRONOMY PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-1706 UCE NUTRITION AND METABOLISM Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-5803 UNIT 3. PLANT PRODUCTION 1 Hourly volume : 130h00 Coefficients : 13.00 Credits : 13.00
S-E02-5312 UCE EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY DATA ANALYSIS Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-E02-5314 UCE TRACEABILITY AND RISKS Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-E02-3409 UCE 3. AGRONOMY AND TECHNICAL ITINERARIES Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3411 UCE 4. PLANT NUTRITION Hourly volume : 35h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3413 UCE 5. PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHOGENESIS Hourly volume : 25h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 3.00

Manager: Laurent Legendre Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-5804 EU 1. POSITIONING YOURSELF IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT 2 Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 8.00 Credits : 8.00
S-E02-3415 UCE 1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-E02-3416 AMS. END-OF-YEAR COURSE Hourly volume : Coefficients : 7.00 Credits : 7.00
S-U02-5805 EU 2. PROTECTING CROPS 1 Hourly volume : 78h00 Coefficients : 7.00 Credits : 7.00
S-E02-3417 UCE 1. PLANT PATHOLOGY 1 Hourly volume : 35h00 Coefficients : 4.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3419 UCE 2. INTEGRATED BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION AND PLANT HEALTH Hourly volume : 33h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3421 UCE 3. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS AND STATISTICAL PROCESSING Hourly volume : 10h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-U02-5806 UNIT 3. SELECTING AND IMPROVING PLANTS Hourly volume : 96h00 Coefficients : 9.00 Credits : 9.00
S-E02-3422 UCE 1. BIODIVERSITY AND PLANT BREEDING Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3423 UCE 2. GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF PLANTS Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3424 UCE 3. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSES Hourly volume : 36h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-5807 UE 4. CONSERVING PLANTS AFTER HARVESTING Hourly volume : 84h00 Coefficients : 6.00 Credits : 6.00
S-E02-3426 UCE 1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND POST-HARVEST CONSERVATION Hourly volume : 49h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-1717 UCE QUALITY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00

Manager: Florence Charles Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-3001 ENGLISH Hourly volume : 24h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3002 PREPARING FOR YOUR CAREER PLAN Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3003 EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY - DATA ANALYSIS Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3006 MICROBIOLOGY Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3005 TOXICOLOGY Hourly volume : 25h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3004 TRACEABILITY AND RISKS Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3011 NUTRITION AND INTEGRATED METABOLISM Hourly volume : 40h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3012 PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3013 PLANT PATHOLOGY Hourly volume : 35h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3008 AGRONOMY - PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3014 AGRONOMY - TECHNICAL ITINERARIES Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00

Manager: Florence Charles Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-3140 MORPHOGENESIS-PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUIT DEVELOPMENT Hourly volume : 33h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3052 CROPS GROWN IN GREENHOUSES - ABOVE GROUND Hourly volume : 32h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3053 QUALITY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3054 POST-HARVEST CONSERVATION Hourly volume : 45h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3141 PESTS AND HOW TO CONTROL THEM Hourly volume : 18h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 4.00
S-U02-3142 INTEGRATED BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION AND PLANT HEALTH Hourly volume : 33h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3143 MARKETING AND SALES TECHNIQUES Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3059 PLANT IMPROVEMENT Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3060 WORK PLACEMENT (MINIMUM 10 WEEKS) Hourly volume : Coefficients : 6.00 Credits : 6.00

M2 SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PLANT PRODUCTION

Manager: Laurent Legendre Voir le courriel

Manager: Huguette Sallanon Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-3064 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3065 PLANT PRODUCTION IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHALLENGES Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3066 SECONDARY METABOLISM Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3067 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND REGULATIONS Hourly volume : 24h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-4101 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-ACCOUNTING-LAW Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3070 PLANT PATHOLOGY Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 4.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-4102 AGROECOLOGY Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3072 BIOINDICATORS AND PHYTODEPOLLUTION Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-3073 PROJECT MANAGEMENT Hourly volume : 25h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-4103 ORGANISATION OF SECTORS Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 1.00
S-U02-4104 NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-4105 BIOLOGY OF INSECT POPULATIONS Hourly volume : 12h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-3075 COMPANY KNOWLEDGE - HR MANAGEMENT Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00

Manager: Huguette Sallanon Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-3078 WORK PLACEMENT (20 TO 30 WEEKS) Hourly volume : Coefficients : 12.00 Credits : 27.00
S-U02-3041 PROFESSIONALISATION Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00

Manager: Laurent Legendre Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-5808 EU 1. KNOWING HOW TO POSITION YOURSELF IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT 3 Hourly volume : 80h00 Coefficients : 7.00 Credits : 6.00
S-E02-3428 UCE 1. PROFESSIONALIZATION Hourly volume : 10h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-E02-3429 UCE 2. ORGANISATION OF SECTORS Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-E02-3430 UCE 3. COMPANY KNOWLEDGE - HR MANAGEMENT Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 1.00
S-E02-3431 UCE 4. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND POLICY Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-E02-3432 UCE 5. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - ACCOUNTING - LAW Hourly volume : 25h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-U02-5809 EU 2. IMPLEMENTING PLANT PRODUCTION Hourly volume : 77h00 Coefficients : 8.00 Credits : 8.00
S-E02-3433 UCE 1. INNOVATIVE SOIL-LESS CROPS, URBAN FARMS, AQUAPONICS Hourly volume : 28h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3435 UCE 2. AGROECOLOGY, BIODYNAMICS AND PERMACULTURE Hourly volume : 19h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-E02-3436 UCE 3. ORGANIC FARMING Hourly volume : 20h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-E02-3437 UCE 4. ORGANIC SOIL IMPROVERS AND BIOFERTILISERS Hourly volume : 10h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-U02-5810 UNIT 3. PROTECTING CROPS 2 Hourly volume : 76h00 Coefficients : 8.00 Credits : 9.00
S-E02-3438 UCE 1. PLANT PATHOLOGY 2 Hourly volume : 34h00 Coefficients : 4.00 Credits : 4.00
S-E02-3440 UCE 2. POST-HARVEST PLANT PATHOLOGY Hourly volume : 12h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 2.00
S-E02-3442 UCE 3. SECONDARY METABOLISM Hourly volume : 30h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-U02-5811 EU 4. ADAPTING CROPS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT Hourly volume : 85h00 Coefficients : 7.00 Credits : 7.00
S-E02-3444 UCE 1. CROP PRODUCTION IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE Hourly volume : 40h00 Coefficients : 3.00 Credits : 3.00
S-E02-3445 UCE 2. BIOINDICATORS Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 2.00 Credits : 2.00
S-E02-3446 UCE 3. LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS - CARBON, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCES Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00
S-E02-3447 ECU 4. WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Hourly volume : 15h00 Coefficients : 1.00 Credits : 1.00

Manager: Laurent Legendre Voir le courriel

Code
Courses and teaching units
Hourly volume
Coefficient
ECTS
S-U02-5812 EU 1. POSITIONING YOURSELF IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT 4 Hourly volume : Coefficients : 30.00 Credits : 30.00
S-E02-3448 AMS. END-OF-STUDY INTERNSHIP Hourly volume : Coefficients : 30.00 Credits : 30.00

Job opportunities

Target skills
Plant protection, Fruit and vegetables, Plant protection products, Biological control, Crop production (fruit, vegetables), Variety selection, Sustainable agriculture, Organic agriculture.

Management of fresh produce, Quality control and establishment of quality labels, Food and environmental safety, Production chains (from cultivation to packaging), Agréage, Logistics.

Research careers, PhDs, study engineers, research engineers in the fields of plant production, crop protection and fruit and vegetables.
Career opportunities
Sectors of activity

Agri-food, Environment, Life sciences biology

Sector(s) of activity
agri-food
environment
biology

Functions and professions

- quality control and the establishment of quality labels,
- fresh produce management,
- crop production
- production chains from cultivation to packaging,
- intermediaries, logisticians,
- aggregation.

More generally, the course is suited to the whole of the agri-food sector and, thanks to its versatility, can provide managers with responsibility for all the technical problems in an SME-SMI linked to plant production, as well as meeting the more specific needs of the agri-food sector.

Although this is not its primary vocation, the course also provides access to careers in private and public research.

Further studies
Enrolment by right in M2 for all holders of the M1 pro GQPV.
All other students must apply.

After M2, PhD theses in the corresponding fields of study. Graduate careers : Find out what has become of our former graduates on the Observatoire des Formations et de l'Insertion Professionnelle page: https://univ-avignon.fr/lobservatoire-de-la-formation-et-de-linsertion-professionnelle-ofip/

Find out more

Contact

Practical information
Tel :04 90 14 44 99

Other training courses