IPGP | University of Paris Cité
Master Natural Risks:
Measures and Modeling
General Presentation
Train high-level geophysicists
specializing in natural systems and associated risks
for academic or industrial environments.
Our training aims to understand all natural systems and associated hazards that constitute risks
(earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, glaciers, tsunamis, etc.) from the physical processes involved
to their interaction with external forcings like climate change.
To comprehend and anticipate these complex systems, multidisciplinary teachings
are provided at the boundaries between
(1) physical, theoretical, and numerical modeling of processes,
(2) knowledge, measurement, and field monitoring of natural environments,
(3) assessment of associated hazards.
Research-based and/or professionalizing training
allows geophysicists to pursue their careers with a PhD in French or international universities,
or to enter the industrial world or the services of the State and local authorities, mainly in the
fields of natural risks, environment, energy, applied geophysics, civil engineering, insurance, etc.
Syllabus
Our training is structured around 5 major themes:
List of courses in the first year of the Master's:
Stress and Strain
Dynamics of Gravitational Flows and Tsunamis
Rock Mechanics
Numerical Modeling
Seismology Level 1
Seismology Level 2
Volcanic Systems
Marine Geosciences [optional]
List of courses in the first year of the Master's:
Instrumentation and Monitoring of Natural Systems
Transverse Internship in Geosciences
Geophysics Field Internship [optional]
Geology Level 2 Internship [optional]
List of courses in the first year of the Master's:
Data Analysis in Earth Sciences
Signal Processing
List of courses in the first year of the Master's:
Hazards and Geostatistics
Natural Risks and Society
List of courses in the first year of the Master's:
English
Internship in a Company or Laboratory [minimum 2 months]
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Responsibles of the Program
The responsibles of the Natural Risks: Measures and Modeling program are in charge of selecting students through various admission procedures, supporting them in their studies, and helping them find internships and employment.
Antoine LUCAS
Program Manager
Researcher at CNRS, affiliated with the "Planetary and Space Sciences" and "Geochemistry of External Envelopes" teams.
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Etienne BERTRAND
Program Manager
CFR / GERS - Geotechnics, Environment, Natural Risks and Earth Sciences Department.
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Practical Information
The STEP master's degree in Natural Hazards takes place in the IPGP premises, located in the Latin Quarter, in what is known as the Cuvier Ilot, situated at 1 rue Jussieu.