Objectives: Internships are aimed to put students in professional settings. Objectives are to apply and strengthen scientific and technics skills in a professional environment and develop interpersonal skills. This internship and the Master's thesis is for the students to identify and clarify a problem or an issue by applying the theories and methods acquired through their undergraduate and graduate studies. The Thesis and his oral defence must follow the formal thesis requirements and follow scientific standards and be written in a clear and grammatically correct manner.

 

Curriculum: The internship topic is chosen by the student in accordance with the study board. International Internships will be strongly encouraged. During the internship, students will be asked to proceed to regular point with the study board.

Internship can be conducted in the laboratories of the Master such as EcoSys Joint Research Unit (INRA/AgroParisTech), Agronomy Joint Research Unit (INRA/AgroParisTech), Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat de l'Environnement (LSCE ; UVSQ/ CNRS/CEA) CIRED (CIRAD/CNRS/AgroParisTech) Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (IEES ; UPMC/CNRS/IRD) UR HBAN, Antony (IRSTEA).

Also, students will be encouraged to find themselves their internships in such domains: agriculture, the agro-food industry, audit and consultancy firms in relation to environmental and sustainable development issues. Public administrations (municipalities, regional authorities, national governments) are also a possible target, as are international organizations (FAO, the World Bank, or international research bodies such as the Agricultural Research Partnership CGIAR).