Institut d'urbanisme et de géographie alpine

Education from the undergraduate to the doctoral level

Undergraduate

The bachelor's degree in "Geography and planning" welcomes the largest number of students in IUGA, with 5 specialized tracks available from the 3rd year onwards :

• Territorial planning
• Environment
• Geography, space and society
• Urban planning
• Ecosphere

Professional undergraduate degrees,  taught at the Cermosem campus in the Ardèche department :

• Heritage tourism product design (CPTP)
• Natural attractions and recreational spaces management (GENL)
• Tourism guiding (GC)

Two master's degrees, each with several specializations.

The Master's degree in "Geography, Planning, Environment, and Development" (GAED) offers  6 specialized tracks :

• Geography, information, interfaces, sustainability, environments ( GEOIDES).
• Geographies, spaces, men/environment, resources, systems (GEOSPHERES).
• Geography, power, spaces, justice, environments ( GEOPOESICE).
• Geomatics and spacial analysis ( GEOMAS).
• Tourism, innovation, transition (TIT).

The Master's degree in "Urban Planning and Development" ( U&A) has 6 specialized tracks:

• Urban planning and projects (UPU).
• Urban design (DU).
• Achitecture, urban planning, political studies (AUEP).
• Engineering of development and planning of territories in transition (IDATT).
• Transformative urban studies (TRUST).
• Property project management (MOBAT).

The following programs can be taken via degree-granting and continuing education formats (work-study program, professional contract, apprenticeship contract) :

• Property project management
• Urban planning and  projects
• Transformative urban studies
• Geomatics and spacial analysis

Doctorate

PhD students can be welcomed on the IUGA website. Doctoral studies are conducted under two of UGA’s doctoral schools: the Human Sciences, Politics, and Territories (SHPT) school and the Earth, Universe, Environment (TUE) school. Lastly, as a university training and research unit, IUGA is affiliated with several research laboratories through its professor-researchers.