Master

First-year curriculum

In the first year of the Master’s program (M1), the Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) track builds on existing courses in molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, virology and microbiology, with the introduction of new modules in computational biology, ecology and One Health.

Internships in emerging infectious diseases take place in the laboratories affiliated with the Graduate School.

For students in health-related fields, Research Initiation Programs (PIR) are also available in infectious diseases and public health, such as “Resistance and adaptation of microorganisms to anti-infective agents”, “Evolution: key mechanisms — biological and medical approaches”, and a new track on “Emerging Infectious Diseases”.

Second-year curriculum

In the second year of the Master’s programme (M2), students follow a common core curriculum comprising the following courses: Host-Emerging Pathogens Interactions, Social Sciences Perspectives on One Health and Emerging Infectious Diseases, An Interdisciplinary Introduction, and Maladies infectieuses animales émergentes et zoonoses (Emerging Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses).

Students then choose one of two majors:

• Méthodes en épidémiologie : principes, méthodes et analyses de données (Epidemiological Methods: Principles, Methods and Data Analysis)
• From the Field and Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Critically Receiving Scientific Communications.

The programme is complemented by one of two minors:

• Environment, Ecosystems and Biodiversity.
• Genomics and Evolutionary Dynamics.

A range of elective modules is also available, allowing students to explore specific topics in greater depth, including emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, the One Health–One Planet approach, and advanced epidemiological tools and methods.

See the full list of courses here.

Key strengths of our M2

• Highly personalised internships, drawing on the diverse range of leading research laboratories affiliated with the Graduate School.
• Interdisciplinary approach
• Outgoing mobility grants for international internships
• Diverse student backgrounds
• Scientific events programme (webinars, conferences, afterworks…)