Master MEEF Communication Engineering and Scientific Mediation

Cross-disciplinary skills

• Master the French language to communicate.
• Know how to use IT tools to support scientific outreach projects.
• Write a dissertation and a study report, illustrating it with a communication medium.
• Read, write and express yourself in English.

Scientific and technical skills

• Take into account the diversity of our audiences.
• Collecting and analysing survey data.
• Translate, interpret and present scientific results.

Subject-specific skills

• Mastering the knowledge and skills specific to popularisation, the media and information.
• Know how to design, manage and monitor a scientific outreach project.

Recruitment level : Bac+4
Accessible in : Initial training

Training required

Only the Master 2 programme is open. This course is aimed at three types of student:

• Students with a Master's degree (or a Master 1 in the LMD curriculum) in Science Communication and Mediation or in Science and Technology or in Health Professions.
• Teachers with at least three years' experience (school teacher, physics and chemistry teacher, life and earth sciences teacher, technology teacher, medical and social sciences teacher, etc.).
• Professionals with at least three years' experience of scientific mediation/communication in associations, companies or research institutes wishing to revitalise their careers.

Admission requirements

Admission is by application.

Registrations

Instructions concerning the application procedure are posted on the ESPE website during the annual admissions campaign. Applications and administrative registration are made online.

ESPE de Guyane website : http://www.espe-guyane.fr

Semester 1

• UE Knowledge of contexts, 12 h, 3 ECTS
• UE History of Science and Epistemology, 28 h, 6 ECTS
• UE Communication and mediation, 78 h, 10 ECTS
• Project methodology and engineering, 28 h, 6 ECTS
• UE Digital tools and modern languages, 36 h, 5 ECTS

Semester 2

• UE Research and professionalization, 34h, 30 ECTS.

Compulsory work placement
A compulsory work placement of 3 to 6 weeks in initial training is carried out on a sandwich basis in one of the professional structures (institutional, public, private or associative...) dedicated to scientific mediation/communication. This work placement culminates in the writing of a Master's dissertation, which is defended and requires a significant amount of personal time.

Career opportunities

• Animation and mediation professions
• Science journalism professions
• Management positions in organisations (associations, theme parks, museums, zoos).

Sectors of activity

• Scientific communication, events and outreach.