Geography and Planning Department

<strong>C’est l’organisation de l’espace et des territoires</strong>

• Understand the spatial organization of societies near and far

<strong>Quelles Géographies ?</strong>

• Human geography studies populations in all their dimensions (rural, urban, cultural, social, quantitative, risks...).
• Physical geography studies the components of the natural environment (geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, biogeography, etc.).
• Regional geography analyzes portions of the earth's space of varying size (city, "country", administrative region, state, group of states, continent...).

<strong>Quel est l’intérêt de la Géographie ?</strong>

• A discipline in close interaction with others (geology, history, sociology, economics, biology, psychology, archaeology, etc.).
• A discipline with many practical applications in everyday life

• Spécialisation dans les milieux et territoires de montagne – en particulier à partir de la 3^ème année de licence puis en Master Géographies et Montagne
• Practical training courses backed up by numerous field trips (days, courses, study tours)
• Close relations with professional circles:
  • Interventions de professionnels dans les enseignements dès la 3^ème année de licence et en master
  • Internships, tutored projects... with public/private partners
• A privileged setting :
  • Small staff
  • Regular supervision and monitoring
  • Campus between lake and mountains
• Strong synergy with research laboratories (EDYTEM and Research units partners)
• Events for students: Géo'rizon© study days, Rencontres professionnelles des Géographes de Savoie, GéoSavoieSphère

Teaching professions

• • Professeur des Ecoles (CRPE competitive examination)
  • Secondary school teacher (CAPES, Agrégation)

<strong>Métiers de la Recherche</strong>

• • Higher education teacher-researcher (Doctorate)
  • Research associate CNRS / University / INRAE
  • CNRS / University research engineer

<strong>Métiers de l’Aménagement</strong>

• • Development and environmental professions : Development officer, Service manager, Technician, Design engineer, Project manager, Urban planner...
  • Sectors of activity :
    • Private organizations: urban planning and consulting firms, design offices, commercial companies (tourism, etc.), tourist resorts, etc.
    • Local authorities: Town halls, Departments, Regions, Parks and Nature Reserves...
    • Public bodies: Equipement, ONF, Chambres d'Agriculutre, Agence de l'Eau...

<strong>Exemples de métiers / postes occupés par d’anciens étudiants</strong>

<strong>Fabien</strong>
Class of 2018-2019

I've been studying Geography at the USMB since L1, without any specific career plans. For my Master's degree, I was therefore looking for a academics professionalizing course that would enable me to refine my project. The M2 GAM was a decisive year for my orientation and enabled me to enter the profession I'm in today, in a field I'm passionate about: hiking. I particularly appreciated the large proportion of speakers from the professional world in the 1st semester courses, as well as working on a planning workshop with two other students. These experiences were rich on a professional level, allowing me to project myself into the diversity of mountain development professions, and to put myself in the shoes of a future professional by responding to concrete needs in the context of the development workshop in particular. In the 2nd semester, my 6-month internship at the Parc naturel régional de la Sainte-Baume on the creation of Grande Randonnée itineraries gave me an insight into the hiking environment, and enabled me to take up the post of hiking and interpretation officer at the Parc naturel régional de l'Aubrac. Today, I'm working for the Savoie Departmental Council, still on the hiking theme, and I owe a great deal to my academics and use the tools and knowledge I've acquired this year on a daily basis.

<strong>Typhaine</strong>
Promotion 2019-2020

The Master GEOSPHERES offers a wide range of courses to choose from, taking place over a full week at our partner educational establishments. It's an ideal way to complete your studies while developing and nurturing a professional or research project in complete autonomy. For example, I chose courses that provided me with knowledge and tools related to the environment and agriculture. The weeks of classes that bring together the whole class help to structure and consolidate the research dissertation, with the support of the teaching staff and other students. The second semester is devoted to writing the dissertation and/or a professional internship. This Master's program offers a great deal of freedom, but requires a well-defined project to make the most of the year. The wide range of student profiles, the support provided by the teaching staff and the convivial moments shared during field weeks or in other cities are remarkable assets of this Master's program, encouraging mutual support, discussion and curiosity about as yet unknown subjects.

<em>Le Monde – 02/09/2022 – Tiphaine Thuillier</em> – In Savoie, students imagine the mountains of tomorrow

<em>France Info – 19/02/2022 – Boris Hallier</em> – Ski resorts that call on Savoyard students to think about the future of the mountains

Géo'rizon, the Geography Department's study days

Géo'rizon is a tool for disseminating and broadening geographical culture among different audiences. The aim is to observe how geographers approach research, whether on a particular terrain (such as Latin America) or on a geographical object (the street, the island...). These sessions take place downtown, in the Amphithéâtre Decottignies (Rue Marcoz) of the University Presidency.
Savoie Mont Blanc, and are open to the general public.

<strong>Objectifs</strong>

• A cultural and scientific opening to various fields of geography for students
• An exceptional event for students, with non-regular teachers
• An event that brings together all the years and, like the field trips, unites the students.
• A way to set the pace for the year and keep students motivated
• Developing links between Chambéry's teaching staff and those of other universities
• Media coverage of the event, with the support of theUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc
• Showcasing the Department's geography and activities to the general public

Next edition

32nd edition: Autochtonie(s)

December 14, 2023

The day will be dedicated to autochthony(ies).

The complete program

Previous editions (reviews)

• 2022: Oasis
• 2022: Oceania
• 2021 : To your health!
• 2020: [cancellations due to health crisis].
• 2019: Migrating. A geography of wandering - Brazil
• 2018 : Sports facilities - Metropolises of the United States
• 2017: Six years after the "Arab Spring" - Polar World
• 2016 : Geography of celebrations, celebrating geography - Geography of poverty
• 2015 : A world of waste - Geographers and climate change
• 2014 : Geography of crises - The Indian world
• 2013 : Getting lost in the forest - Montagne des suds

Rencontres professionnelles des Géographes de Savoie

Bi-annual event in the spring of the academic year

The aim of these meetings is to provide our current and future students with very concrete information on the career paths, opportunities, doubts and successes encountered by the various speakers, all former geography students. It takes the form of small stands and informal meetings. The Maison de l'Etudiant, with its guidance counselor and job placement officer, is also present.

Objectives

• bring together current and former Geography students
• enable students to discuss their integration into working life with their predecessors
• introduce high-school students potentially interested in geography (as an extension of the information and guidance work carried out for them during the year) to the real opportunities it offers
• give concrete expression to the range of career opportunities on offer and show that geography studies can lead to success
• go against the grain of the prevailing discourse

Next edition

10th professional meeting of Savoie geographers

March 9, 2023 1:00 PM - March 9, 2023 18:00 - Pôle Montagne - Campus Savoie Technolac

Over 70 planning professionals will be on hand atuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc to present their professions and career paths to bachelor's and master's students. Free event, open to all with registration.

Program and detailed list speakers

Participate

Please register with Lionel Laslaz, head of the Savoie geographers' professional meetings: lionel.laslaz@univ-smb.fr / 04 79 75 86 87

<em>Manifestation proposée par le département Géographie et Aménagement de l’UFR Sciences et Montagne avec la participation de l’association étudiante des géographes de Savoie (AGS)</em>

Previous editions

Download the speakers' details:

Edition 2021
2019 Edition
Edition 2017