Planning and Sustainability Engineering with Specialization on Urban and Regional Planning (PSURP)
Centro Universitario Emmanuel KantProgram Overview
The Planning and Sustainability Engineering with Specialization on Urban and Regional Planning (PSURP) at Université François-Rabelais (Tours) is a MRes programme in Engineering over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of engineering. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Planning and Sustainability Engineering with Specialization on Urban and Regional Planning (PSURP) programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across France and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- Tuition: EUR 5,200 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 5,200 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Tours, France
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Planning and Sustainability Engineering with Specialization on Urban and Regional Planning (PSURP) programme are prepared for diverse careers in engineering:
- Design Engineer
- R&D Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Systems Engineer
- Technical Consultant
- Engineering Manager
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Teaching Unit 1: Urban and regional issues, planning institutions: a cross-national approach
- Teaching Unit 2: Cities, city-regions and strategic spatial planning
- Teaching Unit 3: Risks, decision making and planning
- Teaching Unit 4: Project, heritage and sustainable development
- Teaching Unit 5: Urban aquatic ecosystems
- Teaching Unit 6: Project sciences and analysis of space: planning process and complexity
- Teaching Unit 7: a methodological seminar, to help each student to design his own piece of research
- Teaching Unit 8: an initiation to the French language and French culture
- Teaching Unit 9: a field trip
- Teaching Unit 10: Research training
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Candidates must take care of the administrative steps required to enter to the international research master program. Roughly speaking, candidates will go through 3 major steps :
- Admission step: candidates are invited to send their international research master application form directly to the secretary of the international research master program. This application will be examined by a jury and accepted candidates will be authorized to enter the second step. Candidates from a CEF country must also follow the Campus France procedure.
- VISA & accommodation applications: candidates may have to request for a student VISA and look for an accommodation in Tours. Student rooms are available via the CLOUS in Tours.
- Registration to the international research master program: this step needs candidates to be in Tours to complete their registration at Polytech Tours, the Polytechnic Engineers School of the University François Rabelais of Tours, to enter the international research master program. Afterwards, the courses start.
In parallel of these steps, candidates may apply for a grant in order get financial help during their study year in Tours.
The above steps depend on the nationality and the residence country of the candidate. Check your situation!
Tips for a good application !
When applying you will be asked to write a cover letter. This one is of a high importance in deciding of your admission. In this letter you must provide information on the lectures you followed in your previous studies and notably if they provided you with the expected requirements to follow the CADS program. These requirements are indicated in the presentation of the program of the master you apply to.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 5,200 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 5,200 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: EUR 5,200 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 5,200 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Universit\xc3\xa9 Fran\xc3\xa7ois-Rabelais (Tours) directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Centro Universitario Emmanuel Kant
Centro Universitario Emmanuel Kant
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University Profile- Application Deadline May, 2027
- Start Date Sep, 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
