ECTS
120 credits
Duration
4 semesters
Component
Faculty of Law, Economics & Management
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
The Construction Aménagement Urbanismecourse, offered in the 1st and 2nd years of the Master's degree in Public Law, focuses on the knowledge needed to carry out housing construction and land and territorial development operations carried out under agreements with the State, as well as local housing programs drawn up by inter-municipalities.
It provides the legal underpinnings for project management in the rental and homeownership sectors, for both social housing (HLM) and private property development. It also covers the management of social housing supply, building management, and the role of local authorities in land development and construction.
Given its vocation, this course offers a wide range of courses not only in public law, but also in private law, taxation and economics. It may therefore be of interest primarily to students of both public and private law, but also to students with backgrounds in geography, planning, political science, AES, etc.
The Construction, Urban Planning and Development program is designed to enable students to become project managers for both social housing (HLM) and private real estate development projects. It also gives access to the functions of building manager, as well as those in charge of housing policy in local authorities.
Skills
The holder of the diploma is a lawyer in public law.
Given the organization of the training program, they are also skilled in housing law and financing, enabling them to be recruited both in public administration (local authorities, intercommunalités) and in the property development sector (public: offices publics de l'habitat, sociétés d'HLM; or private).
On completion of the course, graduates will be able to :
- set up housing construction operations (land prospecting, analysis of the legal and financial risks involved in setting up operations, etc.),
- master the various aspects of rental management,
- analyze and synthesize complex data (legal, financial, property, tax, etc.),
- master the complex interplay of housing policy players (local authorities, intercommunalités, government departments, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, 1% logement, public and private housing organizations, developers, private promoters, etc.).
- contribute to urban development projects.
Graduates are autonomous in the organization of their work and responsible. They are also able to synthesize and analyze information. They know how to work as part of a team, especially after completing their apprenticeship contract if they have opted for a sandwich course.
Useful contacts
UFR DEG International Relations Office :
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/deg/international
international.deg@univ-orleans.fr
Tel: +33(0) 2 38 49 47 30
PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND INTEGRATION (D.O.I.P.)
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/doip
Tel: +33 (0)2 38 41 71 72
doip@univ-orleans.fr
Organization
Knowledge control
Teaching units are assessed by continuous assessment and/or written and oral final exams. They are definitively acquired once the student has obtained an average grade, and are assigned a coefficient and European credits. Compensations are made over the semester on the basis of the overall average of grades obtained in the various teaching units, weighted by coefficients. Two assessment sessions are organized for each semester.
Special features
This program is the only one in France to offer a course specializing in the legal aspects of social housing. This distinguishes it from the "real estate law" and "construction-urban planning" masters programs offered by other universities.
Since the diploma was created in 1996, we have trained nearly 500 managers in the housing sector: join us!
Program
Master's degree in public law Construction, urban planning and development course
The model presented will be effective at the start of the school year in September 2025.
|
Teaching unit |
Coefficient/Credits |
Hours Lecture courses |
Hours Lectures Tutorial |
|
Semester 7 |
|
|
|
|
Fundamental teachings |
|
|
|
|
Local authority law |
6 |
30 |
12 |
|
History of decentralization |
2 |
20 |
- |
|
Law and management of public employees |
3 |
30 |
- |
|
Modern language (English or Spanish) |
2 |
- |
8 |
|
Specialty courses |
|
|
|
|
Utility law without TD |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Urban planning law with TD |
6 |
30 |
12 |
|
Heritage and urban planning institutions |
3 |
14 |
- |
|
Summary note |
4 |
2 |
12 |
|
Semester 8 |
|
|
|
|
Fundamental teachings |
|
|
|
|
Aid and social action law |
4 |
20 |
- |
|
Environmental law and policy |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Modern language (English or Spanish) |
2 |
- |
8 |
|
Optional training of your choice |
|
|
|
|
Optional internship |
- |
- |
- |
|
Optional volunteer work |
- |
- |
- |
|
Optional associative project |
- |
- |
- |
|
Specialty courses |
|
|
|
|
Public law of economic regulation without TD |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Administrative litigation without TD |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Public procurement with TD |
6 |
30 |
12 |
|
Real estate law with TD |
6 |
30 |
15 |
|
Semester 9 |
Coefficient/credits |
Hours Lecture courses |
Hours Lectures Tutorial |
|
Construction |
|
|
|
|
Advanced construction law |
5 |
30 |
- |
|
Construction operations |
2 |
10 |
- |
|
Urban planning and development |
|
|
|
|
Planning law |
6 |
- |
- |
|
In-depth urban planning law |
|
24 |
- |
|
Urban planning litigation |
|
6 |
- |
|
Design |
3 |
16 |
|
|
Land appraisal |
4 |
10 |
10 |
|
Housing and habitat |
|
|
|
|
Housing and habitat policies |
6 |
36 |
- |
|
City policy |
4 |
- |
18 |
|
Semester 10 |
|
|
|
|
Building management |
|
|
|
|
Leases and co-ownership |
3 |
15 |
- |
|
Social rental |
4 |
16 |
- |
|
Real estate diagnostics |
2 |
- |
5 |
|
Housing economics and taxation |
|
|
|
|
Housing economics and social housing financing |
3 |
16 |
- |
|
Real estate taxation |
2 |
8 |
- |
|
Public works |
|
|
|
|
Public procurement and public property |
4 |
20 |
- |
|
Architecture and heritage |
3 |
12 |
- |
|
Professional experience and project management |
|
|
|
|
Conducting a professional project (collective dissertation) |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Individual, apprenticeship or professional dissertation |
5 |
- |
- |
Admission
Admission requirements
Hold a bachelor's degree relevant to the course content.
Recommended fields of study are: Law, General Law, European Law, History, History, Political Science, AES, Geography (urban planning)
Access to M1 and M2 :
Admission to 1st and 2nd year Masters programs is selective. Applications are made via the e-candidat application.
How to register
Tuition fees
For students:
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/droits-dinscriptions
For apprenticeship training :
https://www.cfa-univ.fr/la-demarche-apprentissage/apprentis/
For adults returning to school, for professionalization contracts and for VAE, consult the: SEFCO.
And then
Professional integration
Jobs targeted by the Construction and Urban Planning course
- Construction operations manager (project management)
- Social housing project manager
- Programming and real estate project support manager
- Manufacturer claims negotiation manager
- Development Operations Manager
- Development / environment / landscape project manager
- Project manager for run-down housing and vacant dwellings
- Real estate lawyer
- Head of rental management
- Consultant
for local authorities - Soil Law Instructor