Assessments are generally carried out by means of a written or oral exam. Examinations focus not only on knowledge of the subject matter, but also on a student's ability to apply it.
In addition, students must choose from one of three seminars, accompanied by the completion of a final paper. This provides an opportunity for an in-depth study of a subject related to environmental law or public property law from a critical perspective.
Just like the other courses in the programme, it is an educational means, in that it introduces students to independent and personal academic research. It takes the form of a written dissertation of approximately 50 pages, in keeping with university standards (search for sources, accuracy of references, bibliography, ethics), in which the student demonstrates his or her :
- ability to target a research question and explore it in depth;
- ability to find and use relevant sources, in particular doctrinal sources ('state of the art');
- ability to analyse, compare and summarise;
- critical thinking;
- rigour and clarity, both in the written presentation and the oral defence;
- compliance with the academic and ethical criteria which characterise university research.