STATE DIPLOMA OF DOCTOR OF PHARMACY

SPECIFIC PATHWAY TO HEALTH ACCESS - PASS

Semester 1

• UE 1 Chemistry Biochemistry (Chemistry, Biochemistry) (6 ECTS)
• UE 2 Genetic Genome (Nucleotide and AC.Nucleic Structure, Basics of Genome Study, Basics of Genetics) (3 ECTS)
• UE 3 Cells § Tissues (Cell biology, Histology - BDR, Embryology) (8 ECTS)
• UE 4a General human physiology (5 ECTS)
• UE 5a Human and social sciences (Health institutions, socio-history of health) (5 ECTS)
• UE 6a Medicines and other health products: life cycle of medicines and medical devices (2 ECTS)
• UE 10 English 1 ECTS

Semester 2

• UE 4b Human physiology : physiological adaptations (3 ECTS)
• UE 5b Humanities and Social Sciences: living beings and norms (3 ECTS)
• UE 6b Drugs and other health products: chemical bases in health (2 ECTS)
• UE 7 Physics § Biophysics (8 ECTS)
• UE 8 Biostatistics and epidemiology (2 ECTS)
• UE 9 Craniofacial mass: structures and functions (2 ECTS)
• UE 11 Preparatory module for the second group of tests
• UE 12 Discovery of health professions

PASS disciplinary minors for the 2023-24 academic year

2nd year (DFGSP Diploma of general training in pharmaceutical sciences)

COMPETENCY BLOCK - BASIC CONCEPT - PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

• UE2 BPEC (Biophysics, Physicochemistry, Sensory Biophysics) (3 ECTS)
• UE3 VASAM - Pathways to active drug substances (Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Pharmacognosy) (7 ECTS)
• UE6 Drug Life Cycle/Formulation and Biopharmacy (7 ECTS)
• UE7 Analytical Sciences (4 ECTS)
• UE12 Pharmacological Sciences (4 ECTS)

BLOCK OF COMPETENCES - FUNDAMENTALS IN BIOLOGY

• UE 4 Physiology (6 ECTS)
• UE 5 Biological Sciences (5 ECTS)
• UE 8 Biodiversity 1 (2 ECTS)
• UE 9 Biodiversity 2 (2 ECTS)
• UE 10 Biodiversity 3 (3 ECTS)
• UE 11 Biological Sciences 2 (7 ECTS)

BLOCK OF COMPETENCES - TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES

• UE 1 Basic gestures and communication (2 ECTS)
• UE 13 Computer Science - Mastery (1 ECTS)
• UE 14 Quality (1 ECTS)

FREE CHOICE TEACHING UNITS :

Students must choose 2 free-choice UE (1 UE 3 ECTS in Block A Semester 1 and 1 UE 3 ECTS in Block B Semester 2) or 1 UE of 6 ECTS

• UE Training to the functions of qualified tutor 6 ECTS

EU of Block A   

• UE English (3 ECTS)
• UE Methods of characterization and structural determination of active ingredients (3 ECTS)
• UE Basics of solid and dispersed states physics (3 ECTS)
• UE Ethics and Bioethics (3 ECTS)

Block B EU

• UE Chemistry of living organisms, an essential tool for drug design (3 ECTS)
• UE Inherited diseases of metabolism (3 ECTS)
• UE ERA : Emergence, Resistance and Adaptation (3 ECTS)
• UE Chemistry of biomolecules Molecular bases applied to the chemistry of heterocycles and nucleotide bases (3 ECTS)
• UE Model systems: from animal to gene (3 ECTS)
• UE Genetic analysis and molecular tools for diagnosis and research (3 ECTS)

    - Optional Sport Option (Semesters 3 and 4)

- The AFGSU level 1 (Certificate of training in emergency care)

     - The Compendial Initiation Course

  Students enrolled in the 2nd year of the Diplôme de Formation Générale en Sciences Pharmaceutiques must complete an introductory internship in a pharmacy before enrolling in the 3rd year of the DFGSP. This internship lasts six weeks.

3rd year (DFGSP Diploma of general training in pharmaceutical sciences)

COMPETENCY BLOCK - CLINICAL BIOLOGY

• UE 7 Bacteriology/Virology (4.5 ECTS)
• UE 1 Clinical biochemistry 1 (3 ECTS)
• UE 9 Clinical biochemistry 2 (3.5 ECTS)
• UE 11 Clinical Hematology (2.5 ECTS)
• UE 8 Parasitology/Mycology (2.5 ECTS)
• UE 3 Inflammation and inflammatory pathologies IPI (5 ECTS)

BLOCK OF COMPETENCES - DRUG

•  UE 5 Biotechnology/Biopharmacy (5.5 ECTS)
• UE 13 Pharmacognosy (3.5 ECTS)
• UE 4 MED 2 Therapeutic chemistry - Clinical pharmacy (5 ECTS)
• UE 2 MED 1 Pharmacology (5 ECTS)
• UE 10 MED 3 Pharmaco-Chemistry - Thera - Clinical Pharmacy (5.5 ECTS)
• UE 13 Toxicology (2 ECTS)
• UE 14 Oncology (2 ECTS)

BLOCK OF COMPETENCES - TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES

• UE 6 Methodologies (Epidemiology-Public Health, Analytical Sciences) (3.5 ECTS)
• UE 15 Quality (1 ECTS)

        OPTIONAL TEACHING UNITS

Students must choose 2 free choice UE (1 UE 3 ECTS in Block A and 1 UE 3 ECTS in Block B) or 1 UE of 6 ECTS

• UE Training to the functions of qualified tutor (6 ECTS)

         EU of Block A

• UE Monograph and Pharmacopoeia (3 ECTS)
• UE Globalization of the drug trade: frauds and risks (3 ECTS)
• UE Immunoallergology and pathologies of the immune system (3 ECTS)
• UE The Laboratory Animal in the 21st Century (3 ECTS)
• UE Training to the functions of qualified tutor (3 ECTS)
• UE Modulation of the pharmacokinetic properties of an active molecule: impact on the choice of a molecule and its dosage (3 ECTS)

       Block B EU

• UE English (3 ECTS)
• UE Initiation to business creation (3 ECTS)

• UE Production and formulation of biomaterials for drugs (3 ECTS)

• UE Photobiology and Aging (3 ECTS)
• UE Pharmaceutical Botany (3 ECTS)
• UE Basics of drug/therapeutic target interactions (3 ECTS)
• EU Drug control (3 ECTS)
• UE From the fetus to the adolescent; growth and its disorders (3 ECTS)
• UE Introduction to law (3 ECTS)

       - Introduction to professional practices

      - Optional Sport Option (Semesters 5 and 6)

       - Communication module

       - Compulsory application internship

4th year (DFASP1 Diplôme formation approfondie en sciences pharmaceutiques 1)

COMMON KNOWLEDGE BASE 

    1st Semester

BLOCK UEs SNC (2 UEs)

• UE 1A Psycho-Neuro A (Physiology, Semiology, Pharmacology) (4.5 ECTS)
  

• UE 1B Psycho-Neuro B (Therapeutic chemistry, Clinical pharmacy) (3.5 ECTS)
  

BLOCK UEs INFECTIOUS AGENTS (3 UEs)

• UE 2A BV2 (Clinical Bacteriology and Virology, Vaccines) (5 ECTS)
• UE 2B PM2 (Parasitology, Medical Mycology) (2 ECTS)
• UE 2C Therapeutic and clinical infectiology (1.5 ECTS)

• UE 3 T§P (Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics) (5 ECTS)
• UE 4 Mycape (Mycology applied to the food, pharmaceutical and environmental sectors) (2.5 ECTS)

• UE 6 EcoDoc (Health economics, Scientific documentation) (3 ECTS)

FREE CHOICE TEACHING UNITS

Students must choose 1 free-choice UE:

• EU Health advice by the pharmacist when travelling abroad (3 ECTS)

• UE Roles of Doctors of Pharmacy in the management of infectious diseases (3 ECTS)

• UE Pharmacogenetics and predictive pharmacokinetics (3 ECTS)

• UE Health and Domestic Environment (3 ECTS)
  

• UE Law of obligations (3 ECTS)

• UE Immunopharmacology (3 ECTS)

   2nd Semester

• UE 6 Health Policy and Public Health (3.5 ECTS)
  
• UE 7 Therapeutic patient education (2 ECTS)

• UE8 Gynecology-urology (4.5 ECTS)
  
• UE 9 Eye and Skin (2 ECTS)
• UE10 Nutrition (Nutrition, Food supplements) (3 ECTS)

A PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE COURSE - FIELD - Semester 2

    PHARMACY SECTOR

• UE 11 Pharmaceutical legislation and social law (4 ECTS)

• UE 12 Food supplements/specialized activities 1 (2 ECTS)
  
• UE 13 Phytotherapy-aromatherapy/specialized activities 1 (3 ECTS)
  
• UE 14 Dispensing of medicines and other health products (6 ECTS)

     INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• UE 14 Complementary courses (6 ECTS)

• UE 15 Therapeutic and biological files (4.5 ECTS)

• UE 16 Exercises (4.5 ECTS)

     INDUSTRY SECTOR

• UE 18 English (2 ECTS)
  
• UE 19 R&D project management (4 ECTS)
• UE 20 Business development (2.5 ECTS)
• UE 21 Project (6.5 ECTS)

      RESEARCH FIELD

• UE 19 R&D project management (4 ECTS)

• UE 20 Business development (2.5 ECTS)
• UE 22 Internship preparation (4.5 ECTS)
• UE 23 Research internship (4 ECTS)

      - Certificate of Pharmaceutical Synthesis (CSP)

      - Thematic application course (SAT)

5th year (DFASP2 Diplôme formation approfondie en sciences pharmaceutiques 2)

       HOSPITAL INTERNSHIP (18 ECTS)

• EU Taking on a hospital function 

• UE Teaching of internship follow-up

      PHARMACY SECTOR

1st Semester

• UE 1 Dispensing and pharmaceutical follow-up (8 ECTS)
  

• UE 2 Specialized activities II (dermocosmetics, veterinary pharmacy, thermalism) (6 ECTS)

• UE 3 Environmental health risks (4 ECTS)

• UE 4 Applied environmental health risks (environmental risks, mycology, botany) (2 ECTS)

    2nd Semester

• UE 5 Therapeutic patient education (3 ECTS)

• UE 6 Self-medication and advice in the pharmacy (5 ECTS)
  

• UE 7 Accounting, management and pharmacy management (5 ECTS)
  

• UE 8 Quality management - Training in vaccination procedures (Quality, training in vaccination procedures) (3 ECTS)
  

• UE 9 Compendial practice : pharmacology applied to the delivery of the prescription (4 ECTS)
  

    INDUSTRY SECTOR

     1st Semester

• UE 1 Production (4 ECTS)
  

• UE 2 Registration and economics of health products (4.5 ECTS)
  
• UE 3 Clinical development, pharmaco-economics and marketing (2.5 ECTS)
  
• UE 4 Management and Law (2 ECTS)
• UE 5 Statistics (2 ECTS)
• UE 6 Communication (1 ECTS)
• UE 7 English (3 ECTS)
• UE 8 Project 2 (6 ECTS)

    2nd Semester

• UE 9 Industrial internship (15 ECTS)

    RESEARCH FIELD

    1st Semester

• 2 UE of the Master 1 (5 ECTS each) course according to the professional project

• UE 7 English (3 ECTS)

• UE 1 Supervised Research Work (TER) (5 ECTS)
  
• UE 3 Data analysis and information processing (2 ECTS)

    2nd Semester

• 1 UE of Master 1 (5 ECTS) course according to the professional project

• UE 2 Internship in a research laboratory

    INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

    1st Semester - Pre-Competition Internship Track

• UE 1 Preparations for numerical exercises (8 ECTS)

• UE 2 Therapeutic and clinical files (8 ECTS)

• UE 3 Synthesis (4 ECTS)

    2nd Semester - Post-Competition Internship Program

• UE 4 Preparatory teaching for the internship (8 ECTS)

• 2 UE Master 1 Biology and Health (5 ECTS each)
• UE Internship initiation to research (5 ECTS)

      - AFGSU level 2 (Certificate of training in emergency care)

      - Health service (according to Decree No. 2018-472 and Order of June 12, 2018 on health service for health students)

Grade 6

     Officine sector

• UE 1 Optimization of ambulatory pharmaceutical management (4 ECTS)
• UE 2 From mother to child (3 ECTS)
• UE 3 Elderly and home care (3 ECTS)
• UE 4 Patient support in oncology (3 ECTS)
• UE 5 Orthopedics and medical devices (5 ECTS)
• UE 6 Compendial and magistral preparations (3 ECTS)
• UE 7 Pharmaceutical law and social security (2 ECTS)
• UE 8: Homeopathy/Phytotherapy/Aromatherapy (2 ECTS)
• UE 9: Experimental Pharmacy (2 ECTS)
• UE 10: English for the pharmacy (3 ECTS)
• 6-month professional practice internship (30 ECTS)

Industry and Research sector

The student follows the course of the Master 2 of Research of his choice, in adequacy with his professional project. After validation of the M2, the student must then prepare a university thesis in a research laboratory for three years. During these three years, the student must receive funding. The financing of the university thesis can be ensured by ministerial grants according to the ranking in the doctoral school competitions, but also by private financing (CIFRE type) or by foundations (FRM...).

Enrolment in national Master 2 level diplomas and establishments with which the UFR has signed an agreement (Ecole Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, AUDENCIANantes Ecole de Management, Ecole des Mines d'Alès ...)
Students pursuing their studies in the Industry or Research streams enrol in the course of their choice as well as in parallel at the UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques de Montpellier in the 6th year, provided that they have validated the DFASP.

Access requirements according to levels:

• Baccalauréat S recommended.
• Diploma of Access to University Studies (DAEU) option Sciences only.
• French or foreign qualifications accepted in exemption or equivalence of the baccalaureate.

Baccalauréat S

Compendial Pharmacy

Distribution

Private medical biology

Careers in the Public Service

Hospital careers

Careers in research organizations

Industrial sector