ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The L2 prePAC corresponds to a course of the 2nd year of the Bachelor of Chemistry of the Faculty of Sciences of Montpellier. This course, preparatory to the Licence Professionnelle Parfums, Arômes et Cosmétiques (LproPAC), is highly recommended to integrate the LproPAC.
This course (500 hours of training, 8 weeks minimum of internship in a company) is composed of a common part and a part specific to each option: perfumes and cosmetics.
The courses are taught by a dynamic teaching team made up of lecturers from the Faculty of Science of the University of Montpellier, but also lecturers from the Faculty of Pharmacy, as well as various external industrial contributors.
The number of places available in L2 pre-PAC is limited to 20 students.
90%
Success rate
Objectives
The objective is to integrate the L3 proPAC license in order to access the professions of senior technician, assistant-engineer in the perfume, cosmetics and food aromatics sectors.
Know-how and skills
Mobilize appropriate theories, models and concepts to solve problems in organic and analytical chemistry for applications in perfumes, flavors and cosmetics.
To know the specific raw materials, the chemical classes of odorant molecules and the main synthetic raw materials in flavors, perfumes and cosmetics.
Awareness of aromatic plants in perfumes, aromas and cosmetics.
Know the influence of thermodynamic parameters for perfume, aroma and cosmetic applications.
Know the laboratory analysis devices and techniques adapted to the field of perfumes and aromas and cosmetics.
To know the essential concepts of colorimetry for applications on cosmetic or perfumed materials.
Know the physicochemical phenomena of interfaces, the properties of surfactants, colloidal systems in a cosmetic or food application.
Know the physiology of taste, olfaction and cosmetic applications.
Pre-professional skills
Choose and use raw materials for the elaboration of simple and complex agreements of perfumes, sweet and salty aromas and apply them to a support.
To know how to select and use cosmetic raw materials to formulate emulsions, foaming products, colored products and toothpastes.
Evaluate raw materials and finished products (sensory and chemical analysis, olfactory and taste).
Characterize and analyze (quality control) raw materials and finished products.
Know the basics of the regulations in Perfume, Aroma and Cosmetics, draw up specifications for a cosmetic product and carry out quality controls adapted to industrial problems.
Use marketing concepts to develop a regulatory and advertising label for a cosmetic product.
Cross-cutting and linguistic skills
Ability to work independently and in a work group.
Know and apply the rules of hygiene and safety in the chemical laboratory.
Communicate, process production information and transmit operational practices.
Use digital reference tools and computer security rules to acquire, process, produce and disseminate information (development of a documentation medium: written and oral report).
Identify and select various specialized resources to document a topic.
Analyze and synthesize data in order to exploit them.
Develop an argument with critical thinking.
Use written and oral comprehension and expression of English (vocabulary adapted to the field of competence).
Organization
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Mandatory |
|---|---|
Duration of the course | 2 to 4 months |
Internship abroad | Possible |
Duration of the internship abroad | 2 to 4 months |
The end-of-year professional internship is necessary to validate the L2préPAC. It is a contracted internship that takes place in May and lasts from 2 to 4 months.
Good to know:
The duration of the internship(s) carried out by the same trainee in the same company cannot exceed four months per teaching year (art. L 612-9) and must end on August 31.
The maximum working week is 35 hours
When the duration of the internship within the same company is more than 2 consecutive months, the internship is subject to a mandatory bonus, on the legal basis of 35 hours per week of internship. (in 2020, about 500 €/month). There is no upper limit to this bonus
For more information, see the Faculty of Science website, internship management service.
The internship agreement
Agreements must be signed BEFORE the beginning of the internship (Pstage application). To access the application as a student, connect to theENT with your login and password. Go to the tab My schooling>Internships and job offers.
Program
The first semester (S3) of the L2 Chemistry PrePAC includes several teaching units (UE) common to both perfumes and cosmetics options.
The second semester (S4) of the L2 Chemistry PrePAC includes several teaching units (UE) common to both perfumes and cosmetics options and a specific teaching unit for each option.
Internships and tutored projects:
The end-of-year professional internship is necessary to validate the L2préPAC. It is a contracted internship that takes place in May and lasts from 2 to 4 months.
Aromatic Plants and Regulations
2 creditsCosmetic initiation
2 creditsChemistry of the living
3 creditsPerfumes: Sensory education
2 creditsEnglish S3
2 creditsRaw material chemistry 1
5 creditsPPE
2 creditsAnalytical chemistry of volatile compounds
4 creditsColor measurement
4 creditsPhysiology
4 credits
Your choice: 1 of 2
Perfume / Flavor Profile
Sensory analysis
2 creditsPre-professional project application on matrices
2 creditsChemistry of specific materials 2
5 creditsInternship
5 creditsAnalytical tools for VOC characterization
2 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsExperimental physicochemistry of colloidal systems
2 creditsPerfumes / Flavors : formulation
4 creditsBacteriology
2 creditsPolymers, colloids and rheology
4 credits
Cosmetics Profile
Sensory analysis
2 creditsPre-professional project application on matrices
2 creditsChemistry of specific materials 2
5 creditsInternship
5 creditsAnalytical tools for VOC characterization
2 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsCosmetics : formulation
4 creditsExperimental physicochemistry of colloidal systems
2 creditsBacteriology
2 creditsPolymers, colloids and rheology
4 credits
Admission
Conditions of access
L1 Chemistry/Biology, BTS, DUT in the field of Chemistry or Biology, PASS-LASS
Selection of applications via e-candidat from March, followed by an oral interview of the shortlisted candidates.
The evaluation is based on the level of training, results and assessments obtained by the candidate during his or her post-baccalaureate studies, but also on his or her professional project and knowledge of the field of competence that the candidate wishes to develop (Perfumes or Flavors). The shortlisted candidate is called for an interview by telephone/videoconference and/or on the training site
Places are limited to 20 students.
How to register
Applications are submitted via e-candidat (generally between March and June) and evaluated by the teachers responsible for the program.
Application process
Application via e-candidat
Study of the file
Selection for an interview
Favourable opinion: your application has been accepted into the program. You must confirm within one week.
Rejected: your application was not accepted.
After acceptance of the candidates
The final registration in L2 Chemistry PrePAC is done at the Faculty of Sciences.
Target audience
This training is intended for students with a scientific baccalaureate who have continued their studies in a scientific university with a validated L1 license in chemistry, biology or related fields, but also for PACES students (1st year common to health studies). The program is also open to students who have obtained a DUT or a BTS in chemistry and/or biology.
Capacity
20 students
Necessary pre-requisites
Basics of Organic Chemistry:
- theory: structure of the molecule, chemical reaction, functions and reactivity.
-practical: weighing, dilution, assembly and calculation of yield
Recommended prerequisites
Knowledge in the field of Perfumery and Aromas
A first experience (internship or fixed-term contract) in the field of perfumes, aromas or cosmetics is highly appreciated.
And then
Further studies
Professional degree in the field of Perfumes, Flavors or Cosmetics LProPAC (University of Montpellier). Except in exceptional cases, all students continue in the LProPAC license.
Continuing your studies abroad
yes
Professional integration
The main objective of the LProPAC degree is immediate professional integration and further studies are not recommended. Exceptionally, some bridges are possible after graduation to masters in a different field of activity (marketing, management, business creation, ...).