ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Presentation
The Bachelor's degree in Physics is a three-year course that represents the first stage in higher education. It is open to students with a scientific baccalaureate, and provides them with fundamental knowledge of general, theoretical and experimental physics, from classical to modern physics, as well as mathematics and computer programming, with progressive specialization in L3 towards Fundamental Physics or Physics and its Applications. The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics pathway (Cycle Universitaire Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles) from L1 to L3 offers in-depth bi-disciplinary training. A brief presentation of the various Physics degree courses can be downloaded here: Licence Physique presentation.
Open Health Access course (L.AS).
Objectives
The program enables students to gradually master the basic concepts of physics and the use of mathematical and numerical tools to analyze, describe and model a physical system. They also develop critical thinking skills, and the ability to conduct independent experimental projects and communicate their results orally and in writing, in French and English. These are the knowledge, skills and know-how required for further study in the Montpellier Fundamental Physics and Applications Master's program, or more generally in all Physics Master's programs or at the interfaces, in France and abroad. The program also enables students to go on to study at an engineering school, either on the basis of their qualifications or through a competitive examination, or to enter the job market directly at the end of the L3 program, for example through a competitive administrative examination. At the end of the second year, it is also possible to opt for a short professional pathway by joining a Licence Pro in L3, such as the L3 Pro Couleur in Montpellier.
Physics degree opportunities for PASS students
The Bachelor of Physics is designed to provide students with a mastery of fundamental knowledge ranging from classical physics to modern physics. It is based on both a theoretical and experimental approach, with progressive specialization via the two Fundamental Physics and Physics and Applications courses in L3. It also enables students to enter engineering schools at the end of L2 or L3.
The primary aim of the program is to enable students to pursue a Master's degree in Physics in France or abroad. The Fundamental Physics and Applications Master's degree in Fundamental Physics and Applications offers 8 courses covering many fields of physics and its interfaces, in particular the Physics of Living Matter which is aimed at careers in fundamental research, the diagnostics and biomedical industries, imaging platforms and biotechnologies.
It is also possible to join the Biomedical Physics (PhyMed) Master's degree in Sciences and Numerics for Health, which is a cross-disciplinary course in Sciences and Health. Career opportunities are mainly in technology companies, IT consulting and service firms, and the healthcare sector. You can download a presentation of this course here.
Know-how and skills
Students on the Fundamental Physics pathway learn to master all the concepts of classical physics (mechanics, optics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, etc.) and modern physics (quantum mechanics, special relativity, corpuscular physics, etc.), as well as the theoretical formalization of a physical system. In the Physics and Applications pathway, the focus in L3 is on the major fields of applied physics (electronics, energy, optics, nuclear, acoustics, etc.) and associated technologies. Finally, the CUPGE Physics and Mathematics pathway enables students to acquire additional disciplinary skills in Mathematics and Mechanics, which are required to sit the competitive entrance exams for certain leading engineering schools at the end of L3.
Generally speaking, the jobs held by our students are in many areas of public or private economic and industrial life (research, development, design, control, production, teaching). They occupy managerial, executive and engineering positions.
Program
In L2, the Physics degree offers two complementary courses:
Students in the Physics pathway join the PCSI portal, which groups together the Physics, Mechanics, EEA, Physics-Chemistry and Chemistry menus in the first year (L1), continue into the second year of the Physics License(L2P) and then specialize in the third year by choosing the Fundamental Physics pathway(L3PF) or the Physics and Applications pathway(L3PA). The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics pathway is part of the Mathematics and Applications portal in L1, and is linked to the Physics License PF pathway in the second and third years.
General Culture - Choose from the list below +.
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 12
Calling bullshit
2 creditsCreative writing
2 creditsEdu ecological transition
2 creditsHigh-frequency waves for medical and healthcare applications
2 creditsArts & Sciences
2 creditsIntroduction to Python programming for analysis and
2 creditsDiscovering electronics through instrumentation
2 creditsSport
2 creditsNutrition, Sport & Health
2 creditsConcept info tools (PIX)
2 creditsExperimenting to create - a dialogue between art, music and mathematics
2 creditsScience and society
2 credits
Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
4 credits36hExperimental physics S3
4 credits36hThermodynamics 2
36hNewtonian dynamics 2
4 credits36hEnglish S3
2 creditsMathematical tools S3
6 credits54hOscillator Physics
36h
Wave physics
4 credits36hMathematical tools S4
6 credits54hExperimental Physics S4
4 credits36hManipLab
2 credits18hPersonal and Professional Project
2 creditsElectromagnetism
6 credits54hEnglish S4
2 creditsComputer Physics
36h
Admission
Access conditions
Access to the second year is open to candidates holding 60 Bachelor's credits or after validation of a diploma in the corresponding field. For example, CPGE specialties MPSI, PCSI, PTSI or DUT Mesures Physiques, PASS with a Science minor... Students with other diplomas may apply. Their applications will be examined by the pedagogical admissions committee.
Lastly, certain UM students who are reorienting their studies have automatic access to L2 Physics, provided they have validated the 60 ECTS from L1 (e.g. CPGE, PASS).
How to register
Applications for admission to the L2 Physics program must be made via the eCandidat online application. For non-EU foreign students, depending on their nationality of origin, applications may be processed through CampusFrance.