• 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.

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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.

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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.

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Program

The Physics degree offers three complementary courses:

Students in the PF and PA tracks 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 track(L3PF) or the Physics and Applications track(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.

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L3 - Fundamental Physics (PF)

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).

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  • S5L3PHYCHOIX

    4 credits
    • Choice of 2 out of 4

      • The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey

        2 credits18h
      • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

        2 credits18h
      • Physics Computing

        2 credits18h
      • Life Physics

        2 credits18h
  • English S5

    2 credits
  • Math Tools S5

    6 credits54h
  • Analytical and Quantum Mechanics

    7 credits63h
  • Wave Optics and Electrodynamics

    7 credits63h
  • Experimental physics S5

    4 credits36h
  • Statistical Physics

    5 credits45h
  • Relativity and Subatomic Physics

    6 credits54h
  • Experimental Physics S6

    4 credits36h
  • Hydrodynamics

    3 credits27h
  • S6 Tutored Projects

    4 credits36h
  • Simulation tools

    3 credits27h
  • Quantum Mechanics

    5 credits45h

L3 - Physics and Applications (PA)

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).

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  • Experimental Physics S5 PA

    5 credits45h
  • S5L3PHYAPPCHOICE

    4 credits
    • Choice of 2 out of 4

      • The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey

        2 credits18h
      • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

        2 credits18h
      • Physics Computing

        2 credits18h
      • Life Physics

        2 credits18h
  • English S5

    2 credits
  • Electronics

    4 credits36h
  • Applied Optics

    4 credits36h
  • Introduction to quantum physics

    4 credits36h
  • Introduction to Statistical Physics

    3 credits27h
  • Acoustics - Thermal

    4 credits36h
  • Programming for Physics

    3 credits27h
  • Elasticity and hydrodynamics

    4 credits36h
  • S6 Tutored Projects

    4 credits36h
  • Elements of Quantum Solid Theory

    6 credits54h
  • Structure and Properties of Matter

    4 credits36h
  • Radioactivity, Nuclear Energy

    3 credits27h
  • Experimental Physics S6 PA

    6 credits54h

L3 - CUPGE - Physics and Mathematics

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.

The Cycle Universitaire Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles (CUPGE) Physique et Mathématiques (Physics and Mathematics University Preparatory Cycle for the Grandes Ecoles) is an ambitious course in the Physics Bachelor's degree, aimed at motivated students who are planning to enter engineering schools by application at the end of L2, or by competitive examination at the end of L3, or to continue their studies in a demanding course in fundamental physics. This selective course includes an additional UE each semester (around 50 hours of teaching), and therefore requires a faster pace of work.

The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics course is combined with two other CUPGE courses, offered by the Mathematics degree program (CUPGE Mathematics and Physics) and the Mechanics degree program (CUPGE Mechanics), to cover the possible Major/Minor combinations for certain competitive entrance exams. These courses therefore offer fundamental teaching in three major scientific disciplines: Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, which form a fundamental foundation for continuing to learn, analyze and innovate in the rest of your academic and professional career.

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  • S5L3PHYCHOIX

    4 credits
    • Choice of 2 out of 4

      • The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey

        2 credits18h
      • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

        2 credits18h
      • Physics Computing

        2 credits18h
      • Life Physics

        2 credits18h
  • English S5

    2 credits
  • Analytical and Quantum Mechanics

    7 credits63h
  • Differential Calculus and Differential Equations

    6 credits
  • Wave Optics and Electrodynamics

    7 credits63h
  • Experimental physics S5

    4 credits36h
  • Fluid mechanics

    5 credits
  • Statistical Physics

    5 credits45h
  • Relativity and Subatomic Physics

    6 credits54h
  • Experimental Physics S6

    4 credits36h
  • Hydrodynamics

    3 credits27h
  • S6 Tutored Projects

    4 credits36h
  • Simulation tools

    3 credits27h
  • Quantum Mechanics

    5 credits45h
  • Complex Analysis

    6 credits