ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Presentation
The Licence de Physique is a three-year course which constitutes the first stage of higher education. It is accessible to students with a scientific baccalaureate and allows them to acquire fundamental knowledge in general, theoretical and experimental physics, from classical physics to modern physics, but also in mathematics and computer programming with a progressive specialization in L3 towards Fundamental Physics or Physics and its Applications. The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics program (Cycle Universitaire Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles) from L1 to L3 offers an in-depth bi-disciplinary training. A brief presentation of the different courses of the Physics License can be downloaded here : Presentation of the Physics License.
Objectives
The training allows students to progressively acquire mastery of the basic concepts of physics and the use of mathematical and numerical tools to analyze, describe and model a physical system. They develop their critical sense, skills to carry out experimental projects independently and to communicate their results in writing and orally, in French and in English. These are the knowledge, skills and know-how necessary for further study in the Master's courses in Fundamental Physics and Applications in Montpellier or more generally in all Masters in Physics or at the interfaces, in France and abroad. The program also allows students to continue their studies in engineering schools, either by taking a competitive examination or by taking a competitive examination, or to enter the job market directly at the end of the third year of study, for example by taking a competitive examination. At the end of the second year, it is also possible to move on to a short professionalization course by integrating a Licence Pro in L3 such as the L3 Pro Couleur in Montpellier.
Know-how and skills
Students in the Fundamental Physics program 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 program, the deepening of knowledge in L3 is essentially focused on the major fields of applied physics (electronics, energetics, optics, nuclear, acoustics...) and the associated technologies. Finally, the CUPGE Physics and Mathematics course allows students to acquire additional disciplinary skills in Mathematics and Mechanics, which are necessary to take the competitive exams of certain major engineering schools at the end of the 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 hold positions as executives, senior managers, and engineers.
Program
The Bachelor of Physics offers three complementary courses:
The students of the PF and PA courses integrate the PCSI portal regrouping the Physics, Mechanics, EEA, Physics-Chemistry and Chemistry menus in the first year (L1), continue in the second year of the Physics License(L2P) then specialize in the third year by choosing the Fundamental Physics course(L3PF) or the Physics and Applications course(L3PA). The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics course is part of the Mathematics and Applications portal in L1, and is then linked to the PF course of the Physics License in the second and third years.
Select a program
L3 - Fundamental Physics (FP)
The Licence de Physique is a three-year course which constitutes the first stage of higher education. It is accessible to students with a scientific baccalaureate and allows them to acquire fundamental knowledge in general, theoretical and experimental physics, from classical physics to modern physics, but also in mathematics and computer programming with a progressive specialization in L3 towards Fundamental Physics or Physics and its Applications. The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics program (Cycle Universitaire Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles) from L1 to L3 offers an in-depth bi-disciplinary training. A brief presentation of the different courses of the Physics License can be downloaded here : Presentation of the Physics License.
Open course in Health Access (L.AS).
S5L3PHYCHOIX
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 4
The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey
2 credits18hNanosciences and Nanotechnologies
2 credits18hPhysics Computer Science
2 credits18hLife Physics
2 credits18h
English S5
2 creditsMathematical tools S5
6 credits54hAnalytical and Quantum Mechanics
7 credits63hWave Optics and Electrodynamics
7 credits63hExperimental physics S5
4 credits36h
Statistical Physics
5 credits45hRelativity and Subatomic Physics
6 credits54hExperimental Physics S6
4 credits36hHydrodynamics
3 credits27hTutored projects S6
4 credits36hSimulation Tools
3 credits27hQuantum Mechanics
5 credits45h
L3 - Physics and Applications (PA)
The Licence de Physique is a three-year course which constitutes the first stage of higher education. It is accessible to students with a scientific baccalaureate and allows them to acquire fundamental knowledge in general, theoretical and experimental physics, from classical physics to modern physics, but also in mathematics and computer programming with a progressive specialization in L3 towards Fundamental Physics or Physics and its Applications. The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics program (Cycle Universitaire Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles) from L1 to L3 offers an in-depth bi-disciplinary training. A brief presentation of the different courses of the Physics License can be downloaded here : Presentation of the Physics License.
Open course in Health Access (L.AS).
Experimental Physics S5 PA
5 credits45hS5L3PHYAPPCHOICE
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 4
The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey
2 credits18hNanosciences and Nanotechnologies
2 credits18hPhysics Computer Science
2 credits18hLife Physics
2 credits18h
English S5
2 creditsElectronics elements
4 credits36hApplied Optics
4 credits36hIntroduction to quantum physics
4 credits36hIntroduction to Statistical Physics
3 credits27hAcoustics - Thermal
4 credits36h
Programming for Physics
3 credits27hElasticity and hydrodynamics
4 credits36hTutored projects S6
4 credits36hElements of Quantum Solid Theory
6 credits54hStructure and Properties of Matter
4 credits36hRadioactivity, Nuclear Energy
3 credits27hExperimental Physics S6 PA
6 credits54h
L3 - CUPGE - Physics and Mathematics
The Licence de Physique is a three-year course which constitutes the first stage of higher education. It is accessible to students with a scientific baccalaureate and allows them to acquire fundamental knowledge in general, theoretical and experimental physics, from classical physics to modern physics, but also in mathematics and computer programming with a progressive specialization in L3 towards Fundamental Physics or Physics and its Applications. The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics program (Cycle Universitaire Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles) from L1 to L3 offers an in-depth bi-disciplinary training. A brief presentation of the different courses of the Physics License can be downloaded here : Presentation of the Physics License.
The University Preparatory Cycle for the Grandes Ecoles (CUPGE) in Physics and Mathematics is an ambitious course of study in the Physics Licence which is aimed at motivated students who wish to enter engineering schools on the basis of their applications at the end of the L2 or on the basis of a competitive examination at the end of the L3, or who wish to continue their studies in a demanding course of study in fundamental physics. This selective course includes an additional UE each semester (about 50 hours of teaching) and therefore requires a more sustained work rhythm.
The CUPGE Physics and Mathematics course is associated with two other CUPGE courses, offered by the Mathematics Bachelor's degree (CUPGE Mathematics and Physics) and by the Mechanics Bachelor's degree (CUPGE Mechanics) in order to cover the possible Major/Minor combinations of certain competitive exams. These courses therefore offer fundamental teaching in three major scientific disciplines: Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, which constitute a basic foundation for continuing to learn, analyze and innovate in the rest of one's academic and professional career.
S5L3PHYCHOIX
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 4
The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey
2 credits18hNanosciences and Nanotechnologies
2 credits18hPhysics Computer Science
2 credits18hLife Physics
2 credits18h
English S5
2 creditsAnalytical and Quantum Mechanics
7 credits63hDifferential Calculus and Differential Equations
6 creditsWave Optics and Electrodynamics
7 credits63hExperimental physics S5
4 credits36hFluid mechanics
5 credits
Statistical Physics
5 credits45hRelativity and Subatomic Physics
6 credits54hExperimental Physics S6
4 credits36hHydrodynamics
3 credits27hTutored projects S6
4 credits36hSimulation Tools
3 credits27hQuantum Mechanics
5 credits45hComplex Analysis
6 credits