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.
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.
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
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).
S5L3PHYCHOIX
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 4
The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey
2 credits18hNanoscience and Nanotechnology
2 credits18hPhysics Computing
2 credits18hLife Physics
2 credits18h
English S5
2 creditsMath 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 credits27hS6 Tutored Projects
4 credits36hSimulation tools
3 credits27hQuantum 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).
Experimental Physics S5 PA
5 credits45hS5L3PHYAPPCHOICE
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 4
The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey
2 credits18hNanoscience and Nanotechnology
2 credits18hPhysics Computing
2 credits18hLife Physics
2 credits18h
English S5
2 creditsElectronics
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 credits36hS6 Tutored Projects
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 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.
S5L3PHYCHOIX
4 creditsChoice of 2 out of 4
The origin of the elements: a cosmic journey
2 credits18hNanoscience and Nanotechnology
2 credits18hPhysics Computing
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 credits27hS6 Tutored Projects
4 credits36hSimulation tools
3 credits27hQuantum Mechanics
5 credits45hComplex Analysis
6 credits