ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The Biochemistry pathway of the Life Sciences B.Sc. is a training program at the interface of Biology and Chemistry. The various courses offered over the three years of the Bachelor's degree are designed to prepare students for professional careers, but above all for further study in Master's programs or engineering schools.
At the University of Montpellier, the Biochemistry pathway enables students to pursue their studies mainly in the Biology-Health or Pharmaceutical Sciences Masters programs. This demanding training is both generalist, integrating many disciplines of biology (biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, genetics, microbiology, etc.) and more specific (structural biology, enzymology, chemistry of biomolecules or mathematics for biology).
Objectives
The main objectives are (i) to provide solid knowledge for further study in all the disciplines covered, (ii) to lead the student, at the end of the three years, towards autonomy and (iii) to awaken and train the critical and scientific mind. To achieve these objectives, teaching alternates between theoretical and fundamental notions and practical courses. At the end of the course, the scientific level attained enables students to enter a Master's degree, an engineering school or any other course requiring a Bac+3.
Know-how and skills
The program offers general theoretical courses in Biochemistry, Biology and Chemistry, and the corresponding practical courses.
The training is tailored to the needs of academic and industrial research laboratories.
The skills to be acquired during the course are based on
- fundamental knowledge of biochemistry (metabolic, cellular and structural),
enzymology, molecular biology, genetics, systems biology, etc.
- practical know-how in biochemistry and microbiology
- the ability to analyze and synthesize scientific data
All the skills acquired at the Biology-Chemistry interface enable students to adapt
to broader, interdisciplinary scientific contexts.
Program
Cellular and Molecular Biology 2
4 creditsBasics of plant physiology
4 creditsDescription of variability 1
2 creditsMicrobiology 1
4 creditsFundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology
4 creditsBiochemistry S3
4 creditsChemistry for biologists 2
3 creditsEnglish S3
2 creditsUE choice SV
Your choice: 1 of 5
Fluid biophysics
3 creditsFood-Nutrition-Health
3 creditsBiotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy
3 creditsLife chemistry
3 creditsAnimal behavior - Ethology
3 credits
Your choice: 1 of 2
CHOICE HAV401V
3 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsBioInfo
2 creditsCellular and Molecular Biology 3
4 creditsBiochemistry Techniques
3 creditsIntroduction to evolution
2 creditsPhysiology of major functions
4 creditsPersonal and Professional Project
2 creditsAdvanced cellular and molecular biology
Metabolic biochemistry
Genetics 1
CHOICE HAV418V
3 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsBioInfo
2 creditsCellular and Molecular Biology 3
4 creditsMicrobiology 2
Biochemistry Techniques
3 creditsIntroduction to evolution
2 creditsPhysiology of major functions
4 creditsPersonal and Professional Project
2 creditsMetabolic biochemistry
Genetics 1
Admission
Access conditions
Students in the fields of Biology and Biochemistry who have completed the first year of a Bachelor's degree
How to register
Applications are made via the Faculty of Science's e-Candidat portal after validation of a first year L1 or equivalent.
Target audience
Students who have completed the first year of L1 or equivalent.
Necessary prerequisites
For integration into Licence 2 :
Applications are made via the Faculty of Science's e-Candidat portal after validation of a first year L1 or equivalent.
Recommended prerequisites
A solid background in the major disciplines of biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology and chemistry is a recommended prerequisite for entry into the L3 SVSE Biochemistry pathway.
And then
Further studies
Continuation of studies in L3 biochemistry or in the Molecular and Cellular Biology pathway with the agreement of the pathway manager