L2 - SVSE APP-Bio menu

Generalist and multidisciplinary training in the field of life sciences. This program provides students with an integrated view of biology and develops cross-disciplinary skills in collaborative work, problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and innovation (known as 21st-century skills). This program focuses on the environment, biodiversity, biomedical research, plant improvement and health, and understanding the fundamental mechanisms of life.

In L3, students can choose to specialize in Mechanisms of Life, Ecology-Environment, or pursue a specialization in Biology APP at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM, Canada).

• Subject-specific skills
  • Apply fundamental concepts and technologies in molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, immunology, classification of living organisms, developmental biology, and evolution to address an issue in the field or analyze a research paper or presentation.
  • Mobilize fundamental concepts of ecology and ecosystems to contextualize biological and physiological issues.
  • Identify and independently carry out the various stages of an experimental process.
  • Identify, select, and apply a combination of analytical tools (common techniques, instrumentation) suitable for characterizing organisms (from biomolecules to individuals in all their complexity) and their functioning at different levels of analysis (intracellular metabolism, biology and physiology of complex organisms, interactions between individuals and groups, interactions with the environment).
  • Interpret experimental data to consider their modeling.
  • Validate a model by comparing its predictions with experimental results and assess its validity limits.
  • Identify sources of error to calculate the uncertainty of an experimental result.
  • Manipulating fundamental mechanisms at the microscopic scale, modeling macroscopic phenomena, linking a macroscopic phenomenon to microscopic processes.
  • Use data acquisition and analysis software with a critical eye.
  • Mobilize concepts and tools from mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science in the context of life science issues.
  • Identify specific regulations and implement key preventive measures in the area of health and safety.

• Pre-professional skills
  • Identify one's role and mission within an organization in order to adapt and take initiative.
  • Identify the process of producing, disseminating, and promoting knowledge.
  • Respect the principles of ethics, professional conduct, and environmental responsibility.
  • Work both as part of a team and independently, taking responsibility for a project.
  • Identify and locate professional fields potentially related to the skills acquired during the program.
  • Characterize and promote your identity, skills, and career plans according to a given context.
  • Take a step back from a situation, evaluate yourself, and question yourself in order to learn.

• Cross-functional and language skills
  • Use standard digital tools and IT security rules to acquire, process, produce, and disseminate information, as well as to collaborate internally and externally.
  • Identify and select various specialized resources to document a topic.
  • Analyze and synthesize data for use.
  • Develop critical thinking skills.
  • Be able to use the different registers of written and spoken French with ease.
  • Be able to use written and oral comprehension and expression with ease in at least one modern foreign language.