Health, Science

Bachelor's Degree in Health Engineering

  • ECTS

    60 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training Structure

    School of Pharmacy

Overview

Fields of Study: Health

Degree Type: Bachelor's degree

Description:

This bachelor’s degree program will enable students to acquire the knowledge in physical chemistry, pharmacology, biology, pharmacy, and biotechnology necessary to pursue a specialized master’s degree in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and biotechnology industries, as well as in the field of environmental health.
The third year of the bachelor’s program is part of a preparatory curriculum for the “Health Engineering” track, “Health Engineering and Professions” specialization, with a concentration in “Health Biology.”

The L2 and L3 programs serve as gateways to the Master of Science in Biology and Health or other health-related master's programs offered at other universities.

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The Benefits of the Training Program

Objectives

Objectives (educational, scientific, professional):

To provide students, in collaboration with professionals, with the necessary prerequisites to pursue a Professional or Research Master’s degree in the field of health—including the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, health foods, and biotechnology sectors, as well as the health safety and environmental sectors—through:

  • Programs designed in collaboration with healthcare professionals, enabling students to effectively explore the broad field of healthcare.
  • The involvement of healthcare professionals in the curriculum for the second and third years of the bachelor's degree program.
  • Learning about corporate culture starting in the second year of college, through an introduction to key concepts:
    • key concepts of quality in business
    • Health and Public Health, Safety
    • in the fields of law, management, and marketing
    • communication techniques
    • learning two modern languages (English and a second language).
  • Personal projects in groups and presentations.
  • Industrial internships, culminating in a written report and an oral presentation:
    • 2 months for the L3.
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Organization

Knowledge Assessment

Program

  • Coherent Grouping 1, Semester 5

    20 credits
    • Biomaterials and Polymers in Healthcare

      5 credits
      • Biomaterials and Polymers in Healthcare: Written Course

      • Biomaterials and Polymers in Healthcare: Lab Session

    • Instrumental Techniques for the Analysis of Pharmaceutical Substances

      5 credits
      • Instrumental Techniques for the Analysis of Pharmaceutical Substances EC

      • Instrumental Techniques for the Analysis of Pharmaceutical Substances + Written Assignments

    • Therapeutic Chemistry - Synthesis of TC Peptides

      3 credits
      • Therapeutic Chemistry

        • Therapeutic Chemistry—Written Exam/CC

        • Therapeutic Chemistry (Written Exam)

      • Peptide Synthesis

    • Pharmacology - Pharmacokinetics - Toxicology

      5 credits
      • Pharmacokinetics

      • Toxicology

      • Pharmacology

        • Pharmacology (Written Exam)

        • Pharmacology (Written/Oral)

  • Coherent Grouping 2: Cross-Curricular Language Unit, Week 5

    10 credits
    • Communication Techniques - PEC

      3 credits
      • Communication Techniques - PEC

      • PEC

    • Technical and Regulatory Environment of the Healthcare Industry - Scientific Documentation

      3 credits
      • Technical and Regulatory Environment for Industries

      • Scientific Literature

    • Modern Languages, Semes. 5

      4 credits
      • Modern Languages, Semester 5

        • Choose 1 of 3

          • Modern Languages II: Spanish

            2 credits
          • Modern Languages II: German

            2 credits
          • Modern Languages II: Another Language

            2 credits
      • English

        2 credits
  • Internship

    2 credits
  • Coherent Grouping of 3 Science Courses, Semester 6

    21.5 credits
    • Compounding Pharmacy

      5 credits
      • Galenic Pharmacy Written Exam (Multiple-Choice Questions + Graded Lab Work)

      • Galenic Pharmacy: Written

    • Surface Phenomena

      3 credits
      • Surface Phenomena: Lab Report and Oral Presentation

      • Surface Phenomena: Written

    • Environmental Engineering - Radiobiology - Nutrition

      5 credits
      • Healthy Nutrition

        • Healthy Nutrition: Written

        • Healthy Nutrition: Written/Oral

      • Environmental Engineering—Introduction to Radiobiology—Nutrition and Health

        • Environmental Engineering—Radiation Biology Written

        • Environmental Engineering—Radiobiology—Nutrition. Written/Oral

    • Biological and Cellular Engineering

      5 credits
      • Biological and Cellular Engineering Lab, Participation/Attitude Grade

      • Biological and Cellular Engineering—Written Exam

    • Methods for the Statistical Analysis of Pharmaceutical Data

      3.5 credits
      • Methods for the Statistical Analysis of Pharmaceutical Data. Quiz

      • Methods for the Statistical Analysis of Pharmaceutical Data. Written

  • Coherent Grouping 4: Cross-Curricular Language Units, Week 6

    6.5 credits
    • Quality Management—Marketing—Statistical Quality Control

      2.5 credits
      • Marketing, Management, Quality Control, Statistics, Writing

      • Quality Management—Statistical Quality Control Tutorial

    • Living Lenses, Semester 6

      • English

        2 credits
      • Living Textbooks: Semester 6 Selection

        • Choose 1 of 3

          • Modern Languages II: Another Language

            2 credits
          • Modern Languages II: Spanish

            2 credits
          • Modern Languages II: German

            2 credits

Admission

Admission Requirements

Applications are submitted online:

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https://pharmacie.edu.umontpellier.fr/scolarite/admissions/

Admission requirements by level:

  • Completed the L2 Health program.
  • Completed the L2 degree in Biological Sciences.
  • Second-year preparatory classes (for entrance exams to the grandes écoles) with one admission offer.
  • DUT in Biological Sciences, completed.
  • Validated DEUST in Biology.
  • Continuing Education (following validation of professional experience).
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And then

Employment Placement

Admission requirements by level:

  • Completed the L2 Health program.
  • Completed the L2 degree in Biological Sciences.
  • Second-year preparatory classes (for entrance exams to the grandes écoles) with one admission offer.
  • DUT in Biological Sciences, completed.
  • Validated DEUST in Biology.
  • Continuing Education (following validation of professional experience).
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