Health, Science

Licence 2

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Science, Faculty of Pharmacy

Program

Select a program

L2 - Biotechnology-Biotraceability-Bioresources

The Biotechnology and Traceability pathway in the Life Sciences bachelor's degree is a multi-disciplinary course with a strong focus on biotechnologies and nano-biotechnologies dedicated to traceability: detection and diagnosis. The last few decades, with their series of viral pandemics, have demonstrated the health implications of rapid, reliable diagnosis. Fundamental biology has provided an arsenal of biomarkers. Biotechnologies ranging from genetic engineering to immunotechnology have brought a host of concrete applications in the field of traceability. Today, a multi-disciplinary convergence is leading to the development of new microdevices, the biosensors that will be able to meet the needs of future generations.

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • UE choice SV

    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • English S4

    2 credits
  • BioInfo

    2 credits
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

    4 credits
  • Plant Biomolecules: Diversity and Applications

    3 credits
  • Introduction to evolution

    2 credits
  • Biological investigations

    3 credits
  • Physiology of major functions

    4 credits
  • Personal and Professional Project

    2 credits
  • Metabolic biochemistry

  • Genetics 1

L2 - Biochemistry

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).

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

    4 credits
  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

    4 credits
  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • UE choice SV

    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • Your choice: 1 of 2

    • CHOICE HAV401V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Biochemistry Techniques

        3 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Advanced cellular and molecular biology

      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

    • CHOICE HAV418V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Microbiology 2

      • Biochemistry Techniques

        3 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

L2 - Plant Biology for the Agro-Environment

The Biologie des Plantes pour l'Agro-Environnement (BiPAgro) (Biology of Plants for the Agro-Environment) course of the Licence Sciences de la Vie (L-SV) provides initial multi-disciplinary training in the concepts and methods of biology in the fields of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, physiology and biotechnology, with progressive specialization in plant sciences. This program aims to understand how plants function, and how they adapt to their environment. It enables students to acquire fundamental knowledge of model species and species of agronomic interest, in order to grasp current issues in plant production, input management and the design of tomorrow's plant agroscience. One of the special features of the program is its strong link with the Montpellier plant biology scientific community, the largest in France, enabling a teaching approach that integrates training through research. Training through fundamental or applied research is ensured by a long compulsory internship at the end of L3 - rare in a Bachelor's degree course -, which equips students to prepare for their post-Licence future. The presence on the Montpellier site of major plant biology research organizations (INRAE, CNRS, IRD, CIRAD), plant experimentation stations and companies in the Agrosciences field provides a large pool of potential internships that are well suited to the career plans of most students. The Montpellier site also boasts a large network of Master's and PhD students in the Agrosciences field.

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

    4 credits
  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

    4 credits
  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • UE choice SV

    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • Your choice: 1 of 2

    • CHOICE HAV415V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Plant Biomolecules: Diversity and Applications

        3 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

      • Symbiotic and Plant Pathogen Interactions

        3 credits
    • CHOICE HAV418V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Microbiology 2

      • Plant Biomolecules: Diversity and Applications

        3 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

L2 - Biology-Ecology

The Biology-Ecology (BE) course of the Life Sciences (SV) bachelor's degree is a multi-disciplinary scientific program focused on knowledge of organisms (of all types: animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc.), their evolution and their ecology, in the scientific sense of the term: animals, plants, fungi, bacteria...), their evolution and their ecology, in the scientific sense of the term, i.e. the scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environment, as well as the interactions they develop between themselves (societal or political ecology, ecologism, is not at the heart of the training, although it is sometimes addressed in the courses). The fourth major discipline is the acquisition and mastery of the mathematical and statistical tools essential to ecology and evolutionary biology. Finally, the choice of specific teaching units can enable you to specialize in paleontology or paleoecology through the study of earth sciences.

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  • S3L2SVBE

    30 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • Profile 2 BE

        • Experimental ecology and the scientific approach

          4 credits
        • Basics of plant physiology

        • Description of variability 1

          2 credits
        • Description of variability 2

          2 credits
        • English S3

          2 credits
        • Fundamental ecology: concepts and methods

          3 credits
        • Mushroom ecology, diversity and evolution

          2 credits
        • Basic plant biology

          3 credits
        • Diversity and evolution of past and present metazoans N1

          3 credits0h
        • Comparative animal physiology

          4 credits
      • Profile 1 BE

        • Basics of plant physiology

        • Description of variability 1

          2 credits
        • Sedimentary geology, tectonics and cartography

          4 credits
        • Description of variability 2

          2 credits
        • English S3

          2 credits
        • Fundamental ecology: concepts and methods

          3 credits
        • Mushroom ecology, diversity and evolution

          2 credits
        • Basic plant biology

          3 credits
        • Diversity and evolution of past and present metazoans N1

          3 credits0h
        • Comparative animal physiology

          4 credits
  • Choice of 3 from 1

    • S4L2SVBE

      30 credits
      • Diversity and evolution of past and present metazoans N2

        4 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • From genotype to phenotype

        4 credits
      • Functional ecology

        4 credits
      • Hazard quantification

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • CHOIX2

        4 credits
        • Your choice: 1 of 7

          • Earth materials

            4 credits
          • History of plants and natural environments

            4 credits
          • Ecophysiology of Aquatic Organisms

            4 credits
          • Eukaryotes Parasites

            4 credits
          • Naturalist Specialization 1

            4 credits
          • Basic conservation biology and physiology

            4 credits
          • Modelling life: theory

            4 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • Plant diversity

        4 credits

L2 - Biotechnology-Teaching Professions

The Biotechnology Teaching Professions (Bio-ME) course is a multi-disciplinary scientific training program designed for students intending to enter the Master MEEF2nd degré Biotechnologies option Biochimie Génie Biologique to become certified teachers of Biotechnology - Biochemistry - Biological Engineering in high schools.

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • CHOIX1

    3 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • CHOIX2

    3 credits
    • Choice: 1 of 3

      • Biochemistry Techniques

        3 credits
      • Health: Major issues

        3 credits
      • Biological investigations

        3 credits
  • English S4

    2 credits
  • BioInfo

    2 credits
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

    4 credits
  • Microbiology 2

  • Introduction to evolution

    2 credits
  • Physiology of major functions

    4 credits
  • Personal and Professional Project

    2 credits
  • Metabolic biochemistry

  • Genetics 1

L2 - Molecular and Cellular Biology

The Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) pathway in the Life Sciences bachelor's degree is a scientific undergraduate program providing a broad vision of the life sciences, with a particular focus on the inner workings of the eukaryotic cell. The transition to specialization is gradual over the three years of the course.

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  • Your choice: 1 of 2

    • CHOICE HAV425V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Health: Major issues

        3 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Advanced cellular and molecular biology

      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

    • CHOICE HAV427V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Biochemistry Techniques

        3 credits
      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Advanced cellular and molecular biology

      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • UE choice SV

    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • Optional

    • Basic computer concepts and tools: PIX

      4 credits

L2 - Microbiology

The Microbiology course in the Life Sciences bachelor's degree is a multi-disciplinary scientific program focusing on microorganisms in the broadest sense (prokaryotes, viruses, eukaryotic microorganisms). Their structures and functions will be studied in depth, as will their mode of multiplication. Genetics, the molecular mechanisms involved and their regulation will be examined for the various microorganisms. Their role in the environment and the different modes of interaction between microorganisms and their hosts will be addressed. Their use in biotechnology, their impact on animal and plant pathology and their interactions with immune defense mechanisms will be studied. The means of combating pathogens will also be detailed.  

This "Microbiology" pathway is designed to show the great diversity of the microbial world and the many applications of this discipline, particularly in the fields of health and the environment.

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • UE choice SV

    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • Optional

    • Basic computer concepts and tools: PIX

      4 credits
  • Choice: 1 of 3

    • CHOICE HAV401V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Microbiology 2

      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Advanced cellular and molecular biology

      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

    • CHOICE HAV415V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Microbiology 2

      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

      • Symbiotic and Plant Pathogen Interactions

        3 credits
    • CHOICE HAV417V

      3 credits
      • English S4

        2 credits
      • BioInfo

        2 credits
      • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

        4 credits
      • Microbiology 2

      • Introduction to evolution

        2 credits
      • Biological investigations

        3 credits
      • Physiology of major functions

        4 credits
      • Personal and Professional Project

        2 credits
      • Metabolic biochemistry

      • Genetics 1

L2 - Animal physiology and neuroscience

The Animal Physiology/Neurosciences pathway of the Life Sciences bachelor's degree is a multidisciplinary scientific program that tackles the physiological functioning of animals, including humans, with a strong focus on three disciplines: neuroscience, muscular and cardiac physiology, and nutrition.

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • Chemistry for biologists 2

    3 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • UE choice SV

    • Your choice: 1 of 5

      • Fluid biophysics

        3 credits
      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • Optional

    • Basic computer concepts and tools: PIX

      4 credits
  • English S4

    2 credits
  • BioInfo

    2 credits
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

    4 credits
  • Introduction to evolution

    2 credits
  • Physiology of major functions

    4 credits
  • Personal and Professional Project

    2 credits
  • Metabolic biochemistry

  • Genetics 1

  • Membrane transfer

    3 credits
  • Neurobiology

    3 credits

L2 - Agro-Veto Competition Preparation

The "Prépa Concours Agro Véto" (PCAV, https://prepa-agroveto.edu.umontpellier.fr/) course is a specific training program offered during the first two years(L1 and L2, 120 ECTS) of the "Life Sciences" bachelor's degree program at the Faculty of Sciences, part of the University of Montpellier. It is part of the "Biology-Mechanisms of Life" teaching department (Bio-MV, https://biologie-mv-fds.edu.umontpellier.fr/).

Its aim is to provide a solid foundation of multi-disciplinary scientific knowledge, with a focus on biology(L2 level), and to prepare students for the B competitive entrance exams to national agronomy and veterinary schools (national competitive entrance exams organized by the Service des Concours Agronomiques et Vétérinaires - https://www.concours-agro-veto.net/ and accessible from 2021 to students who have already completed or are enrolled in L2).

The PCAV pathway is a reinforced L1 and L2 pathway (30 to 34 ECTS per semester) offered to a small number of students (maximum 30 per level) selected on the basis of a portfolio to ensure a high level of supervision and continuous assessment. Applications for admission to the L2 PCAV are made via the Faculty of Science's e-Candidat software platform(https://sciences.edu.umontpellier.fr/venir-etudier-a-la-faculte-des-sciences/). The quality of the applicant's school and academic record, and the maturity of the training and/or professional project(s) described in a detailed letter of motivation, are important selection criteria.

The PCAV curriculum is spread over the first 4 semesters of the degree (L1 and L2). It includes disciplinary teaching units, particularly in Life Sciences, but also in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, as well as cross-disciplinary teaching in methodology and languages. This core curriculum is rounded out by specific modules to reinforce chemistry and prepare for the oral exams of the B competitive entrance examination.

The PCAV pathway is designed to prepare students to enter national agronomy schools and veterinary schools, but the 120 ECTS required to complete the program will enable students to pursue other studies, in particular L3 in life sciences.

With regard to the specialties to be chosen at high school in preparation for further study in the PCAV pathway and preparation for the B BIO and B ENV competitive entrance exams, the "Life and Earth Sciences" or "Biology-Ecology" specialty is strongly recommended. Enhanced courses in mathematics and physics-chemistry will also be favorable.

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  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

    4 credits
  • Basics of plant physiology

  • Description of variability 1

    2 credits
  • Microbiology 1

    4 credits
  • Fundamentals of Animal Physiology and Immunology

  • Biochemistry S3

    4 credits
  • English S3

    2 credits
  • Fluid biophysics

    3 credits
  • Chemistry Agro Vet

    3 credits
  • CHOIX1

    3 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 4

      • Food-Nutrition-Health

        3 credits
      • Biotechnologies and the challenge of sustainable agronomy

        3 credits
      • Life chemistry

        3 credits
      • Animal behavior - Ethology

        3 credits
  • BioInfo

    2 credits
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology 3

    4 credits
  • Interview preparation

    3 credits
  • Sciences et Sociétés oral preparation

    3 credits
  • Introduction to evolution

    2 credits
  • Physiology of major functions

    4 credits
  • Personal and Professional Project

    2 credits
  • English S4

    2 credits
  • Metabolic biochemistry

  • Chemistry written test practice

    4 credits
  • Genetics 1

L2 - SVSE APP-Bio menu

The APP-Bio pathway in the Life Science Bachelor's degree is entirely based on Problem and Project-Based Learning from L1 to L3. This student-centered, active pedagogy emphasizes cross-disciplinary skills as much as disciplinary skills in Biology. These skills are developed through team activities and independent personal work. Based on cross-disciplinary case studies in each Biology unit, students are expected to formulate and verify hypotheses, drawing on scientifically reliable references. Progressive autonomy in sorting information sources will be acquired over the course of 3 years.

Teaching is mainly in the form of tutorials and practical work, with scientific lectures and consolidation courses limited to 3 hours a week. Three times a week, the group is supervised by a tutor who reviews learning achievements and guides students in their learning. Assessments are aligned with learning outcomes. Numerous self-assessments will be available each week. Biology courses are organized sequentially, integrating elements of complementary disciplines (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, English, etc.): You have only one Biology UE at any one time, so as soon as it's finished, you finish the assessments and move on to the next one. Each year, a professionalization or pre-professionalization unit validates your progress in cross-disciplinary skills, as well as your knowledge of the year's disciplines. The course concludes with a multidisciplinary team project in science popularization and a 2-month personal project or internship.

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  • Classification and diversity in APP

    6 credits
  • General ecology in APP

    4 credits
  • Functional Biology of Animals in APP

    5 credits
  • Metabolic biochemistry in APP

    4 credits
  • English S3 in APP

    2 credits
  • Functional biology of plants in APP

    5 credits
  • Statistics and variability in APP

    4 credits
  • APP development

    6 credits
  • English S4 in APP

    2 credits
  • Interactions in APP Biology

    14 credits
  • Pre-professionalization 2 in Biology

    2 credits
  • Statistics and modeling in APP

    6 credits

L2 Health Engineering

Teaching fields : Health

Type of diploma : Bachelor's degree

Description :

The second year of the Bachelor's degree, L2 in Health Engineering, will enable students to acquire knowledge in physical-chemical, biological and pharmaceutical sciences.

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  • Coherent grouping 1 UE Scientifiques Semestre 3

    • Cellular and Molecular Biology 2

      4 credits
    • Modeling physicochemical systems

      2.5 credits
      • Modeling physicochemical systems EC/CC

      • Physicochemical systems modeling Written

    • VBA programming

      2 credits
    • Microbiology 1

      4 credits
    • Biochemistry S3

      4 credits
    • Chemistry for biologists 2

      3 credits
    • Immunology-Hematology

      3.5 credits
      • Hematology

        • Hematology CR TP on moodle

        • Hematology Written

      • Immunology

        • Immunology Written

        • Immunology CR TD Written

    • Basics of Pharmacology

      1.5 credits
      • Basics of Pharmacology Oral/Written

      • Basics of Pharmacology Written

    • Fundamentals of Human Physiology

      2 credits
      • Fundamentals of Human Physiology Written

      • Fundamentals of Human Physiology TP

  • Coherent grouping of 3 UE Transversales, lingui. Semester 3

    • PEC

      1.5 credits
    • English S3

      2 credits
  • Coherent grouping of 3 UE Transversales, lingui. Semester 4

    6 credits
    • Communication and general culture in English

      2 credits
    • Generalities in Pharmaceutical Industry and Quality

      2 credits
      • Quality

      • General information on the pharmaceutical industry

    • LV2

      2 credits
      • Choice: 1 of 3

        • LV2 - German

          2 credits
        • LV2 - Other language

          2 credits
        • LV2 - Spanish

          2 credits
  • Consistent grouping of 2 Scientific UE Semester 4

    24 credits
    • Clinical biology practices

      3.5 credits
      • Clinical Biochemistry

      • Immunology

    • Pharmaceutical biophysics

      5 credits
      • Pharmaceutical biophysics EC

      • Pharmaceutical biophysics TP Reports

    • Biocellular and Biomol and Health Engineering

      4 credits
      • Biocellular/Biomol Written

      • Biocellulaire/ Biomol Projet/CC

    • Physicochemical approaches to pharmaceutical substances

      5 credits
      • Physicochemical approaches to pharmaceutical substances. Written

      • Physico-chemical approach to pharmaceutical substances TP

    • Metabolic biochemistry

    • Statistics and Health Engineering

      2.5 credits
      • Statistics and Health Engineering Written

      • Statistics and Health Engineering Practical or Written