M2 - Integrative Biology of Interactions (B2I)

"This course presents the range of questions and study models in the field of integrative interaction biology in Montpellier and Perpignan;

It is presented in the form of a series of conferences given by researchers and teacher-researchers in the field as well as round tables allowing exchanges with researchers and between students. "

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"This UE consists in immersing the students in a UMR whose work deals with interactions. Through meetings with the management of the unit and different categories of personnel (researcher, IT, doctoral student or post-doctoral student) and bibliography on a theme "under the microscope", students will have to identify the functioning of a UMR, the diversity of research jobs and the processes for conducting and publishing research work. "

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Scientific activities are more and more strongly structured in projects organized around specific objectives whose realization is limited in time. Designing and presenting a project have thus become essential skills both in the recruitment process and in professional activities. The objective of this course is to learn how to design and present a scientific project by writing a proposal corresponding to a request for funding for a 3-year project. This project can be fictitious or directly related to the objective pursued by the student at the end of the master's degree. The work carried out must allow the presentation of the scientific interest and originality of the project with regard to the state of the art, the methodology to be implemented, the provisional timetable as well as a rational planning of the necessary human and financial resources. The proposal will be the subject of an individualized feedback that will allow each student to identify the strong and weak points of his or her proposal.

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The objective of this UE is to allow the implementation of the projects defined in the framework of the UE B2I of the M1S2.

Synthetic content of the EU:

- Autonomous tutored work by groups of students: readjustment of the project's objectives and methodology if necessary, acquisition of data, ecological and/or evolutionary analyses and interpretations according to the provisional schedule defined in M1S2, restitution of results in the framework of a conference common to the different courses.

Methods of control of knowledge:

As for the M1 project UE, the UE is based on a problem-based learning approach. Students are therefore evaluated as they go along on how they are progressing with their project (40% CC), and then at the end of the semester on their ability to present the results of their project and discuss them in an oral presentation at a general restitution conference (60% of the overall mark).

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- Summer school on topics related to "Integrative Biology of Interactions".

- Presentations by the unit directors and/or team leaders of the scientific activities of the partner laboratories on topics related to "Integrative Biology of Interactions". Presentation of internship offers.

- Presentation of students on their academic background and their M1 internship (5-10 minutes/students) (CC grade at the end of these presentations).

- Individual meetings with students to refine their internship search according to their own motivations.

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The objective of this course is to help students finalize their professional projects and prepare for the post-master's program.

The EU is organized at the level of the course, with regular discussion sessions between the teaching staff and the students.

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The individual M2 internship lasts approximately 5 to 6 months and must be carried out, depending on the course, in a research laboratory or a structure in the non-academic sector. It allows the student to acquire in-depth professional experience in the field of biodiversity, evolution or ecology. It can be carried out in a local, national, or international structure, on a subject validated by the teaching staff in order to meet the objectives of the course followed by the student.

Evaluation: The internship is evaluated during a public defense before a jury during which the content of the thesis and the quality of the answers to the jury's questions are evaluated. The behavior and dynamism of the student during the internship are evaluated by the internship supervisor.

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