MEEF - Biotechnologies option Biochemistry and Biological Engineering

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Science, Faculty of Education

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The Institut National Supérieur du Professorat et de l'Education (INSPE) - Académie de Montpellier works with the Académie's universities to train students preparing for the competitive entrance exams for the French Ministry of Education.

The Faculty of Science at the University of Montpellier welcomes students preparing for the CAPET (Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Technique) competitive examination - Biotechnologies section - Biochemistry and Biological Engineering option.

This course is designed for students intending to become Biotechnology - Biochemistry - Biological Engineering teachers in secondary schools (STL and ST2S technological series) and/or in higher education (BTS Biotechnologies, BTS Bioanalysis and Control, BTS Medical Biology Analysis, etc.) or IUT (DUT Biological Engineering).

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Objectives

The aim of the two-year Master's program is to prepare students for the CAPET Biotechnologies competitive examination in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering. The exam takes place during the Master 2 year.

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Know-how and skills

This Master's degree aims to enable students to acquire :

- scientific skills in biotechnology ;

- the didactic and professional skills required to perform the duties of a National Education teacher.

The Master's program focuses on three main areas:

- Disciplinary courses: biochemistry, molecular genetics, microbiology, human physiology, cell biology, immunology and biological analysis technologies (TP) and biological engineering;

- didactics: general approach to pedagogy and didactics and analysis of classroom situations and activities;

- practical experience: presentation of the education system and compulsory internships in general and technological high schools.

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Organization

Program

The Biotechnologies option of the Biochemistry and Biological Engineering Master MEEF2nd degree is divided into 4 semesters, each comprising teaching units (UE) validated by ECTS credits.

All UEs (except the Common Core and LVE UEs) are specific to the course. They are not shared with other courses, so as to provide students with high-quality training in preparation for a competitive examination in the French education system.

The competition takes place during the Master 2 year.

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Select a program

M1 - MEEF - Biotechnologies option Biochemistry and Biological Engineering

The Institut National Supérieur du Professorat et de l'Education (INSPE) - Académie de Montpellier works with the Académie's universities to train students preparing for the competitive entrance exams for the French Ministry of Education.

The Faculty of Science at the University of Montpellier welcomes students preparing for the CAPET (Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Technique) competitive examination - Biotechnologies section - Biochemistry and Biological Engineering option.

This course is designed for students intending to become Biotechnology - Biochemistry - Biological Engineering teachers in secondary schools (STL and ST2S technological series) and/or in higher education (BTS Biotechnologies, BTS Bioanalysis and Control, BTS Medical Biology Analysis, etc.) or IUT (DUT Biological Engineering).

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  • Common culture: frame of reference: schools

    3 credits
  • Pedagogical and didactic support for SOPA 1

    4 credits
  • Didactics in biological engineering 1

    6 credits
  • Basic biological sciences 1

    14 credits
  • Modern foreign language

  • Common culture: frame of reference: schools

    3 credits30h
  • Didactics in biological engineering 2

    5 credits
  • Introduction to research in education and construction

    5 credits
  • English

    2 credits
  • Basic Biological Sciences 2

    13 credits
  • Pedagogical and didactic support for SOPA 2

    4 credits
  • Common culture: frame of reference: values and requirements

    3 credits
  • Common culture: frame of reference: values and requirements

    3 credits34h

M2 - MEEF - Biotechnology option: Biochemistry and Biological Engineering

The Institut National Supérieur du Professorat et de l'Education (INSPE) - Académie de Montpellier works with the Académie's universities to train students preparing for the competitive entrance exams for the French Ministry of Education.

The Faculty of Science at the University of Montpellier welcomes students preparing for the CAPET (Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Technique) competitive examination - Biotechnologies section - Biochemistry and Biological Engineering option.

This course is designed for students intending to become Biotechnology - Biochemistry - Biological Engineering teachers in secondary schools (STL and ST2S technological series) and/or in higher education (BTS Biotechnologies, BTS Bioanalysis and Control, BTS Medical Biology Analysis, etc.) or IUT (DUT Biological Engineering).

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  • Preparing and writing the dissertation

    5 credits
  • Common culture: educating, teaching, learning

    3 credits36h
  • Common culture: educating, teaching, learning

    3 credits
  • Pedagogical and didactic support for the M2 internship, S3

    7 credits
  • Biotechnological sciences and didactics

    6 credits
  • Didactics in biological engineering 3

    9 credits
  • Modern foreign language

  • Common culture: Educating, teaching and learning

    3 credits
  • Common culture: Educating, teaching and learning

    3 credits20h
  • Pedagogical and didactic support for the M2 internship

    7 credits
  • Didactics in biological engineering 4

    10 credits
  • Defending and promoting the dissertation

    10 credits

Admission

Access conditions

Applicants for the Master MEEF 2d degré Biotechnologies option Biochimie Génie Biologique :

  • Students who have completed a L3 in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Teaching or Biochemistry or Microbiology or Biotechnology or Molecular and Cellular Biology or equivalent;
  • Students holding a first-year Master's degree (M1) or a Master's degree (M2) or a degree equivalent to a Master's degree (engineering degree) or a doctorate.
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How to register

Applications can be submitted on the following platforms: 

French & European students :

Acceptance is not automatic: it is decided on the basis of the application by a pedagogical committee.

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Target audience

- students who have completed a L3 in Life Sciences Biotechnology Teaching Professions or Biochemistry or Microbiology or Biotechnologies or Molecular and Cellular Biology or equivalent;

- students holding a first-year Master's degree (M1) or a Master's degree (M2) or a degree equivalent to a Master's degree (engineering degree) or a doctorate.

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Necessary prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences with a major in biotechnology or biochemistry, microbiology or cellular and molecular biology.

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Recommended prerequisites

A grounding in chemistry, human physiology and genetics is recommended.

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And then

Further studies

Students who have passed the M2 competitive entrance exam are automatically employed as certified Biochemistry and Biological Engineering teachers in secondary schools, under the status of civil servants in the French Ministry of Education. Students who have validated their M2 but who have not won the competitive examination are employed as contract or substitute teachers in high schools.

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Professional integration

The results obtained by our students have put the Montpellier Academy in a very strong position in terms of success in the national CAPET Biotechnologies exam, with the Biochemistry and Biological Engineering (BGB) option. Students who have passed the competitive examination and have validated their M2 automatically take up a position as a certified Biochemistry and Biological Engineering teacher in secondary schools, under the status of civil servant in the French Ministry of Education. Students who have completed their M2 but have not passed the competitive examination are offered contract or substitute teaching posts in high schools.

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