Training structure
Faculty of Science
Presentation
The National Higher Institute for Teaching and Education (INSPE) – Montpellier Academy organizes, in collaboration with the universities of the Academy, training for students preparing for the National Education recruitment exams.
The Faculty of Sciences at the University of Montpellier welcomes students preparing for the CAPET (Certificate of Aptitude for Teaching Technical Education) exam – Biotechnology section – Biochemistry and Biological Engineering option.
This program is intended for students pursuing a career as a high school teacher of biotechnology, biochemistry, or biological engineering (in the STL and ST2S technology streams) and/or in higher education (BTS in biotechnology, BTS in bioanalysis and controls, BTS in medical biology analysis, etc.) or at a university institute of technology (DUT in biological engineering).
Objectives
The two-year master's program aims to prepare students for the CAPET Biotechnologies exam, with a specialization in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering. The exam takes place during the second year of the master's program.
Know-how and skills
This Master's program aims to provide students with:
- scientific skills in the field of biotechnology;
- the teaching and professional skills required to perform the duties of a National Education Teacher.
The Master's program is structured around three main areas:
- Disciplinary courses: biochemistry, molecular genetics, microbiology, human physiology, cell biology, immunology, and biological analysis technologies (practical work) and biological engineering.
- Didactics: general approach to pedagogy and didactics, and analysis of classroom situations and activities.
- practical training: introduction to the education system and compulsory internships in general and technical high schools.
Organization
Program
The Biotechnology program with a specialization in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering in the MEEF Master's degree programfor secondary education is spread over four semesters, each comprising teaching units (UE) validated by ECTS credits.
All courses (except for core courses and foreign language courses) are specific to the program. They are not shared with other programs in order to offer students high-quality training that is tailored to preparing them for the National Education competitive examination.
The competition takes place during the second year of the Master's program.
Preparation and writing of the thesis
5 creditsCommon culture: educating, teaching, learning
3 credits36hCommon culture: educating, teaching, learning
3 creditsEducational and teaching support for the M2 and S3 internships
7 creditsBiotechnology sciences and education
6 creditsBiological Engineering Education 3
9 creditsModern foreign language
Admission
Admission requirements
Students who have successfully completed their M1 MEEF 2nd degree in Biotechnology with a specialization in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering are eligible to apply for the M2 MEEF 2nd degree in Biotechnology with a specialization in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering.
Registration procedures
This is a selective program, so students must apply via the e-candidat application at the beginning of May (information available on the Montpellier Faculty of Science website). Acceptance is not automatic: it is decided on the basis of the application file by an educational committee.
Applications can be submitted on the following platform:
For M2 students, applicants must submit their application via the e-candidat application:https://candidature.umontpellier.fr/candidature
Target audience
Students who have successfully completed their M1 MEEF 2nd degree in Biotechnology with a specialization in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering
Mandatory prerequisites
Prerequisites for the M1 MEEF 2nd degree in Biotechnology, Biochemistry option, Biological Engineering
Recommended prerequisites
Prerequisites for the M1 MEEF 2nd degree in Biotechnology, Biochemistry option, Biological Engineering
And after
Continuing education
Students who pass the competitive examination and have completed their Master's degree automatically obtain a position as a certified teacher of Biochemistry and Biological Engineering in a high school under the status of civil servant of the French Ministry of Education. Students who have completed their Master's degree but have not passed the competitive examination obtain positions as contract teachers or substitute teachers in high schools.
Professional integration
The results achieved by our students have placed the Montpellier Academy in a very strong position in terms of success in the national CAPET Biotechnologies exam, specializing in Biochemistry and Biological Engineering (BGB). Students who pass the exam and have completed their Master's degree automatically become certified teachers of Biochemistry and Biological Engineering in high schools, with the status of civil servants in the French National Education system. Students who have completed their M2 but have not passed the exam are employed as contract or substitute teachers in high schools.