Component
Faculty of Science & Technology
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
From experimental work to theory and scientific calculation, the physicist's palette is wide.
Its knowledge influences and is used in many other disciplines (chemistry, medicine, mathematics, economics, sociology...) and plays an active role in technological development (energy, aerospace, electronics, materials, nanotechnology...). This opens up a wide range of opportunities in research, innovation, engineering, production and teaching.
Over the course of the 3-year bachelor's degree, you will progressively tackle all the chapters of physics, as well as the scientific approach, which consists of constantly questioning your results and comparing theory with practice. During the course, you will acquire knowledge and skills in experimental science, modeling and numerical calculation. This foundation will enable you to analyze and solve scientific and technical problems, one of the keys to innovation.
Skills
Skills-based approaches
The license now includes a competency-based approach that encourages you to put the knowledge you have acquired into action and integrate it more effectively. This translates into three blocks of competencies including critical learning.
The acquisition of each module enables you to partially validate the associated skills. The way in which the competency-based approach is applied to the physics degree is described in the document l'approche par compétences dans la licence de physique (cf licence de physique on theFaculty of Science & Technology website).
International dimension
Studying in Europe or around the world
Erasmus agreements between the University of Orléans and European universities enable you to pursue your studies in Europe for a semester or a year. The choice of courses at the host university is made with the agreement of the Orléans physics degree coordinators. You will need to submit an application to the Communication, Partnership and International Department atFaculty of Science & Technology around 1 year before your departure (see the international pages of the website). On your return, if you have obtained 30 ECTS, you will validate your semester in the physics degree program at Orléans University. If you're interested in this alternative, plan ahead.
Useful contacts
Faculty of Science & Technology
Physics Department
1, rue de Chartres - BP 6759 - 45062 Orléans Cedex 2
Department secretariat
secretariat-physique.st @ univ-orleans.fr
Training managers
Jacques BOTSOA and Jean-Louis ROUET
licence.physique @ univ-orleans.fr
Organization
Knowledge control
Examination procedures are available at the beginning of each academic year, on the UFR Sciences & Techniques website, on the Examinations/Regulations/Special Studies page.
Special features
Physics degree courses
Physics (P) and Engineering Sciences (SI) courses
In 3rd year, you have two options: P and SI. The Physics (P) pathway covers the major chapters of fundamental physics (relativity, quantum physics, ....), while the Engineering Sciences (SI) pathway opens the door to applied physics through modules such as energy conversion, signal processing and computer systems.
The P pathway prepares you for masters courses such as Fundamental and Applied Physics, while the SI pathway prepares you for masters courses such as Applied Physics and Engineering Physics. These two masters are described on the Faculty of Science website. Your choice of course may also lead you to Professional Degree Expertise Mesures Environnement de Bourges, if you wish to stop your training at Bac+3 level.
Double degree: Physics + Mathematics
If you are motivated, you can apply for a double degree in physics and mathematics at the end of the 1st semester of your undergraduate studies.
This degree, which allows you to take the core modules in physics and mathematics, is heavier than a single degree and is therefore selective. In the double curriculum, you will take courses in both physics and mathematics, i.e. around 450 hours more than for a single license.
As the 1st semester is common to all licenses, these 450 hours are spread over the last 5 semesters, requiring a significant investment (around 26 hours per week compared with 20 hours for a single license). To find out more, see the document: Organization of the double license.
Minerve program
The selective Minerve program, also known as UGPEX (Under-Graduate Program of Excellence), prepares you for research with an additional module each semester.
Licence Accès Santé (L.AS) pathway
The Licence accès santé option enables students to follow a Bachelor's degree course in physics and, at the same time, take the Health Access option. This is a highly selective course reserved for students wishing to continue their studies in the health field. To find out more, visit the Licence Accès Santé (L.AS) pages on the Université d'Orléans website.
Program
The general bachelor's degree in Physics, organized over 3 years, is divided into 6 semesters, validating a total of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits. ECTS credits are recognized throughout the European Higher Education Area (40 countries) and are acquired for life. ECTS make it easier for students to move around France and Europe. The ECTS credits acquired in the
Physics degree program at Orléans can be transferred to another French or European university (outgoing mobility).
ECTS credits acquired in a physics degree program at another French or European university can be used to validate teaching units or even one or more semesters of the Orléans physics degree program (incoming mobility). They are also at the heart of the European student exchange system (Erasmus).
The Bachelor's degree in Physics will enable you to develop skills, knowledge and know-how in today's major fields of Physics and Engineering Sciences. It's a generalist program that opens onto a wide choice of Masters courses, or enables you to enter an engineering school (in 2nd or 3rd year, depending on the engineering school).
Two choices of portals are available in the 1st semester of the 1st year:
- Physics, Mathematics
- Physics, Chemistry
In the second semester, you refine your choice between the two disciplines taken in the 1st semester, keeping one as a major and the other as a minor. However, L2 physics is accessible regardless of your choice of major or minor (between mathematics, chemistry and physics). As you progress through the study cycle, you'll be able to choose your preferred pathway
, depending on the type of further study (Bac + 5 diploma) you're planning. So, while the 2nd year is common to all physicists, there are two possible choices in the 3rd year:
- Physics (P)
- Engineering Sciences (SI)
Some L3 modules are taught in English on an optional basis. This prepares you for an international career, particularly in research.
Admission
Admission requirements
First year: admission to the bachelor's degree program is by right for all students holding a baccalauréat, preferably general, with specialization in mathematics (ideally the expert math option) and physics-chemistry, or a diploma deemed equivalent by the pedagogical committee.
In the second year: any student holding a 1st year bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Orléans or elsewhere, or who has obtained the equivalent number of credits in another scientific course (after approval by the pedagogical committee). CPGE students enrolled at the University of Orléans who have obtained 60 ECTS are admitted by right.
In third year: any student holding a 2nd year physics degree from the University of Orléans or elsewhere, or after having obtained the Figure 2: distribution of courses in proportion to their ECTS number of equivalent credits in another scientific degree, with the advice of the pedagogical committee. Second-year CPGE students who have obtained 120 ECTS are admitted to 3rd year, subject to the advice of the pedagogical committee. Students with certain DUTs (notably "mesures physiques") are also eligible, subject to the advice of the pedagogical committee.
How to register
Licence application procedures for (future) baccalaureate holders with a French baccalaureate obtained in France and applying for the 1st time: https: //www.parcoursup.fr
Enrolment in JULY, as soon as the results of the baccalauréat are known, in accordance with the procedures communicated at the time of pre-registration.
Target audience
Holder of a general baccalaureate, preferably specializing in physics and chemistry, mathematics, or even expert maths.
Tuition fees
For students:
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/droits-dinscriptions
For adults returning to school; consult SEFCO.
And then
Further studies
The University of Orléans offers a number of master's degrees in physics, specializing in disciplines for which there is strong regional expertise (notably with a major CNRS research cluster) and/or which are in line with the current needs of the regional industrial fabric, or linked to the training of secondary school teachers.
Three master's degrees are offered at the Université d'Orléans:
- Master of Fundamental Physics and Applications (PhyFA) with two tracks: "Matter and Radiation", and "Space Sciences and Applications";
- Master's degree in Applied Physics and Engineering Physics with the following courses: Instrumentation and Control, Systems Management (ICMS) in Orléans and Expertise, Metrology and Diagnostics (EMD) in Bourges;
- Master des Métiers de l'Enseignement, de l'Education et de la Formation (MEEF PHYSIQUE-CHIMIE).
Professional integration
Target professions:
A bachelor's degree in physics prepares you for a variety of careers at the senior technician or assistant engineer level.
There are many sectors of activity:
- mesures physiques, instrumentation,
- expertise, contrôle,
- conception/modélisation,
- mécanique/fluides/matériaux,
- nanosciences et nanotechnologie,
- énergie, thermique, environnement,
- ingénierie électrique, électronique,
- biosciences, physique du vivant, imagerie,
- physique médicale (radiothérapie, imagerie médicale ...)
- enseignements,
- recherche en laboratoire publics ou industriels ...