Component
Faculty of Science & Technology
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
This Bachelor's degree offers a " Minerve Excellence pathway ". This is a selective " Under-Graduate Program ofexcellence", U-GPEx, part of 'MINERVE', the FRANCE 2030 project 'ExcellencES sous toutes ses formes' obtained by the Université d'Orléans. Based on the classic Bachelor's degree course(s), and anchored in the research community of universities and research organizations, this program offers training reinvented BY and FOR Research, with an awareness from the1st year of the Research approach, ultimately leading to a career as a research engineer or researcher through a doctorate.
This adapted course offers the opportunity to follow additional training to :
- Learn about the scientific process ;
- Understand the importance of Research and Innovation in meeting societal challenges;
- Discover the diversity of jobs related to research and innovation;
- Develop critical thinking skills and learn to manage controversy;
- Learn and master cutting-edge digital tools;
Students selected for the Minerve U-GPEx Excellence program will benefit from :
- A solid disciplinary foundation in the chosen degree course
- Gradual immersion in the world of Research and Innovation
- Personalized support to tailor the course to the student's ambitions
- Learning by doing" through practical projects
- An inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary approach to skills acquisition and reinforcement
- Privileged access to Minerve GPEx Master's degree courses
In addition to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees, the Minerve Master of Excellence program will lead to the award of an additional DU "Diplôme Universitaire Minerve" (Minerve University Diploma ).
The aim of the Life Sciences Licence is to train students in all biochemistry and biology disciplines:
- animal and plant biology, ecology, biology of organisms and populations
- cell and molecular biology, formal and population genetics,
- animal and plant physiology,
- biochemistry, biotechnologies, biohealth, neurosciences
It enables students to acquire fundamental and practical knowledge at Bac+3 level in all the scientific and technical sectors of the Life Sciences. This knowledge is essential for further study at Master's level, or for entry into the professional world. With a high level of self-study, it also enables students to apply for competitive entrance exams to engineering and veterinary schools, as well as a Master's degree in teaching (primary and secondary education).
Skills
Disciplinary skills
- Mobilize the fundamental concepts and technologies of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, immunology, classification of living organisms, developmental biology and evolution to address a problem in the field or analyze a research or presentation document.
- Mobilize the fundamental concepts of ecology and ecosystems to situate biological and physiological issues.
- Identify and carry out independently the various stages of an experimental approach. Identify and independently carry out the various stages of an experimental approach.
- Identify, choose and apply a combination of analytical tools (current techniques, instrumentation) adapted to characterize organisms (from the biomolecule to the individual in all its complexity) and their functioning at different levels of analysis (intracellular metabolism, biology and physiology of complex organisms, interactions between individuals and groups, interactions with the environment).
- Interpret experimental data to envisage their modeling.
- Validate a model by comparing its predictions with experimental results, and assess its limits of validity.
- Identify sources of error to calculate the uncertainty of an experimental result.
- Manipulate fundamental mechanisms on a microscopic scale, model macroscopic phenomena, link macroscopic phenomena to microscopic processes.
- Use data acquisition and analysis software with a critical mind.
- Mobilize the concepts and tools of mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science in the context of life science issues.
- Identify specific regulations and implement the main preventive measures in terms of health and safety.
Pre-professional skills
- Situate one's role and mission within an organization, in order to adapt and take initiative.
- Identify the process of producing, disseminating and valorizing knowledge.
- Respect the principles of ethics, deontology and environmental responsibility.
- Work as part of a team as well as independently and responsibly in the service of a project.
- Identify and situate the professional fields potentially related to the skills acquired in this field, as well as the possible paths to access them. Identify and situate the professional fields potentially related to the skills acquired in the specialization, as well as the possible pathways to access them.
- Characterize and develop one's identity, skills and professional project in relation to a given context.
- Step back from a situation, evaluate oneself and question oneself in order to learn.
Cross-disciplinary and linguistic skills
- Use digital reference tools and computer security rules to acquire, process, produce and disseminate information, as well as to collaborate internally and externally.
- Identify and select various specialized resources to document a subject.
- Analyze and synthesize data with a view to their exploitation. Analyze and synthesize data with a view to exploiting it.
- Develop arguments with a critical mind.
- Use the different registers of written and oral expression of the French language with ease.
- Use written and oral comprehension and expression in at least one modern foreign language with ease.
Useful contacts
UFR Sciences & Techniques
Département Biologie-Biochimie
1, rue de Chartres - BP6759 - 45067 Orléans cedex 2
Minerve U-GPEX Excellence Program :
aide.minerve @ univ-orleans.fr
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/minerve/decouvrir
Department secretary :
secretariat-bio.st @ univ-orleans.fr
Tel: 02 38 41 70 99
Program
The Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences is organized into 6 semesters and 3 courses, with theemphasis on theoretical and practical learning.
The first two semesters are integrated into the commonFaculty of Science & Technology portal .
In semester 1, as part of the Life Sciences-Chemistry portal, students will take these 2 subjects.
In addition to the Life Sciences module, which must be taken by students wishing to go on to the Life Sciences bachelor's degree, the teaching staff will be available to guide them in the choice of other complementary disciplines, depending on the student's final orientation and desired career path, which may require compulsory pre-requisites.
The choice of path is determined throughout the curriculum by options , and takes shape in the third year. A laboratory and/or field placement (depending on the path chosen) is possible in the third year.
- The BOPE "Biology of Organisms, Populations and the Environment" pathway focuses on disciplines such as ecologyand biodiversity.
- The BBS "Biotechnology, Biology, Health" pathway is designed for students wishing to study the living world from molecular to functional aspects. The reinforced BBS-Chemistry pathway is for students who, in addition to the BBS pathway, wish to take chemistry courses (organic and analytical), in order to acquire an additional skill, enabling them, for example, to apply for masters degrees at the Chemistry/Biology interface. This pathway is subject to selection at the end of semester 2.
- The SVT "Life and Earth Sciences" pathway is aimed at students wishing to enter the teaching professions in SVT at secondary level (Master MEEF 2d degré), to deepen their knowledge in the fields of biology and geology.
Admission
Admission requirements
This Excellence Minerve Bachelor's program recruits in L1 with demanding criteria: an excellent disciplinary level is required, as well as a pronounced taste for Research and pluridiciplinarity, and a clear desire to pursue a career in Research, in particular via a doctorate.
- Apply in L1 on the "Excellence Minerve" portal/course of the chosen Licence via the " Parcoursup " or " Etudes en France " platform Selection will be based on the quality of the application and motivation for research and innovation.
- You can also apply for L2 and L3 (2nd and 3rd years of a Bachelor's degree) via the ecandidat platform in May of each year.
Semester 1:
General baccalaureate S preferred, or technological baccalaureate STL or STAV.
Other semesters:
Possible after examination of applications for validation of prior learning by the commission.
"training expectations
Applicants for the Life Sciences degree are expected to :
- Have c cientific skills
This specialization requires the ability to analyze, problematize and reason, the capacity for abstraction, logic and modeling, and mastery of a core of disciplinary knowledge and associated experimental methods.
- Communication skills
This specialization requires the ability to communicate both orally and in writing in a rigorous and appropriate manner, the ability to document in at least one foreign language, primarily English, and the ability to write and speak it at a B level.
- Methodological and behavioral skills
This specialization requires intellectual curiosity, the ability to organize and manage learning, and the ability to plan personal work and stick to it over time.
In these broad areas and for all scientific bachelor's degrees, high school students must demonstrate at least an adequate mastery of the main scientific skills targeted in the final year of high school.
How to register
Licence application procedures for (future) baccalaureate holders with a French baccalaureate obtained in France and applying for the 1st time: http: //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.
Tuition fees
For students:
http://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/droits-dinscriptions
For adults returning to school; consult SEFCO.
And then
Further studies
Mainly the pursuit of a Master's degree in the field at various universities in France, and particularly in Orléans, which prepares students for both a thesis and immediate entry into working life at the end of the second year:
- Master's degree in Life Sciences, comprising 2 courses: BBS "Biotechnologies, Biology, Health" and MESC2A "Management of Health, Cosmetics and Food Companies".
- Master's degree in Agrosciences, Environment, Territory, Landscape and Forestry , with 2 courses: Integrative Biology and Global Change, and Forestry and Wood Mobilization.
- Master MEEF "Métiers de l'Enseignement, de l'Éducation, et de la Formation", specializing in 1st and 2nd level teaching.
Professional integration
Target professions:
- Chercheur, Ingénieur
- Conseiller technique,
- Chargé d'étude, Expert ...
- Journaliste scientifique,
- Animateur scientifique,
- Médiateur scientifique
- Ingénieur Technico Commercial,
- Délégué médical,
- Chef de produit, Chef de rayon,
- Technicien de laboratoire public et privé,
- Assistant ingénieur,
- Assistant de projet,
- Concours de la fonction publique....