Component
Faculty of Science & Technology
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
The Preparatory Course for School Teachers (PPPE) is part of the Life Sciences degree atFaculty of Science & Technology , and is organized in partnership with Lycée Voltaire.
This is a specific Bachelor's degree course, leading to the award of a Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) and comprising:
- general culture and in-depth discipline-based teaching at lycée;
- specialization and in-depth research-based teaching at university;
- observation and practice placements in elementary school in the first and second years of the Bachelor's degree, and an international mobility placement in the third year of the Bachelor's degree.
Objectives
This course prepares students for entry into the MEEF 1er degré master's program, and is aimed at future students whose career plan is to become schoolteachers. It is open to all new baccalaureate holders; however, given that it is based on the Life Sciences bachelor's degree, it is recommended that students have taken courses in this subject in high school and, more generally, that they have an interest in experimental science.
This program is built in partnership with the Lycée Voltaire d'Orléans, with a gradual move towards a university curriculum. Over the three years, half the courses are taught at the University of Orléans, and the other half at the Lycée Voltaire d'Orléans, with 75% of first-year courses taught at the Lycée Voltaire d'Orléans.
This "multi-disciplinary" course includes French, math, science and history-geography.
Successful completion of the first year of the Bachelor's degree in this pathway requires mastery of the knowledge and skills acquired in high school in all these disciplines, adaptability to a training program taking place at both high school and university, and a commitment on the part of the future student to his or her chosen study project.
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/sciences-techniques
Skills
Knowledge :
- master the French language (oral and written) and the fundamental concepts of mathematics and all the subject areas taught in elementary school,
- have a general knowledge of various scientific fields (physics, chemistry, life sciences, geology), humanities (history-geography, philosophy) and artistic fields (visual arts and music), - master the English language (B2 level),
- understanding the institutional environment
Skills and attitudes :
- position themselves as future teachers,
- communicate orally and in writing, using the tools of a pedagogue,
- use pedagogical and didactic tools to transmit knowledge at elementary school level
Organization
Special features
Success features :
A refresher course in life sciences in the first semester of the first year of the bachelor's degree and individualized support are offered at the Lycée Voltaire in Orléans throughout the three years of the bachelor's degree.
Program
A bachelor's degree is organized over 3 years: 6 semesters - 180 European credits (ECTS), with the following annual distribution of courses between the Lycée Voltaire in Orléans and the University of Orléans:
- L1: 75% high school - 25% university,
- L2: 50% high school - 50% university,
- L3: 25% high school - 75% university,
for an annual teaching volume (excluding internships) of around 750 hours, divided into :
- 28 weeks of teaching and 3 weeks of internships in elementary school in L1 and L2,
- 27 weeks of teaching and 4 weeks of mobility abroad in L3.
High school teaching :
The main aim of lycée courses, particularly in L1 and L2, is to reinforce the fundamentals of the various primary school subjects.
Table 1: Annual volumes and ECTS by year and discipline
|
Discipline |
L1 |
L2 |
L3 |
|
French - language and literature Writing workshop |
126h 10 ECTS |
70h 5 ECTS |
28h 2 ECTS |
|
Mathematics Mathematics workshop |
126h 10 ECTS |
70h 5 ECTS |
28h 2 ECTS |
|
Moral and political philosophy (secularism, values of the Republic, etc.) |
42h 3 ECTS |
28h 2 ECTS |
14h 1 ECTS |
|
EPS |
42h 3 ECTS |
28h 2 ECTS |
14h 1 ECTS |
|
History-geography |
42h 3 ECTS |
42h 3 ECTS |
21 1.5 ECTS |
|
Science and technology |
42h 3 ECTS |
42h 3 ECTS |
21 1.5 ECTS |
|
Modern language (English) |
42h 3 ECTS |
28h 2 ECTS |
21h 1.5 ECTS |
|
Visual arts and music education |
42h 3 ECTS |
28h 2 ECTS |
21h 1.5 ECTS |
|
Individualized support |
63h 4 ECTS |
42h 3 ECTS |
21 1.5 ECTS |
|
Total |
567h 42 ECTS |
378h 27 ECTS |
189h 13.5 ECTS |
University teaching :
University courses in L1 are made up of disciplinary units in life sciences. In L2 and L3, these are pre-professionalization courses for school teachers.
|
Year teaching |
Contents |
|
L1 (190h - 18 ECTS) |
2 UE in life sciences (S1: 75h - S2: 115h) |
|
L2 (378h - 27 ECTS) |
UE for pre-professional training in the teaching profession: pedagogical and didactic training, knowledge of the education system, ethics and deontology
Introductory course in the methodologies and contributions of educational research, particularly with regard to learning processes, didactic situations and their determinants. |
|
L3 (567h - 40.5 ECTS) |
UE for pre-professional training in the teaching profession: pedagogical and didactic training, knowledge of the education system, ethics and deontology
Introductory course in the methodologies and contributions of educational research, particularly with regard to learning processes, didactic situations and their determinants. |
Internships :
The course also includes a professional component, with observation and practical work placements to familiarize students with the realities of teaching in schools.
|
|
L1 |
L2 |
L3 |
|
Nature |
observation internship |
observation and practical training accompanied |
linguistic reinforcement or observation of another language education system* |
|
Duration |
3 weeks in S2 |
3 weeks in S4 |
4 weeks abroad |
|
ECTS |
- |
6 ECTS |
6 ECTS |
*depending on language proficiency
Admission
Admission requirements
- Take an interest in mastering the French language and fundamental mathematical concepts, and in all the subject areas taught in elementary school, as well as in their intersection and transmission to pupils;
- Proficiency in two of the following disciplines: mathematics, French, physics-chemistry, life sciences;
- In-depth work and organizational skills;
- Reflective, argumentative and expressive skills, both written and oral, as demonstrated by results in the first and last years of the school year.
Licence application procedures for (future) baccalaureate holders with a French baccalaureate obtained in France and applying for the 1st time: http: //www.parcoursup.fr
Capacity and general criteria for examining requests
The capacity of the program is 35 students per year. A career plan to become a school teacher and an interest in experimental science are essential criteria for admission and success in this program. Other general criteria for examining applications include :
- academic results in French, mathematics, science, history-geography, English, philosophy and special subjects,
- academic skills, methodological knowledge and know-how, such as writing and speaking skills, working methods and scientific expertise in specific fields,
- certain interpersonal skills, in particular autonomy, commitment, organizational skills, adaptability and commitment to the work in hand,
Proof of extra-curricular involvement (helping with homework, supervising children at leisure centers or vacation camps, supervising sports or cultural activities) is an additional criterion for examining applications.
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
Reorientation and further studies
At the end of the 1st and 2nd year, students can transfer to another 2nd year Life Sciences degree course.
At the end of the 3rd year :
- Master Métier de l'Enseignement, de l'Éducation et de la Formation 1er degré,
- Master's degree in Scientific and Technical Information and Mediation.
Bridges and reorientation
Reorientation and further studies
At the end of the 1st and 2nd year, students can transfer to another 2nd year Life Sciences degree course.
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/detail?dest=/fr/formation/offre-de-formation/licence-lmd-XA/sciences-technologies-sante-STS/licence-sciences-de-la-vie-program-sciences-de-la-vie-2-2.html
At the end of the 3rd year :
- Master Métier de l'Enseignement, de l'Éducation et de la Formation 1er degré,
- Master's degree in Scientific and Technical Information and Mediation.