General objectives

• Know and master the principles of general chemistry
• Understand and resolve all the exercises of the 1st year programme concerning the different topics seen
• Know how to make a link between the different field of general chemistry and acquire an overview of all the notions

1. Atomistic
2. Chemical bonds
3. Thermodynamics : the principles
4. Thermodynamics : the equilibrium
5. Application to solubility equilibrium
6. Application to complexion equilibrium
7. Application to acido-basics equilibrium
8. Application to redox equilibrium
9. Chemical kinetics

General objectives

• Allow students to acquire fundamental basic knowledge in cellular and molecular animal biology
• Master the fundamental learning concepts, methodological tools and the laboratories techniques
• Introduce to students the discovery of different approaches in living sciences
• Know and master the mechanism of general biology
• Know how to use ones knowledge for scientific deduction purposes
• Establish a link with the skills acquired in biochemistry
• Introduce students to the main physiological functions of the organism
• Learn the fundamental concepts of molecular biology
• Understand the notion of cellular response to the surroundings

Course content

1. Module 1 : Introduction
   1. Living organism definition : distinction eukaryote / prokaryote / virus / ATNC
   2. Tissues :
      Definition
      Tissues families: epitheliums, conjunctive and bone tissues,
      muscular tissues, nervous tissues
      Extracellular matrix
      Free cellular populations
2. Module 2 : Cellular Biology
   1. Plasma membrane
   2. Cytosol and cytosqueleton
   3. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
   4. Golgi apparatus
   5. Lysosomes
   6. Peroxisomes
   7. Mitochondria
   8. Interphasic nucleus
3. Module 3 : Intercellular communication
   1. Messenger nature
   2. The different types of receptors
   3. Transduction pathways
4. Module 4 : Molecular biology
   1. Genome structure
   2. Transcription
   3. Translation
   4. Cellular cycle : molecular aspects
   5. Molecular biology methods

General objectives

• Know the basis of mathematics, algebra
• Learn the formal and universal language/ jargon. Master it in order to translate a phenomenon, at least in an approximated way
• Acquire the basis of logical thinking to expose ones ideas in a Cartesian way
• Acquire a methodology and an easiness of mathematic expression
• Design a problematic
• Acquire an efficient know-how for the following years of education and in the professional world
• Acquire a certain pragmatism and a contextual vision in their missions

Course content

1. Algebra
   1. Motivation and programmes
   2. The mathematic thinking and syntax
   3. Set theories
   4. Application between two sets
   5. Group structure
   6. Ringoids
   7. Vectorial spaces
   8. Linear applications
   9. Matrixes
   10. Determinant
2. Analysis
   1. Continuity
   2. Derivability
   3. Limits
   4. Limit developments
   5. Integration
   6. Differential equations

General objectives

• Know the main properties of living molecules
• Have notions about the function of certain proteins with a biotechnological interest
• Know the two central pathways
• Have an overview of energy transfers in cells (during oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis…)

Course content

1. Structural biochemistry
   1. Thermodynamics
   2. Sugars
   3. Amino-acids and proteins
   4. Lipids
   5. Nucleic acids
   6. Enzymes
   7. Antibodies
   8. Receptors and channels
   9. Structural proteins
2. Biochemistry of metabolism
   Reminder about bioenergetics
   Catabolism pathways
   1. Glycolysis
   2. KREBS cycle
   3. Oxidative phosphorylation
   4. Photosynthesis

General objectives

• Master the basis and concepts of economics
• Give to students the tools and knowledge necessary to the analysis of economic matters on the labour market, in micro and macro-economic levels
• Understand the mechanisms and Economic vocabulary

Course content

1. Economics basis
2. Needs, goods, added values
3. Economic circuit as analysis methods
4. Work factors
5. Company globalisation

General objectives

• Introduction to epistemology
• Erase the gap between Philosophy and Sciences
• Enlighten the thinking and the current Science thanks to Science history and epistemology birth
• Give basis and landmark to approach a critic thinking about Sciences and Non-sciences
• Improve the general culture and develop a more evolved and precise vocabulary thanks to the study of current of though evolution from 17th century to nowadays and with older philosophes references.

Course content

1. Science definition
2. Main epistemological currents
   1. Rationalism (17e siècle)
   2. Empiricism (18e siècle)
   3. Positivism (19e siècle)
   4. Constructivism (20e siècle)
   5. Realism (20e siècle)
3. Historical convergence of proposed classification
4. Limits of proposed classification

General objectives

• Know how to use the IT tools in a professional context
• Introduction to programming
• Automation of the compilation phase via Makefile

Course content

1. Office automation, Pack Office and PC computer structure
2. Introduction to programming
3. Control structure
4. Tables
5. Functions

General objectives

• Understand the relevance of physics in Living Sciences
• Use the fundamental principles of classic mechanics, thermodynamics and optics in the resolution of general problems applied to biological systems
• Be familiar to analysis techniques of physics phenomenon, using mathematics tools necessary to describe them with a rigorous scientific thinking
• Acquire solid basis in mechanic physics to solve problem in biomechanics applied to human anatomy and physiology
• Acquire a solid basis in thermodynamic physics at the macroscopic level to solve physic-chemical problems applied to human metabolism (catabolism and anabolism) and to biological systems
• Acquire a solid basis related to undulatory nature of light to solve and explain problems concerning optical equipment and possible solutions to human eye defects
• Acquire outline of light double nature to understand the limits of classic physics and discover the interest of quantic mechanics for a correct description of atomic structure

Course content

1. Mathematics review
2. Introduction to physical sciences
3. Classic mechanics
4. Thermodynamics
5. Undulatory mechanics and optics
6. Light: duality wave-particles

General objectives

• Set up a presentation content in order to highlight a project oral or written

General objectives

• Acquire a level of 550 points in the TOEIC exam
• Acquire the main rules in grammar, conjugation, syntax and pronunciation
• Master by heart the past simple/present perfect of irregular verbs
• Master the use of tenses and simple/progressive modes
• Initiation to prepositions
• Master the preparation to technical supports and other documents in English
• Public Oral expression in English
• Learn to analyse texts and discuss them
• Know how to put into context a vocabulary list
• Master the construction of verbal groups
• Be able to understand and reproduce speeches recounted in the present, past and future events
• Initiation to audio documents to improve one’s oral understanding (Voice of America types)
• Acquire a basic scientific and day to day vocabulary
• Be able to participate to small talks and debates in small groups
• Know the intonation, pronunciation and accent of usual words

Course content

1. Preparation for orals in English
2. Preparation of documents in English
3. Talks in English
4. Put into context and verbal group construction
5. Initiation for the TOEIC EXAM
6. Listen, recognize and distinguish messages

Projects

• Bibliographic project
• Study of a company project
• Computer science project
• End of the first year project (long project)