Licence Physique, parcours : Physique et ses interactions

From the nanoscopic to the macroscopic.

After a first year in one of the two scientific portals: Marie Curie or René Descartes, the last two years of the "Physics and its Interactions" programme offer a broad knowledge of the concepts and principles of physics. It allows students to make analogies between the major thematic fields of physics and associated disciplines, in order to tackle complex problems or systems.

This course provides both a solid foundation of knowledge in fundamental physics and offers, through specific courses, opportunities in many fields of applied physics, such as nanosciences, materials, optics, microelectronics, nuclear, bio-physics or medical imaging, etc...

The "Physics and its Interactions" course is particularly well suited to further study in Masters in Physics, advanced applied courses, transdisciplinary courses or in the major schools of applied physics.

Baccalaureate holders with scientific specialties.

Admission possible on application in L2 and L3 of students from scientific backgrounds (CPGE, BTS, BUT).

Access to the "Physics and its interactions" course of the Physics Licence requires validation of the L2 Physics of Aix-Marseille University or a diploma judged equivalent by the Licence pedagogical committee.

Admission to the L3 "Physics and its Interactions" is also possible for students from CPGE, engineering schools, or IUT upon examination of the application.

The "Physics and its interactions" course of the Physics Licence requires very good skills in fundamental and applied physics. A good level in mathematics is also necessary.

The semesters of each year of the Bachelor of Physics are organized into three teaching blocks (knowledge and skills blocks), which bring together several courses: a block to learn to analyze, model and solve physics problems, a block to learn to choose and implement methods and tools from fundamental knowledge in physics and a block to develop their professional project and enrich their discipline with related knowledge. A block is spread over a year, within a block the lessons can compensate for each other, but the blocks do not compensate for each other, thus guaranteeing the validation of both scientific and non-disciplinary skills.

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Because of its vocation of fundamental training leading in particular to research careers, the Physics Licence offers the possibility of carrying out experiments and internships in laboratories at all levels of the training.

For this, the Physics Licence relies on the large and diversified potential of the Physics Department of the University of Aix-Marseille (more than 150 teacher-researchers, about twenty engineers and technicians). The teacher-researchers, actors of this training, allow to associate the fundamental teachings with the stakes of the current Research and its applications beyond the public sector.

This course offers a broad knowledge of the concepts and principles of physics making it possible to address complex problems or systems in the main fields of fundamental and applied physics.

The ‘Physics and its Interactions' programme equips students with the skills needed to solve complex or interdisciplinary physics problems by drawing on analogies between different fields of physics and mastering a wide range of experimental techniques and analytical methods.

The specific skills developed on this programme are:

• Understanding the main analytical tools and methods of experimental physics and their fields of application;
• Applying the methods developed in physics to a variety of problems through the mastery of cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills;
• Develop a transdisciplinary approach linking physics with other scientific disciplines;
• Examine physical situations holistically through a macroscopic approach.

The Physics and its interactions programme does not include a compulsory internship. However, a non-credited internship in one of the laboratories associated with the course may be carried out under an agreement between the university and the host organisation.

The teaching provided in the Physics and its interactions programme includes lectures (80 students maximum), tutorials and practical work in small groups. The course places great emphasis on the use of innovative teaching methods and active pedagogy (project or problem-based approaches, flipped classes), as well as on ICT (online resources and tools for communicating with students, assessment tests, digital remediation).

• 114C Mathématiques de la physique, de la chimie, de la biologie (fr)
• 115B Méthodes et modèles en sciences physiques ; Méthodes de mesures physiques (fr)

The training provided provides access to a wide range of Masters in physics with a theoretical or more applied emphasis (optics, astrophysics, condensed matter, nanosciences, telecommunications, aeronautics, etc.) as well as major engineering schools via a particular admission system.

Examples of opportunities:

• Physics of matter
• Optics
• Mechanics
• Engineering

A development council comprising stakeholders from secondary and higher education, research and the local industrial fabric has been set up in order to better meet the expectations of second cycle training and to facilitate interactions of the License with the professional sector.

Due to its fundamental training vocation leading to research careers, the Physics Degree offers the possibility of carrying out experiments and internships in the laboratory at all levels of training.

To do this, the Bachelor of Physics relies on the broad and diversified potential of the physics department of Aix-Marseille University (more than 150 teacher-researchers, around twenty engineers and technicians). The teacher-researchers, actors of this training, make it possible to associate fundamental lessons with the challenges of current Research and its applications beyond the public sector.

The degree also participates in the Young Scientists Incubator program set up by the Faculty of Sciences, making it possible to finance the reception of a student whose average is above 16 in a research laboratory from L1.

Students wishing to enter a Bachelor of Physics will be guided in their orientation throughout their course:

• In the 2 dedicated portals René Descartes and Marie Curie, specific lessons will be offered in order to determine their choice of orientation in L2.
• The second year is a common core to the 3 Physics courses. During this year, the teacher-researchers involved in this training and the supervisors within the EU PPPE (professional project supervision) will support the student in his choice of options.
• In L3, the different courses offered allow students to adapt their training in line with their profile and their plans for further studies.

In parallel with the first year, a PES success support system is also offered which consists of delivering the content of the portals over 2 years based on new pedagogies in order to prepare for the requirements of L2 and L3 teaching. This system is therefore aimed at students with a bac S who have specific difficulties in certain scientific disciplines and wish to benefit from a gradual transition between secondary studies and higher education.

Students wishing to change direction during their course have the possibility of integrating a Professional License at the end of the L2, upon examination of their file.

• For any questions related to student mobility on exchange or other programmes - please contact your academic representative for international relations: Yves Elskens (for Physics)
• Links: https://sciences.univ-amu.fr/fr/international/partir-etranger
• The Physics Degree thus regularly offers exchange opportunities with numerous partner universities: Upssala (Sweden), Cagliari (Italy), Leeds, Birmingham (England), Dresden, Leipzig (Germany),...

Program manager:

• Voicu DOLOCAN : voicu.dolocan@univ-amu.fr

Program deputy manager:

• Thomas KRAJEWSKI : thomas.krajewski@univ-amu.fr

"Physics and its interactions" Program advisor:

• Fréderic LEROY : frederic.leroy.3@univ-amu.fr

Educational secretarial services :

• sciences-stcharles-scol-a@univ-amu.fr

Campus de Saint Charles

Bât. 5, 1er étage, bloc A

3 place Victor Hugo, case P, CS 80249

13331 Marseille Cedex 3

Contacts :sciences-licence-physique@univ-amu.fr

Applications for admission to the L3 "Physics and its interactions" programme must be made via the online application eCandidat.

For foreign students, depending on their nationality of origin, the application file may be processed by the CampusFrance system.