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Licence Chemistry (L2-L3) at Sorbonne University

Sorbonne University, France

Programme overview

General Licence in Chemistry giving solid, generalist foundations for research or professional master's degrees or teaching careers. It covers contemporary chemistry (molecular chemistry, solid-state and materials chemistry, physical chemistry and chemistry of living systems) and its interfaces with physics, life sciences and earth sciences.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering (Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie)  |  Department: Department of Chemistry Licence  |  Duration: 2 years (L2-L3, after the L1 integration cycle)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Practical laboratory work in most teaching units, about 35 per cent of teaching hours. Major-minor structure: single-discipline pathway or bi-disciplinary pathways at 60 ECTS per year, and intensive double-licence pathways at 72 ECTS per year.

Career pathways

Continuation to master's degrees in chemistry (selection gives access to all specialities of Sorbonne's Chemistry master), teaching careers or entry to work after the licence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Second year is open to students who validated the L1 and followed the two chemistry teaching units of the L1. Intensive bi-disciplinary pathways admit non-repeating students after file review by a bi-disciplinary committee.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026-2027). National annual registration fee for the licence cycle; CVEC excluded. Differentiated fees for non-EU students are not stated on the page. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years (L2-L3, after the L1 integration cycle)

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