Licence Life Sciences (L2-L3) at Sorbonne University

General Licence giving solid scientific knowledge to understand biology and the organisation of the main lineages of the tree of life and how organisms work, from molecular scale to integrated biological systems. It uses one of the largest practical-work technical platforms in France and the three marine stations of Banyuls, Roscoff and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering (Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie)  |  Department: Department of Life Sciences 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

Standard pathways at 60 ECTS per year (single or bi-disciplinary) and intensive pathways at 72 ECTS per year share the common Life Sciences major; English is compulsory in L2 and L3; an optional summer internship between L2 and L3 is available.

Career pathways

More than 80 per cent of graduates continue to a master's degree, notably in molecular and cellular biology, integrative biology and physiology, neuroscience, biodiversity-ecology-evolution and marine sciences, or in teaching masters.

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