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Licence Physics (L2-L3) at Sorbonne University

Sorbonne University, France

Programme overview

General Licence preparing students for the diversity of physics professions and the complexity of the physicist's approach, in one of the world's leading scientific environments. A selective SPRINT pathway is also offered.

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

Core knowledge from a broad range of physics: mechanics of the particle and solid, geometrical and physical optics, electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism, waves, thermodynamics and states of matter, with a first introduction to relativity, quantum mechanics and statistical physics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students from the L1 portals Mathematics-Physics-Mechanics (MPM) and Physics-Chemistry (PC) who validated the Force-Energy-Motion II unit; students from MPSI and PCSI classes with a favourable pass to second year; students from other universities who validated an L1 in physics or equivalent.

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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