Licence Life Sciences, L3 Organism and Ecosystem Biology (BOE) at Université Côte d'Azur

Programme overview

Third-year track combining solid life-sciences knowledge with a specialisation from the individual to the ecosystem, analysing evolutionary processes and interactions between living organisms and their environment. It deepens fundamentals and gives the tools and methods of ecology and evolutionary biology, including biodiversity analysis. The year runs from 1 September to 8 July. Taught at Nice Campus Valrose in French.

Faculty: Life Sciences and Health Graduate School (EUR) / Life Sciences portal | Duration: 1 year (third year of the licence) | Study mode: full-time, taught in French | Location: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

Two semesters of about 350 hours with four disciplinary units and one transversal-skills unit each.

Career pathways

Technician and intermediate-manager roles after a licence; manager or engineer after a master's; researcher after a doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to any student who has validated a Bac+2 level in the track's fields; admission to L3 is automatic for students who validated an L2 Life Sciences at Université Côte d'Azur.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2025/2026). National registration fee for French and EU/EEA students; CVEC not included. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,895 a year (2025/2026). National tuition rate for non-EU international students; CVEC not included. Source

Duration: 1 year (third year of the licence)

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat-uca1.univ-cotedazur.fr/#!accueilView

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