Licence Sciences de la Vie (SV) at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

The Licence Sciences de la Vie shares a common first year (Darwin portal) with the Licence SVT, allowing students to discover biology and geosciences before choosing their orientation in L2; an Accès Santé option is available from L1. It gives students the knowledge to tackle biological questions at multiple scales, from molecular mechanisms to biodiversity, ecosystems and evolution.

Faculty: Faculté des Sciences Exactes et Expérimentales (SEE)  |  Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS); 4-year arrangement available  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Perpignan, Occitanie, France

What you will study

1,692.5 hours (20% practical work), 90 hours of English and a 3-week placement in L3. Success rates 2021-2023: L1 Darwin 40.60%, L2 81.25%, L3 96.02%. Four-year arrangement possible (L1 in two years).

Career pathways

Further study at UPVD in the Master BEE (pathways Biodiversité et Développement Durable and Biologie Intégrative des Interactions) or the international Master Functional Biology and Ecology (EUR TULIP, with Toulouse), or engineering schools; civil-service competitions; technician posts in biology (R&D, industry, quality, forensic science, environment management); science journalism; technical sales and consulting.

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