Organization

Csilla Gergely
Professor — University of Montpellier
Charles Coulomb Laboratory (L2C) UMR 5221
Biophotonics Team (head of)
Office: 29.0, Floor: 2, Building: 21 – Location: Triolet Campus
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 32 48

Thierry Cloitre
Senior Lecturer — University of Montpellier
Charles Coulomb Laboratory (L2C) UMR 5221
Biophotonics Team
Office: 08.0, Floor: 1, Building: 20 – Location: Triolet Campus
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 46 02

Biomedical Physics Program (PHYMED)

The Master's program is organized into four semesters (S1 to S4), structured into compulsory or elective teaching units TU ). Each TU a credit value (ECTS). Each semester is validated by 30 ECTS. The Master's degree is obtained after validating 120 ECTS.

LMD5 2021–2025


Organization of courses for the M1 Biomedical Physics program – HAM1TC


  • Biomedical Physics Semester 1 – HAM1TCS1 – 30 ECTS

3 ECTS credits –refresher courses during the first 2-3 weeks at the end of August/beginning of September 

HAH701E Introduction to Mathematics (1 ECTS) 

Manager: Emmanuel LE CLEZIO

Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials

HAH703P Introduction to Physics (1 ECTS) 

Manager: Thierry CLOITRE

Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials

HAH702V Prolegomena: Basic Concepts of Health (1 ECTS)

Manager: Guillaume CAPTIER

Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials


 8 compulsoryTUfor all PhyMed students

HAP712P Experimental Physics (4 ECTS) 

Managers: Thierry Bretagnon & Didier Laux

Hours: 42 hours of practical work; MCC: Continuous assessment of practical work 100%

HAC716C Fundamentals of Radioactivity (2 ECTS) 

Responsible persons: Nicolas DACHEUX 

Hours: 12 hours of lectures + 8 hours of tutorials; MCC: 100% written final exam

HAH716E Health Structures and Issues (4 ECTS) 

Manager: Guillaume CAPTIER

Hours: 40.5 hours CM; MCC: Continuous assessment 100%

HAH706H PhyMed Project (5 ECTS) 

Responsible: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY

Hours: 100 hours project; MCC: Continuous assessment 100%

HAH713V Structural Biochemistry (2 ECTS) 

Manager: Rachel CERDAN 

Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials; MCC: CC 20% + Written exam 80%

HAH704P Physics of Biological Systems (2 ECTS) 

Responsible: Steeve CRONENBERGER & Csilla GERGELY

Hours: 9 p.m. CM; MCC: 100% terminal control

HAH705P Physics of Ionizing Radiation and Fundamentals of Radiation Protection (3 ECTS) 

Responsible: Jean-Pierre POUGET & Csilla GERGELY

Hours: 9 p.m. CM; MCC: 100% terminal control

HAH712E9 Conferences on Medicine and ICT (2 ECTS) 

Manager: Gerard DRAY

Hours: 9 p.m. CM; MCC: Continuous assessment 100%


1 TU 3.0 ECTS ‘to be chosen’ from among

Based on student profile

HAV305V Biochemistry 3 (3 ECTS) —physical studies            

Manager: Laila GANNOUN 

Hours: 14 hours of lectures, 14 hours of tutorials, 8 hours of practical work; 

MCC: written final exam 60% + continuous assessment 20% + practical assessment 20%

HAP512P Experimental Physics S5 (3 ECTS) –bio studies             

Responsible persons: Thierry CLOITRE, Laetitia DOYENETTE, 

Hours: 27 hours of practical work; MCC: continuous assessment 50% + practical assessment 50%  


  • Biomedical Physics Semester 2 – HAM1TCS2 – 30 ECTS

6 compulsory TUfor all PhyMed students

HAH801L English (4 ECTS) 

Responsible: Pauline McNish 

Hours: 40.5 hours TD; MCC: Written final exam 50% + Oral exam 50% 

HAC831C9 Radiation Protection/Radiation-Matter Interactions. (2 ECTS)

Manager: Jerome MAYNADIE 

Hours: 12 hours of lectures, 8 hours of tutorials; MCC: 60% for CC and 40% for CT

HAH802E1M Sensors and Image Processing (4ECTS) 

Manager: Olivier STRAUSS 

Hours: 16.5 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials, 12 hours of practicals; MCC: final exam 60% + practical exam 40%

HAH803P Physics and Wave Propagation (4 ECTS) 

Responsible persons: Thierry CLOITRE & Didier LAUX 

Hours: 8 p.m. CM, 4 p.m. TD; MCC: 100% final exam

HAH804P Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Uses (2 ECTS) 

Responsible persons: Jean-Pierre POUGET & Csilla GERGELY 

Hours: 9 p.m. CM, MCC: 100% terminal control

HAH809H M1 SNS PhyMed Internship (10 ECTS) 

Responsible persons: Csilla GERGELY & Thierry CLOITRE

Hours: 300 hours of internship; MCC written report 50%, oral defense 50%


1 TU 4.0 ECTS to be chosen from

HAH805E Medical Robotics 1 (4 ECTS)

Mr. Salih ABDELAZIZ

Hours: 16.5 hours CM, 24 hours TP; MCC written 70% control TP 30%

HAH806E Neuroprosthetics 1 (4 ECTS)

Resp. Jean-Charles CECCATO

Hours: 16.5 hours CM, 24 hours TP; MCC: DS written 50%, DM written 20%, written report 20%

HAH811E9 Data Analysis (4 ECTS)

Resp. Gérard Dray

Hours: 20 hours lectures, 30 hours tutorials; MCC: written report 50%, supervised project 2×25%


Organization of courses forthe Master's 2 in Biomedical Physics – HAM2TC


  • Biomedical Physics Semester 3 – HAM2TCS3 – 30 ECTS
HAP906P Image Processing in Physics (4 ECTS) 

Manager: Francois MOLINO

Hours: 9 p.m. TP; MCC: Final exam 100% 

HAH905P Physics of Medical Imaging (5 ECTS) 

Responsible: Michel ZANCA & Csilla GERGELY 

Hours: 40.5 hours CM; MCC: 100% written final exam

HAH904P Biophotonics and Mass Spectrometry (5 ECTS) 

Responsible: Thierry GUILLET and Csilla GERGELY

Hours: 40.5 CM, MCC: 100% continuous assessment 

HAH903P Nano-probe, near-field, and evanescent wave microscopy (3 ECTS) 

Responsible: Csilla GERGELY and Frédéric CUISINIER

Hours: 9 p.m. CM; MCC: final written exam 80% and practical exam 20%

HAH911H M2 SNS PhyMed Project (5 ECTS) 

Responsible: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY

MCC: continuous monitoring

HAH902E Introduction to Business/Research (2 ECTS) 

Manager: Emmanuel Le CLEZIO

Time: 9:00 p.m. CM: MCC: 100% continuous assessment

HAH901P Bibliographic Analysis / Scientific Monitoring (2 ECTS) 

Responsible: Csilla GERGELY & Thierry CLOITRE

Hours: 6 hours of lectures and 15 hours of tutorials; MCC: CC + TP: written assignment 50%, homework assignment 30%, oral assignment 20% 


1 TU 4.0 ECTS to be chosen from

HAH909E Medical Robotics 2 (4 ECTS)

Mr. Salih ABDELAZIZ

Hours: 16.5 hours CM, 24 hours TP; MCC oral exam: 100%

HAH910E9 Neuroprosthetics 2 (4 ECTS)

Responsible: Jerome BOURIEN, Emmanuel LE CLEZIO

Hours: 16.5 hours CM, 24 hours TP; MCC DS written 50%, written report 2x 25%

HAH812E9 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (4 ECTS)

Resp. Gérard Dray

Hours: 20 hours lectures, 30 hours tutorials; MCC: written report 50%, supervised project 2×25%

  • Biomedical Physics Semester 4 – HAM2TCS4 – 30 ECTS
HAH001H M2 SNS PhyMed Internship (30 ECTS) 

Responsible: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY

MCC: written report 50%, oral defense 50%