Organization
Csilla Gergely
Professor — University of Montpellier
Charles Coulomb Laboratory (L2C) UMR 5221
Biophotonics Team (Head)
Office: 29.0, Floor: 2, Building: 21 – Location: Triolet Campus
Tel: 04 67 14 32 48
Thierry Cloitre
Associate Professor — University of Montpellier
Charles Coulomb Laboratory (L2C) UMR 5221
Biophotonics Team
Office: 08.0, Floor: 1, Building: 20 – Location: Triolet Campus
Tel: 04 67 14 46 02
Curriculum for the Biomedical Physics Track (PHYMED)
The Master’s program is organized into four semesters (S1 through S4) and structured around required or elective course units TU ). Each TU a credit value (ECTS). Each semester is worth 30 ECTS credits. The Master’s degree is awarded upon completion of 120 ECTS credits.
LMD5 2021–2025
Course Structure for the M1 in Biomedical Physics – HAM1TC
- Biomedical Physics, Semester 1 – HAM1TCS1 – 30 ECTS
3 course units worth 1.0 ECTS credits –remedial courses during the first 2–3 weeks in late August–early September
HAH701E Introduction to Mathematics (1 ECTS)
In charge: 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 Introduction: Fundamentals of Health (1 ECTS)
Contact person: Guillaume CAPTIER
Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials
8 requiredTUfor all PhyMed students
HAP712P Experimental Physics (4 ECTS)
Organizers: Thierry Bretagnon & Didier Laux
Hours: 42 lab hours; MCC: Continuous assessment (100% lab work)
HAC716C Fundamentals of Radioactivity (2 ECTS)
Contact: Nicolas DACHEUX
Class hours: 12 hours of lectures + 8 hours of tutorials; MCC: Final written exam (100%)
HAH716E Health Systems and Issues (4 ECTS)
Contact person: Guillaume CAPTIER
Hours: 40.5 hours of class time; MCC: 100% continuous assessment
HAH706H PhyMed Project (5 ECTS)
Coordinators: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY
Hours: 100 hours of project work; MCC: Continuous assessment (100%)
HAH713V Structural Biochemistry (2 ECTS)
Contact: Rachel CERDAN
Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials; Grading: Continuous assessment 20% + Written exam 80%
HAH704P Physics of Biological Systems (2 ECTS)
In charge: Steeve CRONENBERGER & Csilla GERGELY
Time: 9:00 PM CM; MCC: 100% terminal control
HAH705P Physics of Ionizing Radiation and Fundamentals of Radiation Protection (3 ECTS)
In charge: Jean-Pierre POUGET & Csilla GERGELY
Time: 9:00 PM CM; MCC: 100% terminal control
HAH712E9 Lectures on Medicine and ICT (2 ECTS)
Contact: Gerard DRAY
Time: 9:00 PM; MCC: 100% continuous assessment
1 TU 3.0 ECTS TU (to be selected from)
Based on the student's profile
HAV305V Biochemistry 3 (3 ECTS) —Physics students
Contact: Laila GANNOUN
Hours: 2 hours of lectures, 2 hours of tutorials, 8 hours of lab work;
MCC: Final written exam 60% + Continuous assessment 20% + Practical exam 20%
HAP512P Experimental Physics S5 (3 ECTS) –Biology students
Organizers: Thierry CLOITRE, Laetitia DOYENETTE,
Hours: 27 hours of lab work; MCC: 50% continuous assessment + 50% lab assessment
- Biomedical Physics, Semester 2 – HAM1TCS2 – 30 ECTS
6 required TUfor all PhyMed students
HAH801L English (4 ECTS)
Contact: Pauline McNisH
Hours: 40.5 hours of tutorials; Assessment: Final written exam (50%) + Oral exam (50%)
HAC831C9 Radiation Protection/Radiation-Matter Interactions. (2 ECTS)
Manager: Jerome MAYNADIE
Hours: 12 lecture hours, 8 tutorial hours; Grading: 60% for written exams and 40% for oral exams
HAH802E1M Sensors and Image Processing (4 ECTS)
Manager: Olivier STRAUSS
Hours: 16.5 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials, 12 hours of lab sessions; Final grade: 60% final exam + 40% lab assessment
HAH803P Physics and Wave Propagation (4 ECTS)
Organizers: Thierry CLOITRE & Didier LAUX
Times: 8:00 PM lecture, 4:00 PM tutorial; MCC: final exam (100%)
HAH804P Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation and Its Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications (2 ECTS)
Organizers: Jean-Pierre POUGET & Csilla GERGELY
Time: 9:00 PM CM, MCC: 100% terminal control
HAH809H M1 SNS PhyMed Internship (10 ECTS)
Organizers: Csilla GERGELY & Thierry CLOITRE
Hours: 300-hour internship; MCC written report 50%, oral defense 50%
1 TU 4.0 ECTS credits to be selected from
HAH805E Medical Robotics 1 (4 ECTS)
Salih ABDELAZIZ, Head
Hours: 16.5 hours of lectures, 24 hours of lab work; 70% written exam, 30% lab assessment
HAH806E Neuroprosthesis 1 (4 ECTS)
In charge: Jean-Charles CECCATO
Hours: 16.5 lecture hours, 24 lab hours; Grading: Written exam 50%, Written assignment 20%, Written report 20%
HAH811E9 Data Analysis (4 ECTS)
In charge: Gérard Dray
Hours: 20 lecture hours, 30 tutorial hours; MCC: written report 50%, supervised project 2×25%
Course Structure for theM2 in Biomedical Physics – HAM2TC
- Biomedical Physics, Semester 3 – HAM2TCS3 – 30 ECTS
HAP906P Image Processing in Physics (4 ECTS)
Manager: Francois MOLINO
Time: 9:00 PM; MCC: 100% final exam
HAH905P Physics of Medical Imaging (5 ECTS)
Organizers: Michel ZANCA & Csilla GERGELY
Hours: 40.5 hours of class time; MCC: 100% written final exam
HAH904P Biophotonics and Mass Spectrometry (5 ECTS)
Coordinators: Thierry GUILLET and Csilla GERGELY
Hours: 40.5 CM, MCC: 100% continuous monitoring
HAH903P Nanoprobe Microscopy, Near-Field Microscopy, and Evanescent-Wave Microscopy (3 ECTS)
Coordinators: Csilla GERGELY and Frédéric CUISINIER
Time: 9:00 p.m. CM; MCC: Final written exam (80%) and practical exam (20%)
HAH911H M2 SNS PhyMed Project (5 ECTS)
Coordinators: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY
MCC: continuous monitoring
HAH902E Introduction to Business/Research (2 ECTS)
In charge: Emmanuel Le CLEZIO
Time: 9:00 PM | Course Code: MCC | Continuous assessment: 100%
HAH901P Literature Review / Scientific Monitoring (2 ECTS)
Coordinators: Csilla GERGELY & Thierry CLOITRE
Classes: 6 a.m. lecture and 3 p.m. tutorial; Assessment: Lecture + Lab: written report 50%, homework 30%, in-class assignment 20%
1 TU 4.0 ECTS credits to be selected from
HAH909E Medical Robotics 2 (4 ECTS)
Salih ABDELAZIZ, Head
Hours: 16.5 lecture hours, 24 lab hours; MCC oral exam: 100%
HAH910E9 Neuroprosthesis 2 (4 ECTS)
Edited by Jerome BOURIEN and Emmanuel LE CLEZIO
Hours: 16.5 hours of lectures, 24 hours of practical work; written midterm exam (50%), written report (2 x 25%)
HAH812E9 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (4 ECTS)
In charge: Gérard Dray
Hours: 20 lecture hours, 30 tutorial hours; MCC: written report 50%, supervised project 2×25%
- Biomedical Physics, 4th Semester – HAM2TCS4 – 30 ECTS
HAH001H M2 SNS PhyMed Internship (30 ECTS)
Coordinators: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY
MCC: written report 50%, oral presentation 50%