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
Phone: 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 (PHYMED) Track

The Master’s program is organized into 4 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. The Master’s degree is awarded upon completion of 120 ECTS.

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Course Structure for the M1 in Biomedical Physics – HAM1TC


  • Biomedical Physics, Semester 1 – HAM1TCS1 – 30 ECTS

3 UEs at 1.0 ECTS –remedial courses during the first 2–3 weeks in late August–early September 

HAH701E Introduction to Mathematics (1 ECTS) 

Director: 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: Basic Concepts of Health (1 ECTS)

Manager: Guillaume CAPTIER

Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials


 8 mandatoryTUfor all PhyMed students

HAP712P Experimental Physics (4 ECTS) 

Organizers: Thierry Bretagnon & Didier Laux

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

HAC716C Fundamentals of Radioactivity (2 ECTS) 

Contact: Nicolas DACHEUX 

Hours: 12 hours of lectures + 8 hours of tutorials; MCC: Final written exam (100%)

HAH716E Health Systems and Issues (4 ECTS) 

Manager: Guillaume CAPTIER

Hours: 40.5 hours of class time; MCC: 100% continuous assessment

HAH706H PhyMed Project (5 ECTS) 

Leaders: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY

Hours: 100 hours for the project; MCC: 100% continuous assessment

HAH713V Structural Biochemistry (2 ECTS) 

Manager: Rachel CERDAN 

Hours: 10.5 hours of lectures, 10.5 hours of tutorials; MCC: Continuous Assessment 20% + Written Exam 80%

HAH704P Physics of Biological Systems (2 ECTS) 

In charge: Steeve CRONENBERGER & Csilla GERGELY

Time: 9:00 p.m. CM; MCC: 100% terminal check

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

In charge: Jean-Pierre POUGET & Csilla GERGELY

Time: 9:00 p.m. CM; MCC: 100% terminal check

HAH712E9 Lectures on Medicine and ICT (2 ECTS) 

Manager: Gerard DRAY

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


1 TU 3.0 ECTS “to be chosen from” among

Based on the student's profile

HAV305V Biochemistry 3 (3 ECTS) —physics students            

Manager: Laila GANNOUN 

Hours: 2:00 p.m. lecture, 2:00 p.m. tutorial, 8:00 a.m. lab; 

MCC: Final written exam 60% + ongoing 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 mandatory TUfor all PhyMed students

HAH801L English (4 ECTS) 

Manager: Pauline McNisH 

Hours: 40.5 hours of tutorials; MCC: Final written 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 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 work; MCC: final exam 60% + lab assessment 40%

HAH803P Physics and Wave Propagation (4 ECTS) 

Organizers: Thierry CLOITRE & Didier LAUX 

Class times: 8:00 p.m. lecture, 4:00 p.m. discussion; MCC: final exam (100%)

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

Project Leaders: Jean-Pierre POUGET & Csilla GERGELY 

Time: 9:00 p.m. 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 to be chosen 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 hours of lectures, 24 hours of lab work; Grading: Written exam 50%, Written assignment 20%, Written report 20%

HAH811E9 Data Analysis (4 ECTS)

In charge: Gérard Dray

Hours: 20 hours of lectures, 30 hours of tutorials; 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

Hours: 9:00 p.m. TP; MCC: 100% final exam 

HAH905P Physics of Medical Imaging (5 ECTS) 

In charge: Michel ZANCA & Csilla GERGELY 

Hours: 40.5 hours of class time; MCC: 100% written final exam

HAH904P Biophotonics and Mass Spectrometry (5 ECTS) 

Leaders: Thierry GUILLET and Csilla GERGELY

Hours: 40.5 CM, MCC: 100% continuous monitoring 

HAH903P Nanoprobe, Near-Field, and Evanescent-Wave Microscopy (3 ECTS) 

Project Leaders: Csilla GERGELY and Frédéric CUISINIER

Time: 9:00 p.m. CM; MCC: written final exam (80%) and practical exam (20%)

HAH911H M2 SNS PhyMed Project (5 ECTS) 

Leaders: 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 monitoring

HAH901P Bibliographic Analysis / Scientific Monitoring (2 ECTS) 

Project Leaders: Csilla GERGELY & Thierry CLOITRE

Class Hours: 6 hours of lectures and 15 hours of tutorials; Assessment: Lectures + Practical Work: written report 50%, homework assignments 30%, in-class assignments 20% 


1 TU 4.0 ECTS to be chosen from

HAH909E Medical Robotics 2 (4 ECTS)

Salih ABDELAZIZ, Head

Hours: 16.5 hours of lectures, 24 hours of lab work; 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 lab work; written midterm exam (50%), written report (2 x 25%)

HAH812E9 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (4 ECTS)

In charge: Gérard Dray

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

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

Leaders: Thierry CLOITRE and Csilla GERGELY

MCC: Written report 50%, oral defense 50%