Master's degree in chemistry and life sciences

This Masters is the logical continuation of the Biology Biochemistry Biotechnology (Bio³) as part of the Life and Earth Sciences degree. This degree offers a multidisciplinary approach, covering all aspects inherent in developing the resources of Amazonian biodiversity (plant, microbial, terrestrial and marine).

The specific teaching of the 'Active Biomolecules / Management of Valorisation' pathways is based on three main areas:

Biology, chemistry and the transformation of matter.

A large part of the teaching focuses on bioactive molecules with high added value and their therapeutic, cosmetic and agri-food (Nutrition-Health) applications. Students will have the opportunity to specialise in one of these two areas.

Cross-disciplinary skills

Interpersonal skills :

• Communicating: writing clearly, preparing appropriate communication materials, public speaking and commenting on materials
• Communicate in foreign languages (written and oral comprehension and expression: level B1, or even B2) for English; as part of exchanges with neighbouring countries (South America) Spanish or Brazilian.
• Working in a team: fitting in, positioning yourself, collaborating
• Integrating into a professional environment: identifying and communicating skills, situating a company or organisation in its socio-economic context, identifying resource persons and the various functions in an organisation, situating oneself in a hierarchical and functional environment, complying with procedures, legislation and safety standards.

Organisational skills :

• Working independently: setting priorities, managing time, self-assessment, developing a personal training plan.
• Use information and communication technologies.
• Search for information: specify the purpose of the search, identify access methods, analyse relevance, explain and pass on.
• Implementing a project: defining the objectives and context, carrying out and evaluating the action.
• Carrying out a study: posing a problem; constructing and developing an argument; interpreting the results; drawing up a summary; proposing ways forward.

Scientific and technical skills

• Respecting scientific ethics
• Knowing and complying with regulations
• Demonstrate a capacity for abstraction
• Follow scientific protocols in the laboratory or in the field
• Analyse and interpret scientific results and provide food for thought.
• Use and apply the fundamental mechanisms and laws associated with different subject areas (e.g. computing, statistical analysis, laboratory techniques).
• Use laboratory equipment and teaching aids to develop a scientific approach.
• Developing skills linked to the use of new technologies for analysing chemical, biochemical and biological compounds.

Subject-specific skills

• Acquire precise knowledge at different levels of integration of living organisms (molecule, cell, organism, population, ecosystem).
• Understand the interactions between living beings and their environment and the impact on their functioning and development.
• Enhancing and respecting Amazonian resources.
• Classify the specific features of animal or plant species within the framework of systematics.
• Managing and solving problems in different fields such as Microbiology, Genetics, Chemistry and Biochemistry.
• Translate, interpret and present scientific results through tutorials and practical work.
• - Knowledge and development of molecules for applications in the food and cosmetics industries,
•  Business skills: project methodology and management, quality management

Recruitment level : Bac +3

Accessible in :  initial training.

Training required :

• Biology/ chemistry/ biochemistry degree
• Biology/ chemistry/ biotechnology
• Professional degree (chemistry, biotechnology, biochemistry, food science,....)

Admission requirements :
Based on an application and possibly a telephone interview

Registration form:
Administrative and pedagogical support for the Science and Technology Department.

Semester 7

• UEC : Complementary teaching, 48h, 4 ECTS
• UEO 7.1: Biodiversity and Tropical Systems, 105h, 14 ECTS
• UEO 7.2: Analytical Chemistry, 84h, 12 ECTS

Semester 8

• UEC : Complementary teaching, 62h, 6 ECTS
• UEO : Applied Sciences, 238h, 24 ECTS

Value-added management course

Semester 9

• UEC : Modern languages, 24h, 1 ECTS
• UEO : Project and regulations, 56h, 6 ECTS
• UEO : Entrepreneurial Development, 44h, 7 ECTS
• UEO : Product and Process Engineering in Food and Cosmetics, 156h, 16 ECTS

Semester 10

Work placement 30 ECTS

The aim of the work placement is to place the student in a professional situation. Supervised by an internship supervisor, they are tasked with developing an economic and entrepreneurial problem within a limited period of time in the company or laboratory, and presenting their work in academic form (dissertation in front of a jury).

Active Biomolecules pathway

Semester 9

• UEC : Modern languages, 24h, 1 ECTS
• UEO : Project and regulations, 56h, 6 ECTS
• UEO : Knowledge and Development of Guiana's Plant Heritage, 25h, 4 ECTS
• UEO : Tropical Diseases and Biological Activities, 30h, 4 ECTS
• UEO : Plant Bioengineering, 50h, 5 ECTS
• UEO : Valorisation of Biomolecules, 50h, 10 ECTS

Semester 10

Work placement 30 ECTS

The aim of the work placement is to place the student in a professional situation. Supervised by an internship supervisor, they are tasked with developing a scientific problem within a limited timeframe, and presenting their work in academic form (dissertation in front of a jury).

Career opportunities

• Research and development within industrial groups and in the health, agri-food and biotechnology sectors
• Expert and project manager in research consultancies (development of biological resources)
• Laboratory research or design engineers (private/public)
• Researcher (SME/SMI-TPE/TPI company, association, INRAE, CNRS, CIRAD, IFREMER, etc.)
• Teaching professions: (secondary/higher education)
• Quality engineer
• Food/biotechnology/cosmetics technical sales representatives

Sectors of activity

• Public and private research
• Industry (recovery of Amazonian natural substances for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, health, agri-food and/or physico-chemical applications)
• Government departments, local authorities, national or regional nature parks
• Associations responsible for innovation or developing the resources of Guyana's forests
• SME (design office) in the building and public works sector for the dimensioning of structures in an Amazonian environment
• Teaching