This is an interdisciplinary mention whose objective is to train students
- to establish a dialogue between Life Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science and then to implement adapted techniques.
- to analyze and interpret biological data and extract relevant information for the understanding and modeling of the processes involved.
This training prepares students for jobs as technicians, engineers or researchers in Biomathematics, Biostatistics and/or Bioinformatics. These rapidly expanding professions meet an ever-increasing demand for people with interdisciplinary skills.
The Bioinformatics course provides the basic concepts and methodological tools for analyzing and interpreting biological data and then extracting relevant information for understanding and modeling the processes involved.
The objective of this course is to provide a double competence in biology as a minor discipline in the training. The major discipline remains computer science. There is a symmetrical pathway in the Life Science license, where the major discipline is biology: the Bioinformatics, Statistics and Modeling pathway.
For the bio-info pathway: in L1, students follow the common license of the math-info portal with optional UE in biology (biology and modeling and genetics). In L2 and L3, certain computer science courses are replaced by biological courses. These are not introductory courses, but courses shared with the bio-sciences department.
The objective of the computer science degree is to give the necessary basis for further studies, primarily in the field of computer science, with an orientation towards bio-computing for this course. The student can also decide to enter the world of work at the end of the L3. In order to reinforce the professional character of this diploma, the program focuses on the basic tools of software development and concludes with a 3-month individual internship in a company. The program includes six semesters, the first three of which form a common base for the Mathematics and Computer Science fields, with an orientation in semester 3. Semesters 5 and 6 are completely specialized.
Entry into L1: Hold a French general baccalaureate (mathematics specialization strongly recommended, other scientific specializations in particular NSI also recommended) or from the European Union (for other foreign baccalaureates, there is a special procedure called Demande d'Admission Préliminaire, DAP).
Entry into L2: A student who has started a degree in another institution can present a file to the pedagogical commission which can validate certain UE and propose a personalized course.
Entry into L3: A student who has completed a DUT, a BTS or who comes from a preparatory class for the grandes écoles (CPGE) can submit a file to the pedagogical commission which can validate certain UE and propose a personalized program.
In L2 and L3, the commission will adapt the course to possibly give the missing skills in biology. It is recommended to also apply for the computer science course in case the commission does not accept the bioinformatics application.
