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WELCOME TO LYON 1!
BACHELOR’S DEGREE 4 The Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 is a multidisciplinary institution that is involved in basic research
BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS IN GEOSCIENCES 4 and its applications.
Lyon 1 offers more than 300 degree-granting programs in Health, Sciences,Technology.
MASTER’S DEGREE IN LIFE SCIENCES 5 Almost 80% of students are enrolled on courses leading to professional qualifications.
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN GENETICS, CELL BIOLOGY, PATHOLOGIES 5 It currently has 69 research laboratories whose work focuses in particular on the areas of Health,
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN BIOSCIENCES 6 Environment and Material Sciences.
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH 2nd Year 8

KEY FIGURES OF LYON 1

MASTER’S DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY 9
• 40 000 students
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SYNTHESIS, CATALYSIS AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY 9
• 10,5 % of foreign students of 134 nationalities
• 4700 employees
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING 11
• A budget of 388,5 million euros
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1st Year 11
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2nd Year 11 • 69 research units
• More than 4 500 international publications per year
MASTER’S DEGREE IN EARTH SCIENCES 12 • 40 patent applications per year
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN EARTH SCIENCES 1st Year 12
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN EARTH SCIENCES 2nd Year 12

MASTER’S DEGREE IN NANOSCALE ENGINEERING 13

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MASTER’S DEGREE IN DRUG SCIENCES 18 12 geographical sites
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SKIN DELIVERY 2nd Year 18

UNIVERSITY DEGREE & TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA 19

MARKETING & MANAGEMENT IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT 19
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCES 21

ENGINEERING 22
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 22

DYNAMIC STUDENT LIFE 24

INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH 24
DISCOVER FRANCE WHILE EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS 25 PhD (3 years, 180 ECTS)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (2 years, 120 ECTS)

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BACHELOR’S DEGREE MASTER’S DEGREES IN LIFE SCIENCES

BACHELOR’S PROGRAM IN GEOSCIENCES MASTER’S PROGRAM IN GENETICS, CELL BIOLOGY,

PATHOLOGIES
◊ Program coordinator : Prof. Fabrice Cordey fabrice.cordey@univ-lyon1.fr ◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Marc LEMAIRE marc.lemaire.bio@univ-lyon1.fr
◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Carmen MENA carmen.mena@univ-lyon1.fr

• Teaching Unit : Genome to function

• Teaching Unit : Geosciences in English I Description : The main goals of these courses are to stimulate exchanges
Description : This course is part of «UE Transversale TR3». It is an and thinking among students interested by the latest breakthroughs in
introductory course about Earth Sciences (historical and physical geology), 2 ECTS genetics and functional genomics and to bring them to formulate research 3 ECTS
equivalent to EASC 101/102 of North American or Canadian universities. questions and projects. Based on scientific conferences held by scientists
20 hours
Key words : Introductory Earth sciences, physical geology, historical from research centers around Lyon, the topics can cover several themes: Courses: 15 hours
Tutorials: 15 hours
geology From genotype to phenotype; the small non coding RNA world; epigenetic January - June
September - December
inheritance.
Key words : genetics and functional genomics, epigenetic inheritance,
genotype to phenotype

• Teaching Unit : Geosciences in English II • Teaching Unit : Immunology and Cancer

Description : This course is part of «UE Transversale TR3». It is the Description : This UE is based on the basic immunology knowledge of
second part of the introductory course on Earth Sciences, with focus on 3 ECTS
students to develop basic concepts research in immunology that have 3 ECTS
the Environment. 30 hours applications in clinical and pharmaceutical research in the field of oncology.
Key words : Introductory Earth sciences, Environmental issues The themes will be: the anti-tumor immune response, the cancers of the Courses: 30 hours
January - June immune system, protection of immunosuppressed patients. January - June
Key words : anti-tumoral cancer response, immune system cancers

• Teaching Unit : Cellular aging and cell death

Description : The goal of this UE is to provide an overview and recent
advances on cell death and cellular aging fields. During this teaching
program the emphasis will be put on how both fields are critical to 3 ECTS
understand the aging process. The following topics will be addressed:
Courses: 15 hours
Biology of cell death; Cellular senescence; Cellular aging and damage to Tutorials: 15 hours
the molecules; Cellular aging and metabolism; Physiopathology of aging. January - June
Key words : Cell death, cell aging, protein aggregation, neurodegenerative
diseases

• Teaching Unit : Molecular mechanisms of cell signaling

Description : The goal of this UE is to give a detailed overview on the
biological role and on the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction
from prokaryotes to high eukaryotes cells. The main aspects of cell 3 ECTS
signaling will be covered: The machinery of cell signaling: from signals Courses: 20 hours
to targets; Regulatory functions of cell signaling; Cell signaling through Tutorials: 10 hours

evolution; Cell signaling and diseases. January - June

Key words : signal transduction pathway, cell signaling

• Teaching Unit : Oncology

Description : The goal of this UE is to complement the UE» tumor cell
in its environment» of the 1rst year of the Master, as well as to provide
an interest in recent and innovative cancer research. The following topics 3 ECTS
will be addressed: epidemiology of cancer; metabolic deregulation during
Courses: 20 hours
tumogenesis, global approaches in cancer research, news anti-cancer Tutorials: 10 hours
therapies and cancer markers. January - June
Key words : Cancer biology, epidemiology of cancer, global approaches
(omics) in cancer research

• Teaching Unit : Scientific English

Description : This unit is designed to prepare Master’s degree students
for their future as part of the international scientific community. The
goal is to teach them to make clear and concise oral communications in 3 ECTS
English. The program has been designed to give students the confidence
Tutorials: 30 hours
to present their work to an English speaking scientific audience, either in
an international congress, a seminar or an interview.
September - December
Key words : Oral communication, comprehension tests, bibliographic
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MASTER’S PROGRAM IN BIOSCIENCES • Teaching Unit : Biological resources and biodiversity

Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field.
◊ Program coordinator : Dr. Dominique BAAS dominique.baas@univ-lyon1.fr A course across disciplinary boundaries: ecology, evolution, economy, legal
◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Carmen MENA carmen.mena@univ-lyon1.fr sciences and natural resources security. This course provides a state-of-
the-art knowledge on the conceptual and methodological advances in the 6 ECTS
field of bio-resources, at molecular, organismic, population and ecosystem Courses: 40 hours
levels. Topics covered include: conservation strategies, agriculture and 2 weeks in June Tutorials: 20 hours
• Teaching Unit : Virus and immunity domestication, breeding in the context of new planetary needs, sustainable
Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory management, biocapacity, ecosystem services.
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field. Key words : ecology, evolution, economy, conservation, sustainable
The course provides the means to understand the latest discoveries in management, ecosystem services
virology and immunology. Topics covered include: biochemistry and
structural biology of viruses, genetic variability, anti-viral treatments and 6 ECTS
resistance; the interaction between viruses and the immune system; the Courses: 40 hours
generation of immune memory, the modulation of immune response, 2 weeks in February Tutorials: 20 hours

immunosuppression, and viral persistence; viral pathogenesis anti-viral • Teaching Unit : Central & Peripheral Control of Glucose & Energy
vaccination; viral vectors for gene therapy. Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory
Key words : virology, immune system, infectiology, structural biology, lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field.
vaccination, gene therapy The objectives of this course are to describe at molecular, cellular and
integrated levels how signals originating from the periphery of the body
converge to and are integrated by the central nervous system in order 6 ECTS
• Teaching Unit : Comparative genomics to maintain energy homeostasis. Topics covered include: coordination of Courses: 40 hours
Description : Organised in the form of a conference with introductory gut, endocrine pancreas, adipose tissue and nervous system; hormonal, 2 weeks in January Tutorials: 20 hours

lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field. nervous, and nutrient-based signals; neurotransmitters and neuronal
The course introduces comparative genomics and how it enables a global plasticity; pathologies such as obesity and diabetes.
approach to the mechanisms involved in the diversity of genomes, of Key words : homeostasis, physiology, hormones, nutrients, neural
phenotypes, or of populations. Topics covered include: transposable 6 ECTS system, pathology
elements and gene appearance, gene and genome duplication, sexual Courses: 40 hours
chromosomes, phylogenomics, phylogeny and evolution of bacteria, 2 weeks in January Tutorials: 20 hours

evolutionary genomics of human origin, evolutionary dynamics of non-

coding DNA, genomics of speciation, genome architecture. • Teaching Unit : Neural basis of cognition: from genes to mental
Key words : evolution, phylogeny, genome dynamics, population genomics states
Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field.
• Teaching Unit : Integrative Cell Biology and Immunology The course tackles one of the greatest challenges in biology – understanding
Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory how the brain works. It offers a multidisciplinary introduction to cognitive 6 ECTS
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field. neurosciences, addressing questions such as: How and where are the Courses: 40 hours
The course provides an integrated and multidisciplinary understanding of different cognitive functions represented in the brain? How similar or 2 weeks in June Tutorials: 20 hours
how multicellular systems maintain their homeostasis, with a focus on the different is our cognitive apparatus from that of other species? How did
immune system function in health and disease. Topics covered include: 6 ECTS the brain evolve? How does it develop?
homeostatic roles of cell survival, cell migration, communication, or Courses: 40 hours Key words : brain, cognition, neurosciences, neurodevelopment, evolution
sensing the environment; animal models of immune disease, autoimmune 2 weeks in June Tutorials: 20 hours

diseases, immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity, tumour immunology,

genetics and development of the immune system.
• Teaching Unit : Paleontology
Key words : cell biology, immune system, homeostasis, pathology,
Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory
development
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field.
This course presents the new trends underlying the recent renewal
of paleontology. Indeed, new technologies such as modern molecular
• Teaching Unit : Tissue engineering genetics, isotope geochemistry or X-ray microtomography enable a better 6 ECTS
Description : Organised in the form of a conference with introductory access to paleo-DNA, element concentration and non-invasive imaging in Courses: 40 hours
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field. the all fossils. The course will focus on major steps of life history such 2 weeks in February Tutorials: 20 hours
Following a general survey of the extra-cellular matrix, the course covers as the metazoan explosion, the mass extinction events, the evolution of
tissular engineering at both fundamental and medical levels. Specific topics 6 ECTS hominids, and the changes of the climate through time.
include: three-dimensional matrices, biomaterials, stem cells; skin, bone, Key words : palaeontology, evolution, extinction, radiation, fossil record
Courses: 40 hours
cartilage, and neural tissues; applications in grafting, transplantation, 2 weeks in February Tutorials: 20 hours
or regeneration; ethical issues. A practical introduction to applications is
provided by visits to biotechnological companies based in Lyon.
Key words : biotechnology, bioengineering, extra-cellular matrix, stem
cells, grafting
• Teaching Unit : Microbial evolution and molecular epidemiology
Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory
• Teaching Unit : Mechanisms of development in plants and animals lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field.
Description : Organized in the form of a conference with introductory This course aims at approaching microorganisms by integrating pathology,
lectures and research talks by international leading scientists in the field. epidemiology, population dynamics, evolutionary history, and the main
This course explores the mechanisms of development conceptually features of pathogenic bacteria (mutations, recombination, dispersion). 6 ECTS
renewed thanks to new methods of cell biology, imaging, molecular Topics range from basic science to medical applications and include: Courses: 40 hours
genetics, modelling, and model organisms. Topics covered include: 6 ECTS non-coding RNAs, host susceptibility to infections, molecular subversion, 2 weeks in January Tutorials: 20 hours

fertilization, embryogenesis and axis determination; cellular dynamics and Courses: 40 hours CRISPRs in antiviral immunity, modelling the propagation of pathogens,
morphogenesis; regulation of developmental genes; biophysical regulation; 2 weeks in June Tutorials: 20 hours
host-microbe interactions.
modelling; stem cells and cell-fate; sex determination;
epigenetics and Key words : bacterial evolution, epidemiology, infectiology, pathology,
developmental plasticity; evolution and development. modelling
Key words : embryogenesis, differentiation, morphogenesis, biophysics
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MASTER’S PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCES MASTER’S DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY

RESEARCH 2nd year
◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Anne DIDIER didier@olfac.univ-lyon1.fr
◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Carmen MENA carmen.mena@univ-lyon1.fr
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SYNTHESIS, CATALYSIS AND
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Peter GOEKJIAN peter.goekjian@univ-lyon1.fr
• Teaching Unit : Scientific communication ◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Carmen MENA carmen.mena@univ-lyon1.fr
Description : Prepare the intership: interact with the research team,
work on the bibliographic field, make a presentation of the scientific 3 ECTS
context, protocols and methods that will be implemented during the future • Teaching Unit : NMR and Mass Spectroscopy for structural
internship. determination
September - December
Description : The program is intended to introduce Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance, Mass Spectrometry, and other spectroscopic methods for the 3 ECTS
structural identification of organic, organometallic, inorganic compounds,
as well as potentially polymers. A short section will be devoted to the 18 hours
• Teaching Unit : Neuroconference theory of NMR and Mass Spectrometry, but the bulk of the course will
Description : Series of conferences given by national and internationational consist of case studies using proton, carbon, and heteronuclear 1-D and September - December
speakers, selected for the quality of their research and pedagogic abilities. 18 ECTS 2-D NMR, in conjunction with Mass spectrometry and IR spectroscopy for
Conferences cover current neuroscientific issues, from mocular and the identification of organic compounds and inorganic complexes.
cellular neuroscience to cognition, including synaptic plasticity, perception
and memory, sleep and chronobiological rythms, Action-Decision-Reward September - December

• Teaching Unit : Methodology in organic synthesis

Description : This course will describe the functionalization of complex
molecules by the means of useful and modern methods. A large importance
• Teaching Unit : Statistics and scientific bibliography will be given to the mechanisms and the stereocontrol of these reactions. 3 ECTS
Description : Tool box providing basic statistics for neuroscientists and The different processes will be illustrated by recent examples reported
tutoring for bibliography data basis use and for scientific reading and 6 ECTS in the literature. Among the large number of synthetic transformations 18 hours

writing. considered, the following processes will be examined in more detail:

September - December
Comprises lectures and practical classes. selective formation of C=C bonds, metathesis, stereocontrolled formation
September - December
of 1,3-diols, radical cyclizations (Baldwin’s rules), tandem and multi-
component reactions.

• Teaching Unit : Total synthesis of natural products

• Teaching Unit : Training Description : Contents:
Description : Research intership in neurosciences. Oral defense and 30 ECTS - Concepts of multi-step synthesis, retrosynthetic analysis
intership report required for validation. - Synthesis of acyclic systems
January - May 3 ECTS
- Synthesis of cyclic and polycyclic systems
- New approaches in total synthesis 18 hours
Acquired skills: retrosynthetic analysis of complex molecules, construction
of key bonds and structural motifs using classical reactions and reaction September - December

sequences, control of stereogenic elements.

• Teaching Unit : Organometallic chemistry

Description : In the first part of this class, we will study the elemental
steps taking place during an organometallic transformation. After setting
the bases, we will go into more detail in studying the most common 3 ECTS
organometallic transformations leading to the formation of C-C, C-N, etc.
bonds. These reactions have opened new, widely used strategies in modern 18 hours
organic synthesis. Selected industrial applications of organometallic
chemistry will also be presented and discussed. September - December
Acquired skills: basics of organometallic chemistry, new retrosynthetic
approaches using organometallic chemistry, new chemical transformations
using –non toxic- metals.

• Teaching Unit : Asymmetric synthesis

Description : The course is devoted to the synthesis of chiral compounds
using enantio- and diastereoselective processes. Recent trends toward the
3 ECTS
selective formation of C-C bonds are discussed, especially those involving
catalytic procedures, or those with the lowest impact on the environment 18 hours
like organocatalysis and the use of non-toxic solvents (ionic liquids,
water). Particular attention is given to the synthesis of amino acids and September - December
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• Teaching Unit : Heterocyclic chemistry MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING

Description : Contents:
- Drugs ◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Peter SPELT peter.spelt@univ-lyon1.fr
Definition; From « hits » to lead compounds; Examples 3 ECTS
- Synthesis and reactivity of heterocycles used in organic or medicinal 18 hours ◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Carmen MENA carmen.mena@univ-lyon1.fr
chemistry
Furan; Pyridine – quinoline – isoquinoline; Pyrrole; Indole; Thiophene – September - December
benzothiophene
- Applications: synthesis of natural products or drugs MASTER’S PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
1st Year
• Teaching Unit : Sustainable and green chemistry • Teaching Unit : Numerical methods for PDEs in Mechanical
Description : The course will first describe the concepts and principles engineering
of sustainable chemistry, including “Atom Economy” proposed by Trost Description: Primarily on finite-difference methods, although finite-
and Sheldon in the beginning of the nineties, the principles of “Green volume methods and FEM are also introduced. The course also aims to
Chemistry” and of “Green Chemical Engineering” proposed by Anastas, give students better insight in the behavior of analytical solutions of the
the new regulation for the use of chemicals (REACH …), the Life Cycle PDEs considered. The material includes parabolic, hyperbolic and elliptical
Assessment, and some notions of evaluation of the toxicity and of the PDEs, especially diffusion, advection, advection/dispersion/diffusion, wave
ecotoxicity of chemicals. 3 ECTS and Poisson/Laplace equations, introduced from practical engineering 6 ECTS
The course will continue by describing the tools already available or still problems. Analytical solutions: separation of variables, Green’s functions.
Courses : 21 hours
in development in order to reach the requirement for cleaner and safer 18 hours Discretisation of derivatives using Taylor series or interpolation. Consistency February - May Tutorials : 22 hours
production of chemicals: 1° catalysis (heterogeneous catalysis, phase and stability of numerical methods for PDEs. Lax’s convergence theorem.
September - December
transfer catalysis, homogeneous, biocatalysis, organocatalysis….) 2° new ALE methods. Various schemes are developed for the above-mentioned
solvents (water-soluble catalysts and reagents, ionic liquids, supercritical PDEs, and their consistency and stability properties analyzed, both for 1D
CO2 , fluorinated solvents …..) 3° New methods of activation (Microwaves, and 2D problems, in lectures and in problems classes. Implementation.
Ultra sounds, High Pressure and Photochemical activations…. ). Key words : finite-difference methods ; convergence, consistency and
Finally the course will finish with the description of chemistry using stability of numerical schemes; discretization; Lax’s theorem
renewable materials (including the concept of Biorefinery).
All the classes will consist of seminars and practical examples discussed
with the participation of the students.
• Teaching Unit : Revision of fluid mechanics
Description : In this short, intense revision course, we derive the Navier- 1 ECTS
Stokes equations, and solve these for various unidirectional flows. Potential
Courses: 12 hours
flow analysis: flow past a cylinder. The course has a strong problem-based
• Teaching Unit : Advanced chemical kinetics component. September - October
Description : The mastering of the kinetic parameters controlling a
reaction with and without a catalyst. Content:
-The interpretation of the rate of a non-catalytic chemical reaction using
the Kinetic Theory of Gases.
3 ECTS MASTER’S PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
-The analysis of experimental data on the rate of a non-catalytic reaction
considering formal and detailed kinetic approaches.
18 hours
2nd Year
-The analysis of experimental data on the rate of a catalytic reaction September - December

considering formal and detailed kinetic approaches. • Teaching Unit : Two-phase flows
Description: Most of the course uses problem sheets to introduce concepts
and solution methods. Introduction: applications, flow regimes. The first
main part of the course is on the analysis of axisymmetric potential
and Stokes flows past single particles/droplets/bubbles, using multipole
• Teaching Unit : Molecular approach to catalysis expansions. Cavitation, collapsing bubbles. Concept of added mass.
Description : Understand the metal-mediated catalytic phenomenon Levich drag. Derivation of drag force on small particulates in Stokes flow.
of some of industrial processes and enzymatic bio routes through the Formulation of force balance for particulates, Lagrangian tracking. This
concepts and basis of molecular organometallic chemistry is followed by the derivation of averaged equations and the introduction
This course will use the concepts and tools of organometallic chemistry of effective transport properties, using as a starting point the Maxwell 3 ECTS
3 ECTS
to present and rationalize the mechanisms of several industrially relevant effective conductivity of a mixture of spheres. Einstein viscosity. Averaged Courses: 20 hours
catalytic cycles or enzymatic pathways. Examples from homogeneous, 18 hours equations for the flow of suspensions; shear-induced diffusion. Drift-flux January - March
supported heterogeneous of biological systems will be discussed. The models. Kinematic waves and shocks. In the third part of the course, we
link with sustainability (use of renewable feedstock, energy and life cycle September - December analyze the linear instability of separated flows: Rayleigh-Taylor instability,
assessment, novel solvents and alternative routes) will be made where and the Rayleigh instability of a liquid thread. The course is concluded with
relevant. a brief review of CFD methods for multiphase flows (MCFD).
Key words: Flow regimes, Stokes flows around particles, effective
properties of suspensions, continuum models of suspensions, drift-flux
models, kinematic waves, separated flows, stability analysis
• Teaching Unit : Inorganic nanomaterials chemistry
Description : This course will focus on advances developed on • Teaching Unit : Advanced fluid mechanics
nanoparticle liquid phase’s syntheses by coprecipitation, sol-gel processing, 3 ECTS Description : This course is problem-based and consists of two main
microemulsions, hydrothermal/solvothermal methods. When appropriate, parts: potential-flow based airfoil theory, and boundary layers. Complex
18 hours
considerable background material is presented to provide the uninitiated potential, especially for potential flow past a cylinder with circulation.
student with sufficient understanding of the underlying principles and 2 ECTS
September - December Joukowski’s transformation. Flow past a flat plate under an angle of attack
theories of the synthetic methodologies. without circulation; introduction of circulation; Joukowski airfoil. Other 2D Courses: 22 hours
airfoils are also considered. 3D airfoil theory, downwash. In the second
part of the course we completely work out the boundary layer analysis in September - October
various problems, including the Blasius boundary layer, Falkner-Skan, the
laminar planar jet, and introduce the von Karman – Pohlhausen method for
more general boundary layers.
Key words: Complex potential, transformations, 3D airfoil theory,
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MASTER’S DEGREE IN EARTH SCIENCES MASTER’S DEGREE IN NANOSCALE ENGINEERING

This program is offered by a joint-venture of top engineering institutions and universities in Lyon: École Centrale
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN EARTH SCIENCES de Lyon (ECL), Institut des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA de lyon), Université Claude Bernard Lyon1 (UCBL1),
which are part of the “Université de Lyon”.
1st Year The Nanoscale Engineering program is resolutely multidisciplinary. It provides both a theoretical base and a practical
expertise in the fields of elaboration, characterization and design of nanoscale structures and systems. It offers the
scientific and technological knowledge required to tackle a rewarding career in the innovative and growing field. This
◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Fabrice Cordey fabrice.cordey@univ-lyon1.fr Master aims to prepare students to continue towards a PhD level, but also to provide nanotechnology industries with
professionals able to adapt to the new challenges of this domain.

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM IN NANOSCALE

• Teaching Unit : Earth and Planetary Geology ENGINEERING 1st Year
Description: History of the system Earth, structures of continents + oceans ◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Catherine JOURNET-GAUTIER catherine.journet-gautier@univ-lyon1.fr
and their tectonic evolution, ancient paleogeographies and climates. 6 ECTS
Key words : Earth history, global geology and plate tectonics, geological 60 hours
map of the world January - June

• Teaching Unit : Introduction to Nanoscale Engineering

Description : This introductory course has three main objectives:
-To give an overview of nanoscience and technology;
-To provide an overview of laboratories and companies working in the
nanoengineering domain in the region; 2 ECTS
-To improve capabilities in information research, synthesis and Lectures : 8 hours
communication.
Representatives of local laboratories and of companies that are working in September - December
nanoscience will present their activities to the students, who will in turn be
asked to prepare a presentation of a laboratory or company.

MASTER’S PROGRAM IN EARTH SCIENCES

2nd Year • Teaching Unit : Micro- and Nanofabrication, part 1
Description : Introduction :
-Emergence of nanotechnology
◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Fabrice Cordey fabrice.cordey@univ-lyon1.fr -Nanostructures in zero, one, two and three dimensions
-“bottom-up” and “top-down” approaches
Zero-dimensional nanostructures: nanoparticles
One-dimensional nanostructures: Nanowires and nanorods 2 ECTS
Two-dimensional nanostructures: layers Lectures : 30 hours
Practicals : 24 hours
Other nanostructures :
-Fullerenes and carbon nanotubes September - December
-Core-shell systems
• Teaching Unit : Reading Group: Physics, Chemistry, Earth, Planets -Porous structures and hybrids
Description : Students undertake bibliographical researches and oral Nanostructuring by physical processes :
presentations on selected articles dealing with recent scientific results or 3 ECTS Lab practicals in the NanoLyon cleanroom
news.
Key words: Bibliographical research, scientific issues, oral presentations 30 hours
and debates
September - December
• Teaching Unit : Characterization Tools for Nanostructures
Description : Nanostructures and nanomaterials have interesting
specific properties arising from their low dimensionnality and/or from
the increased influence of the surface. This course presents the main 5 ECTS
methods of nanoscale-observation of surfaces and interfaces, and the
Lectures : 30 hours
main methods of local characterization for structures of low dimensionality Practicals : 12 hours
(e.g., morphological, optical, and spectroscopic characterization). The September - December
• Teaching Unit : Reading Group: Paleontology, Sedimentology, discussed techniques will be illustrated by specific applications in various
paleoenvironment fields of nanoscience, nanotechnology and biology.
Description : Students undertake bibliographical researches and oral 3 ECTS
presentations on selected articles dealing with recent scientific results or 30 hours
news.
Key words: Bibliographical research, scientific issues, oral presentations • Teaching Unit : Quantum Engineering
September - December
and debates Description : This course deals with the aspects of quantum mechanics
that have implications for nanotechnology. The first part of the course 5 ECTS
discusses the formalism of quantum mechanics with attention to practical Lectures : 30 hours
nanotechnology. The rest of the course is dedicated to engineering Practicals : 8 hours
applications of quantum mechanics: nanodevices and quantum information September - December
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• Teaching Unit : Basics of Physics • Teaching Unit : Nanomechanics

Description : This course provides a basic knowledge of physics and is 0 ECTS Description: The mechanical properties of nanomaterials give rise
compulsory for all students who do not have a physics bachelor, to ensure to numerous industrial applications: ultra-hard composites for tools,
that they will be able to follow the other courses of the Master of Nanoscale Lectures : 30 hours
Tutorials : 14 hours
reinforcement materials, protection layers, food preservation, etc. The
Engineering. extraordinary ratio between surface and volume in nanomaterials and its 2 ECTS
September - December
consequences are at the heart of the excellence of nanomaterials in these Lectures : 13 hours
activity sectors. January - June Tutorials : 7 hours

The lectures will impart the knowledge that is necessary to understand – at

• Teaching Unit : Solid State Physics a state-of-the-art level – the mechanical properties of nanomaterials with
Description : examples of current applications and perspectives for future developments.
-Cohesive energy in solids
-Crystal structures 4 ECTS
-The free electron gas model
Lectures : 28 hours
-Energy bands in solids: nearly free electron gas model and tight binding Tutorials : 26 hours • Teaching Unit : MEMS and NEMS
methods September - December Description: Introduction to MEMS/NEMS 2 ECTS
-Vibrations in crystals and thermal properties Materials for MEMS and NEMS properties of silicon
Principles of operation and examples Lectures : 20 hours
January - June
Modelling of MEMS/NEMS

• Teaching Unit : Continuum Mechanics

Description :
-Continuum limit, conserved quantities and continuity relation • Teaching Unit : Introduction to System Design
-Diffusive processes: macroscopic laws and microscopic models Description: The combination of nanoscale elements to form complex
-Stress tensor and the general equation of motion functional systems on microscopic and macroscopic length scales is
-Elasticity theory: strain tensor, elastic energy, Hooke’s law, isotropic the natural domain of application for nanotechnology, This principle
solids, full solution of a few static deformation problems, elastic wave 4 ECTS already finds wide application in several economic areas, for example
propagation Lectures : 28 hours microelectronics, transportation and healthcare. 2 ECTS
-Fluid kinematics: Lagrangian and Eulerian motion, deformation of fluids, Tutorials : 26 hours This course provides the materials needed for the understanding, the
Lectures : 20 hours
mass conservation September - December analysis, and the integration of such systems. The notion of a system and January - June Practicals : 8 hours
-Fluid dynamics: Newtonian viscous stress tensor, Navier-Stokes equation, its conception, from the vantage point of students of nanotechnology, is
boundary conditions, Reynolds number, other conservation laws, explored via a case study. The students will thus acquire the technical
unidirectional and incompressible flows, perfect fluids, potential flows, competence for the specification, the analysis and the optimization of
vorticity systems which rely on phenomena on a variety of different scales.

• Teaching Unit : Physics of Semiconductors, part 1 • Teaching Unit : Drug-Delivery Systems

Description : The course introduces the fundamental concepts of Description:
semiconductor solid state physics and shows how the electronic and optical 4 ECTS - Biomedical Imaging
properties can be finely tuned in these materials. It further highlights the - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic nanoparticles
Lectures : 30 hours
prominent role played by semiconductor materials in the design of common Tutorials : 16 hours - Nuclear imaging and nanometric tracers
electronic and opto-electtronic devices (transistors, LEDs ...). Synthesis September - December - Optical imaging, intravital microscopy and fluorescent markers
techniques and elaboration routes are presented as well. - Vectorization and targeted delivery of drugs
- Principles and challenges 2 ECTS
- Biochemical vectorization Lectures : 20 hours
- Magnetic vectorization January - June
• Teaching Unit : Physical Chemistry and Molecular Interactions - Therapy
Description : With decreasing size of systems, the influence of surface - Environmentally-sensitive nanostructures (pH, temperature)
effects starts to dominate over volume effects. This course presents the 4 ECTS - Magnetically-induced hyperthermia
intermolecular forces and the surface forces which govern the interactions - Photodynamic therapy
Lectures : 12 hours
in matter on the submicron scale and thus determine the mechanical Tutorials : 12 hours - Emergent therapies: IR hyperthermia, neutron therapy
and fluidic properties of micro-systems, such as adhesion, friction, and September - December
functionalization.

• Teaching Unit : Project Management Workshop

• Teaching Unit : Biomolecules, Cells, and Biomimetic Systems Description: The project of the first year consists of exploring a
4 ECTS
Description : This course provides a basic knowledge of biology for nanotechnology-related topic in a small group, for example by compiling
students with a physics, chemistry or engineering background. Lectures : 30 hours a report on the state of the art in some domain of nanotechnology and 4 ECTS
September - December
its implications for society, by designing a prototype of a device or by
developing a new concept for a practical course. The independent January - June
group work is supported by courses on bibliographical research, project
• Teaching Unit : Seminars management, presentation and communication.
Description : These seminars provide students with the opportunity to
get to know partners from industry and academia, who give presentations 1 ECTS
on their activities. This allows students to appreciate the role of
nanotechnology in the socioeconomic world. Ethical and legal aspects of
September - December • Teaching Unit : Research Internship
the increasing utilization of nanotechnology will also be covered.
Description: The Master of Nanoscale Engineering places great emphasis
on immersing the students in research laboratories so that they can see
the practical application of the subjects covered in the courses and thus 20 ECTS
acquire a deeper and broader understanding. The research internship is
divided into two separate periods of two months and 10 ECTS points each. January - June
It allows students to work on two different topics under the guidance of
their supervisor.

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM IN NANOSCALE • Teaching Unit : Multi-Domain System Integration

ENGINEERING 2nd Year Description : This course discusses the consequences of the size reduction 2 ECTS
to the nanometer scale for the elementary devices of nanoelectronics:
Lectures : 20 hours
The complexity and the heterogeneity of these systems requires novel Practicals : 4 hours
methods for their conception and integration. September - December

• Teaching Unit : Nano-Optics and Biophotonics

Description : The main topic of this course is the control of light at
microscopic and nanoscopic scales. The interaction between photons and 5 ECTS
different media is considered, including semiconductors, dielectrics, metals Lectures : 30 hours • Teaching Unit : Solar Cells and Photovoltaics
and biologic media. Different kinds of applications are introduced, ranging Practicals : 8 hours
Description : The objective of this course is to familiarize students with
September - December
from information transfer and data processing to biosensing. the physical principles of quantum conversion and of the design of solar 2 ECTS
cells, from the material to the component, taking into account economic
Lectures : 20 hours
and environmental constraints. These basics will then permit students Practicals : 4 hours
• Teaching Unit : Surface-Analysis Techniques to discuss new concepts and nanotechnological applications for third September - December
Description : generation solar cells.
- Introduction
- X-Ray detection based surface analysis techniques 5 ECTS
- Electron detection based surface analysis techniques
- Ion detection based surface analysis techniques Lectures : 30 hours • Teaching Unit : Nanomagnetism and Spintronics
Practicals: 8 hours
Practicals September - December Description : The aim of this course is to convey adequate knowledge of
XPS: instrumentation and applications magnetism in solids so that magnetic nanostructures can be understood.
ToF-SIMS: instrumentation and applications The specific properties of such nanostructers arise from their large
surface-to-volume ratio: increase of the magnetic moment per atom,
increase and modification of the anisotropy, reversal of non-conventional 2 ECTS
magnetic moments, etc. An understanding of these phenomena requires Lectures : 20 hours
• Teaching Unit : Physics of Semiconductors, part 2
the introduction of new magnetic states and novel models.
Description : The course presents the fundamental concepts and purposes
We will furthermore discuss dedicated analysis techniques for the variety September - December
of semiconducting nanostructures. It shows how the size reduction
5 ECTS of nanomagnetic materials that can be fabricated, which have to deal with
of semiconducting materials can lead to fundamental technological
the small size and quantity of the material, and the possible applications
breakthroughs. In particular, the tailoring of the properties of electronic Lectures : 20 hours of magnetic nanostructures.
or phononic transport as well as of light emission are illustrated through Practicals : 10 hours
September - December
recent examples (superlattices, 2D electron gas, quantum cascade lasers)
and potential applications (nanowire transistors, single photon sources).
• Teaching Unit : Nanoelectronics
Description : This course deals with nanoelectronic devices whose design
• Teaching Unit : Micro- and Nanofluidics goes beyond the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) 2 ECTS
Description : This courses deals with the physical phenomena that govern 5 ECTS technology. It discusses different technological approaches and the Lectures : 20 hours
the dynamics of fluids at the micrometer and nanometer scale. Applications architectures that are adequate to complement or replace those that are
Lectures : 30 hours
derived from these principles will also be discussed, for example the lab- Practicals : 8 hours presently used in microelectronics. September - December

on-a-chip concept. September - December

• Teaching Unit : Tissue and Cell Engineering 2 ECTS

• Teaching Unit : Micro- and Nanofabrication, part 2 Description : This course explores life on the nanometer scale. The two
Description : This course introduces some of the methods involved in 5 ECTS aspects of nanotechnology in life sciences are discussed. Lectures : 17 hours
the production of fully-dense three-dimensional nanostructured materials. Lectures : 30 hours
Structure-property relationships will be discussed as well as structured Practicals : 16 hours September - December
September - December
materials and multi-functional applications.
• Teaching Unit : Seminars 1 ECTS
• Teaching Unit : Biosensors and Biochips
Description : This course introduces the main concepts related to the
September - December
design, the fabrication and the utilization of microsystems for molecular
analysis in complex environments, liquid or gaseous. Such systems include
sensors and biosensors, i.e., systems for the detection of certain chemical • Teaching Unit : Bibliography project
species, as well as biochips, which are devices for simultaneous multi- 1 ECTS
Description : The project of the second year is reserved for a literature
factor analysis, survey, allowing our students to prepare for their Master thesis projects.
5 ECTS
The course shows how the fundamental notions in the relevant scientific
domains (physical chemistry of interfaces, biochemistry, physical Lectures : 30 hours September - December
Practicals : 4 hours
measurements, ...) must be articulated in a coherent way, from the September - December
conception of biochips and their fabrication, to the interpretation of the
resulting data, in order to achieve an analytical performance that is best • Teaching Unit : Intellectual Property
adapted to the issue under investigation. We will discuss examples from Description : This course introduces the main aspects of industrial
the domain of academic research as well as commercialized systems, for property, that is to say, intellectual property rights that protect the results 2 ECTS
applications related to health and environment. of industrial activity, such as patents, trademarks, utility models, and
protected designs. The main focus is on patent protection at the national Lectures : 20 hours

and international level, on the importance of industrial property as a

September - December
resource of an enterprise, and on its role in project management.
• Teaching Unit : Computer Modeling of Nanoscale Systems
Description : This course introduces the principles underlying common 5 ECTS
methods of numerical simulations used in the nanosciences, going from
Lectures : 20 hours
the atomistic scale to the continuum. It discusses the appropriateness of Tutorials : 10 hours • Teaching Unit : Master Thesis Research Project
atomic scale and continuum modeling. One of the goals is to understand September - December Description: The final Master thesis project with duration of five to six 30 ECTS
the principles of the models and algorithms used in standard codes. months can be conducted in an academic research group or in an industrial
laboratory, anywhere in France or abroad. January - June

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 MASTER’S DEGREES IN DRUG SCIENCES UNIVERSITY DEGREE & TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA

MASTER’S DEGREE IN DRUG SCIENCES UNIVERSITY DEGREE

MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SKIN DELIVERY

2nd Year
UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAM IN MARKETING &
◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Françoise RIEG-FALSON francoise.rieg-falson@univ-lyon1.fr
◊ Administrative coordinator: Mr Christophe VILLARD christophe.villard@univ-lyon1.fr
MANAGEMENT IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
High level approach to research and development in pharmaceutics and health products for skin. ◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Bernd HOFMANN bernd.hofmann@univ-lyon1.fr
Preparing students for international positions as researcher, academic teacher. ◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Stéphanie BOUCHAREL stephanie.boucharel@univ-lyon1.fr
Education program at international level for international PhD and employment in pharmaceutical industry, cosmetic
industry, veterinary medicine industry. Pharmacy (5th year), Veterinary (5th year), Sciences (Master M1 graduate
240 ECTS) and professionals in continuing education (pharmacists, medical doctors, veterinaries) are eligible.
Give students from our partner universities abroad and from France the opportunity to attend a full, English-taught,
curriculum which aims on giving understanding of the particular issues of management in international teams and
• Teaching Unit : Industrial Property, Trademarks, Patents,
companies or domestic enterprises which have business activities abroad.
Infringement actions, Scientific documentation
Description : The Teaching Unit is proposed for Master’s degree students
who would like to discover and improve their knowledge on IP (Industrial 3 ECTS
Property). Experts from National Industrial Property Institute (INPI France) Lectures : 12 hours
are involved in some key lectures. A tutorial project is prepared by the Tutorial : 12 hours
students using tools learned during the TU. An oral presentation in English
September - December • Teaching Unit : Entrepreneurship 5 ECTS
allows all participants to discuss on different innovative topics. Description : Entrepreneurship - Negociations (internal / external)
36 hours
September - December

• Teaching Unit : Mathematics and Statistics

• Teaching Unit : Environment I 5 ECTS
Description : Mathematical models in pharmacokinetics : Applied
3 ECTS Description : Territories, networks & global.
mathematics to multi-compartimental systems. Applied statistics in 36 hours
Quantitative tools for marketing
experimental field : Experimental design,Parametric and nonparametric Lectures : 10 hours
Tutorial : 10 hours September - December
statistics,Statistical multivariate analysis, Experimental results September - December
exploitation.
• Teaching Unit : Finance I 5 ECTS
Description : Financial management - International tax law
36 hours
• Teaching Unit : Cutaneous absorption and formulation
Description : Skin permeation methodology (in vitro, ex vivo)-Skin September - December
absorption modulation (enhancers- retarders) - Iontophoresis-Patch for skin 6 ECTS
: local and systemic effects - Modelling skin absorption - Pharmacokinetic Lectures : 30 hours
predictive approach - Topical delivery systems (emulsion, nanosystems, Tutorial : 10 hours • Teaching Unit : French language for foreign students I 5 ECTS
September - December
liposomes), transdermal delivery systems. 36 hours

September - December

• Teaching Unit : Skin Physiology and bioavailability

Description : Normal and pathological functions of the skin barrier- 6 ECTS • Teaching Unit : Management 5 ECTS
Skin microflora-Skin immune system - Physical properties of the skin -
Lectures : 20 hours Description : Intercultural management and Geopolitics.
Cutaneous metabolism - Effect of aging on the skin.- Skin cancers - Local Tutorial : 20 hours 36 hours
and systemic bioavailability - Reconstructed skin models September - December
September - December

• Teaching Unit : Efficacy of skin products • Teaching Unit : Operational management 5 ECTS
Description : Safety and efficacy evaluation of products in vivo in man Description : International logistics - International risk management
- Probiotics for skin - Antiseptic formulation and microbiology activity- 6 ECTS 36 hours
Tanning products - Blanching products - UV transmittance through stratum Lectures : 20 hours September - December
corneum in different ethnic skins - Skin hydration and transepidermal Practical sessions :
20 hours
water loss -Transdermal delivery systems : Formulation, skin absorption September - December
with Franz diffusion cell.
• Teaching Unit : Marketing 5 ECTS
Description : International sales - International Purchases
36 hours

• Teaching Unit : Drug devices development and characterization September - December

Description : Formulation and characterization of Drug devices - Ternary 6 ECTS
diagram (oil, water, surfactant) – Green surfactants - Cyclodextrins -
Lectures : 20 hours
Nanoparticles - Liposomes - New drugs from plants - Size and Zeta potential Practical sessions :
particles determinations - Rheological properties - Biopharmaceutics for September - December 40 hours

oral route, for lung - Innovation and development in drug packaging.

• Teaching Unit : Laboratory training

Description: Laboratory training in a research unit (University, Public 30 ECTS
laboratory, Industry) with international mobility. Practicals :
Individual research project with report and presentation. January - June January - June

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• Teaching Unit : Environment II 5 ECTS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA

Description : European Union
36 hours
January - June

• Teaching Unit : Human resources 5 ECTS

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER
Description : Human Resources in SMEs - Leadership - Business Ethics
36 hours SCIENCES
January - June

◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Anne CORRIGAN anne.corrigan@univ-lyon1.fr

• Teaching Unit : Finance II 5 ECTS ◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Stéphanie BOUCHAREL stephanie.boucharel@univ-lyon1.fr
Description : M&A - Budgeting - ERPs
36 hours
January - June
The objectives of the program are to:
- Favor learning process in English which is the key language in computer sciences-related positions.
- Attract foreign students in order to propose ERASMUS agreements and increase international exchanges.
• Teaching Unit : Strategy 5 ECTS - Improve the training’s attractiveness with a teaching developing international aspects.
Description : Strategic intelligence - International strategies of SMEs
36 hours
January - June

• Teaching Unit : Computing in English 15 ECTS

• Teaching Unit : French language for foreign students II 5 ECTS January - June

36 hours
January - June
Description :

Administration System Network Practicals : 8 hours

• Teaching Unit : Economics 5 ECTS

Description : International economics - Globalisation System Programming or networks Practicals : 16 hours
36 hours
January - June
Java Practicals : 32 hours

Case studies Practicals : 44 hours

• Teaching Unit : Marketing 5 ECTS
Description : International marketing of SMEs
36 hours English course for native speakers Practicals : 16 hours
January - June

French course Practicals : 32 hours

• Teaching Unit : Legal aspects of business 5 ECTS Web Option or Network Security Practicals : 16 hours
Description : Internat business law relating to goods & services, indiv.
36 hours
mobility January - June

• Teaching Unit : Professional Training 5 ECTS

Description : Internship or project
36 hours
January - June

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 ENGINEERING ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING

◊ Program coordinator: Prof. Bruno GILLES bruno.gilles@univ-lyon1.fr MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 5th YEAR
◊ Administrative coordinator: Ms Christine SOUCHON christine.souchon@univ-lyon1.fr

• Teaching Unit : Biofluid Mechanics (Grad) 2 ECTS

Program Description:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 3rd YEAR • Fluid mechanics of large blood vessels: Blood pulse propagation, flow in Courses : 32 hours

curved tubes, entree flow into the aorta

September - December
• Fluid mechanics of the microcirculation: Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect,
squeezing
of red blood cells through capillaries lined with glycocalyx layer
• Peristaltic transport
• Teaching Unit : Basic Concepts in Fluid Mechanics (UnderGrad) • Fluid mechanics of cilia: flagellar hydrodynamics, primary cilia and
Objectives : Introduction to the fundamental principles of dynamics 3 ECTS development, mucus transport by cilia
and energy conservation for fluid mechanics and application to a set of Courses : 16 hours • Brief introductions to (i) respiratory fluid mechanics and (ii) adhesion
practical problems. Tutorials : 16 hours
Practicals : 16 hours
of white
Program Description: September - December blood cells
• Hydrostatics • Introduction to numerical techniques for fluid-structure interaction
• Dimensional Analysis problems
• 1D Incompressible Flows: Bernoulli equation, theory of propeller, pumps
and turbines, pressure losses
• 1D Compressible Flows: isentropic flow, shock, Fanno flow

• Teaching Unit : Fluid Mechanics (UnderGrad) 3 ECTS

Objectives : In-depth study of the basic principles of fluid mechanics
Program Description: Courses : 24 hours
Practicals : 16 hours
• Kinematics January - June
• Navier-Stokes equation
• Stokes flow
• High-Reynolds flow – boundary layers
• Introduction to rotating flow
• Introduction to turbulence

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 4th YEAR

• Teaching Unit : Advanced Fluid Mechanics (Grad) 3 ECTS

Program Description:
Courses : 32 hours
• Kinematics Practicals / Project :
• Potential Flows 16 hours
September - December
• Vortex Dynamics
• Gravity Waves
• Theory of airfoils

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 DISCOVER FRANCE WHILE EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS
DYNAMIC STUDENT LIFE
Cultural activities, sports and physical activities, involvement of students in university life- Lyon 1 Lyon is a city in east-central France in
university offers an active and rewarding life student experience. The quality of life for students at the the Rhône-Alpes region.
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 is also closely linked to the activities of more than fifty clubs spread
over the different campuses. The city is known for its historical
and architectural landmarks and is a

INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Lyon 1 is highly active internationally. The institution seeks to develop partnerships both in developed
Lyon was historically known as an
and developing countries.
important area for the production
and weaving of silk and in modern
times has developed a reputation as
the capital of gastronomy in France.

The city is also known for its famous

light festival « Fête des Lumières »
which occurs every 8 December and
lasts for four days, earning Lyon the
title of Capital of Lights.
Economically, Lyon is a major centre
for banking as well as for chemical,
pharmaceutical, and biotech
industries.

Lyon is a must see tourist destination. A capital where it is pleasant to live and study.
Paris is 2 hours away by TGV, the Mediterranean coast just an hour and a half.
Within easy reach of a wide variety of areas of outstanding beauty :
mountains (Mont Blanc), vineyards, gentle valleys, the largest lakes in France (Lake Geneva, Lake
Bourget and Lake Annecy).

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