Newsletter #8 Interview with Frédéric Lemoigno – LMD5
Implementation of the LMD5 Accreditation
(interview with Frédéric Lemoigno, Deputy Director of the FdS, in charge of the LMD5 program)
Until 2020, in the Faculty of Sciences, the first year of the bachelor’s degree program was offered through the Curie and Monod portals. Starting next academic year, the program offerings
is tailored to the new high school audience—that is, the first generation to have experienced the reform of elective course choices in the 11th and 12th grades.
In a changing environment, results must be adaptable,
The Faculty of Sciences has taken the initiative and adapted to this secondary education reform, which coincides with the implementation of our accreditation. Today, our department offers five tracks for recent high school graduates: Computer Science, Mathematics and Its Applications, PCSI, SVSE, and TEE.
Indeed,computer science requireda specific track for young people interested in this discipline who often wish to specialize as early as their first year. The“Maths and Its Applications” track, on the other hand, is more focused on the study of mathematics, and this track is also intended for prospective students in certain physics and mechanics programs. ThePCSI track isdesigned for those who wish to study the broad spectrum of engineering sciences. Backed by a solid foundation in mathematics, it will attract students interested in physics and chemistry and will also allow them to explore other disciplines such as EEA and mechanics, which are rarely taught in high schools. TheSVSE track builds onthe former life sciences track and will be the choice for those wishing to study biology, ecology, and environmental sciences. Asfor TEE,this track aims to attract students interested in earth sciences, incorporating environmental aspects and water sciences—research topics that are prominent in Montpellier.
Reflections, Questions, and Remediation
All reforms raise questions and bring their share of uncertainties for the student body (which is much less homogeneous than in the past), which is why most portals have included TU and refresher TU in their plans to help students who are struggling. If difficulties persist despite the support provided starting in the first semester, students will be able to take specific courses to strengthen their “Parcoursup” application if they acknowledge that they made a mistake in their choice and wish to change their academic path. For others, the option to spend two years preparing for the first year of a bachelor’s degree—with adjustments to the subjects in which they have weaknesses—is also a viable alternative. In fact, the expansion of tutoring programs will continue to support these various forms of remedial instruction.
Master's programs are reinventing themselves and evolving
Apprenticeships are growing in response to demand from businesses and government incentives. Young people are drawn to a way of learning that connects them to the working world, and as a result, more pathways are opening up to apprenticeships. Following the modelof the Master’s in Energy—which already offers multidisciplinary training in chemistry, electronics, and physics—new transdisciplinary or multidisciplinary master’s programs will be launched in the fall of 2021, such asthe Master’s in Wood Sciences, which will provide training in all aspects of the wood industry, from production to use.The Master’s in Bioinformaticsalso positions itself at the intersection of computer science and the life sciences. Asfor the Eco-EPI(Eco-Epidemiology and Parasitic and Infectious Emergencies)Master’s program, this new program—which is particularly relevant at this time—has found its place among the new offerings.