Master in Biology

Master in Biology

Science trading 2nd year

Presentation and goals

Consecutively to a 4 years training in biological sciences at the University the students beneficiate of a 1 year training in trading. They learn how to promote the scientific solutions which are proposed by French or foreign companies to their clients and users in the domains of health, environment, chemistry and in an international context. The students are trained :

1) To understand the scientific activities of the clients (which are mainly laboratories)

2) To explain and propose the scientific and technical information to the various partners of the sale and purchasing chain (scientists ; users ; persons in charge of purchases ; quality controllers …)

They thus need to be trained in commercial communication in order to be able to listen, ask questions and provide adequate solutions ; promote their company on the internet; adapt the markets acquisition strategies to various cultures and countries. The first year of the Lab science trading” master program (Molecular and cellular biology program) is meant to :

  • Complete the general scientific background of the enrolled students in various fields of biology (cell biology, genetics and biochemistry) (semester 7)
  • Introduce the students to their specific master 2nd year's program by offering them specialized courses (semester 8)
  • Introduce the students to a research project, from its conception to its experimental undertaking and up to the report of the obtained results by an oral presentation as well as a written report (module of 18 ECTS during the semester 7 ; internship of 2 months in a research laboratory or in a R&D laboratory from a private company)
  • Allow the students to develop their written and oral skills for the search of internships and/or jobs as well as for the presentation of research projects and experimental results (mandatory modules of 3 ECTS - Communication tools - and 18 ECTS during the semester 7, 2 months internship during the semester 8).

Presentation

Presentation

International dimension :

Internationally-oriented programmes
Partnerships:
Partner laboratories

Programme

Registration and scholarships

Registration and scholarships

Access condition

Second year of the master's degree in Biology : To be eligible to apply, you should have completed (or you should be enrolled in) a first year of a master’s degree  in Sciences, i.e. you should have validated  60 ECTS of a master’s degree in Sciences by the end of the current academic year.

Public continuing education : You are in charge of continuing education :
• if you resume your studies after 2 years of interruption of studies
• or if you followed training under the continuous training regime one of the previous 2 years
• or if you are an employee, job seeker, self-employed

If you do not have the diploma required to integrate the training, you can undertake a validation of personal and professional achievements (VAPP)

Candidature / Application

Master 2 Science trading

  • 1st opening period for recruitment on e-candidat : from 4th of march to 27th of march 2024 included
  • 2nd opening period for recruitment on e-candidat : from 28th of march to 15th of april 2024 included
  • 3rd opening period for recruitment on e-candidat : from 29th of april to 15th of may 2024 included

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An interview will be proposed to the applicants to the first or second year of the master’s degree in order to test their motivation.

Candidates from a foreign University, please see the admission requirements on the following website

Expenses

UGA registration fees 2024 / 2025 : 243 € + 100 € CVEC

And after

And after

Further studies

The students who enroll in the Lab science trading master program are usually highly motivated to graduate from their master degree and then begin their professional career: continuing with another formation after the graduation thus remains exceptional. Graduating from the Lab science trading master program leads to a career as a product manager, sale manager, community manager, sale representative application engineer. It can also lead to a job in sale communication, customer services, sales support…

Sectors of activity

The program leads to the following careers/jobs in the following fields : sales, area manager, product manager, sales manager, communications, customer relations, community manager, application engineer, sales support....