University of Bordeaux

This course is divided into two parts. The first part of the course teaches the basic concepts of organic chemistry; in particular, the structure and reactivity relationship (stereochemistry and electronic effects). The second part focuses on chemical reactivity of aliphatic (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes) and aromatic (benzene derivatives) compounds.

This course is a hands-on workshop that explores painting based on reflective subjects assigned by the instructor. It deepens technical skills and develops a pictorial practice situated in relation to the history of painting, specifically contemporary painting.

This course is divided into three individual portions: the comprehension of written texts, application of the grammar and orthography systems to effectively analyze written texts, and an application of these methods to produce original texts. Comprehension of written texts is intended to build useful habits in order to examine a document, afterwards students are expected to employ good grammar and orthography in their responses.

This course covers the high throughput nucleotide sequencing technologies (ChIP-seq, DNA-seq, RNA-seq, single cell), epigenetics, circulating DNA, and mutational load. Topics also include cancer molecular databases, data extraction and analysis, and an introduction to the use of NGS software and coding.

This course establishes the accessibility and practical usefulness of linguistics in a variety of fields. Formal instruction is integrated with hands-on activities and theoretical insights are systematically correlated with applied work. The course examines key linguistic concepts, grammatical categories, and methodological procedures.

This course presents British and Irish literature through texts related to historical periods and major aesthetic currents in the history of Britain and Ireland. It provides tools for analysis, reading, and argumentation for written and oral expression. The course covers the methods of literary criticism and enriches literary culture through the reading of canonical texts. 

This course presents the political philosophy of John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), the most influential British philosopher of the nineteenth century and a central figure in the liberal tradition of political thought. ON LIBERTY (1859), his most widely known work and one which no student of political philosophy can afford to ignore, is a cornerstone of classical liberal theory; and THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN (1869) constitutes a pioneering application of the theory—and of Mill's empiricism—to the question of equality between the sexes. The course proceeds in an orderly fashion through all five chapters of ON LIBERTY before turning to a thorough reading of THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN, making regular pauses to put Mill's thought in broader perspective against the general background of his empiricist philosophy, as well as the historical place of his thought within the liberal tradition.