University of Bordeaux

This course examines the place of religious and biblical culture in literature and literary studies, as well as general historical, philosophical, and artistic culture, to better understand literary and artistic works, philosophical thoughts, and historical facts through the most contemporary topicality. It consists of an introduction to the Bible, a historical journey through Biblical Antiquity, and a book-by-book presentation of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, while considering the issues of interpretation of these texts.

This course focuses on oral comprehension and expression, as well as on phonetics. It examines basic concepts of articulatory phonetics and French phonology, including perceptual phenomena, segmental and supra-segmental features, linking, neutralization, assimilation, germination, individual and dialectal variations, written and oral systems, and discourse analysis. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of French pronunciation, as well as oral and gestural expression. Methods employed include soundtracks, tapes, reading of texts, role-playing, formal writing, and note-taking.

This course introduces the basics of Microbiology; in particular, theoretical and practical knowledge of microorganisms and their characteristics, roles, importance, and methods of study.

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.