The Ministerial Order of 23 April 2002 on university studies leading to
a licence provided for programmes to be spread out over six semesters
and organised them by field in both initial and continuing education
formats. The programmes operate under the objectives defined for the
following degrees: the DEUG and licences regulated by the Ministerial
Order of 9 April 1997, multi-discipline licences regulated by the
Ministerial Order of 7 June 1994, the licence in public administration
regulated by the Ministerial Order of 11 April 1985, the DUT regulated
by the Ministerial Order of 20 April 1994, the DEUST regulated by the
Ministerial Order of 16 July 1984 (not included in the
LMD
structure from 2007-2008),
the licence professionnelle regulated by the Ministerial Order of 17
November 1999, the national interpreter/guide degree regulated by the
Ministerial Order of 13 October 1995.
The study programmes include, to a various extent
depending on the degree, education theory, methodology, and practical
applications. Based on the educational objectives (while ensuring that
students acquire a certain general foundation of knowledge), the
programmes can include elements of pre-professionalisation,
professionalisation, individual or group projects, and one or more
internships. The law of 31 March 2006 on equal opportunities provides
for a mandatory work placement agreement, a limitation of the duration
of work placements which are not part of the curriculum to six months
and a mandatory remuneration for work placements over three months.
Signed on 26 April 2006, the "student work placement charter" enables
the clarification of the role of the higher education institution, of
the host company and the student, invited to put into practice their
knowledge. The charter also offers three new guarantees aimed at
securing work placements: mandatory supervision by a teacher and member
of the company; a standard agreement engaging the responsibility of the
three parties: the teacher, the member of the company and the student;
the implementation of evaluation and follow-up procedures.
In
compliance with the principles of the student work placement charter,
each education institution draws up, within the framework of their
training policy, a work placement policy, which will be subject to
evaluation in the context of the contract linking the State and the
institution.
In addition, the study programmes involve learning
university working methods and research techniques. The programmes are
organised into mandatory teaching units (UE) chosen by the student and
in some cases elective units. They include appropriate levels of modern
foreign language teaching and IT training. The Internet and IT
certificate (C2i) for students is defined by circular no. 2002-106 of
30 April 2002 and tested in 38 institutions during the 2003-2004
academic year. It is now ready to be implemented in all higher
education institutions. A logical follow-up to the B2i ,
the objective of the C.2.i. level 1 is to allow students to master the
IT skills which have become crucial for the continuation of higher
education and give them the ability to upgrade these skills as
technology develops. This certificate aims, among other things, at
ensuring that students master the skills that will help their
integration into the professional world at the end of their curriculum.
In order to create a coherent teaching environment,
universities establish rules of advancement within the programmes they
offer, particularly with respect to the requirements for the various
teaching units (UE) proposed. This type of organisation makes it
possible to redirect students through the establishment of "gateways".
University
studies can begin with an orientation semester, which gives students
the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the university and the
discipline they have chosen, but also to decide whether or not the
choices they have made are right for them and to find a new direction
early on so they do not lose a year.
Furthermore, organising the
first year of a licence programme allows students to find their true
direction by the end of the first semester. It is up to the students to
choose either to continue their current course of study or choose a new
course at the end of the first semester. In the second semester, they
can choose to:
- continue the same licence programme,
- begin a new licence programme,
- ask to be transferred to a different programme (
STS,
IUT, etc.).
The
Ministerial Order of 23 April 2003 established a certain number of
principles guaranteeing student rights with respect to the system of
measuring acquired knowledge and skills.
This system notably includes: compensation, capitalisation, the coefficient of teaching units, and two exam sessions.
Students must be informed of the system one month after the start of the school year at the latest.
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