L2 Chemistry Professions
Courses taken / Skills acquired in the second year of the Chemistry Professions degree (2024/2025)
Spectroscopy and Purification Techniques
Understanding and analyzing the UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectra of simple molecules.
To know the different components of spectrophotometers and their respective roles.
Knowing how to draw a calibration line and determine the values of physical or chemical quantities using Beer-Lambert's law.
Choosing the right analytical techniques to characterize a sample.
Knowing how to determine the correct experimental conditions (solvents, tanks, concentration, etc.) to successfully conduct a sample characterization experiment.
Master the principle of distillation and its applications, learn the concept of chromatography, and understand the role of the different elements (column, stationary phase and mobile phase, eluent, etc.).
Understanding the principle and purpose of recrystallization.
Electrochemistry
Determine the degree of oxidation of elements in different molecules.
Balancing redox reactions.
Apply Nernst's law.
Predicting the direction of a chemical reaction from the potentials of the redox couples.
Battery design and calculation of electromotive force.
Redox assay.
Organic Chemistry
To know the application areas of the most common molecules in the relevant chemical families.
Mastering the nomenclature associated with the relevant chemical families.
To understand the structure and geometry of the compounds studied.
Establish structure/responsiveness relationships.
Analyze the operating conditions of a functional transformation.
Represent and explain a reaction mechanism (beginner level).
Define a multi-step synthesis strategy (beginner level).
Inorganic Chemistry
Identify the acid-base pairs in acid/base reactions.
Mastering the principles of pH calculation (assumptions and approximations, numerical solution).
Know the relative strengths of the main Brønsted acids/bases.
Being able to choose a suitable acid-base pair.
Predicting the variations in pKa for a family of acid-base pairs.
Know the appropriate experimental setups for measuring pH.
Utilize pH measurement data.
Knowing how to write and understand a Lewis acid/base reaction.
Mastering the Red/Ox properties of s and p elements.
Understanding the organization of inorganic solids
Understanding the concepts of Coordination Chemistry
Organic Chemistry Lab
Implement and understand an experimental protocol in French and English while respecting good laboratory practices.
Perform recrystallization, distillation at ambient pressure and under reduced pressure, thin layer and column chromatography to separate colored products, reflux setup.
Characterize the products and conclude on their purity.
Keep a laboratory notebook.
Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Performing various analyses (colorimetric, pH-metric, redox...)
Physical analysis (melting point, polarimetry)
Analytical method for chemical engineering
Awareness measurements of viscosity, density, DSC, laser particle size.
Molecular synthesis method
To work independently.
Assess risks and adopt behavior that respects safety and hygiene rules (waste management) in the laboratory.
Use laboratory glassware and equipment wisely and reliably.
Understand and execute a procedure (using knowledge acquired in the courses).
Report and comment on the results.
Analyze and characterize simple organic molecules
Method of Physical and Analytical Chemistry
Working independently
Assess risks and adopt behavior that respects safety and hygiene rules (waste management) in the laboratory
Use laboratory glassware and equipment wisely and reliably.
Understand and execute a procedure (using knowledge acquired in the courses).
Report and comment on the results.
To analyze or study a solution.
Chromatographic analysis (HPLC, CPG).
Interpretation of UV-visible, IR and NMR spectra (1H and 13C).
Management Principle
Understanding the organization and operation of a company.
To understand the different functions of the company and its place in its economic environment.
Project Management
Defining a project approach
Choosing the different stages of a project approach
To situate a scientific approach within the framework of a project-based approach.
Defining a project budget
Choosing project management tools
Identify and assess the risks of a project
Formalize and communicate about the project.
Choosing roles within a project team. (project manager, communications manager, etc.)
To master the key concepts of project management;
To manage a project by implementing a method and operational tools;
Mastering communication tools in a professional context
Producing professional writing
Learning to express oneself orally in a professional context
To situate oneself within the different perspectives of professional integration related to one's disciplinary field.
Labor law and introduction to management
Explain the foundations of labor law.
Explain the fundamentals of management.
To lead a real project to completion, including the deliverable.
Initial theoretical and practical approaches in labor law and management
Understanding what an employment contract is
Understanding the origins of the concept of authority and the sacredness of command
Discerning the objective of disciplinary power
Distinguishing between a fault and a mistake
Understanding the purpose of a business
Understanding the legal definition of a sanction in labor law
Understanding the basic concepts of disciplinary procedure
Discover the different forms of authority
Identify the main mission of a manager
Discover the levers of performance
Discover the key attitudes needed when you are a manager
Discover the main basic management methods
Understanding what toxic behaviors are
Discover the importance of a positive attitude and communication
Professional Project and Networks
Explain your background, experiences and present your professional project
Monitor the job market and the industrial news of major national and international groups.
Becoming proactive on professional social networks
Analyze an internship or job offer
Communicating via social media
Speaking clearly to a potential recruiter
Developing your network to support your project
Internship Preparation
To take stock of one's achievements in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
Write a CV and cover letter that are relevant to your professional/personal project
Organize an internship search, find an internship
Becoming proactive on professional social networks
Analyze an internship or job offer
Communicating via social media
Speaking clearly to a potential recruiter
Developing your network to support your project
Preparing for interviews.
Analyze your personal and professional perceptions
List companies or organizations offering internships related to your career/training project or areas of interest.
Identify the different professional fields related to careers in chemistry
Knowing how to establish and analyze an assessment of one's achievements and skills based on one's experiences
Explain your background, experiences and present your professional project
Monitor the job market and the industrial news of major national and international groups.
Formalize your internship report.
Formalize your internship presentation.
Chemical Risks
Knowledge of chemical hazards
Presentation of the different families of chemical products present in the laboratory and in industrial environments:
Toxic products, corrosive and irritating products, flammable products
Health impact: presentation of modes of contamination and associated consequences
Identify the hazards of the products handled
Container labeling: Presentation of the content of a label and the changes related to the CLP regulation.
Visit to storage areas and laboratory workstations to locate and read labels
Identify risk situations
Storage, transport between storage areas, filling of containers (cans, drums, IBCs), handling on the workbench, waste disposal
Labeling of finished products in an industrial setting
Container labeling: CLP and Transport. Reminder of obligations and issues
Prevention and protection
Handling and storage: Compatibility rules and best practices
Collective protective equipment available for implementation, reminder of the rules of use
Personal protective equipment available to wear, reminder of storage, cleaning and use rules
Knowing how to react in case of an accident
Laboratory procedures, industrial procedures
Quality System and Industrial Management
Understanding the concepts related to industrial quality.
Understanding the professions associated with quality
Understanding the issues associated with quality.
To understand the evolution of industrial jobs in the main sectors of the MDC.
What is quality?
Quality level
Contextual elements and issues
Standards and reference frameworks
Quality tools
The audits
Quality Management
Industrial management and innovation
Careers in Chemistry
To understand the evolution of industrial jobs in the main sectors of the MDC.
To situate a company or organization within its socio-economic context,
Identify the key people and various functions within an organization.
Understanding the organizational structure of the company
Understanding the upcoming changes in employment and industrial work
Understanding the needs in terms of vocational training and qualifications.
Understanding the impact of R&D policies, innovations, and technological and industrial choices in large chemical companies
L2 Internship - REDA Chemicals / OPTIChem -
April 7, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Knowing how to express oneself and communicate in a professional context
Understanding the “reality” of socio-economic actors, the different functions of a company or administration, and identifying the architectures and organizations of work and information processing associated with them
Discover the codes and rules in force within the company
Understanding the safety rules in force in "the environment"
Identify the "jobs" in this sector of MDC that make the company unique and present them in a convincing way.
To have a comprehensive view of the company / its structure and its activities
Develop skills (rigor, teamwork, creativity, project management)
To be autonomous in one's work
Demonstrate information research, analysis and synthesis skills.
Understanding one's role and mission within an organization in order to adapt and take initiative
Identify the list of standards applicable to a project, conduct regulatory monitoring, and identify new cross-cutting standards (sustainable development, functional safety, reliability, etc.).
To characterize and promote one's identity, skills and career plan within a given context.
Taking a step back from a situation, self-evaluating , and questioning oneself in order to learn
To situate oneself within the different perspectives of professional integration related to one's disciplinary field.
Circular Economy
I took a course on the circular economy, which aimed to explore concrete solutions for reducing the environmental impact of everyday products. As part of this course, our group of five chose to work on this topic by creating a fictional business project called Soabot (a portmanteau of Soap and Bottle). This project aimed to rethink the use of plastic packaging in hygiene products, proposing a more sustainable and responsible alternative. This work allowed us to explore key concepts of the circular economy, such as waste reduction, resource reuse, eco-design, and product life cycle analysis, while also developing skills in teamwork, creativity, and project management.