Master's Degree in Biomedical Research

Academic year 2024-25

You can also consult this information for the academic year 2023-24.

In order to get their qualification students must pass 60 ECTS credits in the following manner:

15 ECTS credits of mandatory subjects.

25 ECTS credits of elective subjects, which must be taken within one of the following specialisations:

Translational biomedical research:

  • 20 ECTS credits of the elective subjects which are mandatory in this specialisation: 11734, 11735, 11244 and 11738.
  • 5 ECTS credits to choose from among the elective subjects of this specialisation: 11736, 11733, 11223, 11220 and 11084.

Cancer Research:

  • 15 ECTS credits of the elective subjects which are mandatory in this specialisation: 11733, 11734 and 11737.
  • 10 ECTS credits to choose from among the elective subjects of this specialisation: 11220, 11221, 11223, 11227 and 11085.

Metabolic syndrome and ageing research:

  • 15 ECTS credits of the elective subjects which are mandatory in this specialisation: 11735, 11736 and 11738.
  • 10 ECTS credits to choose from among the elective subjects of this specialisation: 11223, 11244, 11221 and 11739.

20 ECTS credits of the Master’s Thesis.

Subjects with no link are not offered in this edition
First year
Name Type Credits Period
11741 - Master's Thesis Master's Thesis 20,0 2nd semester
11730 - Biomedicine Research Principles Mandatory 6,0 1st semester
11731 - Experimental Techniques in Biomedicine Mandatory 6,0 1st semester
11732 - Advanced Research Seminars Mandatory 3,0 1st semester

 Cancer Research
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Cancer Research
Name Credits Period
11220 - Biotechnology in Biomedicine 5,0 1st semester
11223 - Cell Expression Regulation 5,0 1st semester
11733 - Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis 5,0 1st semester
11734 - Molecular Oncology 5,0 1st semester
11085 - Virology 5,0 2nd semester
11221 - Molecular Diagnostics and Gene Therapy 5,0 2nd semester
11227 - Advanced Genetic Techniques 5,0 2nd semester
11737 - Advanced Experimental Strategy 5,0 2nd semester

 Research in Metabolic Syndrome and Ageing
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Research in Metabolic Syndrome and Ageing
Name Credits Period
11223 - Cell Expression Regulation 5,0 1st semester
11244 - Cell and Molecular Bases of Neurodegenerative Processes 5,0 1st semester
11735 - Metabolic Disorders Associated with Obesity and Diabetes 5,0 1st semester
11736 - Oxidative Stress and Aging 5,0 1st semester
11740 - Metabolic Interrelationships of Nutrients: Inter-organ cycles 5,0 1st semester
11221 - Molecular Diagnostics and Gene Therapy 5,0 2nd semester
11738 - Cardiovascular Pathology 5,0 2nd semester
11739 - Molecular Basis of Calcification Pathology 5,0

 Translational Research in Biomedicine
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Translational Research in Biomedicine
Name Credits Period
11220 - Biotechnology in Biomedicine 5,0 1st semester
11223 - Cell Expression Regulation 5,0 1st semester
11244 - Cell and Molecular Bases of Neurodegenerative Processes 5,0 1st semester
11733 - Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis 5,0 1st semester
11734 - Molecular Oncology 5,0 1st semester
11735 - Metabolic Disorders Associated with Obesity and Diabetes 5,0 1st semester
11736 - Oxidative Stress and Aging 5,0 1st semester
11084 - Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenicity 5,0 2nd semester
11738 - Cardiovascular Pathology 5,0 2nd semester