Master programs in YUFE Biosciences

• English
• 3 semesters (1,5 years)
• full-time master
• start in fall oder spring semester (first week of September and third week of January respectively)
• 90 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st semester: Prostgraduate Seminar Series I (0); Search and Management of Bibliographic Sources* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 2nd semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series II (0); Basic Laboratory Health and Safety Training* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 3rd semester: research-based Master Thesis (30) or literature-based Master thesis (20); 10 ECTS of elective courses

* It is noted that BIO 605 is offered only in the fall semester and BIO 805 is offered only in the spring semester. Students are required to take these mandatory courses in their 1st or 2nd semester, depending on whether they join the program of study in spring or fall semester.

Elective

• Special Topics in Bioinformatics (10); Topics in Genomics and Proteomics (10); Quantitative Human Genetics (10); Conservation Biology (10); Management of Protected Areas (10); Advanced Issues in Ecology (10); Biodiversity Patterns (10); Selected Topics in Behavioural Ecology (10); Biodiversity of Cyprus (10); Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Ecology (10); Marine Ecology (10); Selected Topics in Evolutionary Biology (10); Fieldwork (10); Molecular Ecology (10)

Program Coordinator: Associate Professor Chrysoula Pitsouli
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• English
• 4 semesters (2 years)
• full-time, part-time possible
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS
• elective courses not allowed in first semester

Mandatory

• 1st year: Biostatistics (7); Geographic information systems (GIS) (4); Plant and soil ecology (6); Ecology of populations and communities (6); Freshwater ecosystem functioning (3); Landscape ecology (4); Conservation and Society (5); Conservation genetics (6); Drivers if global change (4); Habitat conservation (4)
• 2nd year: Field course (3); Restoration ecology (4); Species conservation and management (6); Conservation internship (10); Master project BCR including internship (30); Laboratory Animal Science (6)

Elective

• Elective courses not allowed in first semester
• Academic Literacies for Scientists (3); Aquatig ecology (4); Bioinformatics (6); Cell Biology (3); Coastal and estarine management (4); Debating development (3); Development Biology (3); Ecological modelling (6); Ecosystem services (3); Entomology (4); Geographic information systems (GIS); Herpetology (3); Island biology (6); Mammalogy (4); Methods in environmental biology (3); Microbial ecology (3); Omics techniques (3); Ornithology (4); Paleo-ecology(3); Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology (6); Plant-microbe interactions (3); Primatology (4); Remote sensing (4); Restoration ecology (4); Scientific writing in English (6); System ecology (4)

Administrative coordinator: Ms. Sarah Verberckmoes
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• English
• 4 semesters (2 years)
• full-time
• start in autumn (September)
• 120 ECTS
• Study campus: Kuopio (environmental science) or Joensuu (biology)
• advanced studies in Environmental science or Biology min. 80 CP
• methodological studies min. 8 CP 
• minor or other studies min. 25 CP
• language and communication studies 2 CP

80 CP in Advanced Studies in Environmenal Science or Biology: Advanced Course on Environmental Data Mining (5); Advanced Occupational Hygiene (3); Advanced Taxonomic Collection (2-6); Advanced Water Hygiene (5); Aerosol Physics I (5); Aerosol Physics II (5); Air Pollution Practicals (5); Applied Geoinformatics II (5); Atmospheric Chemistry (5); Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology (5); Biogeochemistry I (6); Bioprocesses in Removal of Environmental Pollutants (3); Carbon dynamics of forest soils (book examination (4); field course (3)); Chemical Ecology (5); Chemicals, Environment and Health (5); Climate Change (5); Combustion, Emissions and Control Technologies (5); Community Ecology (4); Control of Indoor Air Impurities and Ventilation (5); Current issues in aquatic ecotoxicology (2); Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation (3); Ecological RIsk Assessment (5); Ecology of Tropical Africa (3); Entomology (4); Environmental adaption of animals (6); Environmental Data mining (5); Environmental Epidemiology (3); Environmental HEalth for International Students (5); Environmental Risk Assessment (5); Exposure Assessment (3); Exposure Measurements and Modelling (6); FUnction of plants in changing environment (8); Genetic modification of organisms (5); Global Peatland Ecology (3); Green Chemistry (4); Health Effects of Air Pollutant and Nanomaterials (6); Health Related Environmental Microbiologgy (4); Journal Club in Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions (2-4); Laboratory Course in Water Chemistry and Treatment (3); Literature in Advanced Studies, Environmental Science (3-10); Maturity Test in M.Sc. (0); Measurements and Dosimetry of Non-ionizing Radiation (6); Measurement and risk assessment of indoor and occupational hygiene (5); Methodological studies in M.Sc. (8-25); Design of Ecological and Environmental Experiments (4); Philosophy and History of Biology (3); Study Planning, Environmental Science (1); Ympäristötieteen opetus- tai asiantuntijatapahtuman toteutus (1-3); Methods in Microbial Biogeochemistry (5); Methods in Soil Ecology (5); M.Sc. Thesis Seminar in Evironmental Science and Biology (3); Optical Methods in Plant Biology and Environmental Research (5); Practical Training, advanced studies (3-10); Project Work in a Research Group (3-10); Radiation Biology (5); Radiation Biology Journal Club (2); Radiation Biology Practicals (5); Radioecology and -toxicology (5); Soil Ecology (6); Stable Isotopes in Environmental Research (5); Sustainable Water Management (5); Water pollution prevention and resource recovery (5); Language and Communication Studies min. 2 ECTS: Advanced English Academic and Professional Communication for Applied Physics, Computer Science and Environmental Science (2); Finnish I (4); Minor or other studies min. 25 ECTS: fe. University Study Skills (1); Methodological Studies min. 8 ECTS; Master Thesis (40)

• Coordinator: Timo Kumlin; timo.kumlinprotect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi
• University Lecturer: Anna-Maria Veijalainen; anna-maria.veijalainenprotect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi
• Sari Kontunen-Soppela; sari.kontunen-soppelaprotect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi

• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st semester: Concepts of Ecology (6); Experimental Design and Data Analysis (9); Scientific Writing (6); Molecular Techniques of Ecology (9)
• 2nd semester: Population ecology (9); Community Ecology (9)
• 3rd semester: Research Project (12)
• 4th semester: Master Thesis (30)

Elective

• 2nd semester: 12 ECTS required: Soil and Ecosystem Ecology (6); Insect Ecology and Biodiversity (6); Ecological Excursion and Field Course (6); Marine Ecology Excursion (6)
• 3rd semester: Experimental Ecology (6); GIS Applications in Ecology (3); Functional ecology, from Biodiversity patterns to ecosystems functions (6); Environmental Risks and Ecotoxicology (6); Advances in Biodiversity (6); Tutorial Module (3), BUT also choices from other department's master programs (Marine Biology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology)

Program Coordinator:
Prof. Martin Diekmann
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Assistant Coordinator:
Inae Kim-Frommherz
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• English
• 2 semesters (1 year), full-time
• start in autumn (October)
• 190 ETCS
• opportunity of M.A. or M.Sc. (depending on wether you are more interested in quantitive analysis or not)

Mandatory

• Advanced Research Methods (30); Environmental Politics (30); Climate Change and Pollution (15); MA Dissertation (60)

Elective

• Elective Courses (min 55 ECTS): Tropical Marine Systems (15); Migration, Politics and Internationl Development (15); Concepts and Measurements in Comparative Political Research (15); Foundations of Public Policy (15); The Politics of Public Policy (15); Corporate Responsibility and Business Law (15); Global Security Challenges (20)

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years),
• full-time, part-time possible
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS
• Possibility to include Management and Entrepreneurship

Mandatory

• 1st Year: Biostatistics (7); Ecology of populations and communities(6); Environmental biophysics (5); Freshwater ecosystem functioning (3); Terrestrials ecosystem functioning (4); Drivers of global change (4); Environmental stress and ecotoxicology (5); Evolutionary responses to global change (4); Global change physiology (5); Laboratory skills (12; 2 semester-duration); Omics in a changig environment (5)
• 2nd Year: Field course (3); Coping with global change (4); Ecosystem based adaption to global change (6); Marine ecosystem functioning (3); Master project Global Change Biology including internship (30); Laboratory Animal Science (6)

Elective

• Academic Literacies for Scientists (3); Aquatic ecology (4); Bioinformatics (6); Cell Biology (3); Coastal and estarine management (4); Debating development (3); Development Biology (3); Ecological modelling (6); Ecosystem services (3); Entomology (4); Geographic information systems (GIS); Herpetology (3); Island biology (6); Mammalogy (4); Methods in environmental biology (3); Microbial ecology (3); Omics techniques (3); Ornithology (4); Paleo-ecology(3); Plant Physiology and Functional Morphology (6); Plant-microbe interactions (3); Primatology (4); Remote sensing (4); Restoration ecology (4); Scientific writing in English (6); System ecology (4)

Possibility to include Management and Entrepreneurship

• only taught in Dutch
• 22 ECTS for elective courses left

• Administrative coordinator: Ms. Sarah Verberckmoes; sarah.verberckmoesprotect me ?!uantwerpprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Evolutionary Ecology (2); Environmental Genomics (2); Hydrobiology and Water Management (3); Urbanization and the Future of natural Resources (4); Data Compilation, Organization, and Analysis in Biology (2); Scientific Publishing (2); Basics in climatic Modelling (5); Jorunal Club (3); Lab (7)
• 2nd Semester: European legal Regulations in environmental Protection (3); Dynamic Plant Biogeography (3); Dynamic Animal Biogeography (4); Dynamic marine and freshwater Biogeography (4); Advanced Techniques in environmental Data Analysis (4); Environmental Impacts of genetically modified Organisms (2); Journal Club (3); Lab (7); Socioeconomic Aspects of Global Change (3); Applied Ecosystem Services (5); The Future of Land use (5); The last of the Wild: European protected Areas (4); Applied geostatistical Analysis (3); Journal Club (3); Lab (7); Molecular Biogeography (5); The global Dynamics of Parasites and Diseases (4); Ecological Impacts of invasive Species (4); Case Studies in Global Change (4); Journal Club (3); Lab (7); Preparation of M.Sc. thesis (3); M.Sc. Exam

Elective

• no elective courses available

Dr. habil. Marcin Koprowski

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• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

The programme consists of 6 parts:

• Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
• Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
• Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
• One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
• The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits

Mandatory

• Oceanography (4); Estuarine and Coastal Systems (5); Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems (3); In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences (5); Environmental modelling (3); Integrated marine coastal Ecology Field Course (3); River and Lake Ecology (5); Limnology (5); Seminars: Case Studies on Biodiversity Management (3); Integrated Field Course at Sea (3); Integrated limnological Field Course (3); Integrated Estuarine Field Course (3); Monsoon School (6); Compulsory broadening Courses: Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I (3) and Part II (3); Internship (6); Master Thesis (30)

Elective

• Students must obtain 9 ECTS of: Introduction to GIS (3); Introduction to Data Mining (3); Biogeochemistry (3); Data and Information Management (3); Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology (3); Advanced Applied Statistics (3); Analysis of Biological Data (6); Conservation Genetics (3); Stable Isoptope Geochemistry (3); Water Quality (3); Applied Geomorphology (6); Natural Risk Management (3); Methods of Scientific Driving (3); 24 ECTS-credits to be choosed of 4 specialisations: 1) Major Global Change Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity: Marine Genomics (3); Marine Food Web Ecology (3); Ecology of Coastal Seas (3); Lacrustine Systems (3); Aquatic microbial ecology (6); Marine Extreme Systems (6); 2) Major Conservation Biology and Ecosystem Management: Integrated coastal Zone Management (3); Tropical Marine Ecology and Restoration (3); Conservation Genetics (3); Environmental Impact Assessment (3); Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans (3); Marine Biodiversity (3); Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management (6); 3) Major Environmental Impact and Remediation: Evironmental Impact Assessment (3); Physiology of Aquatic Organisms (6); Aquatic ecotoxocology and environmental Monitoring (6); Integrated Practicals (3); Global Change Physiology (5); 4) Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences: Advanced Sedimentology (6); Paleobiology of Micro-organisms (6); Paleoclimatology and Climate Change (6); Integrated offshore Exploiration (6)

• Oceans & Lake Office: Liesbeth Pinti; oceansandlakesprotect me ?!vubprotect me ?!.be
• Coordination: Karolien Van Puyvelde; Karolien.Van.Puyveldeprotect me ?!vubprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

2 different Study Profiles

• Marine Biology
• ISATEC (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)

Mandatory

• 1st semester: Concepts of Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography, incl. Marine Faune & Flora Field Practical, Fisheries Biology & Aquaculture, Scientific Communication (18); Multi-Disciplinary Oceanography, incl. Marine Geosciences, Physical Oceanography, Marine Biogeochemistry, Marine Chemistry (9); Marine Biological Lab Practical & Tropical Coastal Ecosystems (6)
• 2nd semester: Profilisation & Specialisation -> 9 +9 + 9 ECTS-credits of elective courses; Marine Ecological Field PRactical (3); Costal Planning, Management & Governance, incl. Law of the Sea (12)
• 3rd semester: Student Research Project & ISATEC: SRO abroad on a tropical topic (27)
• 4rd semester: Master Thesis & Colloquium (30)

Elective

• 2nd semester: 27 ECTS required, e.g.: Global Change Ecophysiology, Ecological Modelling: Populations, Climate, Conservation; Excursions: Rocky Shore, Ecology on Helgoland; Marine Biodiversity & Food Webs; Marine Molecular Biology: Fisheries Biology & Aquaculture Practical

Program Coordinator: Prof. Kai Bischof
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Study Profile Marine Biology: PD Dr. Holger Auel
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Study Profile ISATEC: Dr. Oliver Janssen-Weets
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• English
• 2 semesters (1 year), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 180 ECTS
• Opportunity to start a PhD afterwards

Mandatory

• Research Project: MSc Tropical Marine Biology (90); Tropical Marine Systems (15); Tropical Marine Resources (15); Methods in Tropical Marine Biology (15); Professional Skills in Tropical Marine Biology (15); Data Analysis and Visualisation (15);
• Core with options: BS710-7-AP (Coral Reef Biodiversity and Management Field Trip) or BS711-7-AP (Data Analysis or Voluntary Placement Programme (Work Based Learning) both 15 ECTS

Elective

• No elective courses available

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year)
• full-time
• start in ?
• 60 ECTS; Completed Master's degree in the field of (natural) sciences

Mandatory

Introduction: Global water problems and integrated water management (3); Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality (3); Specialisation: Advanced water treatment technology (6); Groundwater management & remediation (3); Nature-based solutions (3); River morphology & hydrodynamics (3);  Integration: Integrated modelling and design of basin management plans (3); Integrated water management: advanced case River 21 (6)

Elective

6 CP needed: 1st Semester:  Geographic information systems (GIS) (4); Sediments: sustainable building blocks (3); Water and shipping (3);  2nd Semester: Freshwater ecosystem functioning (3)

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

2 different Study Profiles

• Marine Biology
• ISATEC (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)

Mandatory

• 1st semester: Concepts of Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography, incl. Marine Faune & Flora Field Practical, Fisheries Biology & Aquaculture, Scientific Communication (18); Multi-Disciplinary Oceanography, incl. Marine Geosciences, Physical Oceanography, Marine Biogeochemistry, Marine Chemistry (9); Marine Biological Lab Practical & Tropical Coastal Ecosystems (6)
• 2nd semester: Profilisation & Specialisation -> 9 +9 + 9 ECTS-credits of elective courses; Marine Ecological Field PRactical (3); Costal Planning, Management & Governance, incl. Law of the Sea (12)
• 3rd semester: Student Research Project & ISATEC: SRO abroad on a tropical topic (27)
• 4rd semester: Master Thesis & Colloquium (30)

Elective

• 2nd semester: 27 ECTS required, e.g.: Global Change Ecophysiology, Ecological Modelling: Populations, Climate, Conservation; Excursions: Rocky Shore, Ecology on Helgoland; Marine Biodiversity & Food Webs; Marine Molecular Biology: Fisheries Biology & Aquaculture Practical

Program Coordinator: Prof. Kai Bischof
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Study Profile Marine Biology: PD Dr. Holger Auel
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Study Profile ISATEC: Dr. Oliver Janssen-Weets
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• English
• 2 semesters (1 year), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 180 ECTS
• Opportunity to start a PhD afterwards

Mandatory

• Research Project: MSc Tropical Marine Biology (90); Tropical Marine Systems (15); Tropical Marine Resources (15); Methods in Tropical Marine Biology (15); Professional Skills in Tropical Marine Biology (15); Data Analysis and Visualisation (15);
• Core with options: BS710-7-AP (Coral Reef Biodiversity and Management Field Trip) or BS711-7-AP (Data Analysis or Voluntary Placement Programme (Work Based Learning) both 15 ECTS

Elective

• No elective courses available

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

The programme consists of 6 parts:

• Core courses: 45 ECTS-credits
• Broadening courses: 12 ECTS-credits
• Supporting courses: 9 ECTS-credits
• One major (24 ECTS-credits) to choose of 4 specialisations
• The master thesis: 30 ECTS-credits

Mandatory

• Oceanography (4); Estuarine and Coastal Systems (5); Law and Ethics on Conservation of Aquatic Systems (3); In-situ and Remote Sensing Tools in Aquatic Sciences (5); Environmental modelling (3); Integrated marine coastal Ecology Field Course (3); River and Lake Ecology (5); Limnology (5); Seminars: Case Studies on Biodiversity Management (3); Integrated Field Course at Sea (3); Integrated limnological Field Course (3); Integrated Estuarine Field Course (3); Monsoon School (6); Compulsory broadening Courses: Governance and Policy in Development and Cooperation Part I (3) and Part II (3); Internship (6); Master Thesis (30)

Elective

• Students must obtain 9 ECTS of: Introduction to GIS (3); Introduction to Data Mining (3); Biogeochemistry (3); Data and Information Management (3); Introduction to Marine and Lacustrine Biology (3); Advanced Applied Statistics (3); Analysis of Biological Data (6); Conservation Genetics (3); Stable Isoptope Geochemistry (3); Water Quality (3); Applied Geomorphology (6); Natural Risk Management (3); Methods of Scientific Driving (3); 24 ECTS-credits to be choosed of 4 specialisations: 1) Major Global Change Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity: Marine Genomics (3); Marine Food Web Ecology (3); Ecology of Coastal Seas (3); Lacrustine Systems (3); Aquatic microbial ecology (6); Marine Extreme Systems (6); 2) Major Conservation Biology and Ecosystem Management: Integrated coastal Zone Management (3); Tropical Marine Ecology and Restoration (3); Conservation Genetics (3); Environmental Impact Assessment (3); Law of the Sea and Protection of Oceans (3); Marine Biodiversity (3); Marine Fisheries Ecology and Management (6); 3) Major Environmental Impact and Remediation: Evironmental Impact Assessment (3); Physiology of Aquatic Organisms (6); Aquatic ecotoxocology and environmental Monitoring (6); Integrated Practicals (3); Global Change Physiology (5); 4) Major Marine and Lacustrine Geosciences: Advanced Sedimentology (6); Paleobiology of Micro-organisms (6); Paleoclimatology and Climate Change (6); Integrated offshore Exploiration (6)

• Oceans & Lake Office: Liesbeth Pinti; oceansandlakesprotect me ?!vubprotect me ?!.be
• Coordination: Karolien Van Puyvelde; Karolien.Van.Puyveldeprotect me ?!vubprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS
• Compulsory internship in the 2nd year in hospital, university or industry on another location in the world

Mandatory

• Biomedical Challenges (10), Biomedical Approaches (10), Practicals Biomedical Approaches (0), Designing Scientific Research (10), Internship (0), Master Thesis (50)

Elective

• Biosafety (1), Advanced Principles of Genetics and Genomics (10), Pathophysiology of Disease (10), Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism (Fundamental Aspects) (10), Science and Technology of Regenerative Therapeutics (10), Pre-clinical Imaging (10), Fundamental Neuromodulation (10), Clinical and Applied Genetics and Genomics (10), Engineering the Immune System; Treatment of Disease (10), Practical Engineering the Immune System (Treatment of Disease) (0), Lifestyle Interventions and Metabolism; a Translational Perspective (10), Translating Therapies into Clinic and onto the Market (10), Clinical Imaging (10), Translational Neuromodulation (10), Historical Development and Ethics in Biology (1), Managing a Biomedical Innovation I (5), Career Skills (Portfolio) I (3), Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (1), Managing a Biomedical Innovation II (5), Career skills (Portfolio) II

• Programme coordinator: Ronit Sverdlov; r​.​sverdlov​protect me ?!​​maastricht​university​protect me ?!.​nl

• English
• 3 semesters (1,5 years), full-time
• start in fall or spring semester (first week of September and third week of January respectively)
• 90 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series I (0); Search and Management of Bibliographic Sources* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 2nd Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series II (0); Basic Laboratory Health and Safety Training* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 3rd Semester: Master Thesis in Biomedical Sciences (30)

* It is noted that BIO 605 is offered only in the fall semester and BIO 805 is offered only in the spring semester. Students are required to take these mandatory courses in their 1st or 2nd semester, depending on whether they join the program of study in the spring or fall semester.

Elective

• Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics I (10); Selected Topics in Cell Biology (10); Nucleic Acids (10); Molecular Biology I (10); Special Topics in Bioinformatics (10); Selected Themes and Development and Stem Cell Biology (10); Imaging in Biomedical Sciences (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences I (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences II (10); Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics II (10); Special Topics in Biochemistry (10); Molecular Diagnostics (10); Cellular Communication (10); Cancer Biology (10); Topics in Genomics and Proteomics (10); Genes, Microbes and Environment in Intestinal Health (10); Experimental Embryology Course (10); Quantitative Human Genetics (10); Molecular Biology of Tumour Viruses (10); Selected Topics in Evolutionary Biology (10); Current Topics in Drosophila Biology (10); Molecular Biotechnology (10); Molecular Ecology (10)

Program Coordinator: Associate Professor Chrysoula Pitsouli; pitsouliucy.ac.cy

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

• no courses called
• but: 120 ECTS if studied in one main subject: Molecular Medicine; Master thesis project, optional studies and studies on communication and presentation skills

Prof. Jorma Palvimo
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• English
• 3 semesters (1,5 years), full-time
• start in fall or spring semester (first week of September and third week of January respectively)
• 90 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series I (0); Search and Management of Bibliographic Sources* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 2nd Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series II (0); Basic Laboratory Health and Safety Training* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 3rd Semester: Scientific Methodology in Molecular Biology (20); 10 ECTS of elective courses

*  It is noted that BIO 605 is offered only in the fall semester and BIO 805 is offered only in the spring semester. Students are required to take these mandatory courses in their 1st or 2nd semester, depending on whether they join the program of study in the spring or fall semester.

Elective

• Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics I (10); Selected Topics in Cell Biology (10); Nucleic Acids (10); Molecular Biology I (10); Special Topics in Bioinformatics (10); Selected Themes and Development and Stem Cell Biology (10); Imaging in Biomedical Sciences (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences I (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences II (10); Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics II (10); Special Topics in Biochemistry (10); Molecular Diagnostics (10); Cellular Communication (10); Cancer Biology (10); Topics in Genomics and Proteomics (10); Genes, Microbes and Environment in Intestinal Health (10); Experimental Embryology Course (10); Quantitative Human Genetics (10); Molecular Biology of Tumour Viruses (10); Selected Topics in Evolutionary Biology (10); Current Topics in Drosophila Biology (10); Molecular Biotechnology (10); Molecular Ecology (10)

Program Coordinator: Associate Professor Chrysoula Pitsouli; pitsouliprotect me ?!ucy.acprotect me ?!.cy

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term (October)
• 180 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st + 2nd Semester: Research Project (90); Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30); Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15)
• 1st Semester: Genomics (15)
• 2nd Semester: Advanced Cancer Biology (15); Protein Technologies and Proteomics (15)

Elective

• no elective courses available

• English
• start in winter term (October)
• 2 semesters (1 year), full-time
• 60 ECTS
• alternative: 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• 120 ECTS

• Introduction to Epidemiology (1), Observational Research (6), Intervention Research in Health Care (5), Advanced Statistical Analysis Techniques (6), Clinimetrics (5), Writing a Research Question and Outline (1), Molecular & Genetic Epidemiology (3), Meta-analysis (3), Writing a Research Protocol (6), Topics in Epidemiology (6), Placement and Thesis (18) Writing a Research Question and Outline (1), Molecular & Genetic Epidemioogy (3), Meta-analysis (3), Writing a Research Protocol (6), Topics in Epidemiology (6), Placement and Thesis (18)
• No differentiation into elective or core courses

• English
• start in winter term (September)
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• Classic and Modern Methods of Epidemiology (12); Data Management and Statistical Software (6); Introduction to Statistics (3), Research Project part 1 (6); Classic and Modern Methods of Data Analysis (9); Metrics: Exposure and Otcome Assessment (3); Research project 2 (6); Workplace Vistis (3); Introduction to Qualitative Research (3); Genetic Epidemiology (3); Applied Research Methods (3); Seminars in Epidemiology 1 (3); Public Health, Policy and Practice (9); Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (6); Clinical Epidemiology (6); Epidemiology of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (3); Master Thesis 1: Data Collection and Management (6); Seminars in Epidemiology 2 (3); Advanced Methods in Epidemiology (3); Environmental Epidemiology (3); Master Thesis 2: Analysis and Writing (21)

Elective

• no elective courses available

• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: epidemiologyprotect me ?!uantwerpprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS
• joint project between five universities in Antwerp, Barcelona, Lyon/Saint-Étienne
• English is the teaching language, but students do have different language courses each semester

Mandatory

• 1st Semester, Barcelona: Dynamics of innate and adaptive Immunity (3); Functional Anatomy of the Immune System (3); Antigen Recognition (3); Receptor Signalling (3); Mechanisms of Immunopathology (3); Autoimmunity (3); Immunodeficiences (3); Immune Responses to Pathogens (6); Language Course (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese or Spanish; 3)
• 2nd Semester, Antwerp: Description &variability of Pathogens (6); Host-pathogen Interactions (3); Clinical Drug Research (3); Novel Technologies, Vaccine Administration Routes & Adjuvants (3); Vaccine Manufacturing & Quality Control, regulatory approcal Processes (3); Summer School on Vaccinology (3); Language Course (like in the 1st Semester; 3); Choose one: E-learning Animal Science (3); Advanced Data Analysis (3)
• 3rd Semester, Lyon/Saint-Etienne: Immunology and Aancer (3); Epidemiology (3); Vaccine formulation (3); Clinical Vaccine Development (3); Immunomonitoring pf pre-clinical and clinical Trial (3); Vaccine specific Applications (3); Communication on Vaccines and Public Health (6); Project Management (3); Language Course (3)
• 4th Semester: Master Thesis (27), inclucing 27 weeks Internship; Language Course (3)

Elective

• no elective courses available

• Coordinator: Prof. Christine Delprat; christine.delpratprotect me ?!univ-lyon1protect me ?!.fr
• Prof. Dr. Peter Delputte; peter.delputteprotect me ?!uantwerpprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term (October)
• 180 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st + 2nd Semester: Research Project - Health Genomics (90); Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30); Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15)
• 1st Semester: Genomics (15)
• 2nd Semester: Analysis of Genomic Data (30)

Elective

• no elective courses available

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1. Common basic studies (Compulsory), 10 ECTS: University Study Skills (1), University Computing Skills (2); Introduction to Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory (4); Introduction to GTG and Personal Study Plan (1); Epidemiology I (2);
• 2. Programme specific studies, 59 ECTS: Academic Study Skills in Toxicology (5); Toxicity Testing (5); Organ Toxicology and Toxicopathology (10); Toxicology of Compounds (5); Exposure Assessment (3); Clinical Toxicology and Drug Safety (5); Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology (5); The Use of animals in research: COurse for persons carrying out procedures (2); Regulatory Toxicology (3); Common Seminars in GTG Programme (3); Toxicological and Environmental Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3); Advanced Toxicological Risk Assessment (10); Alternative Studies, 21 ECTS to choose from elective courses; Master Thesis and Maturity Test (30)

Elective

• Clinical Pharmacokinetics (4); Molecular Immunology (3); Neuropharmacology and neural drug targets (5); Pharmacogenomics (3); Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (4); The use of animals in research: Course for persons designing procedures and projects (4); Pharmacology of drugs of abuse (2); Lääkkeiden myyntiluvat (3); Radiofarmasia ja -kemia (3); Biologiset lääkevalmisteet (3); Biostatistiikkaa terveystieteilijöille (3); Laatu laboratorio- ja apteekkityössä (3); Lääkkeiden säilyvyys (3.5); Cancer biology (4); Ecological Risk Assessment (5); Radioecology and -toxicology (5); Stable Isotopes in Environmental Research (5); Exposure Measurements and Modelling (6); Suomi 1 (Finnish 1) (? ECTS); Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3); Career planning - international students seeking a job or traineeship in FInland (2)

• Administrative Coordinator: Päivi Mensalo; paivi.​mensalo​protect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi
• University Lecturer: Marjo Huovinen; marjo.​huovinen​protect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years)
• full-time
• start in ?
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

Model Path 1: 1st Semester: Concepts of Protein technology and applications (3); Genome technology and applications (3); Preclinical Drug research (6);  2nd Semester:  Bio-ethics (3); Laboratory Animal Science (6);Advanced Data Analysis (3); Model Path 2: 3rd Semester: Patents and innovation (4); Project proposal with internship and project management (12); Molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases (3); Health economics and mathematical models of infectious diseases (3); 4th Semester: Master Thesis with internship (30)

Elective

Model Path 1: 1st Semester: Human parasites, micro-organisms and zoonoses (6); Molecular bacteriologyof infectious diseases (3); Ecology, epidemiology and control of infectious diseases (6); Integrated Infectious and tropical disease practicals (3); 2nd Semester: Immunology of tropical infectious diseases (6); Pathogenesis and clinical aspects of tropical infectious diseases (6); Novel vaccine technologies and applications (3); Molecular virology and infections (3) ; Model Path 2: 3rd Semester:Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents (4); Laboratory Animal Science - Fish (4); Quality Management and GLP (4); Translational Neuroscience (4); Advanced Molecular Neurosciences (4); Academic English (4; 3rd & 4th Semester) 4th Semester: Summer School - Course at foreign institution (4)

Programme Coordinator: Professor Guy Caljon; guy.caljonprotect me ?!uantwerpenprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years)
• full-time
• start in ?
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

Model Path 1: 1st Semester: Concepts of Protein technology and applications (3); Genome technology and applications (3); Preclinical Drug research (6);  Computational Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics (6); Preclinical and clinical imaging with focus on neurology (6); Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6); 2nd Semester:  Bio-ethics (3); Laboratory Animal Science (6);Advanced Data Analysis (3); Neurogenetics (3); System Neuroscience (6); Behavioral and cognitive Neuroscience (6); Integrated Neurosciences practicals (3); Model Path 2: 3rd Semester: Patents and innovation (4); Project proposal with internship and project management (12); Molecular neuropathology (6); 4th Semester: Master Thesis with internship (30)

Elective

Model Path 2: 1st or 3rd Semester:  Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents (4); Laboratory Animal Science - Fish (4); Quality Management and GLP (4); Translational Neuroscience (4); Advanced Molecular Neurosciences (4); Academic English (4) 3rd or 4th Semester: Summer School - Course at foreign institution (4)

Study programme counselor: Jo Vandervoort; jo.vandervoortprotect me ?!uantwerpprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st semester: Basics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lectures, exercises and lab work (15); Model systems and methods (9 ECTS mandatory) and Specialization in BMB: Bioorganic Chemistry, Glycobiochemistry, Biophysics or Appl. Microbiology (6 ECTS)
• 2nd semester: choice of 3 elective courses, 6 ECTS each; Project Management (6); Project proposal Presentation at B;B Symposium (9)
• 3rd semester: Lab Project 1 an Poster Presentation, Research Project (15); Lab project 2, Research project (12)
• 4th semester: Master Thesis (30)

Elective

• 2nd semester, 6 ECTS each: Functional Genomics of bacteria: RNA and microarray analysis; Plant and fungal transformation as tool for functional analysis and in vivo visualization; Molecular Virology; Bacterial Genomes: Bioinformatics, mutant construction and proteomics; Development of Industrial strains; Glycobiochemistry; Proteostasis in C. elegans; Investigation and engineering of plant reproduction using state of the art gene editing tools; MRI and MRS in biomedical research; Analysis of protein/ligand interactions; FUnctional Genomics of marine eukaryotes; Cell Physiology of marine organisms: cellular energy budget and metabolic finger printing; Atomistic modelling or biomacromolecules

Program Coordinator: Prof. Janine Kirstein
kirsteinprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de
 

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS
• Possibility to choose between Biotechnology for Global Health and  Agro- and Plant Biotechnology

Mandatory

• 1st Year: Analytic Biochemistry (3); Molecular Microbiology (3); Plant Molecular Biology (3); Research rotation I (5); Immunology (5); Research Communication Skills (3); Genetics and Genetic Engineering (5); Research rotation II (8)
• Profile-specific courses: Profile Biotechnology for Global Health: Molecular Parasitology (3); Vaccine Technology (3); Protein Structure and Function (3); Profile Agro- and Plant Biotechnology: Plant Desease Biology and Management (5); Applied Biotechnology in Livestock Production (4)
• 2nd Year: Micro- and Nanobiotechnology (3); Global Biotechnology Challenges (5); Project Writing and Management (5); Master Thesis (3)

Elective

• Choose 24 ECTS: Academic Literacies for Scientists (3); Advanced molecular spectroscopy (6); Advanced analytical techniques (3); Advanced magnetic resonance (6); Capita selecta crystallization in the pharmaceutical industry (3); Capita selecta internationalisation: Applied inorganic chemistry (3); Capita selecta internationalisation: Natural product and tandem chemistry (3); Capita selecta internationalisation: Plasmas for a sustainable society (3); Capita slecta organic chemistry, incl. practical (6); Capita selecta X-ray analysis and analytical imaging (6); Chemical process engineering 2 (3); DFT and chemical reactivity (3); Plasma modelling (6);

• English
• 3 semesters (1,5 years), full-time
• start in fall or spring semester (first week of September and third week of January respectively)
• 90 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series I (0); Search and Management of Bibliographic Sources* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 2nd Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series II (0); Basic Laboratory Health and Safety Training* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 3rd Semester: Scientific Methodology in Molecular Biology (20); 10 ECTS of elective courses

*  It is noted that BIO 605 is offered only in the fall semester and BIO 805 is offered only in the spring semester. Students are required to take these mandatory courses in their 1st or 2nd semester, depending on whether they join the program of study in the spring or fall semester.

Elective

• Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics I (10); Selected Topics in Cell Biology (10); Nucleic Acids (10); Molecular Biology I (10); Special Topics in Bioinformatics (10); Selected Themes and Development and Stem Cell Biology (10); Imaging in Biomedical Sciences (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences I (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences II (10); Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics II (10); Special Topics in Biochemistry (10); Molecular Diagnostics (10); Cellular Communication (10); Cancer Biology (10); Topics in Genomics and Proteomics (10); Genes, Microbes and Environment in Intestinal Health (10); Experimental Embryology Course (10); Quantitative Human Genetics (10); Molecular Biology of Tumour Viruses (10); Selected Topics in Evolutionary Biology (10); Current Topics in Drosophila Biology (10); Molecular Biotechnology (10); Molecular Ecology (10)

Program Coordinator: Associate Professor Chrysoula Pitsouli; pitsouliprotect me ?!ucy.acprotect me ?!.cy

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS
• Compulsory internship in the 2nd year in hospital, university or industry on another location in the world

Mandatory

• Biomedical Challenges (10), Biomedical Approaches (10), Practicals Biomedical Approaches (0), Designing Scientific Research (10), Internship (0), Master Thesis (50)

Elective

• Biosafety (1), Advanced Principles of Genetics and Genomics (10), Pathophysiology of Disease (10), Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism (Fundamental Aspects) (10), Science and Technology of Regenerative Therapeutics (10), Pre-clinical Imaging (10), Fundamental Neuromodulation (10), Clinical and Applied Genetics and Genomics (10), Engineering the Immune System; Treatment of Disease (10), Practical Engineering the Immune System (Treatment of Disease) (0), Lifestyle Interventions and Metabolism; a Translational Perspective (10), Translating Therapies into Clinic and onto the Market (10), Clinical Imaging (10), Translational Neuromodulation (10), Historical Development and Ethics in Biology (1), Managing a Biomedical Innovation I (5), Career Skills (Portfolio) I (3), Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (1), Managing a Biomedical Innovation II (5), Career skills (Portfolio) II

• Programme coordinator: Ronit Sverdlov; r​.​sverdlov​protect me ?!​​maastricht​university​protect me ?!.​nl

• English
• 3 semesters (1,5 years), full-time
• start in fall or spring semester (first week of September and third week of January respectively)
• 90 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series I (0); Search and Management of Bibliographic Sources* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 2nd Semester: Postgraduate Seminar Series II (0); Basic Laboratory Health and Safety Training* (0); 30 ECTS of elective courses
• 3rd Semester: Master Thesis in Biomedical Sciences (30)

* It is noted that BIO 605 is offered only in the fall semester and BIO 805 is offered only in the spring semester. Students are required to take these mandatory courses in their 1st or 2nd semester, depending on whether they join the program of study in the spring or fall semester.

Elective

• Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics I (10); Selected Topics in Cell Biology (10); Nucleic Acids (10); Molecular Biology I (10); Special Topics in Bioinformatics (10); Selected Themes and Development and Stem Cell Biology (10); Imaging in Biomedical Sciences (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences I (10); Special Topics in Current Biological Sciences II (10); Special Topics in Human Molecular and Medical Genetics II (10); Special Topics in Biochemistry (10); Molecular Diagnostics (10); Cellular Communication (10); Cancer Biology (10); Topics in Genomics and Proteomics (10); Genes, Microbes and Environment in Intestinal Health (10); Experimental Embryology Course (10); Quantitative Human Genetics (10); Molecular Biology of Tumour Viruses (10); Selected Topics in Evolutionary Biology (10); Current Topics in Drosophila Biology (10); Molecular Biotechnology (10); Molecular Ecology (10)

Program Coordinator: Associate Professor Chrysoula Pitsouli; pitsouliucy.ac.cy

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

• no courses called
• but: 120 ECTS if studied in one main subject: Molecular Medicine; Master thesis project, optional studies and studies on communication and presentation skills

Prof. Jorma Palvimo
jorma.​palvimo​protect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term (October)
• 180 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st + 2nd Semester: Research Project (90); Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30); Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15)
• 1st Semester: Genomics (15)
• 2nd Semester: Molecular Mechanism of Disease (15); Protein Technologies and Proteomics (15)

Elective

• elective courses not available

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term
• (October)
• 180 ECTS

• 1st + 2nd Semester: Research Project (90); Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30); Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15)
• 1st Semester: Genomics (15)
• 2nd Semester: Protein Technologies and Proteomics (15); Industrial Biotechnology: Enzymes, Biochemicals and Biomaterials (15)

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Year: Plant Biomass and Phytotechnologies (6); Structural and Industrial Biochemistry (3 + 8); Applied Ecology (6) Pharmaceutical Chemistry (6); Pharmacology (6); Microbial Technolog (6); Gene Expression and Regulation (6); Applied Immunology (6); Biosensor Technology (6); Pharmaceutical Applications of Plant Metabolites (6)
• 2nd Year: Nanobiotechnology (6); Applied Economics (6); Optional courses (9); Training (24); Final Exam (10)

Elective

• Unclear, which courses are elective or if all courses are compulsory

• Coordinator: Prof. Andrea Battistoni; andrea.battistoniprotect me ?!uniroma2protect me ?!.it
   

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Year: Introduction to Research Methods (9); Introduction to Laboratory Work & Safety (3); Laboratory Apprenticeships (2 courses, 24 ECTS); Journal Club I (3); Intellectual Property (3); Project Management (3); Research Proposal & Poster Presentation (3); Topics in Biotechnology (4 courses, 12 ECTS)
• 2nd Year: Research Project & Thesis Writing (48); Research Symposium (3); Thesis Defence (6); Journal CLub II (3); 8-week long Laboratory apprenticeship by choice: Drosophila melanogaster in the neuroscience of addiction; Mental illness and protein aggregation; Synthesis of photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy; Molecular mechanisms of bleeding disorders; Design of short catalytic peptides and peptide assemblies; Immunity in Neurodegenerative Disorders; Determination of microplastics in seawater; Phospholipid Analysis via Mass Spectrometry; Supercomputer in analysis of biomolecular

Elective

• Drosophila as a Model Organisms in Neuroscience (3); Behavioural Genetics (3); Advanced microscopy (3); Neuroimmunology (3); Nanochemistry (3); Biology of Stemm Cells (3); Biology of Mental Illness (3)

• Nicolas Bradshaw; nicholas.bbiotech.uniri.hr
• Nela Malatesti; nela.malatestibiotech.uniri.hr
• Head of Department: Miranda Mladinić Pejatović; mirandampuniri.hr
• Head of the English language Master’s program:  Dr. Nicholas Bradshaw, nicholas.bprotect me ?!biotech.uniriprotect me ?!.hr

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS
• Biology with mathematical Modeling

Mandatory

• Systems Biology (6), Biology and Physiology (6), Mathematics of Biologuical Systems (6), Modelling Biosystems (6), Experimental Design and Data Mangagement (6); Research Project 1 (6), Research project 2 (6), Master Thesis (48)

Elective

• Omics (6), Cardivascular Systems Biology (6), Dynamical Systems and Non-Linear Dynamics (6), Fundamental and Systems Neuroscience (6), Modeling Metabolism, Machine Learning and Multivariate Statistics (6), Computational Neuroscience (6), Newwork Biology (6), Scientific Programming (6), Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (6)

• Programme director: Assoc. Prof. Julia Maddimelli Sewall; julia.sewallprotect me ?!maastrichtuniversityprotect me ?!.nl

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years)
• full-time
• start in ?
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

Model Path 1: 1st Semester: Concepts of Protein technology and applications (3); Genome technology and applications (3); Preclinical Drug research (6);  2nd Semester:  Bio-ethics (3); Laboratory Animal Science (6);Advanced Data Analysis (3); Model Path 2: 3rd Semester: Patents and innovation (4); Project proposal with internship and project management (12); Molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases (3); Health economics and mathematical models of infectious diseases (3); 4th Semester: Master Thesis with internship (30)

Elective

Model Path 1: 1st Semester: Human parasites, micro-organisms and zoonoses (6); Molecular bacteriologyof infectious diseases (3); Ecology, epidemiology and control of infectious diseases (6); Integrated Infectious and tropical disease practicals (3); 2nd Semester: Immunology of tropical infectious diseases (6); Pathogenesis and clinical aspects of tropical infectious diseases (6); Novel vaccine technologies and applications (3); Molecular virology and infections (3) ; Model Path 2: 3rd Semester:Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents (4); Laboratory Animal Science - Fish (4); Quality Management and GLP (4); Translational Neuroscience (4); Advanced Molecular Neurosciences (4); Academic English (4; 3rd & 4th Semester) 4th Semester: Summer School - Course at foreign institution (4)

Programme Coordinator: Professor Guy Caljon; guy.caljonprotect me ?!uantwerpenprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Advanced statistics (4); Linear algebra - an introduction to data analysis (4); Cognitive Psychology (4); Project A (2); Master Seminar (2); Optional Modules (12)
• 2nd Semester: English B2+ (3); R-Course (4); Development Neuropsychology (4); Basic introduction to programming with Matlab and Octave (4); Project A (2); Master Seminar (3); Optinal Courses (8); University-wide course (4)
• 3rd Semester: Theory of computation (4); Eye tracking in cognitive science (4); Artificial Neural Networks (4); Project B (2); Master Seminar (6); Optional Courses (8)
• 4th Semester: Advanced Programming (4); Machine learning (4); Network neuroscience (4); Project B (2); Master Seminar (6); Optional Courses (8); University-wide course (4);

Elective

• Running a reproducible research project; Bioethics; Development of Social Knowledge; Digital Humanism; Interpersonal skilss training; Philosophy of CS; Reasoning on knowledge, norms and actions; Computational neuroscience; Cognitive logic; Advances in logic for cognitive science; Deep Science and Humanities; Social Media and Text Analytics; Formal models of mind and action; (Biological) signal processing; Gender, Brain, Cognition; Critical Analysis of Neuroscience; Computer assisted qualitative data analysis

• Head of the Department of Cognitive Science: Dr. hab. Prof. Arkadiusz Gut; arkadiusz.gutprotect me ?!umkprotect me ?!.pl
• Dr. Hab. Prof. Anita Pacholik-Żuromska; apzprotect me ?!umkprotect me ?!.pl

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS
• choosing one specialisation of 5: Cognitive Neuroscience, Drug Development and Neurohealth, Fundamental Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Psychopathology

Mandatory

• 1st Year Drug and Development and Neurohealth: Introduction to Molecular Biochemical Techniques (5; required for students with psychological Backround); Pracitcal Training: Genes and Proteins (0); Introduction to Psychology (5; required for students with biological backround) ; Practical Training: eEasuring Cognitive Functions (0); Medical Needs & Failures, Target Discovery (3); Advances Statistics I (3); Practical TRaining: SPSS I and Lisrel (0); Introduction in Genetics (1); Drug Discovery (4); Practical Training: Robto-based High-Throughput Screening (0); Drug Metabolism and Safety (5); Valorisation (2); Big Data in Drug Discovery and Development (3); Practical Training: Computer supported Training in Big Data in Drug Discovery and Development (0); Neuroanatomy (1); Drug Discovery & Development Project Management (1); Colloquia (1; each specialisation organizes two colloquia); Clinical Development (4); Pharmacoepidemiology, Drug Safety & Pharmaceutical Policy (4); Advanced Statistics II (3); Practical Training: SPSS II (0); Biomedical Brain Imaging (3); Psychiatric Neuroscience: PSychopharmacology (4); PRactical Training: Western Blotting: A Pharmalogical Perspective (0); Electrophysiology: From Single Cell Activity to `Cognitive`Markers (4); R for Pathway Enrichment or Drug Repositioning Analysis (1); Neuropsychopharmacology (3)
• 2nd Year: Research Grant Writing Workshop (2); Applied Therapeutics (3); Behavioural Tests and Models (1); Specialisation Neuroeconomics 2nd Year: Research Grant Writing Course (3); Behavioural Economics (6.5); Programming in Matlab Advanced Course (1); Specialisation Neuropsychology 1st Year: Brain Damage (4); Behavioural Disorders (4); Advanced Statistics I (3); Practical Training: SPSS I and Lisrel (0); Basic Cognitive Psychological Skills (3); Arousal and Attention (4); Ageing (4); Neuropsychological Assessments (2); Biopsychology (4); Neuroanatomy (1); Methods of Deactivation (1); Colloquia (1); Advanced fMRI (4); Brain Connectivity and Connectomics (4); Advanced Statistics II (3); Practical Training: SPSS II (0); Real-Time fMRI and Neurofeedback (1); Diffusion Weigthed Imaging and Fibre Tracking (1); Translational Neuroscience: Towards Clinical Applications for Disorders of Consciousness (4); Timing Neural Processing with EEG and MEG (4); Basic Mathematical Methods (2); Prorgamming in Matlab Basic Course (2); Research Grant Writing Workshop (2); Specialisation Cognitive Neuroscience 2nd Year: Research Grant Writing Course (3); The Brain`s Engram: Memorising Experiences and Experiencing Memory (4); Signal Analysis (2); Programming in Matlab Advanced Course (1);
• Specialisation Fundamental Neurosciences 1st Year: Introduction to Molecular Biochemical Techniques (5); Practical Training: Genes and Proteins (0); Introduction to Psychology (5); Practical Training: Measurring Cognitive Functions (0); Neuroanatomy (4); Practical Training: Mammalian Macro- and Microscopial Neuroanatomy (0); Advanced Statistics I (3); Practical Training: SPSS I and Lisrel (0); Introduction in Genetics (1); Neurodegeneration (4); Practical Training: Immunocytochemical Staining of Human Postmortem Tissue and Evaluation of the Staining Using the Multihead Microscope (0); Biopsychological Neuroscience (4); Practical Training: Neuropsychological Experiment (0); Valorisation (2); Neurological Neuroscience (5); Practical Training: Genotyping Your NMDA Receptor (0); Surgery for Intractable Movement and Psychatric Disorders (1); Colloquia (1); Neuroimmunology and Inflammation (4); Practical Training: Neuroinflammation (0); Neuroplasticity and Pain (5); Practical Training: Cell Culture (0); Advanced Statistics II (3); Practical Training: SPSS II (0); Biomedical Braing Imaging (3); Psychatric Neuroscience (4); Practical Traiing: Western Blotting (0); Electrophysiology: From a Single Cell Activity to `Cognitive` Markers (4); R for Pathway Enrichment or Drug Repositioning Analysis (1); Psychiatric Epidemiology (1); Research Grant Writing Workshop (2); Neuroimmunology and Inflammation (5); Psychiatric Neurosciences (5); Valorisation (1)
• 2nd Year: Research Grant Writing Course (3); EEG and ERP (2); Behavioural Tests and Models (1); Advanced Genetics (1); Specialisation Psychopatology 1st Year: Anxiety Disorders (4); Mood Disorders (4); Advanced Statistics I(3); Practical Training: SPSS I and Lisrel (0); Research Practical Psychometrics (2); Clinical Skills I: Interviewing Skills (2); Clinical Assesment Instruments (2); Stress and Trauma (4); Clinical Skills II: Diagnostic Test Procedures (2); Bodily Distress Disorders (4); Neuroanatomy (1); Colloquia (1); Development Psychopathology (4); Eating Disorders (4); Advanced Statistics II (3); Practical Training: SPSS II (0); Human Neuroimaging (3); Psychosis (4); The Application of Cognitive Methods in Psychopathology Research (1); Mental Health and Happiness (3); PSychopharmacology (1); Psychiatric Epidemiology (1); Research Grant Writing Workshop (2); 2nd Year: Research Grant Writing Course (3); Personality Disorders (4); Clincial Skills III: Clinical Interviews for the DSM 5 (SCID-training) (1); Clinical Skills IV: Intervention Techniques (2)

Elective

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

• 1st semester: Cellular and Molecular Neurosciences and Mentoring (6); Systemic Neurosciences (6); Theoretical Neurosciences (6); Clinical Neurosciences (6); Programming (3); Laboratory Animal Science (3)
• 2nd semester: 3 out of 7 elective modules, each yields 9 ECTS
• 3rd semester: Lab-Rotations (2 x 6-weekly) OR Hospitation in a clinic (15 ECTS each)
• 4th semester: Master Thesis (30)

Mandatory

• 1st Semester: Cellular and Molecular Neurosciences and Mentoring (6); Systemic Neurosciences (6); Theoretical Neurosciences (6); Clinical Neurosciences (6); Programming (3); Laboratory Animal Science (3)
• 2nd Semester: 3 out of 7 elective modules, each yields 9 ECTS, 3rd Semester: Lab-Rotations (2 x 6-weekly) OR Hospitation in a clinic (15 ECTS each); 4th Semester: Master Thesis (30)

Elective

• 2nd Semester: Neuro- and Electrophysiology (9); Neuropharmacology (9); Experimental Neuroanatomy and Behavioural Physiology (9); Experimental Neuropsychology (9); Structural and Functional Neuroimaging (9); Neurophysics (9);

Program Coordinator:
Prof. Michael Koch
michael.kochprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

Assistant Coordinator:
Agnes Janßen
ajanssenprotect me ?!neuro.uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years)
• full-time
• start in ?
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

Model Path 1: 1st Semester: Concepts of Protein technology and applications (3); Genome technology and applications (3); Preclinical Drug research (6);  Computational Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics (6); Preclinical and clinical imaging with focus on neurology (6); Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6); 2nd Semester:  Bio-ethics (3); Laboratory Animal Science (6);Advanced Data Analysis (3); Neurogenetics (3); System Neuroscience (6); Behavioral and cognitive Neuroscience (6); Integrated Neurosciences practicals (3); Model Path 2: 3rd Semester: Patents and innovation (4); Project proposal with internship and project management (12); Molecular neuropathology (6); 4th Semester: Master Thesis with internship (30)

Elective

Model Path 2: 1st or 3rd Semester:  Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents (4); Laboratory Animal Science - Fish (4); Quality Management and GLP (4); Translational Neuroscience (4); Advanced Molecular Neurosciences (4); Academic English (4) 3rd or 4th Semester: Summer School - Course at foreign institution (4)

Study programme counselor: Jo Vandervoort; jo.vandervoortprotect me ?!uantwerpprotect me ?!.be

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term
• (October)
• 180 ECTS

• 1st + 2nd Semester: Research Project (90); Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30); Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15)
• 1st Semester: Genomics (15)
• 2nd Semester: Protein Technologies and Proteomics (15); Industrial Biotechnology: Enzymes, Biochemicals and Biomaterials (15)

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Year: Plant Biomass and Phytotechnologies (6); Structural and Industrial Biochemistry (3 + 8); Applied Ecology (6) Pharmaceutical Chemistry (6); Pharmacology (6); Microbial Technolog (6); Gene Expression and Regulation (6); Applied Immunology (6); Biosensor Technology (6); Pharmaceutical Applications of Plant Metabolites (6)
• 2nd Year: Nanobiotechnology (6); Applied Economics (6); Optional courses (9); Training (24); Final Exam (10)

Elective

• Unclear, which courses are elective or if all courses are compulsory

• Coordinator: Prof. Andrea Battistoni; andrea.battistoniprotect me ?!uniroma2protect me ?!.it
   

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year), full-time
• start in winter term (October)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st Year: Introduction to Research Methods (9); Introduction to Laboratory Work & Safety (3); Laboratory Apprenticeships (2 courses, 24 ECTS); Journal Club I (3); Intellectual Property (3); Project Management (3); Research Proposal & Poster Presentation (3); Topics in Biotechnology (4 courses, 12 ECTS)
• 2nd Year: Research Project & Thesis Writing (48); Research Symposium (3); Thesis Defence (6); Journal CLub II (3); 8-week long Laboratory apprenticeship by choice: Drosophila melanogaster in the neuroscience of addiction; Mental illness and protein aggregation; Synthesis of photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy; Molecular mechanisms of bleeding disorders; Design of short catalytic peptides and peptide assemblies; Immunity in Neurodegenerative Disorders; Determination of microplastics in seawater; Phospholipid Analysis via Mass Spectrometry; Supercomputer in analysis of biomolecular

Elective

• Drosophila as a Model Organisms in Neuroscience (3); Behavioural Genetics (3); Advanced microscopy (3); Neuroimmunology (3); Nanochemistry (3); Biology of Stemm Cells (3); Biology of Mental Illness (3)

• Nicolas Bradshaw; nicholas.bbiotech.uniri.hr
• Nela Malatesti; nela.malatestibiotech.uniri.hr
• Head of Department: Miranda Mladinić Pejatović; mirandampuniri.hr
• Head of the English language Master’s program:  Dr. Nicholas Bradshaw, nicholas.bprotect me ?!biotech.uniriprotect me ?!.hr

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

Mandatory

• Biobased Materials (6), Process Technology (6), Molecular Biology and Physiology of Plants and Microbes (6), Principles of Materials Science (6), Bio-Organic Chemistry (6), Research Project 1 (6), Research Project 2 (6), Master Thesis (48)

Elective

• Molecular Genetics and Bio-Engineering (6), Advanced Macromolecular Chemistry: Biopolymers Synthesis, Modification and Characterization (6), Applied Materials Science and Engineering (6), Biomedical Materials (6), Surfaces and Interfaces: Modification and Spectroscopical Analysis (6), Nano-Science and Nano-Technology: (Bio)Polymers and (Bio)Composites (6), Sustainability of Biobased Materials (6), Plant Derived Materials and Building Blocks (6), Carbohydrates: Monomers and Polymers (6), Polymer Processing (6), Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (6)

• Programme director: Assoc. Prof. Julia Maddimelli Sewall; julia.sewallprotect me ?!maastrichtuniversityprotect me ?!.nl
• Chair educational programme committee + courses: Dr. Luisa Bortesi; luisa.bortesiprotect me ?!maastrichtuniversityprotect me ?!.nl

• English
• 4 semesters (2 years), full-time
• start in winter term (September)
• 120 ECTS

• Advanced studies in Environmental science min. 80 ECTS:  Advanced Course on Environmental Data Mining (5); Advanced Occupational Hygiene (3); Advanced Taxonomic Collection (2-6); Advanced Water Hygiene (5); Aerosol Physics I (5); Aerosol Physics II (5); Air Pollution Practicals (5); Applied Geoinformatics II (5); Atmospheric Chemistry (5); Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology (5); Biogeochemistry I (6); Bioprocesses in Removal of Environmental Pollutants (3); Carbon dynamics of forest soils (book examination (4); field course (3)); Chemical Ecology (5); Chemicals, Environment and Health (5); Climate Change (5); Combustion, Emissions and Control Technologies (5); Community Ecology (4); Control of Indoor Air Impurities and Ventilation (5); Current issues in aquatic ecotoxicology (2); Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation (3); Ecological RIsk Assessment (5); Ecology of Tropical Africa (3); Entomology (4); Environmental adaption of animals (6); Environmental Data mining (5); Environmental Epidemiology (3); Environmental HEalth for International Students (5); Environmental Risk Assessment (5); Exposure Assessment (3); Exposure Measurements and Modelling (6); FUnction of plants in changing environment (8); Genetic modification of organisms (5); Global Peatland Ecology (3); Green Chemistry (4); Health Effects of Air Pollutant and Nanomaterials (6); Health Related Environmental Microbiologgy (4); Journal Club in Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions (2-4); Laboratory Course in Water Chemistry and Treatment (3); Literature in Advanced Studies, ENvironmental Science (3-10); Maturity Test in M.Sc. (0); Measurements and Dosimetry of Non-ionizing Radiation (6); Measurement and risk assessment of indoor and occupational hygiene (5); Methodological studies in M.Sc. (8-25); Design of Ecological and Environmental Experiments (4); Philosophy and History of Biology (3); Study Planning, Environmental Science (1); Ympäristötieteen opetus- tai asiantuntijatapahtuman toteutus (1-3); Methods in Microbial Biogeochemistry (5); Methods in Soil Ecology (5); M.Sc. Thesis Seminar in Evironmental Science and Biology (3); Optical Methods in Plant Biology and Environmental Research (5); Practical TRaining, advanced studies (3-10); Project Work in a Research Group (3-10); Radiation Biology (5); Radiation Biology Journal Club (2); Radiation Biology Practicals (5); Radioecology and -toxicology (5); Soil Ecology (6); Stable Isotopes in Environmental Research (5); Sustainable Water Management (5); Water pollution prevention and resource recovery (5);;  Methodological studies min. 8 ECTS; Minor or other studies min. 25 ECTS;  Language and Communication Studies min. 2 ECTS: Advanced English Academic and Professional Communication for Applied Physics, Computer Science and Environmental Science (2); Finnish I (4); ; Master Thesis (40); M.Sc. Thesis Seminar (3); Intermediate Studies: Applied Water Chemistry (2); General Microbiological Methods (2); General Studies: Information skills and sources in Science for International Students (1); Orientation for INternational Students (1); University computing skills (2); Multipdisciplinary studies: Basic in statistics in English (5)

• Coordinator: Timo Kumlin; timo.kumlinprotect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi,
• University Lecturer: Anna-Maria Veijalainen; anna-maria.veijalainenprotect me ?!uefprotect me ?!.fi

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year) full-time master
• start in winter term (October)
• 180 ECTS

Mandatory

• 1st + 2nd Semester: Research Project (90); Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30); Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15)
• 1st Semester: Genomics (15)
• 2nd Semester: Molecular Mechanism of Disease (15); Protein Technologies and Proteomics (15)

Elective

• elective courses not available

• English
• 2 semesters (1 year)
• full-time
• start in ?
• 60 ECTS; Completed Master's degree in the field of (natural) sciences

Mandatory

Introduction: Global water problems and integrated water management (3); Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality (3); Specialisation: Advanced water treatment technology (6); Groundwater management & remediation (3); Nature-based solutions (3); River morphology & hydrodynamics (3);  Integration: Integrated modelling and design of basin management plans (3); Integrated water management: advanced case River 21 (6)

Elective

6 CP needed: 1st Semester:  Geographic information systems (GIS) (4); Sediments: sustainable building blocks (3); Water and shipping (3);  2nd Semester: Freshwater ecosystem functioning (3)