Master in Biomedical Sciences
Education objectives
The Master in Biomedical Sciences seeks to respond to new problems and challenges facing this century in order to:
1- Allow access contact and effectively to modern and current syllabus.
2- Include new themes that allow unequivocally contribute to achieving the "Millennium Goals" to health.
3- To strengthen the practice, and theoretical and practical teaching / learning by improving the efficiency of acquiring skills directly related to the professional objectives of the course.
General characterization
DGES code
9512
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Master
Access to other programs
Enables the continuity of training, at the level of the 3rd cycle of studies, in any area of Life and Health Sciences.
Coordinator
Ricardo Parreira
Opening date
October 2022
Vacancies
20
Fees
3000 euros
Schedule
Thursday and Friday, from 1:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Teaching language
Mostly in Portuguese. Some CU may be taught in English
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 2 years (4 academic semesters). Total credits: 120 ECTS for the achieve of the master degree (60 in curricular units + 60 in the preparation of the dissertation).
Conditions of admittance
Consult the Course Regulations available at www.ihmt.unl.pt/education/ciencias-biomedicas-Master/
Evaluation rules
Evaluation Regulation available at www.ihmt.unl.pt/servicos-academicos/.
Each curricular unit (CU) is evaluated according to the criteria established by the Teacher in charge, which are available in the section "Evaluation method" in the "General characterization" tab of each CU.
The academic degree of the Doctorateis given a final classification in the range of 10-20 of the entire numerical scale from 0 to 20, as well as its equivalent in the European scale of comparability of classifications. The calculation of the final classification is obtained by weighted arithmetic average by the number of credits.
Structure
| 1.º year - Scientific Area of Biology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 9512025 | Bioinformatics | 3 |
| 9512001 | Celular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 9512026 | Genomics and Proteomics applied to Infectious Diseases | 2 |
| 9512002 | Immunology | 4 |
| 9512023 | Safety and Laboratory Manipulation | 3 |
| 1.º year - Scientific Area of Microbiology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 9512038 | HIV and AIDS | 2 |
| 9512003 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| 9512008 | Molecular Microbiology | 6 |
| 9512017 | Tuberculosis and other Mycobacterioses | 2 |
| 1.º year - Scientific Area of Parasitology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 9512012 | Malaria | 2 |
| 9512004 | General Parasitology | 4 |
| 9512009 | Molecular Parasitology | 6 |
| 1.º year - Scientific Area of International Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 9512024 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| 9512027 | Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2 |
| 9512007 | Molecular Epidemiology | 4 |
| 9512028 | Ethical Principles of Biomedical Research | 2 |
| Optional | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 95120060 | Genetics of Drug Resistance in Parasitology | 2 |
| Options | ||
| 95120061 | Cell Culture: Practical Applications | 3 |
| 95120056 | Translational Research | 3 |
| 95120037 | Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance | 3 |
| 95120035 | ||
| 2.º year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 9512099 | Dissertation in Biomedical Sciences | 60 |