Molecular Biology
Italy, Padua
Study location | Italy, Padua |
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Type | Master's degree, full-time |
Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
Study language | English |
Awards | (Master of Science in Molecular Biology) |
Course code | SC2445/005PD/2020 |
Tuition fee | €2,622 per year In order to accept your Offer at the University of Padova, you must pay the first instalment of tuition fees. Information on 2021/22 fees is not yet available, but the amounts will be more or less the same of 2020/21. |
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Application fee | €30 one-time This fee is non-refundable. |
Deposit | €188 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the first instalment is required. This fee is non-refundable. |
Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or equivalent)
The Academic Committee takes into consideration the final graduation mark of the first study cycle, where applicable, or alternatively the average grades as detailed in the Transcript of Records, considering that the minimum requirement for Italian entry qualifications is 90/110. Should it be not possible to directly compare the final graduation mark with the Italian grade scale, the Academic Committee shall consider the overall results in the candidate’s study curriculum The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage. |
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Language requirements | English B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent |
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Overview
The Master’s degree provides solid theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in bench-work procedures, instrumental operations and analytical methodologies involved in data acquisition and analysis. The programme imparts a thorough command of the scientific investigation process, providing graduates with the competence to work independently and to take on the organisation and responsibility of projects.
Programme structure
Common Path: Cellular Biology; Applied Statistics; Molecular and Cell Biology of Plants; Molecular Biology of development; Genomics; Structural Biochemistry and Biophysics
Path 1 – Molecular Biology: Biochemistry; Molecular Genetics; Structural Biochemistry and Biophysics; Genomics; Neurobiology
Path 2 – Bioinformatics: Fundamentals of Informatic systems, System Biology, Integrative Biology and Network Analysis, Microbial Metagenomics, Computational Anthropology Free choice: Biochemistry of diseases, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Cancer.
Free choice: Biochemistry of diseases, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Cancer.
Career opportunities
Graduates work as researchers within public or private organisations in the pharmaceutical, agro-industrial and biotechnological sectors; and as project managers or counselors within the public administration, in the human health or public hygiene divisions.
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