Medical Biotechnologies
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 Medical Biotechnologies) |
| Course code | ME1934/002PD/2012 |
| 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) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) is required, with proven skills in Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Biology, Microbiology, Pathology, Immunology, Genetics, Molecular Biology Please check the Call for admission 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 certificate as per the Call for applications. Native English speakers or students who have attended an English-taught Bachelor’s degree programme do not need to submit any language certificate. |
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| Other requirements | Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 7 (1 Marco Polo Project) |
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Overview
The Master’s Degree provides deep biomedical knowledge concerning the connections between the structure and function of biomolecules and biosystems operating at cell or tissue level, and of the organism in physiological and pathological conditions. Practical training in laboratory represents a relevant part of the programme.
Programme structure
1st Year: Advanced Biomedical Technologies; Laboratory Activities; Laboratory Medicine Technologies and Molecular Diagnostics; Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: design and analysis of biopharmaceuticals; Proteomics and Bioinformatics; Cell and Organ Physiology and Medical Pathophysiology; Genetics; Immunology and General Pathology; Nanobiotechnology
2nd Year: Experimental Models in vivo and in vitro; Pharmacology and Molecular Therapies; Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Biology of Development
Career opportunities
Graduates work as heads of research laboratories and project coordinators related to biotechnologies applied to human beings, with emphasis on pharmaceutical products and vaccines, taking into account ethical, technical, and legal implications. They are able to assist doctors in the diagnosis and in the therapeutic phases implying the manipulation of cells, genes and other bio-systems.