| APPLICATION PERIOD | From November 7th, 2011 to June 29th, 2012 |
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| DURATION | 60 ECTS credits (1 academic year) | |
| TUITION FEE | EU students: 2.836,5 € | Non EU students: 8.056,5 € (Price subject to approval by the Government of Catalonia) |
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| CALENDAR AND TIMETABLE | Theorical content subjects: from the middle of September until the third week of December. Four hours per day of face-to-face classes between 8.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. [+] Practicum: from January to July. (full-time, minimum of 40 hours per week) |
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| COURSE TYPES | Research, Professional and Academic |
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| LANGUAGE | English | |
| PLACES | 60 |
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| ORGANIZATION | Department of Experimental and Health Sciences | |
| LOCATION | Campus del Mar |
Presentation
The master's degree in Biomedical Research focuses on studying the molecular, cellular, physiological and evolutive bases of biological processes and their pathological or adaptive alterations, and is specifically aimed at students wishing to take the doctorate in Biomedicine.
Objectives
To acquire advanced conceptual and experimental knowledge concerning underlying molecular bases in cellular dysfunctions in human pathologies. To apply this knowledge to basic and biomedical research.
Contents
[Curriculum] [curriculum summary]
Theoretical contents
Optional module
Subjects in English: Genes and Cell Function, Genomes and Systems, Cell Communication, Model Organisms in Biomedicine, Advanced Seminars in Biomedical Research, Science in Action, Principles of Biology and Biomedicine, and Biocomputing Elements. Subjects in Catalan: Epidemiology, Scientific Communication. Subjects in Spanish: Progress in Neurosciences.
Specific compulsory module (both subjects are in English): Molecular and Cellular Pathology (MCP) and Molecular Pathology of Systems (MPS).
In MCP, students will explore molecular mechanisms, signalling systems and the processes used by eukaryotic cells to respond and adapt to stress, understood as perturbations in the cellular environment or disorders in the function and stability of processes and macromolecules of the cell.
In MPS, students will study the underlying cellular and molecular bases of pathologies of major social and healthcare interest, such as cancer and immunological, cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric pathologies.
Practicum
The master's degree is completed with a practicum which consists of a supervised period spent at a laboratory in order to carry out a research project. This practicum will also require the writing of a project report and, once finished, its public defence.
Internship
This master's degree aims to act as the starting point for the doctoral thesis. To be admitted to this master's degree, applicants must first have contacted a research group with common interests and be accepted by the group to carry out the six-month master's degree project. Although it is usual for most students of the master's degree to continue with the doctorate in the groups with which they have done their practicum, admission to the master's degree does not require that the commitment between research group and applicant should include the whole of the doctorate.
List of available research laboratories for the BIOMED master and guidelines for applying to them 
Calendar and timetable
Some optional subjects take place in the morning and in the afternoon, and the corresponding time schedule will depend on the subjects chosen.
All subjects involve the same amount of face-to-face hours, i.e. between 8 and 10 hours per week, Monday to Thursday (some Fridays complementary activities are scheduled).
The practicum is undertaken between January and July and requires full-time dedication (at least 40 hours per week).
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