Duration 1 academic year full time
Calendar From September to June
Timetable
40 hours per week
Fee Students UE: 3.420 € (pending the approval) | Non UE students: 6.739,8 €
Places 30
Course type Research, Professional and Academic
Language
Spanish (English for some subjects)
UPF PhD to which it grants access
Phd in Biomedicine
Organisation and contact
Department of Experimental and Health Sciences

  • Presentation


    • The master's programme in Clinical Analysis Laboratory focuses on the application of laboratory techniques for clinical diagnosis and presymptomatic and predisposition testing. Students will study aspects related to clinical and environmental microbiology, biochemistry, immunology, clinical and multifactorial genetics, molecular genetics applied to forensic diagnostics, and genetic counselling and assisted reproduction techniques, as well as to the clinical assessment and interpretation of results obtained with laboratory techniques.

    • Candidates must have a strong conceptual mastery of various biomedical disciplines, such as biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and basic physiology.
    • MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
       
      • Official undergraduate degree/diploma (or a bachelor's degree, a degree in engineering or architecture, diplomas, technical engineering and technical architecture diplomas, or, for foreign qualifications, the equivalent qualification awarded by an accredited higher education institution). Qualifications can be in the following academic areas: scientific-natural sciences and health sciences.
      • Academic transcript of the accredited official training with the average grade at the university of origin.
      • Curriculum Vitae in Spanish, English or Catalan.
      • A letter of motivation in Spanish, English or Catalan stating the candidate's interest in following the master's programme (400 to 600 words). 
      • Identity Card or Passport. 
       
      OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS
       
      • Proof of level B2 of Catalan PDF document
      • Proof of level B2 of Spanish PDF document
      • Proof of level B2 of English PDF document
      • A (professional or academic) letter of recommendation signed by someone who really knows the candidate and can assess them. 
      • Professional experience in any of the fields related to the master's programme.
      • Research experience.
      • Teaching experience.
      • Additional academic training in areas related to the master's programme.
      • Additional professional experience.
      • A letter of acceptance into a Research Group in order to carry out the master's internship.

       

      In addition, the Departments' selection committee may decide to interview the candidate.

      The undergraduate degree/diploma and the academic transcript 

      If you have finished your Bachelor degree when you formalise your application, you will need to send us the following documents:

      • A photocopy of your undergraduate degree/diploma or Certification/proof of degree completion.
      • A photocopy of your official final undergraduate transcript.

      However, if you have not yet completed your undergraduate studies when formalising application, you will need to provide us with the following documents:

      • A signed declaration of obtaining your degree before the commencement of the master's programme.
      • A photocopy of the provisional undergraduate transcript. 
      If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish.
    • During the internship, which is compulsory and unpaid (second and third terms), students will spend time in different areas of a laboratory, thereby systematically, safely and efficiently familiarizing themselves with the principles of analytical methods. In addition, they will acquire the skills they need to carry out quality assurance programmes for laboratories and to interpret analytical results in terms of standards, controls, quality and clinical significance. Students will moreover acquire the necessary skills to carry out a master's degree project supervised by a specialist from the laboratory.
      • Laboratories in hospitals and other medical centres and private laboratories.
      • Research laboratories or centres.
      • DNA technology and genetic engineering corporations.
      • Drug development areas.
      •  Assisted reproduction centres.
      • Environmental analysis and environmental health laboratories.
      • Diagnostic departments at health industry companies.
      • Stem cell banks.
      • Forensic analysis and forensic genetics laboratories.
      • Toxicology and drug-screening laboratories.
      • Laboratories for the diagnosis of rare diseases.
      • Genetic counselling centres.
      • Marine toxicology laboratories.
      • Students who successfully complete this master's programme are also qualified to write a doctoral thesis.
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