NOVA Biomedical Research Master

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Mestre

Coordinator

Prof. Doutor Paulo de Carvalho Pereira

Education objectives

The course provides the core competencies and knowledge to identify scientifically relevant problems in the fields of biomedicine and health sciences and to translate these problems into experimentally demonstrable hypotheses. Students should also be able to evaluate, present, discuss and communicate the results of their scientific work, clearly identifying their relevance for the advancement of knowledge and / or technologies. The master's program is flexible and adopts a model of advanced courses made available annually from a diverse range of offers. The NBR is an internationally uniquely student-centered and research-based course. The official language of the course is English.

Degree pre-requisites

Number of ECTS credits required: 120

Duration of the study cycle (article 3 DL-74/2006, of March 26^th): 4 semesters

 

 

Access to other courses

1^st Semester - Students must obtain 25 ECTS in attended curricular units that are organized in advanced theoretical and / or practical training modules in the mentioned areas.

 

2^nd Semester - Students must obtain 10 ECTS in curricular units that are organized in Advanced Training Modules, in the areas of Master's specialization, 7 ECTS in the UC Thesis Project and 18 ECTS in laboratory rotations, totaling 35 ECTS in this semester.

 

3^rd and 4^th Semesters - The research will be carried out to prepare the Master's dissertation and each student must complete an optional curricular unit in any of the branches of the course, as long as it is distinct from the branch of specialization. Upon completion of the research work, the student should present it in the form of a Master's dissertation for presentation and public advocacy.

Structure

1st Year
Code	Name	ECTS
1091000	Critical Skills in Research	5
1091001	Advanced Research Methods	5
1091002	Cell Regulation	10
1091003	Research Seminar	5

1st Year - 2nd semester
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
1091010	Carcinogenesis - underlying molecular and cellular alterations	5
1091007	Thesis Project	7
1091004	Laboratory Rotation I	6
1091005	Laboratory Rotation II	7
1091006	Laboratory Rotation III	7
1091009	Mechanisms of neuronal differentiation, development and function	5
1091012	Regenerative Medicine Strategies	5
1091008	Translational and Precision Medicine	5
1091013	Translational and Clinical Oncology	5
1091015	From function to dysfunction in neural circuits and behaviour	5
1091011	Aging and age-related diseases: From molecular mechanisms to therapies	5
1091016	Stem Cells and Development	5

2nd Year
Code	Name	ECTS
1091014	Thesis	55