Biomedical and Molecular Sciences in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases (in Greek & in English)

  Goals and Objectives of the Postgraduate study program

The objective of the MSc "Biomedical and Molecular Sciences in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases" is the postgraduate education, research, training and qualification of new scientists and researches in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and their applications in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases through the acquisition of knowledge and skills in basic and applied laboratory and clinical research.

The postgraduate studies program is part of the strategic planning of the Democritus University of Thrace and the IHU, is governed by scientific coherence and aims at further promotion of knowledge, development of research and technologies, fulfillment of the educational, research, social, cultural and developmental needs of the country, high-level specialization of graduates in theoretical and applied areas of specific disciplines, specific subject areas or individual branches of the first cycle of studies of the Departments.

Furthermore, the aim of the MSc is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the applications of biomedical and molecular sciences and to interconnect their professional training with the employment opportunities available.

    The postgraduate degree awarded

The MSc awards a single Diploma of Postgraduate Studies (MSc) in "Biomedical and Molecular Sciences in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases" without specializations.

  Admissions

In the MSc graduates of the Departments of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biology, Nursing, Medical Laboratories, Veterinary Medicine, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Agriculture, Geology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Schools, Economics and Management Sciences are admitted, also graduates of Computer Science, Social and Humanitarian Studies, Physical Education, Nutrition, Aesthetics-Cosmetology and other Departments of Universities of the national territory and of recognized similar foreign institutions as well as graduates of the Departments of T.E.I. and Military Schools of relevant disciplines.

Moreover, graduates of other Universities Departments or other Higher Education Institutions can also be admitted, following a decision of the Special Interdisciplinary Committee (SIC), provided that their thesis, which will be prepared in the above mentioned MSc, is absolutely relevant to their degree. The attendance of additional courses may be deemed necessary for graduates of Departments with a lesser relevance of the subject matter, following a decision of the Special Interdisciplinary Committee.

Duration of studies

The MSc program has a duration of four semesters.

A total of 120 credits (ECTS) are required for the award of the present MSc.

For obtaining the degree, compulsory attendance and successful examination is required in all courses distributed in the first two semesters of study (A and B) (30 ECTS respectively), all of which are compulsory. During the third semester of studies, the practical training (30 ECTS) is carried out, while during the fourth (D) semester of studies, the successful completion and preparation of the postgraduate thesis is required, the number of credits (ECTS) of which is set at 30.

       Course schedule per semester                                                    

1^st SEMESTER: BIOMEDICAL AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES (30 ECTS)

A1 Molecular Biology (Th – L)

A2 Clinical and Molecular Genetics (Th – L)

A3 Clinical and Molecular Cytology (Th)

A4 Clinical and Molecular Biochemistry (Th – L)

A5 Molecular Cytogenetics (Th)

A6 Clinical Chemistry (Th – L)

A7 Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology (Th)

A8 Clinical and Applied Physiology (Th – L)

A9 Genetics of microbes, parasites and fungi - Antimicrobial (Th – L)

A10 Molecular and clinical virology (Th)

A11 Genomics and Proteomics in Prognostic Medicine (Th – L)

A12 Biotechnology and its applications (Th)

A13 Biostatistics - Bioinformatics (Th – L)

A14 Occupational health and safety - Environmental hygiene - Water, air, soil - Mechanisms of mutagenesis - Carcinogenesis (Th – L)

A15 Mass population screening programme for early diagnosis and prevention of pathological conditions. Entry into the labour market - Labour relations (Th)

2ND SEMESTER: HEALTH APPLICATIONS (30 ECTS)

B1 Biomedical applications in health (Th – L)

B2 Molecular pre- and post-natal diagnosis of diseases - Symmetries and Molecular Thermodynamics of biomolecules (Th)

B3 Cell and Tissue Cultures - Nutrients Materials (Th – L)

B4 Biotechnology - DNA - Transgenic animals (Th)

B5 Bioethics in medicine - Cloning etc. (Th)

B6 Gene therapy and its bio-medical applications (Th)

B7 Immunobiology - Immunogenetics and diseases (Th – L)

B8 Oncology - Oncological therapy (Th)

B9 Diagnostic immunohistochemistry (Th – L)

B10 Anatomy - Histology (Th – L)

B11 Epigenetics - Pharmacogenomics (Th)

B12 Biomedical and Molecular Techniques - Related Instrumentation Technology (Th – L)

B13 Creation - use of research patents Development of skills in molecular sciences (Th)

B14 Design and development of a research protocol - International bibliography survey – How to write and publish a Scientific paper (Th – L)

3^rd  SEMESTER: PRACTICAL EXERCISE (30 ECTS)

C1 Practical training and education:

1) on developmental processes; adaptation to different diagnostic needs (10 ECTS),

2) Quality control (10 ECTS); and                               

3) on the application of laboratory techniques (10 ECTS)

4^th  SEMESTER: DEVELOPMENT OF a MSc THESIS (30 ECTS)

D1 Preparation of the Master's thesis

= laboratory or clinical exercise

Number of admissions

A maximum of fifty (50) postgraduate students may be admitted per year.

The staff

All faculty members of the Department of Biomedical Sciences of I.H.U. and of Dept. of Medicine of the University of Thrace, faculty members of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and of foreign universities.