Master in Biomedical Research

General Objectives of the Course

Admission Requirements

a) Students holding a graduate degree, master or legal equivalent in Medicine, Basic Health Sciences, Dentistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology or similar.
b) Students holding a 1st cycle graduate degree structured according to the principles stipulated in the Bologna process, obtained in a country that signed the Bologna Declaration.
c) Students holding a foreign graduate degree, which meets the standards, as set by the relevant scientific body of the higher education school in which they want to enrol.
d) Students with an educational, scientific or professional curriculum, attesting to their capacity to complete this study cycle, as set by the relevant scientific body of the higher education school in which they want to enrol.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Professional Goals

This Master course aims at creating differentiated and high quality scientific training opportunities that prepare students to conduct research activities in Biomedicine.
This course is based on the existence of training associated with the high scientific merit of research in Biomedicine and aims to create conditions for the training of scientists that might develop or take part in research activities in the different branches of specialization of this course.

Mode of Study

The course is delivered in full time or part time attendance and daytime schedule.

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese and English

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

As assessment is a pedagogical activity inseparable from the teaching process, its aim is to establish the students' competencies and knowledge, their critical sense, ability to recognize and resolve problems, as well as their written and oral presentation skills. Students may only register for exams for classes they are currently registered for under the terms of number 6 of article 4 of the University of Coimbra Pedagogical Policy. The following are examples of assessment items: Oral or written exams, written or practical work, individual and group projects that may require an oral defense, as well as class participation. Assessment for each class may include one or more of the above mentioned items. Grading is based on a scale of 0 to 20 and a grade of 10 is required to pass. Whenever assessment includes more than one item, the final grade is calculated by taking into account the relative weight of each item according to a formula published in the course outline under the terms of number 2 of article 7 of the UC Pedagogical Policy.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

The Master Course in Biomedical Research aims to create conditions for a differentiated and high merit scientific training that prepares students for Research in Biomedicine. To achieve this, MIB is founded on excellence of
teaching associated to excellence in biomedical scientific research, providing an environment that allows the training and preparation of scientists capable of developing or participating in research activities in the different
specialization branches of the course. MIB includes scientific fields for which faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra is renown, and corresponds to identified research groups whose competence have been well demonstrated by their scientific production and the supervision of post-graduate training activities. MIB aims to attract highly motivated and qualified students who successfully concluded their 1st cycle training in fields that are adequate for the pursuit of a technical or scientific career that involves a strong Biomedical Research component.
For this, students will complete CUs in structural and transversal areas, which will form the basis for the development of a solid and successful research work, in addition to CUs in specific fields, according to the specialization branch chosen by the student. Thus, MIB is a course that is mainly focused on the acquisition of skills to perform research, and students have the liberty to mold their scientific and curricular path, accoding to their objectives, having the opportunity to select the advanced courses that they wish to attend, from offers existent within not only FMUC and other institutions belonging to UC, but other higher education or research institutions. To guarantee that these objectives are met, the MIB coordenator has frequent meetings with students and teachers.

Course Coordinator(s)

Henrique Manuel Paixão dos Santos Girão
hgirao@ibili.uc.pt

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

Ricardo José David Costa Vieira
ricardo.vieira@portugalmail.pt

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The legal framework for the qualification is established by the decrees: Decree-Law no 74/2006, 24th March, amended and republished by the decree: DL no 107/2008, 25th June; Ordinance no 782/2009, 23rd July

Graduation Requirements

The successful assessment in the curricular unit of Laboratory Rotations (15 ECTS) and in the public presentation of the dissertation (45 ECTS), in conjunction with the mark obtained in the classes of the first two semesters, awards the degree of Master, whose final mark is the weighted average of the components involved.

Access to Further Studies

The Master degree in Biomedical Research will be granted when the student completes 120 ECTS. The course duration is 2 years

Study Programme

Paths: Cardiovascular Sciences; Infection and Immunity; Neurobiology; Oncobiology; Vision Sciences

Academic year
2024-2025

Course Type
2nd Cycle Studies - Advanced Specialisation Master Programme

DGES Code: M217

Qualification Awarded: Mestre

Duration: 2 Year(s)

ECTS Credits: 120.0

Category: Advanced specialization second cycle

Applications

Call for Applications

Calendar

1st Semester: Start date: 09-09-2024
End date: 14-12-2024
2nd Semester: Start date: 03-02-2025
End date: 22-05-2025

Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior: 2022-07-31 a 2028-07-30
Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior: Nº Registo: R/A-Ef 1671/2011/AL02; 2022-08-27