Study programme

You can create your own Master’s programme of 120 European Credits (EC). The components of the programme can be followed in any given order.

Cardiovascular focus

Major research project, theoretical courses, and writing assignment are focused on the cardiovascular research field. The profile and elective component can be used to either further specialise yourself as a cardiovascular expert, or to broaden your horizon within the Life Sciences field.

All credits mentioned under more information are in EC (European Credits), where 1.5 EC is equivalent with 40 hours of work.

You will spend ten weeks completing compulsory theoretical courses.

Electives enable you to increase your knowledge within your field of interest or (in part) to address educational deficiencies.

Students are required to complete a major research project.

Profiles take up a big part of your 2^nd year and can be viewed as the minor in your Master’s. They are designed to equip you with skills for your next step while studying. You select 1 out of 8 profiles, all with an own theme and focus. You can choose profiles that provide you with a broad skill set and help you prepare for a business, educational or societal career, or profiles that provide you with in-depth research skills, catering for a research career. The options include:

Bioinformatics profile
Communication profile
Complex Systems profile
Education profile
General Research profile
Life Science and Society profile
Management profile
Translational Life Sciences profile

During the course of the Master’s programme, you are required to attend the Introducing Life Sciences week, at least seven Life Sciences seminars, and three workshops of the Navigation Towards Personal Excellence programme.

This writing assignment may consist of either a clear and thorough overview of recent literature, concluded by an in-depth discussion, or a PhD grant proposal.

Courses

The course part of this programme consists of the following courses.

Kick off Cardiovascular Health & Disease (mandatory)
Biomolecular and Cellular Cardiology
Cardiovascular Immunology
Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Vascularized Tissue Engineering

Academic Writing (online course)
Basics of Biostatistics
Better Science with less animal experimentation
Bio-inspired Essentials
Bio-tech-med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT Project)
Career orientation and Professional Skills Training
Communicating Life Sciences
English for Academic Purposes (online course)
Essentials of Neuroscience
Fundamentals of Biofabrication (online course)
History of Medicine
Introduction to Designing & Teaching in higher education
Laboratory Animal Sciences
Career orientation & Professional Skills Training
Online course Radiation protection - ELO on open sources
Philosophy of Neuroscience
Science and Society
Thematic Interdisciplinary Challenge
Vascularized Tissue Engineering Online Course

Educational methods

Internships (research projects and profiles)
Coursework
Writing assignment
Seminars

Examinations

In general research projects are assessed using the following criteria:

Research and academic competences (60%)
Written report (30%)
Presentation (10 %)

The courses are taught in English.

Study programme

More information about the programme

Cardiovascular focus

Mandatory theoretical courses (15 EC)

Electives (12 EC)

Major research project (51 EC)

Profiles (33 EC)

Life Sciences Academy (1.5 EC)

Writing assignment (7.5 EC)

Courses

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General elective courses

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