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University Master's Degree in Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability

The University Master's Degree in Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability is a postgraduate program designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in biotechnology, with a focus on health and sustainability. The program is offered by the Faculty of Science at the University of Alicante.

Description and Content

The program consists of 60 credits, divided into compulsory and optional subjects. The compulsory subjects include:

• BIOSCIENCE SEMINARS (2 credits)
• DOCUMENTATION, COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION IN BIOSCIENCE (3 credits)
• EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOINFORMATICS (3 credits)
• IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS IN BIOSCIENCE (3 credits)
• PATENTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (SPIN-OFF) (3 credits)
• SOCIAL, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN BIOMEDICINE AND LIFE TECHNOLOGIES (1 credit)
• MASTER'S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT (15 credits)

The optional subjects are divided into two itineraries: MOI (22 credits) and MOLA (8 credits). The MOI itinerary includes subjects such as:

• BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES (8 credits)
• INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED MOLECULAR ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (3 credits)
• GENETIC MODIFICATION OF ORGANISMS (2 credits)
• STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS (2 credits)
• AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (2 credits)
• ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (2 credits)
• FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY (2 credits)
• FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS (2 credits)
• MOLECULAR MARKERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES (2 credits)
• MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2 credits)
• PROTEIN ENGINEERING AND MOLECULAR DESIGN (2 credits)
• SIGNALLING AND REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION (2 credits)
• THE CELL FACTORY: ENGINEERING AND PHARMACOGNOSY OF NATURAL BIOACTIVE PRODUCTS (4 credits)

The MOLA itinerary includes subjects such as:

• ADVANCES IN NEUROSCIENCS (2 credits)
• ADVANCED ORGANIC MATERIALS (3 credits)
• ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS METHODOLOGIES (2 credits)
• BASIC RESEARCH MODELS IN THE STUDY OF DISEASE: NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE (3 credits)
• BIOORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS (3 credits)
• EXPERIMENTATION WITH ANIMAL MODELS (1 credit)
• FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (2 credits)
• HUMAN GENETICS: GENETIC DIAGNOSIS AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION (3 credits)
• SOLID STATE SYNTHESIS, COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ANALYSIS (3 credits)
• STEM CELLS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (2 credits)
• SYNTHESIS OF ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS (3 credits)

Timetables

The University of Alicante approves the teaching and examination periods every year for the new academic year. The academic calendar is available on the university's website. Timetables and exam dates for each subject are also available on the Master's website.

Examination Calendars

Examination and class dates for each subject are available on the university's website. The official examination dates by subject and term are also published on the website.

Competences

The program aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in biotechnology, with a focus on health and sustainability. The competences acquired by students include:

• Ability to design and develop biotechnological products and processes
• Ability to analyze and interpret data in biotechnology
• Ability to communicate effectively in biotechnology
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate with others in biotechnology
• Ability to think critically and solve problems in biotechnology

Mobility and Exchange Programs

The Faculty of Sciences manages a comprehensive mobility program with actions covering the following objectives:

• Encouraging the University of Alicante's internationalization actions to promote the mobility of the University members
• Promoting the learning of languages for teaching and research purposes
• Boosting the students' training at other national and international universities
• Allowing university students to perform work placements at foreign companies and, thus, improving their qualifications

Academic External Internships

The Faculty of Sciences manages a work placement program aimed at students who have successfully passed 50% of undergraduate credits and/or meet the requirements stated on their syllabi. The main goals of such work placements are:

• Allowing students to apply and complement the knowledge acquired in their academic training to pre-professional activities to be developed at collaborating companies
• Linking the needs of the job market to the University training activities

Final-Year Master's Degree Project

All official Master's degree courses will include the preparation and public defense of a Master's Final Project (MFP), which must be carried out in the final phase of the study program and focused on the evaluation of the Master's content. The MFP will be an original, self-reliant and individual work, in which case each student will carry it out under the guidance of a tutor.

Master's Degree Coordinators and Teachers

The University of Alicante's AUDIT program has been certified for all its centers. The Quality Assurance System at the EPS includes, among others, the following committees:

• Quality Assurance Commission of the center (QACC)
• Graduate Studies Commission of the Faculty of Sciences
• Master's Academic Commission

Applicable Regulations

The University of Alicante Social Council approved a new regulation on the continuation of Master's studies, dated May 29, 2018. The regulation brings teaching planning criteria in line with the continuous assessment system implemented in current UA official degrees.

Curricular Adaptation

Curricular adaptation refers to the educational strategies that allow the access and promotion of students in the ordinary curriculum, while guaranteeing the possibility of acquiring the professional competences and academic contents established by the university degrees that qualify them for professional practice.

Credit Recognition and Transfer

Credit recognition is the approval by a university of those credits which, having been obtained in other official degrees, in the same or another university, are counted for the purpose of obtaining an official degree in other universities. Credit transfer refers to the process of including, in the student record and in all official academic documents accrediting the courses taken by each student, all the credits obtained in official courses taken previously in the same or another university.

Other Student-Related Academic Matters

Other student-related academic matters include:

• Student welcome events
• Research
• Support for students with special needs
• Student representation and participation
• Recognitions and awards

Additional Information

Additional information includes:

• University Card (TIU)
• Student Associations
• Accommodation
• Transport
• Cafes and restaurants
• Urgent medical attention
• Safe School in UA

FAQs

Frequently asked questions include:

• Administrative procedures and forms for students
• FAQ section
• Information Service
• Student Support Centre

Faculty/School

The Faculty of Science at the University of Alicante offers the Master's Degree in Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability. The faculty is located at Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s
, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig - Alicante. The phone number is (+34) 965 90 34 00, and the fax number is (+34) 965 90 34 05. The email address is info@ua.es.