TOTAL of 90 ECTS must be completed successfully to acquire the MSc title in Medical Genetics

• 50 ECTS from the taught courses (4 mandatory courses + 1 elective course) + 40 ECTS from the research or library project
• 10 ECTS per course/research/library module (excluding MRP102A/B and MLP102A/B, worth 15 ECTS each)

Full-Time: 13 months
Part-Time: 24 months (minimum of one course per semester, among those offered in the referred semester)

Autumn Semester – Full Time
30 ECTS must be completed in this semester, comprised of: 2 MANDATORY COURSES + 1 ELECTIVE COURSE

2 MANDATORY COURSES (You will take both of these courses)

• Cytogenetics and Genomics
• Methodologies & Technologies Applied in Medical Genetics 

1 ELECTIVE COURSE (You will select one of these courses as your elective)

• Molecular basis of monogenic diseases MM101
• Molecular basis of COMPLEX diseases MM102
• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience NEURO101
• Brain and Behaviour NEURO102
• Molecular Virology and Immunology MVI
• Bioinformatics 

Spring Semester – Full Time
30 ECTS must be completed in this semester, comprised of: 2 MANDATORY COURSES + 1 PROJECT MODULE (either Research or Library)

2 MANDATORY COURSES (You will take both of these courses)

• MOLECULAR GENETICS
• BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF GENETIC DISEASES

1 RESEARCH MODULE or 1 LIBRARY MODULE
(You will begin either your Research Project or your Library Project, depending on the route you have selected)

• MSc Research Project Part I 
• MSc Library Project Part I

SUMMER PERIOD
15 ECTS must be completed in this semester

1 RESEARCH MODULE or 1 LIBRARY MODULE
(You will continue your Research Project or Library Project and report preparation)

• MSc Research Project Part II 
• MSc Library Project Part II

PERIOD SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER

1 RESEARCH MODULE or 1 LIBRARY MODULE
(You will continue your Research Project or Library Project, report preparation and thesis examination)

• MSc Research Project Part III 
• MSc Library Project Part III

*For part-time schedule, enquire with the Education Office