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Study programme of Biomedical Sciences

Our master’s in Biomedical Science allows you to construct a curriculum that meets your research interests and career goals by choosing a specialisation, profile and two internships. Your specialisation coordinators will support you during the entire programme and advise you regarding choices for electives, internships, and future prospects.

Curriculum

  • Curriculum and courses

    Composing your own program from the combination of a specialisation- and profile track is key for the master’s. For all students, the first year will consist of four specialisation course, between September and December. This will bring you in depth knowledge and skills of one of the eight specialisation tracks. The following internship (between January and July) will give you the chance to use the acquired knowledge and skills in practice. In January there is also the chance to follow one of the programms elective courses.

    The second year brings flexibility and profiling. In September, October and January you can follow elective courses. In November and December, you will follow one of the four profile tracks. These course periods a five or six month profile internship. 

    Students learn about the principles of scientific integrity during the research integrity rounds.

    The elective periods of the master's programme (January year 1 and 2, September and October year 2) comprise a total of 23 EC. Besides diverse range of electives organised by our own programme, it is also possible to follow the first two courses of another specialisations as elective (if capacity allows), courses at other faculties or universities individual courses, and/or an extension of the internship(s).

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Internship

Each student must perform two internships, one research internship in the field of the chosen specialisation. This master’s programme has a strong link with research departments connected to the Radboud university medical center offering many internship opportunities. Depending on your specialisation you can focus on research at a molecular/cellular, individual (clinical practice and patient care) or population/societal level. Of course it is also possible to do a research internship outside the Radboud University. Many students choose to perform an internship outside of the Netherlands.

The second internship is in the field of the chosen career profile. This implies that for a student with a research profile, both internships will involve scientific research. Students in other profiles perform a different type of second internship which is related to their profile choice: consultancy, communication, or entrepreneurship. Many students in these profiles will perform their internship in an organisation outside of academia.

Study abroad

Many Biomedical Sciences students choose to perform an internship or courses outside of the Netherlands. And some students choose to perform courses abroad as an elective within the programme. We encourage student mobility by advising and helping current students to perform part of their study abroad. Our specialisation coordinators and the Radboudumc international office can support students in finding an internship abroad.