Programme of Medical Epigenomics
For the Master of Science in Science the complete 120 EC programme is:
A. A specialisation related component comprising:
- compulsory specialisation courses: 15 EC
- A specialisation related research internship chosen from the list 'departments for internships elsewhere in this prospectus: 59 EC*
which includes:
- Practical work, thesis, presentation: NWI-MOL501, 47-53 EC
- Literature thesis: NWI-MOL601, 6 EC
- Optional elective specialisation course max 6 EC
B. A second research internship (NWI-MOL502) freely chosen in another discipline of 30 EC.*
Including practical work, written and oral report, and optionally a specialisation course of max 6 EC.
This second intership may be done outside the university (company, research institute or abroad). If approved by the Examination Board, both interships may be taken elswhere. Supervision of both interships must be provided by two different departments, unless the second intership is taken at another university or institute;
C. Career orientation (1 EC) - For new master students starting in 2016-2017
D. Scientific master courses: 6 EC (of proven academic level and approved by the Examination Board)
E. Free electives: 6 EC
F. Philosophy 2: 3 EC. For more information about your options, click here.
One of the 15 EC compulsory courses may be interchanged with a course from another research specialisation available for Science students.
* Instead of internships of 59 EC and 30 EC, also two internships of 44 and 45 EC or a large internship of 89 EC may be taken.
This last option (89 EC) must be on a collaboration project of two research departments of different disciplines. The literature thesis must be written for one of these departments.
All research internships must have multidisciplinary elements.