
MSc in
Master of Science in Molecular Biology
University of Padova

Key Information
Campus location
Padua, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 2,700 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
02 Oct 2023
* our tuition fees will not exceed 2700 euros per year. Scholarship and fee waivers are available for international students
Introduction
The Master’s degree provides solid theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in bench-work procedures, instrumental operations, and analytical methodologies involved in data acquisition and analysis. The program imparts a thorough command of the scientific investigation process, providing graduates with the competence to work independently and to take on the organization and responsibility of projects.
Admissions
Curriculum
Common Path: Cellular Biology; Applied Statistics; Molecular and Cell Biology of Plants; Molecular Biology of development; Genomics; Structural Biochemistry and Biophysics
Path 1 – Molecular Biology: Biochemistry; Molecular Genetics; Structural Biochemistry and Biophysics; Genomics; Neurobiology
Path 2 – Bioinformatics: Fundamentals of Informatic systems, System Biology, Integrative Biology, and Network Analysis, Microbial Metagenomics, Computational Anthropology Free choice: Biochemistry of diseases, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Cancer.
Free choice: Biochemistry of diseases, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Cancer.
Career Opportunities
Graduates work as researchers within public or private organizations in the pharmaceutical, agro-industrial, and biotechnological sectors; and as project managers or counselors within the public administration, in the human health or public hygiene divisions.
Rankings
The University of Padua is ranked 140 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 for Biological Sciences.
It is also among the top 200 in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2022 for Biological Sciences.