DEGREE PROGRAMS

Molecular Medicine

Program representative which a solid education in all basic disciplines Private laboratories, hospitals, and authorities Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Anja Bosserhoff of molecular medicine is achieved. Preclinical seek university graduates experienced in molec- and theoretical institutes mainly teach the core ular diagnostics, DNA and protein diagnostics Coordination curriculum in Molecular Medicine. In the first for medical and biotechnological applications. Dr. rer. nat. Simone Reiprich two years, there is a focus on basic sciences and Graduated Molecular Medicine students cur- human biology (e.g. chemistry, physics, cell bi- rently have positions in national and interna- Address ology) as well as the preclinical disciplines tional research institutions (e.g. Harvard Medi- Dean’s office at the Faculty of Medicine anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology. These cal School, Karolinska Institute) and in industry Krankenhausstr. 12 courses are complemented by further modules (e.g. Novartis or Roche). Graduates of the first 91054 Erlangen in pathogenesis and experimental therapies generation are already holding professorships. Phone: +49 9131 8524687 (e.g. human genetics, pathology, pharmacol- [email protected] ogy) and practical laboratory work. The degree www.med.fau.eu/study/molecular-medicine-b-sc program concludes with a 2-months experi- www.med.fau.eu/study/molecular-medicine-m-sc mental thesis.

Aims and structure Master’s degree program Molecular Medicine The consecutive bachelor/master degree pro- The main goal of the consecutive two-year mas- gram Molecular Medicine combines subjects of ter degree program is to enable students to do experimental medicine with approaches and independent scientific research. The master’s questions of molecular biology, biochemistry, program is highly research oriented. While the Graduates of Molecular Medicine 2017 (Photo: C. Stolt, FAU) and genomics. The advances in biomedical re- B.Sc. curriculum teaches the basics of single dis- search continually change our knowledge and ciplines, the M.Sc. degree program focuses on understanding of basic biological mechanisms interdisciplinary courses. These courses link and disease-induced alterations, reflected in im- theoretical concepts with extensive laboratory provements in diagnosis and therapy. practice, analysis, and discussion of current and

The degree program Molecular Medicine ad- classical research publications. The master de- dresses the need to teach knowledge from gree program ends with an experimental thesis both, medicine and natural sciences. An inter- of six months. A mobility window in the third disciplinary curriculum optimally prepares the semester gives students an opportunity to gain students for the changing requirements in bio- laboratory experience abroad or in an industry medical research. With the master’s degree, the context. Bachelor graduates of Molecular Medicine 2018 (Photo: students acquire the ability to independently The curriculum of the M.Sc. degree program C. Warter, FAU) pursue research in medical and related fields. was updated significantly as of winter semester Graduates of this research-oriented program 2016/2017. The working language (including can work as biomedical scientists in universities, examinations) was switched to English, taking industry, and public administration. into account that English is the lingua franca in During their studies, our students are closely su- biomedical science. This opens the program for pervised. New bachelor students, for example, qualified international applicants. are welcomed with a symposium introducing Furthermore, the student body’s wish for more the study program and the different research freedom of choice was addressed by the intro- activities at the Faculty of Medicine. A degree duction of elective compulsory and elective program coordinator who is responsible for the modules. Students and alumni were strongly in- students ensures specialist counseling. In the volved in the development of the curriculum. The first graduates (2018) of the international master de- gree program Molecular Medicine (Photo: C. Warter, FAU) mentoring program, each student is assigned a mentor from among the teaching staff of the Perspectives program. The participation of student represen- The master degree program Molecular Medi- tatives in the program committee ensures that cine offers the opportunity to pursue a high- students are actively involved in decision-mak- quality doctoral program at FAU and other uni- ing and further development of the study pro- versities. Graduates may enroll in a doctoral pro- grams. gram (Dr. rer. nat.) offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Sciences. A variety of occupa- Bachelor’s degree program tional fields in industry, private laboratory, and Molecular Medicine public institutions is available to the graduates. Each winter semester, 37 new students are cho- Industrial employment options include research sen from among 800 - 1,000 applicants. The and development as well as production and B.Sc. degree program spans six semesters in quality control, marketing, or administration.

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