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MSc Medical and Pharmaceutical Drug Innovation University of Groningen
Curriculum
40 hours of class and self-study per week on average
Embedded in both the University Medical Center Groningen and the Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, MMIT offers excellent facilities for (pharmaco)genomics, proteomics, and in vivo(animal) and in vitro(cell) imaging. This direct interplay of the clinical, medical, and pharmaceutical sciences is what makes MMIT unique as well as the possibility to choose a specialization after the first semester. At the end of the second year, you will write and defend your own research proposal.
Year 1
- Extension Research Project I or Elective course (5 EC)
- Introduction to Research Project I (2 EC)
- Research Project I (30 EC)
- Topclass I: Mechanisms of disease and innovative therapies (11 EC)
- Topclass II: Experimental techniques in research (9 EC)
- Topclass III: Fit for Practice (3 EC)
Year 2
- Elective courses (10 EC)
- Extension Research Project II or Elective course (5 EC)
- Introduction to Research Project II (2 EC)
- Research project II (30 EC)
- Topclass IV: Design of research projects (5 EC)
- Topclass V: Writing and defining your own Ph.D. proposal (8 EC)
Program options
- Neuroscience (specialization)
- Oncology (specialization)
- Infection and Immunity (specialization)
- Nutrition and Metabolism (specialization)
- Systems Medicine (specialization)
- Drug Innovation (specialization)
Study abroad
- Study abroad is optional
Students are encouraged to perform their second research proposal abroad, further enhancing their international experience. Previously students have done this at:
- Children's Hospital Boston
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London
- J.W. Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main
- KU Leuven
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- University Hospital Freiburg
- University of Cambridge
- University of Colorado
- University of Oxford
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Non-EU applicants may apply for a scholarship for the MMIT program with the Graduate School of Medical Sciences (GSMS). The GSMS offers scholarships to excellent non-EU/EEA applicants under the Abel Tasman Talent Program.
The process of obtaining a scholarship is highly selective and non-EU applicants will need to indicate within their letter of motivation whether they depend on a scholarship in order to be able to enroll in MMIT or not. Furthermore, we ask the applicant to motivate why he/she is the person the selection committee should select for a scholarship.
Program Tuition Fee
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Career Opportunities
Job prospects
Upon completion of this program, you are fully prepared to become a successful scientist. Most graduates continue with Ph.D. research. In fact, you will have the opportunity to obtain a Ph.D. position at the University Medical Center Groningen. Others find a Ph.D. position at other prestigious universities or start to work as a scientist in the private sector (industry, governmental institutions).