Curriculum
All lectures and exams are given in English by the Faculty of the University of Crete and collaborators from Europe or the United States. The students are writing their Master’s theses in English.
The current curriculum of the Program is as follows:
Module | Title | ECTS |
1st Semester | ||
MBNA-101 | Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases | 9 |
MBNA-102 | Autoimmune/Inflamatory and Infectious Diseases | 6 |
MBNA-103 | Biostatistics, Clinical Methodology and Epidemiology | 6 |
MBNA-104 | Neoplasmatic Diseases | 4 |
MBNA-105 | Writing and Presentation of Original Papers and Research Proposals. Ethics and Laboratory Safety |
2 |
MBNA-106 | Neuropsychiatric Diseases | 3 |
Sub-Total | 30 | |
2nd Semester | ||
MBNA-201 | Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells | 3 |
MBNA-202 | Introduction to Basic Research Methodology | 5 |
MBNA-203 | Graduate Laboratory Training | 2 |
MBNA-204 | 1st Laboratory Rotation | 10 |
MNBA-205 | 2nd Laboratory Rotation | 10 |
Sub-total | 30 | |
3rd Semester | ||
MBNA -301 | Original research | 30 |
4th Semester | ||
MBNA -302 | Original Research and Master thesis writing | 30 |
Total | 120 |
All requirements for the Master’s degree can be considered fulfilled when the student:
- Completed all 4 semesters
B. Passed the exams and performed well in the two laboratory rotations (average grade >7)
C. Completed a research project and wrote the Master’s thesis (grade >7)
D. Obtained a minimum of 120 ECTS hours.
The final grade of the Master’s degree is calculated based on the following formula:
Average grade in courses (40%)
+ Average grade in the two rotations (20%)
+ Master’s thesis (40%)
MODULE COORDINATORS
Each module is supervised by a module coordinator who is directly responsible for organizing the module, inviting external speakers and making sure that the module is running smoothly. Coordinators are supported by deputy coordinators in certain modules.
The Faculty in each module are all experts in their fields.
Module | Title | Coordinator |
MBNA-101 | Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases | Vassilis Zannis, PhD |
MBNA-102 | Autoimmune / Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases |
Panagiotis Verginis, PhD |
MBNA-103 | Biostatistics, Clinical Methodology and Epidemiology | George Bertsias, MD PhD |
MBNA-104 | Neoplasmatic Diseases | Aristidis Eliopoulos, PhD |
MBNA-105 | Writing and Presentation of Original Papers and Research Proposals. Ethics and Laboratory Safety | Christos Tsatsanis, PhD |
MBNA-106 | Neuropsychiatric Diseases | Ioannis Zaganas, MD PhD |
MBNA-201 | Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells | Charalambos Pontikoglou, MD PhD |
MBNA-202 | Introduction to the Basic Research Methodology | Dimitris Kardassis, PhD |
MBNA-203 | Graduate Laboratory Training | Eirini Dermitzaki, PhD |