MSc in Medical Biology
Nijmegen, Netherlands
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,601 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* final deadline for EU students | deadline for EU students who want to get assistance with housing: 1 May 2025 | deadline for non-EU students: 1 Apr 2025
** Statutory fee for EU/EEA students | Institutional tuition fee EU/EEA: €14.393| For non-EU/EEA students: € 19,224
Introduction
- This programme is designed for students with a background in Biomedical Sciences or other related disciplines
- Gain the knowledge and skills to understand the body at the molecular, cellular and systemic levels
- Explore the biological mechanisms of health and sickness and use your new skills to conduct research in areas you are passionate about
- Prepare yourself for as a researcher, trial supervisor, policy officer, educator, and many more
Why study Medical Biology at Radboud University?
Radboud University's Master's programme for Medical Biology was ranked in the top 100 by QS University Rankings in the field of Medical Biology in 2019. As a student at Radboud, you will benefit from our reputation as well as the great research institutes connected to Radboud, including The Radboud University Medical Centre (UMC), The Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, the Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, and the Radboud Insititute for Health Sciences.
Even though we have a world-class reputation, you will still benefit from small class sizes and lots of support in your research. You will also have the opportunity to perform an internship through one of our research institutions or take advantage of our worldwide network to find other organizations in the Netherlands or abroad.
Admissions
Curriculum
What will you learn?
The human body is ingeniously constructed. But sometimes things go wrong. In the Master's programme for Medical Biology, you will explore the biological mechanisms of health and sickness. Our programme is unique because it is a combination of fundamental research and the translation of its findings into clinical applications. This is facilitated by our close cooperation with the University Medical Centre.
The programme is closely linked to the research carried out by the Institute for Wetlands and Water Research, the Institute for Neuroscience and the University Medical Centre. Researchers from these internationally recognized institutes are experts in the understanding of the fundamental causes and treatment of infectious diseases such as malaria and AIDS, genetic defects, oncology and the sicknesses associated with the elderly such as Parkinson and Alzheimer.
This Master’s programme will give you a lot of freedom to pursue your own interests under the guidance and supervision of a personal tutor. In practice, you will spend four days on your own research and one day on lectures.
Most of our graduates go on to do a Ph.D. and every year there are vacancies in our research institutes. Our graduates also find work in the commercial sector, the pharmaceutical industry as well as in research institutes and teaching hospitals.
This programme is structured as follows:
- Two research internships (each 45 EC) including practical work (36 EC), a theoretical component and tests (3 EC) and a thesis (6 EC)
- Bio-scientific Master courses (12 EC)
- Philosophy course (3 EC)
- Elective courses (15 EC)This programme qualifies you for a PhD place.
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Program Outcome
What will you learn?
The human body is ingeniously constructed. But sometimes things go wrong. In the Master's Program for Medical Biology, you will explore the biological mechanisms of health and sickness. Our Program is unique because it is a combination of fundamental research and the translation of its findings into clinical applications. This is facilitated by our close cooperation with the University Medical Centre.
The Program is closely linked to the research carried out by the Institute for Wetlands and Water Research, the Institute for Neuroscience and the University Medical Centre. Researchers from these internationally recognized institutes are experts in the understanding of the fundamental causes and treatment of infectious diseases such as malaria and AIDS, genetic defects, oncology and the sicknesses associated with the elderly such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
This Master's Program will give you a lot of freedom to pursue your interests under the guidance and supervision of a personal tutor. In practice, you will spend four days on your research and one day on lectures.
Most of our graduates go on to do a Ph.D. and every year there are vacancies in our research institutes. Our graduates also find work in the commercial sector, the pharmaceutical industry as well as in research institutes and teaching hospitals.
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Graduates could find work as:
- Researchers for hospitals, universities, or private companies
- Biological or medical consultants
- Policy coordinators
- Educators
- Patent attorneys
- Health or food consultant
- Supervisors in clinical trials
- Communications officers
Program Tuition Fee
Accreditations
Student Testimonials
Program Admission Requirements
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