European MSc Molecular Pathology
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 6,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
Introduction
Personalized medicine presents new opportunities for patients with various diseases.
Patient care and safety through tissue and biofluids investigation to the correct diagnosis and subsequent therapy is the mission of Molecular Pathology.
However, many patients do not receive the most effective personalized treatments because of challenges associated with integrating predictive biomarker testing into clinical care. Patients are lost at various steps along the precision medicine pathway because of operational inefficiencies, limited understanding of biomarker strategies, inappropriate testing result usage, and access barriers.
There is an urgent need for the standardization of molecular analyses in order to ensure safety for patients, reproducibility, and exchangeability among European institutions. Pathologists need to be prepared to use a common language and interpretation tools in molecular pathology to improve European networking, which will be reflected in the efficacy of treatments.
This European program will give you in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of disease mechanisms and molecular technologies while also developing your critical and practical expertise. You will learn how to apply and interpret advanced molecular technologies and use them in pathology. You will gain the essential training you need to pursue a career as an EUMS-endorsed Molecular Pathologist.
Program Outcome
Students will acquire the following skills:
- Appropriate theoretical and technical aspects of molecular pathology
- Elaborate a diagnostic in main disease areas
- Enforce quality requirements to guarantee results reproducibility and exchange
- Define bioethical rules in accordance with various European regulations
- Integrate bioinformatics and artificial intelligence
Curriculum
Year 1
Module 1, 2 & 3
- The world of DNA
- The World of RNA
- The World of Proteins
Module 4 & 5
- Pre-analytical & analytical methodology
- Infectious disease
Module 6
- Applied molecular pathology in t
- Internship 1
Year 2
Module 7 & 9
- Immunopathology
- Quality controls
Module 8
- Digital path., bioinformatics & AI
Module 10
- New technological developments
Module 11
- Biobanking
Module 12
- Liquid biopsies
- Internship 2
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
IDEX Scholarships for International MSc Programs
Each year Université Côte d'Azur awards 10 Idex scholarships to the best MSc candidates. The recipients of these grants of excellence will be exempt from tuition fees and will receive a stipend of €5,000.
To be eligible, students will have to apply to one of Université Cô te d'Azur's international programs listed below:
- European Masters Molecular Pathology
- MSc Biobanks and complex data management
- MSc Data science and artificial intelligence
- MSc Biocontrol solution for plant health
- MSc Modeling of neuronal and cognitive systems
- MSc Environmental hazards and risks management
- MSc Music Scoring for Visual Media and Sound Design
- MSc Management of the flavor and fragrance industry
- MSc MARRES, ocean science, conservation and innovation (Science and Society)
- MSc SMART-EDTECH
France Excellence Europa Scholarship Program
International students from 26 European countries may be awarded the France Excellence Europa scholarship to pursue a Master's degree at Université Côte d’ Azur for a maximum period of 12 months (M2) and 24 months (M1).
EIFFEL Scholarship Program of Excellence
The Eiffel Scholarship program is a tool developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract the best foreign students to graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels.