Medical Biotechnology is one of the fastest-growing areas of knowledge. It is linked to the development of emergent therapeutic systems, such as Gene Therapy and Personalized Medicine, and plays a major role in the prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
The undergraduate programme in Medical Biotechnology of ESS aims to provide a cross-disciplinary training in Health Biotechnology and in Medical Chemistry, allowing students to access careers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical companies, among others.
| 1º Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Microbial Biology | Semester | 5.5 |
| Biological Chemistry I | Semester | 5.0 |
| Biotechnology Labs I | Semester | 4.0 |
| Biomathematics II | Semester | 5.5 |
| Biological Chemistry II | Semester | 5.0 |
| Biostatistics | Semester | 5.0 |
| Biomathematics I | Semester | 5.5 |
| Biotechnology Labs II | Semester | 4.0 |
| Microbial Biochemistry | Semester | 5.0 |
| Structural Biochemistry | Semester | 5.0 |
| Analytical Biotechnology | Semester | 5.5 |
| Cell Biology and Histology | Semester | 5.0 |
| 2º Year | ||
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Molecular Genetics | Semester | 5.5 |
| Spectroscopic Methods | Semester | 3.0 |
| General Pharmacology | Semester | 5.0 |
| Bioprocesses | Semester | 3.5 |
| Metabolism and Regulation | Semester | 4.0 |
| Bioenergetics and Enzymology Labs | Semester | 4.0 |
| Biological Physico-Chemistry | Semester | 5.0 |
| Pharmaceutical Technology | Semester | 5.0 |
| Genetic Engineering | Semester | 4.5 |
| Molecular Biotechnology and in silico Modulation Labs | Semester | 4.0 |
| Molecular and Microbial Biotechnology | Semester | 5.0 |
| Biophysics | Semester | 3.5 |
| Option II - Forensic Biotechnology | Semester | 4.0 |
| Option I - Clinical Applications of Biomaterials | Semester | 4.0 |
| 3º Year | ||
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Project or Internship | Annual | 18.0 |
| Quality in Biotechnology | Semester | 3.0 |
| Medicinal Chemistry II | Semester | 4.0 |
| Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy | Semester | 3.5 |
| Medicinal Chemistry I | Semester | 4.0 |
| Animal Biotechnology | Semester | 3.5 |
| Option III - Acquisition of Biosignals in Experimental Models | Semester | 3.5 |
| Bioreactors | Semester | 4.0 |
| Enterpreneurship in Biotechnology | Semester | 3.0 |
| Option IV - Biomaterials and Biocompatibility | Semester | 3.5 |
| Soft Skills | Semester | 3.5 |
| Integrative Biotechnology Labs | Semester | 3.0 |
| Sustainable Biotechnology | Semester | 3.5 |
- The courses main aim is to train professionals to:
- Intervene in the production and transformation of new products in numerous health sectors, in the areas of human/animal diagnosis and therapeutics;
- Develop and create organisms with optimized characteristics
- Contribute to the production of new therapeutic molecules and biopharmaceuticals;
- Conduct sessions and prevention campaigns linked to the manipulation of cells and microorganisms, as well as other chemical and biological products
- Manipulate, prepare and generate cells, microorganisms or (bio)chemical and bio(nano)materials
- In this way, the graduate in Medical Biotechnology contributes to the development of innovative instruments and strategies susceptible of having an impact on the areas of prevention, diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation.
Minimum Grade
95 points
Tests for Admission
95 points
One of the following combinations:
02 Biology and Geology
or
07 Physics and Chemistry
or
16 Mathematics
Application Grade (Formula)
High School Average Grade 50%
Tests for Admission 50%
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