Educational plan



These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2024/2025
Molecular biology of the cell (Class LM-6)
Enrolled from academic year 2015/2016 (F9Y)
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Advanced Molecular Biology 6 48 English BIO/11
Molecular Bioinformatics 6 48 English INF/01
Organic Chemistry Applied to Biology 6 48 English CHIM/06
Optional
Biomembranes 6 48 English BIO/09
Developmental Biology and Genetics 6 48 English BIO/18
Functional Genomics 6 48 English BIO/11 BIO/18
Molecular Microbiology and Genetics of Microorganisms 6 48 English BIO/18 BIO/19
Molecular Pharmacology and Immunology 6 48 English BIO/14 MED/04
Synthetic Biology 6 48 English BIO/04 BIO/10 BIO/11 BIO/18 BIO/19
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Molecular Genetics 6 48 English BIO/18
Protein Biochemistry 6 48 English BIO/10
Structural Biology of the Cell 6 48 English BIO/01 BIO/06
Optional
Biostatistics 6 48 English BIO/11 BIO/18
Methods in Biochemical Investigation 6 48 English BIO/10
Signal Transduction 6 48 English BIO/04 BIO/10
Stem Cells and Genetic Diseases 6 48 English BIO/14
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English NN
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biomolecular Methods Laboratory 9 72 English BIO/10 BIO/11 BIO/18
Laboratory Training 12 0 English NN
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 30 0 English NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must choose one of the following three courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Developmental Biology and Genetics 6 48 English First semester BIO/18
Functional Genomics 6 48 English First semester BIO/11 BIO/18
Molecular Microbiology and Genetics of Microorganisms 6 48 English First semester BIO/18 BIO/19
2 - The student must choose one of the following three courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biomembranes 6 48 English First semester BIO/09
Molecular Pharmacology and Immunology 6 48 English First semester BIO/14 MED/04
Stem Cells and Genetic Diseases 6 48 English Second semester BIO/14
3 - The student must choose one of the following four courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biostatistics 6 48 English Second semester BIO/11 BIO/18
Methods in Biochemical Investigation 6 48 English Second semester BIO/10
Signal Transduction 6 48 English Second semester BIO/04 BIO/10
Synthetic Biology 6 48 English First semester BIO/04 BIO/10 BIO/11 BIO/18 BIO/19
4 - The student must acquire 12 CFU by selecting any of the courses offered by the University of Milan, provided that they are coherent with MBC topics and that the course content does not overlap with those present in mandatory and guided-choice courses. Obviously, as open choice courses, the student can pick the remaining guided-choice courses that he/she had not inserted in the study plan. MBC recommends to select elective courses with a specific focus on bioinformatics. If unavailable in English, open-choice courses can be taken in Italian provided that the student is fluent in Italian language.
There are no propaedeutic courses in the MBC programme that limit progression from the first to the second year.