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.