Master's Degree in Molecular Biosciences (L)

This master's degree is aimed mainly at professionals and graduates in the field of experimental and health sciences, interested in pursuing a professional or research career in the field of Biomolecular Sciences.
As it is a postgraduate training of a multidisciplinary nature where both theoretical and practical aspects related to the field of Biomolecular Sciences will be addressed, candidates must have a high motivation for research and innovation, as well as be able to work in environments or teams. multidisciplinary, show initiative and the ability to work autonomously with an entrepreneurial attitude.
The fact that the vehicle language of scientific knowledge is English implies that students are recommended a level of English that allows them to read, understand and interpret scientific publications or seminars or colloquiums in this language.

• Compulsory: 42
• Optional: 18
• Compulsory external internships: 12
• Master's final dissertation: 18
o Total: 90

En el Plan de acción tutorial elaborado en base a los procesos de Apoyo a Estudiantes y Revisión y Mejora del SGIC de la Facultad de ciencias, se recogen las actividades que se van a llevar a cabo para acoger, orientar y tutelar al alumnado desde su incorporación a la Facultad y durante todo el período formativo, con la finalidad de favorecer tanto el aprendizaje y desarrollo del estudiante como su orientación hacia un futuro mercado laboral.
La Facultad de Biología no dispone de un plan de acción tutorial (PAT) a nivel de facultad, pero dicho plan está en desarrollo en este momento.
Los estudiantes disponen de información sobre las titulaciones impartidas en el centro de Grao y Máster en la página web de la Facultad. https://www.usc.gal/es/centro/facultad-biologia

Access

Poderán acceder ás ensinanzas oficiais de Master:
1. As persoas que estean en posesión dun título universitario oficial español.
2. Aquelas que teñan un título expedido por unha institución de educación superior do EEES que faculta no país expedidor do título para o acceso a ensinanzas de mestrado.
3. Os titulados conforme a sistemas educativos alleos ao EEES sen necesidade de homologación dos seus títulos, previa comprobación pola Universidade de que os ditos títulos acreditan un nivel de formación equivalente aos correspondentes títulos universitarios españois e que facultan no país expedidor do título para o acceso a ensinanzas de posgrao.

Admission

Students must have an academic background that corresponds to the following qualifications, with the following order of preference:
1st. Biochemistry, Biotechnology or Biology.
2nd. Remaining degrees from the Branch of Sciences and Health Sciences.
3rd. Agricultural Sciences, Industrial Chemical Process Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Agro-Alimentary Engineering, Agricultural and Rural Engineering, Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Natural Environment Engineering, Environmental Sciences.
No training complements are required to take the master's degree.
Foreign students, in order to be able to properly follow the teachings, must prove knowledge of the Spanish or Galician language through a B1 or Celga II level qualification respectively, or other higher-level qualifications. This requirement will not be applicable to students from Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries.
The student admission system will be carried out in accordance with the criteria and procedures established in the USC, following the principles of objectivity, impartiality, merit and capacity.
Information on the admission procedure for USC master's degrees can be found at the following addresses:
https://www.usc.gal/en/admision/master
https://www.usc.gal/es/servizos/oiu/masteres_oficiais.html

The admission of students will be based exclusively on the average mark of the academic transcript of the entrance qualification.

Comp01 - Develop the ability to properly organise and plan work, based on a synthesis and analysis that allows decision-making.
Comp02 - Develop a leadership capacity that allows you to offer timely and creative solutions in complex professional situations.
Comp03 - Develop the ability to identify and correct inequalities due to gender and socioeconomic reasons and act professionally, governed by ethical principles, scientific rigor, and sustainable development.
Comp04 - That students know how to apply theoretical-practical knowledge in a professional manner and are competent in posing/solving problems in both academic and professional contexts related to Molecular Biosciences.
Comp05 - Collaborate in interdisciplinary teams in any work environment, based on knowledge of the environment and current legal regulations.
Comp06 - Develop the ability to learn autonomously with initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
Comp07 - That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant topics of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
Comp08 - Be able to communicate conclusions and knowledge in an argued manner to specialised and non-specialised audiences with clarity and precision.

A/S01 - Evaluate how to design and characterise the most relevant properties for the application and functionality of materials in biomedicine and food.
A/S02 - Apply safe methods and technologies for the application of new developments in genomics for the study and analysis of molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance.
A/S03 - Ability to design and carry out experiments using advanced instrumental techniques, applying regulations and techniques related to safety and hygiene, waste management and quality.
A/S04 - Use advanced tools of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to produce and evaluate the results generated within the scope of work.
A/S05 - Apply knowledge from the field of Immunology to any Molecular Biosciences study by designing experiments and using the most advanced techniques and tools.
A/S06 - Interpret experimental results and identify consistent and inconsistent elements.
A/S07 - Apply engineering principles to the design and construction of new biological components or metabolic or signalling pathways.
A/S08 - Apply the knowledge acquired in the planning and implementation of research projects.
A/S09 - Adequately apply the knowledge and techniques acquired to analyse a complex situation or concept and find a way to solve it.
A/S10 - Reprocess, interpret, and reduce the dimensionality of large-scale biomolecular data, to facilitate its treatment through machine or deep learning.
A/S11 - Manage available biotechnological resources in an innovative, strategic, and economically competitive way.
A/S12 - Adequately characterise bioactive compounds and plan an in vitro gastrointestinal simulation experiment to evaluate their effect on health.

K01 - Identify and relate the structure and applications of polymeric materials and nanomaterials with biomedical and agri-alimentary applications.
K02 - Acquire knowledge and skills in the development of scientific work in bacterial genomics and understand its relationship with human, animal, and plant health for the advancement of our health-oriented knowledge.
K03 - Know the foundations and applications of the main advanced experimental methods and cutting-edge analytical and molecular techniques used in the field of study of Molecular Biosciences.
K04 - Determine the most appropriate analytical or molecular technique (workflow) for a given situation or research objective, in the field of biochemistry and biotechnology.
K05 - Know the quality management procedures in a biochemical laboratory and modern chemometric techniques for multivariate data analysis.
K06 - Understand the molecular techniques used in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of various diseases, with emphasis on all those molecular, genetic, and cellular techniques, typical of the so-called personalized medicine.
K07 - Know the map of relationships between molecules that are part of the interactome and learn to characterize them.
K08 - Identify and learn about the different AI techniques aimed at machine learning and deep learning to build models from data in the biomolecular field.
K09 - Understand the relevance of strategic behaviour in determining the price of products in biotechnology markets, as well as the legal and ethical aspects of biotechnology.
K10 - Know the main sources of natural bioactive compounds, their modes of action on health, and the main strategies for obtaining and evaluating them in a research context.