Courses
The total credit units (ECTS) that are required to complete the MSc degree is 120. Teaching as well as writing of the MSc research thesis is in Greek; in special cases, thesis can be written in English.
To obtain the MSc degree students have to enroll and complete, upon successful examination, fourteen 6-month courses (7 courses in semester A, 6 courses in B, and 1 course in each of the semesters C and D). In addition, MSc research thesis should be completed during semesters C and D. Courses are credited with 82 ECTS units and the MSc research thesis with 38 ECTS units.
The course timetable per semester is shown below.
Semester A
| Course Name | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| 1. Research Methodology in Biomedical Sciences I | Course: 4 hoursLab Practical: 1 hour | 10 |
| 2. Research Seminars Ι | Course: 2 hours | 3 |
| 3. Applications of Biostatistics – Bioinformatics | Lab Practical: 3 hours | 4 |
| 4. Ethics Research & Bioethics | Course: 2 hours | 4 |
| 5. Current Topics in Molecular – Cellular Biology | Course: 2 hours | 5 |
| 6. Safety in the Lab | Course: 6 hours (total) | 2 |
| 7. Use of Laboratory Animals in Research | Course: 6 hours (total) | 2 |
| Total | 30 |
Semester B
| Course Name | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| 1. Research Methodology in Biomedical Sciences II | Course: 4 hoursLab Practical: 1 hour | 10 |
| 2. Current Topics in Biological Research | Course: 2 hours | 4 |
| 3. Research Seminars ΙΙ | Course: 2 hours | 2 |
| 4. Research Support Skills | Course: 2 hours | 4 |
| 5. Lab Training | Lab Practical: 3 hours | 6 |
| 6. Optional (students must choose one of the following courses a to e)a) Neuroscience Ib) Molecular Mechanisms of Transcription and Translationc) Human Pathobiologyd) Design & Development of New Drugs & Evaluation of Pharmacological Responsee) Molecular Genetic Epidemiology | Course: 4 hoursCourse: 3 hoursCourse: 3 hoursCourse: 3 hours Course : 3 hours | 4 |
| Total | 30 |
Semester C
(During this semester students should be enrolled in one division and must enrolled and examined in the corresponding division course)
| Division: Medical Biochemistry – Immunology | ||
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| C.1 Medical Biochemistry – Immunology | Course: 8 hoursLab Practical: 4 hours | 20 |
| C.1.1 MSc research thesis initiation | 10 | |
| Total | 30 |
| Divison: Molecular Genetics – Cellular Genetics | ||
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| C.2. Molecular Genetics – Cellular Genetics | Course: 8 hoursLab Practical: 4 hours | 20 |
| C.2.1 MSc research thesis initiation | 10 | |
| Total | 30 |
| Division: Neurosciences | ||
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| C.3. Neuroscience II (Systems Neuroscience) | Course: 8 hoursLab Practical: 4 hours | 20 |
| C.3.1. MSc research thesis initiation | 10 | |
| Total | 30 |
| Division: Molecular Anatomy – Molecular Histopathology | ||
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| C.4. Μolecular Anatomy – Μοlecular Histopathology | Course: 8 hoursLab Practical: 4 hours | 20 |
| C.4.1. MSc research thesis initiation | 10 | |
| Total | 30 |
| Division: Pharmacology – Toxicology | |||
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units | |
| C.5. Pharmacology – Toxicology | Course: 8 hoursLab Practical: 4 hours | 20 | |
| C.5.1. MSc research thesis initiation | 10 | ||
| Total | 30 |
| Division: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine | ||
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| C.6. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine | Course: 8 hoursLab Practical: 4 hours | 20 |
| C.6.1. MSc research thesis initiation | 10 | |
| Toral | 30 |
Semester D
| Course | Teaching hours per week | ECTS credit units |
| 1. Thesis | 28 | |
| 2. Special Seminars | Students will present their thesis data in the last week of the semester | 2 |
| Total | 30 |