Study programme
Dutch-taught Master of Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Scientific Research
2026-2027
Model Path part 1
General courses
24 ECTS-credits
Concepts of Protein technology and applications
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- - NNB
Genome technology and applications
Preclinical drug research
Bio-ethics
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Data mining
Major courses
24 ECTS-credits
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, radioprotection, preclinical and clinical studies
Medical technical and communication skills
Clinical drug research
Clinical drug research : applications
Observation in the Hospital
Optional courses
12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Molecular oncology
Neurogenetics
Epigenetics
Machine learning
Model Path part 2
Mandatory courses
52 ECTS-credits
Patents and innovation
Clinical laboratory techniques: clinical chemistry, microbiology and hematology
Project proposal with internship and project management Clinical scientific research
Master thesis with internship Clinical scientific research
Optional courses
8 ECTS to choose from (Summer School and Massive Open Online courses cannot be combined, this means you can only include one of these two course units in your program)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents
Laboratory Animal Science - Fish
Quality Management and GLP
- Eva Geuens
- Claudina Perez Novo
- Tineke Scheers
- Kristof Vanschoonbeek
Translational Neuroscience
Summer School - Course at foreign institution
Massive Open Online Course(s)
Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
2025-2026
Model Path part 1
General courses
24 ECTS-credits
Concepts of Protein technology and applications
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- - NNB
Genome technology and applications
Preclinical drug research
Bio-ethics
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Laura Buyssens
- Debby Van Dam
Data mining
Major courses
24 ECTS-credits
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, radioprotection, preclinical and clinical studies
Medical technical and communication skills
Clinical drug research
Clinical drug research : applications
Observation in the Hospital
Optional courses
12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
Molecular oncology
Neurogenetics
Epigenetics
Machine learning
Model Path part 2
Mandatory courses
52 ECTS-credits
Patents and innovation
Clinical laboratory techniques: clinical chemistry, microbiology and hematology
Project proposal with internship and project management Clinical scientific research
Master thesis with internship Clinical scientific research
Optional courses
8 ECTS to choose from
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Laura Buyssens
- Debby Van Dam
Laboratory Animal Science - Fish
Quality Management and GLP
- Eva Geuens
- Claudina Perez Novo
- Tineke Scheers
- Kristof Vanschoonbeek
Translational Neuroscience
Summer School - Course at foreign institution
Massive Open Online Course(s)
Academic English
- Tommas Ellender
- - NNB
Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
2024-2025
Model Path part 1
General courses
24 ECTS-credits
Concepts of Protein technology and applications
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- Kurt Boonen
Genome technology and applications
Preclinical drug research
Bio-ethics
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Data mining
Major courses
24 ECTS-credits
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, radioprotection, preclinical and clinical studies
Medical technical and communication skills
Clinical drug research
Clinical drug research : applications
Observation in the Hospital
Optional courses
12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
Molecular oncology
Neurogenetics
Epigenetics
Machine learning
Model Path part 2
General courses
46 ECTS-credits
Patents and innovation
Project proposal with internship and project management
Master thesis with internship
Major courses
6 ECTS-credits
Clinical laboratory techniques: clinical chemistry, microbiology and hematology
Optional courses
8 ECTS to choose from
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents
Laboratory Animal Science - Fish
Quality Management and GLP
- Eva Geuens
- Claudina Perez Novo
- Tineke Scheers
- Kristof Vanschoonbeek
Translational Neuroscience
Summer School - Course at foreign institution
Massive Open Online Course(s)
Academic English
- Tommas Ellender
- - NNB
2023-2024
Model Path part 1
General courses
24 ECTS-credits
Concepts of Protein technology and applications
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- Kurt Boonen
Genome technology and applications
Preclinical drug research
Bio-ethics
Laboratory Animal Science (Core Module)
Advanced data analysis
Major courses
24 ECTS-credits
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, radioprotection, preclinical and clinical studies
Medical technical and communication skills
Clinical drug research
Clinical drug research : applications
Observation in the Hospital
Optional courses
12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
Molecular oncology
Neurogenetics
Epigenetics
Model Path part 2
General courses
46 ECTS-credits
Patents and innovation
Project proposal with internship and project management
Master thesis with internship
Major courses
6 ECTS-credits
Clinical laboratory techniques: clinical chemistry, microbiology and hematology
- Veerle Matheeussen
- Kathleen Deiteren
- Marie-Berthe Maes
- Laurence Roosens
Optional courses
8 ECTS to choose from
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents
Laboratory Animal Science - Fish
Quality Management and GLP
- Eva Geuens
- Claudina Perez Novo
- Tineke Scheers
- Kristof Vanschoonbeek
Translational Neuroscience
Summer School - Course at foreign institution
Massive Open Online Course(s)
Academic English
- Tommas Ellender
- - NNB
2022-2023
Model Path part 1
General courses
24 ECTS
Concepts of Protein technology and applications
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- Kurt Boonen
Genome technology and applications
Preclinical drug research
Bio-ethics
Laboratory Animal Science (core module)
Advanced data analysis
Major courses
24 ECTS
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, radioprotection, preclinical and clinical studies
- Marleen Verhoye
- Johan Van Goethem
- Laurens Carp
- Jan Gielen
Medical technical and communication skills
Clinical drug research
Clinical drug research : applications
Observation in the Hospital
Optional courses
12 ECTS to choose from
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
Molecular oncology
Neurogenetics
Epigenetics
Model Path part 2
General courses
46 ECTS-credits
Patents and innovation
Project proposal with internship and project management
Master thesis with internship
Major courses
6 ECTS-credits
Clinical laboratory techniques: clinical chemistry, microbiology and hematology
- Veerle Matheeussen
- Johan Bosmans
- Bart Peeters
Optional courses
8 ECTS to choose from
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents
Laboratory Animal Science - Fish
Quality Management and GLP
- Eva Geuens
- Claudina Perez Novo
- Tineke Scheers
- Kristof Vanschoonbeek
Translational Neuroscience
Summer School - Course at foreign institution
Academic English
- Tommas Ellender
- - NNB
2021-2022
Model Path part 1
General courses
24 ECTS
Concepts of Protein technology and applications
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- Kurt Boonen
Genome technology and applications
Preclinical drug research
Bio-ethics
Laboratory Animal Science (core module)
Advanced data analysis
Major courses
24 ECTS
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, radioprotection, preclinical and clinical studies
- Marleen Verhoye
- Johan Van Goethem
- Laurens Carp
- Jan Gielen
Medical technical and communication skills
Clinical drug research
- Pierre Van Damme
- Kirsten Maertens
- Koen Van Herck
Clinical drug research : applications
Observation in the Hospital
Optional courses
12 ECTS to choose from
Strategic Business Communication
- Rebecca Van Herck
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
Molecular oncology
Neurogenetics
Epigenetics
Modem Path part 2 (discontinued - changes in 2022-2023)
Compulsory general courses
42 ECTS-credits
Project proposal with internship
Master thesis with internship
Compulsory seminar: State-of-the-Art Lectures in Biomedicine
6 ECTS-credits
State-of-the-Art lectures in Biomedicine
Minor 'Management en entrepreneurship'
12 ECTS-credits
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Minor 'Research'
12 ECTS-credits
Laboratory Animal Science
Minor 'Management and Research'
12 ECTS-credits
Laboratory Animal Science
2020-2021
Model Path part 1
33 ECTS-credits major courses
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, preclinical and clinical studies
- Marleen Verhoye
- Johan Van Goethem
- Laurens Carp
- Jan Gielen
Clinical research and laboratory techniques
- Johan Bosmans
- Veerle Matheeussen
- Bernard Paelinck
- Bart Peeters
- Laurence Roosens
- Johan Verbraecken
- Floris Wuyts
Preclinical drug research
Clinical drug research
- Pierre Van Damme
- Kirsten Maertens
- Koen Van Herck
Clinical drug research : applications
Health economics and mathematical models of infectious diseases
Medical Technical Skills
9 ECTS-credits general courses
Bio-ethics
Integrated Research Practicals
- Marleen Verhoye
- Eva Geuens
- Surbhi Malhotra
- Georgios A. Keliris
- Alain Labro
- Guy Van Camp
- Annemie Van Der Linden
Minor 'Research'
courses part 1 (18 ECTS-credits)
Advanced immunology
Molecular oncology
Fundamentals of protein technology and proteome analysis
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- Stuart Maudsley
Fundamentals of gene and genome technology
Patents and innovation
Advanced data analysis
Minor 'Management and Entrepreneurship'
courses part 1 (18 ECTS-credits)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
Minor 'Management and Research'
courses part 1 (18 ECTS-credits)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Sven Damen
- Alain Praet
Modem Path part 2
Compulsory general courses part 2
42 ECTS-credits
Project proposal with internship
Master thesis with internship
Compulsory seminar: State-of-the-Art Lectures in Biomedicine
6 ECTS-credits
State-of-the-Art lectures in Biomedicine
Minor 'Management en entrepreneurship'
courses part 2 (12 ECTS-credits)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Minor 'Research'
courses part 2 (12 ECTS-credits)
Laboratory Animal Science
Minor 'Management and Research'
courses part 2 (12 ECTS-credits)
Laboratory Animal Science
2019-2020
Model Path part 1
33 ECTS-credits major courses
Principles of in vivo biomedical imaging, preclinical and clinical studies
- Marleen Verhoye
- Johan Van Goethem
- Laurens Carp
- Jan Gielen
Clinical research and laboratory techniques
Preclinical drug research
Clinical drug research
- Pierre Van Damme
- Elke Leuridan
- Koen Van Herck
- Kirsten Maertens
Clinical drug research : applications
Health economics and mathematical models of infectious diseases
Medical Technical Skills
9 ECTS-credits general courses
Bio-ethics
Integrated Research Practicals
- Marleen Verhoye
- Eva Geuens
- Surbhi Malhotra
- Sylvia Dewilde
- Alain Labro
- Guy Van Camp
- Annemie Van Der Linden
Minor 'Research'
courses part 1 (18 ECTS-credits)
Advanced immunology
Molecular oncology
Fundamentals of protein technology and proteome analysis
- Xaveer Van Ostade
- Sylvia Dewilde
- Stuart Maudsley
Fundamentals of gene and genome technology
Patents and innovation
Advanced data analysis
Minor 'Management and Entrepreneurship'
courses part 1 (18 ECTS-credits)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Peter-Jan Engelen
- Alain Praet
Minor 'Management and Research'
courses part 1 (18 ECTS-credits)
Strategic Business Communication
Management and organisation
Financial management and legal aspects
- Peter-Jan Engelen
- Alain Praet
Modem Path part 2
Compulsory general courses part 2
42 ECTS-credits
Project proposal with internship
Master thesis with internship
Compulsory seminar: State-of-the-Art Lectures in Biomedicine
6 ECTS-credits
State-of-the-Art lectures in Biomedicine
- Frank Kooy
- Patrick D'Haese
- Michele Giugliano
- Leen Rigouts
- Greta Schoeters
- Frans Van Meir
Minor 'Management en entrepreneurship'
courses part 2 (12 ECTS-credits)
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Process management and quality care
Minor 'Research'
courses part 2 (12 ECTS-credits)
Laboratory Animal Science
Minor 'Entrepreneurship and Research'
courses part 2 (12 ECTS-credits)