Study programme
Dutch-taught Master of Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Scientific Research
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)
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
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)