Master in Biophysics
Vilnius University
Key Information
Campus location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 6,500 / per year *
Application deadline
01 May 2024
Earliest start date
01 Sep 2024
* for EU students | 5300€ per year for non-EU students | application fee EUR 100
Introduction
The goal of this programme is to educate specialists in research, development, education, business, and the public sector to solve problems in modern biomedical sciences, the environment, and ecology. You will gain a good knowledge of general principles of operation and pathology in live systems, the capabilities and limitations of modern biophysical methods, principles of data analysis, and planning of the scientific investigation.
Why choose this programme?
- An interdisciplinary study programme combines the knowledge of biological systems with modern physics and chemistry methods, mathematical modelling, and data analysis.
- The study program can be individualized/specialized by choosing elective courses and labs for a research project.
Program Outcome
A holder of a Master’s degree in Biophysics has good knowledge of general principles of operation and pathology in live systems, the capabilities and limitations of modern biophysical methods, principles of data analysis, and planning of the scientific investigation. The graduate is able to constantly renew the knowledge and apply it to solve problems. He/she is also able to transfer knowledge and concepts to specialists and non-specialists.
Career Opportunities
- A graduate can work in the high technology industry, research and development, education, medical institutions, and private and public agencies where knowledge in biophysics and life sciences is acquired or applied.
- Can continue a scientific career in doctoral (PhD) studies in life sciences.
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Curriculum
Scope of studies: 120 ECTS credits
Length: 2 years
1st Semester
Compulsory courses
- Biophotonics
- Research Project
Elective courses (group autumn)
- Biophysics of Sensory Systems
- Bioelectric Processes
- Cellular Biophysics
- Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
- Brain Research Methods
- Sensory Systems in Plants
- Biothermodynamics of Protein-Ligand Interaction
- Synthetic Biology
- Introduction to Data Analysis with R
- Models of Populations
- Neurophysiology
- Systems Biology
- X-ray Crystallography of Biological Macromolecules
2nd Semester
Compulsory courses
- Biophysical Nanotechnology
- Research Project
- Analysis of Biodata
Elective courses (group spring)
- Mathematical Physiology
- Biophysics of Neuron
- Biophysics of Control Systems
- Cell Technologies
- Bioethics
3rd Semester
Compulsory courses
- Lasers in Biology and Medicine
- Research Project
- Analysis of Biodata
Elective courses (group autumn)
- Biophysics of Sensory Systems
- Bioelectric Processes
- Cellular Biophysics
- Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
- Brain Research Methods
- Sensory Systems in Plants
- Biothermodynamics of Protein-Ligand Interaction
- Synthetic Biology
- Introduction to Data Analysis with R
- Models of Populations
- Neurophysiology
- Systems Biology
- X-ray Crystallography of Biological Macromolecules
4th Semester
Compulsory courses
- Master Thesis