Master Year 2 Biology & Health

Year	Master Year 2
Program	Biology & Health
ECTS Credits	60
Language	English
Duration of the Course	12 months, full time
Orientation	Research
Location	Palaiseau Campus
Course duration	12 months, full time
Course start	September
Degree awarded	Master’s degree

Application dates

WHY ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM?

Asset n° 1

Prepare for a PhD

Asset n°2

Gain experience with a 6-month internship at a research laboratory

Asset n°3

Learn based on a multidisciplinary approach

This Master’s program is dedicated to molecular and cellular biology. It maintains a strong link between reductive molecular and structural approaches, as well as between more integrated approaches of cell biology & organism development and new therapeutic strategies.

This multidisciplinary program looks at progress in biology (observation, sequencing, synthesis of the genome and omic approaches) through dialog with other disciplines including physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and mechanics. It also deals with ethical questions concerning bio-technological applications. The program includes courses focusing on biological concepts and disciplinary interfaces, as well as an internship in a research laboratory.

Objectives

The program allows students to:

Acquire a wide-reaching and high-level understanding of molecular and cellular biology
Prepare for a PhD
Benefit from a multidisciplinary approach

On completing the second year of this Master’s program, students will be able to:

Pursue a PhD
At the end of a PhD, work in industry in fields like biotechnologies, pharmaceutics and agri-food or at a teaching-research university
With additional training, occupy a position in biotechnology regulation, IP, innovation funding and management or scientific communication

Semester 1

Course selection method: 5 courses to choose from the list below including including at least three in the first table

Molecular structures of the cell	40 h 6 ECTS English
Synthetic Biology	36h 6 ECTS English
Structural bioinformatics	40h 6 ECTS English
Contributions of biochemistry and cryo-EM to the study of translation mechanisms	65h 6 ECTS English
Grant application	Project 6 ECTS English

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Biologie structurale intégréee	40h 6 ECTS Français
RMN biologique	42h 6 ECTS Français
Cristallographie	42h 6 ECTS Français
Protéomique	42h 6 ECTS Français
Chimie bio-inspirée	40h 6 ECTS Français
Ingéniérie métabolique	40 6 ECTS Français

Semester 2

Internship

Research internship in a laboratory. 5-6 months

30 ECTS

Mandatory

Study opportunity in a partner universty

For M2 year, possibility to follow one or two courses in a French partner university subject to agreement of the teaching team.

Admission requirements

Academic prerequisites

Completion of the first year of the Master’s in Biology & Health at Institut Polytechnique de Paris or equivalent in France or abroad
Direct admission in year two is possible for students having successfully completed the first year of a similar Master’s program (60 ECTS must have been validated)

Language prerequisites

English.

How to apply

Applications can be submitted exclusively online. You will need to provide the following documents:

Transcript
Two academic references (added online directly by your referees)
CV/resume
Statement of purpose

You will receive an answer in your candidate space within 2 months of the closing date for the application session.

Fees and scholarships

Registration fees are available here

Find out more about scholarships

Please note that fees and scholarships may change for the following year.

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