M.A.Biochemistry
| Study location | Lithuania, Vilnius |
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| Type | Master, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | M.A. (Master of Life Sciences) |
| Course code | 6211DX010 |
| Tuition fee | €6,500 per year |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time |
| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) N. B. for non-EU/EFTA applicants: the gap since your completed Bachelor degree should not exceed five years. Applicants for Biochemistry master programme should have a Bachelor or equivalent degree in one of these fields: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Bioengineering. Applicants must have carried-out an experimental research work for a bachelor’s thesis in Biochemistry or related sciences. Applicants with an overall grade average of at least 70% are eligible for admission. Eligible applicants will be invited to take an entrance examination in biochemistry. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Translation is considered to be official when it is bound together with the certified true copy of the original document and is confirmed by the translator’s signature. Documents issued in English, Lithuanian must be certified true copies and do not require translation. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English The following language certificates are accepted for study programmes taught in English: IELTS score: 6+, TOEFL score: 500 (paper based) or 60+ (iBT Internet-based test), Cambridge English exam: 173+, Pearson PTE Academic: 65+, LanguageCert IESOL B2, Duolingo English Test: 115+ or another language proficiency certificate equivalent to B2 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). If your first language is English and/or if you have a university degree in English, you will be exempt from providing an English language test score. |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. APPLICATION AND SELECTION REQUIREMENTS |
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Overview
The goal of this programme is to deepen and broaden knowledge in biochemistry and related sciences as well as to understand the achievements and perspectives of biochemistry. Programme provides with research skills needed to know and understand modern methods and technologies necessary for creative development and implementation of scientific ideas.
Programme structure
1 semester
Compulsory courses
Term Research Project
Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
Elective courses
Biothermodynamics of protein –ligand interactions
Bionanotechnologies
X-ray crystallography of biological macromolecules
Ecological Biochemistry
Synthetic Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer Molecular Biology
Enzymatic reaction mechanisms
Single-molecule experimental techniques
Essentials of scientific writing
2 semester
Compulsory courses
Term Research Project
Elective courses
Mechanisms of Nucleic Acids and Protein Interaction
Bioethics
Advanced Biostatistics
CRISPR-Cas Biology and Applications
Membrane biology
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
Principles of Molecular Virusology
3 semester
Compulsory courses
Term Research Project
Elective courses
Biothermodynamics of protein –ligand interactions
Bionanotechnologies
X-ray crystallography of biological macromolecules
Ecological Biochemistry
Synthetic Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer Molecular Biology
Enzymatic reaction mechanisms
Single-molecule experimental techniques
Essentials of scientific writing
4 semester
Compulsory courses
Master Thesis
Career opportunities
A graduate can work at biochemical and chemical laboratories, industry and trading companies.
Analytical knowledge could be improved in doctoral studies in fields of biochemistry and related areas.