BScMolecular Life Sciences
| Study location | Netherlands, Nijmegen |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years (180 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) including Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. 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. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University |
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| Language requirements | English • IELTS Academic, overall-score ≥ 6.5, sub-scores ≥ 6.0 |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. To find out whether you have sufficient knowledge of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics to follow this study programme, as well as the list of topics you should master, please refer to this page – section “How do I know if I can cope with the programme?” |
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Overview
Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.
Programme structure
As a Molecular Life Sciences student, you have a full-time study week of 40 hours, in which you will experience different modes of instruction. Most courses involve both lectures and seminars, which account for about 40 % of your study time. Seminars involve about 20 students. You also spend about a quarter of your time on practicals, which includes computer practicals. Practicals are done individually, in pairs or in a group as part of a project. They help you to get to know your fellow students. The practicals are linked to the subject matter in the lectures. You are also expected to spend about a quarter of your study week on independent study.
In the first year, you study biological and biomedical processes from a molecular perspective. This molecular grounding and thinking is the focus of the first year. You will work in project groups on practical assignments. You could, for example, analyse molecules by learning about infrared, UV and NMR spectroscopy techniques. Or you could study how our livers discharge alcohol from our bodies.
In the second and third year of the Bachelor’s programme you learn about important molecular processes in which cells work together to form a multicellular organism (human, animal or plant). This includes research into the role of disrupted communication processes between cells when cancer develops.
Career opportunities
Molecular Life Sciences graduates from Radboud University end up in a wide range of jobs. Ten years after starting their careers those without a PhD mainly work as managers in a technological environment. Those with a PhD often become specialists with a managerial role. They continue with research in research departments at Radboud University or at other universities at home or abroad.
Molecular life scientists fill the following positions:
-Researcher at an R&D department in the industry
-Researcher at a university or hospital
-Project manager/general manager
-Advisor, consultant
-Lecturer
-Inspector, controller
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Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you