Molecular Medicine: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Course Description

The Erasmus MC  Master of Science in Molecular Medicine program is a two-year, 120 ECTS, research master’s program, focusing on molecular and cellular principles of health and disease. They aim to bring students to the forefront of current developments in biomedical science.

Career prospects

The MSc Molecular Medicine degree may lead to a PhD position in basic research, or a career at a company or institute as a life science researcher at the MSc level.

• Graduates with a background in medicine are likely to become successful clinical researchers who are actively involved in the initiation and supervision of translational clinical research projects.
• Graduates with a biomedical background appear to be preferred and qualified candidates for PhD positions within Erasmus MC and other high-ranking and international research institutions; a few recent examples outside Erasmus MC are the National Institutes of Health (USA), Massachusetts General Hospital (USA), and the University of Manchester (UK).

Admission requirments

• BSc in any of the biomedical sciences (e.g. biology, biochemistry, medicine), or
• BASc from Dutch higher vocational training program in biomedical laboratory techniques ( HBO-BML)
• personal motivation, assessed by written statement and/or interview
• satisfactory results on an Entrance Exam
• TOEFL 575 / 232 / 90 or IELTS 6.5, or comparable English proficiency
• overall performance in previous educational programs