To obtain the Master’s Degree, the student must attend and successfully pass eight (8) semester courses (a total of ninety (90) ECTS credits), specifically four courses in the first semester (thirty (30) ECTS credits), four in the second semester (thirty (30) ECTS credits).
During the third semester, the student has two options:
a) To write a postgraduate thesis, the topic of which is determined at the end of the second semester, provided the student has completed the requirements for four courses.
The postgraduate thesis corresponds to thirty (30) ECTS credits. The total in this case amounts to ninety (90) ECTS credits.
b) Alternatively, the student can choose to attend three (3) advanced-weight courses introduced in the program and take exams in them. These courses correspond to thirty (30) ECTS credits. Thus, the total in this case also amounts to ninety (90) ECTS credits.
1st Semester (4 mandatory courses – Total 30 ECTS)
- Medical Profession and Biomedicine (7,5 ECTS)
- Regulations of Medical Practice (7.5 ECTS)
- Research Methodology (7.5 ECTS)
- Bioethical and Social Issues in Healthcare (7.5 ECTS)
2nd Semester (4 mandatory courses – Total 30 ECTS)
- Special Topics in Bioethics in Modern Medical Practice (7.5 ECTS)
- Issues of the Beginning and End of Human Life (7.5 ECTS)
- Medical Negligence (7.5 ECTS)
- Transplantation (7.5 ECTS)
3rd Semester (Postgraduate Thesis or 3 Mandatory Courses – Total 30 ECTS)
Students may choose either to:
- Complete a postgraduate thesis, or
- Alternatively, select three (3) advanced-weight courses introduced in the program and be examed in them:
- Pain Management and Chronic Illness Care (10 ECTS)
- Soft Skills in the Healthcare Sector (10 ECTS)
- Health Policy (10 ECTS)
This results in a total accumulation of ninety (90) ECTS credits for the program.
Seventy percent (70%) of the courses will be delivered using distance learning methods.