Curriculum

The Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program (MSc) "Medical Chemistry and Chemical Biology" is the result of a merger of two related Postgraduate Programs, entitled "Medical Chemistry: Drug Discovery and Design" and "Chemical Biology". Chemical Biology is a modern interdisciplinary field that incorporates the sciences of Chemistry and Biology and involves the application of chemical techniques and tools, common molecules produced using synthetic chemistry, to study their influence in biological systems. Chemical Biology finds application in Medical Chemistry, a related scientific field in which the molecules are designed to interact with biological processes in several diseases.

 

To obtain the Postgraduate Diploma (MSc), Postgraduate Students are required to attend and successfully pass all compulsory and semi optional courses in the first two semesters (1st and 2nd semesters) and to prepare successfully the master thesis in the second and third semesters.

The total Credit Units (ECTS) required for the acquisition of MSc is ninety (90).

The syllabus is structured every six months as follows:

 

First Semester

Α.  Compulsory Course (1)

Code

ECTS

Title

DDE 100

5

Discovery, Design and Evaluation of Drugs

Β. Semi Optional Courses (5)

 

5

Semi Optional Course-I

 

5

Semi Optional Course-II

 

5

Semi Optional Course-III

 

5

Semi Optional Course-IV

 

5

Semi Optional Course-V

Total

30

 

List of Semi Optional Courses

BCC 110

5

Biomacromolecular and Combinatorial Chemistry

ΒTA 111

5

The Biomacromolecules as Targets for Therapeutic Approaches

GMD 112

5

Genetic and Molecular Basic of Diseases-Molecular Medicine

ΟCB 113

5

Organic Chemistry of Biological Processes

SCC 114

5

Structural and Combinatorial Medicinal Chemistry

OSD 115

5

Organic Synthesis of Drugs

ABM 116

5

Methods for Analysis of Bioactive Molecules

 

Second Semester

Α.  Compulsory Courses and Diploma Thesis (3)

Code

ECTS

Title

REM 201

5

Research Methodology

CHB 202

5

Chemical Biology

MDT 203

15

Master Diploma Thesis-Ι (Inception)

Β. Semi Optional Course (1)

 

5

Semi Optional Course-VI

Total

30

 

List of Semi Optional Courses

BTI 217

5

Basic and Translational Immunology

PHA 218

5

Pharmacology (Mechanisms – Targets for Pharmacological Intervention)

 

Third Semester

Α.  Compulsory Diploma Thesis

MDT 304

30

Master Diploma Thesis-ΙΙ (continuation, completion, writing and presentation)

Total

30

 

Courses Outline