Name of qualification Name of qualification: Magister laboratorijske biomedicine/magistrica laboratorijske biomedicineAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master of Science of Laboratory Biomedicine
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Master’s degree
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Master's education
Duration Duration of education:
2 years
Credits Credits: 120 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • A first-cycle (Bologna) programme in Laboratory biomedicine (180 ECTS credits) or
  • a first-cycle (Bologna) programme in Biochemistry (180 ECTS credits) or
  • a professional higher education programme adopted before 11 June 2004 in the professional field of Laboratory biomedicine or
  • a first-cycle (Bologna) programme in other fields, if the candidate additionally obtains 10–60 credits from the range of subjects of the first-cycle Laboratory biomedicine programme (these requirements shall be determined with regard to the difference of the professional field and specified separately for each individual by the relevant studies committee).

 
ISCED field Field:
Health and welfare
ISCED subfield subfield: medicine
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 8
EQF Level: EQF 7
EOVK Level: Second level

Learning outcomes:

The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)

  • analyse, critically evaluate and find solutions to specific problems that appear in the field of laboratory biomedicine,
  • demonstrate autonomy in the performance of professional work and research,
  • demonstrate relevant knowledge for the understanding, introduction, application and evaluation of modern techniques and methods used throughout the field of laboratory biomedicine,
  • ensure quality procedures,
  • carry out individual research, work in a group and demonstrate the knowledge necessary for the communication and publication of results,
  • demonstrate an appropriately ethical character for work with patients and human biological material and work in biomedical research,

(subject-specific competences)

  • autonomously perform complex analyses and tests (depending on the procedure or type of sample) of human biological material,
  • evaluate the usefulness of the methods and results of laboratory tests for the assessment of the state of health of the subject,
  • interpret laboratory results,
  • demonstrate modern approaches to rational laboratory diagnostics,
  • seek new indicators useful in the diagnosis of various diseases,
  • demonstrate understanding of laboratory biomedicine as an interdisciplinary field that is connected with scientific and mathematical disciplines and medicine,
  • integrate new information and interpretations in the field of laboratory biomedicine,
  • develop new analytical methods and applications for specific biological samples (EF, HPLC, ELISA, etc.),
  • use modern information technologies (e.g. databases in the fields of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.),
  • demonstrate understanding of legislation, regulations and ethics in the field of laboratory biomedicine.

 

Assesment and completion:

Examination performance is scored as follows: 10 (excellent); 9 (very good: above-average knowledge but with some mistakes); 8 (very good: solid results); 7 (good); 6 (adequate: knowledge satisfies minimum criteria); 5–1 (inadequate). In order to pass an examination, the candidate must achieve a grade between adequate (6) and excellent (10).
 

Progress:

Students may enrol in a higher year if by the end of the academic year they have met all requirements defined by the study programme for enrolment in a higher year. In order to progress to the second year, students must meet study requirements in all compulsory first-year subjects (48 ECTS credits).

Progression:

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

To complete their studies students must meet all requirements defined by the programme, for a total of 120 ECTS credits, including the successful defence of their master's thesis.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ffa.uni-lj.si/en/study/academic-programmes/laboratory-biomedicine-(2nd-stage)
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