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The current Masters Degree Course is an adaptation of the Specialized Degree Course in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, class 9 / S, DM 509/99, in force at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine and Surgery I. Following the publishing of Ministerial Decree 270/04, the course was transformed on the basis of a proposal to reorganize and rationalize the educational activities in order to make it more effective taking into account the results obtained over the years and the experience gained.

The denomination and specific objectives of the course have, in any case, been maintained. However, some changes have been made to better align the educational activities with the modern role of Pharmaceutical Biotechnologists so they can respond to the needs of both research in public and private institutions, not to mention industrial production. Other changes include a reduction in the number of exams and an increase in the number of credits awarded for the dissertation, an essential part of the degree course. In 2013, the course was modified to reduce the number of teaching modules where there were more than two, while in 2017 and 2018, further changes were made to some lessons.

The degree program includes educational activities common to the biotechnological environment, such as' Cellular and functional biochemistry ',' Physiology and anatomy ',' Special Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: the module Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy ',' Pharmaceutical Microbiology ',' Cellular and molecular pathology', which provide an in-depth knowledge of cellular systems and the biochemical and molecular basis that characterizes them, and a sound knowledge of the physio-pathological processes and underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms. Basic chemical disciplines applied to biotechnologies are included, which are important in the analysis of organic compounds of pharmaceutical interest (Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry and Radiochemistry), and also other disciplines common to biotechnologies (Structural Biology and Protein Engineering , Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Enzymology and Industrial Biochemistry module) and more specifically to pharmaceutical biotechnologies ('Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry', 'Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Module', 'Special Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies: Pharmacological Biotechnology Module', 'Pharmacotoxicology of Biological Medicines and Pharmacognostic Biotechnologies', 'Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation'). Students learn through active participation in lectures, seminars and internships, associated with individual study activities, active involvement in individual and/or group projects and finally through activities designed to prepare them for their final exam. Verification takes place during the examination and in the discussion of the dissertation prepared for the final exam.

The LM course in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology aims to provide graduates with extensive learning abilities, which are checked through individual exams and ongoing tests. Through these abilities, graduates can update and learn autonomously, ensuring their lifelong learning in the biotechnology field, acquiring the mental flexibility required to adapt to new problems and situations. Furthermore, they can enter the labour market quickly in research and industry or, possibly, they can do a Ph.D. The course aims to prepare specialized graduates with skills in the programming and scientific and technical-productive development of biotechnologies in the health sector, and in particular in the design, planning and production of new medicines, together with their cellular and molecular mechanisms.