Study plan

 

Curriculum unico / LM-9

First year

Orientamento unico
Course Semester CFU SSD Language
10589899 - Scientific culture and society First semester 6 Italian
1055792 - HEALTH AND SOCIETY First semester 12 SPS/07 Italian
- A SCELTA DELLO STUDENTE First semester 8 Italian
10589340 - LIFE SCIENCES AND INFORMATION Second semester 9 Italian
1041834 - COMMUNICATION, SCIENCE AND MEDICINE Second semester 12 Italian
10589906 - Management and innovation in the biothecnologies Second semester 9 Italian
1041831 - BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATION Second semester 9 Italian

Second year

Orientamento unico
Course Semester CFU SSD Language
1041927 - PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSUMPTION AND PUBLICITY First semester 9 M-PSI/05 Italian
10589901 - Clinical and pharmacological sciences First semester 12 Italian
1020689 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUDGET, BUDGET AND BUSINESS PLAN First semester 9 SECS-P/07 Italian
10589902 - Medical sciences Second semester 9 Italian
1036345 - DATA AND SOURCES ANALYSIS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNICATION Second semester 6 SECS-S/01 Italian
AAF1039 - Training Second semester 1 Italian
AAF1007 - Final exam Second semester 9 Italian

Optional Groups

INTERCLASS MASTER DEGREE COURSE IN

SCIENTIFIC BIOMEDICAL COMMUNICATION

(Code 29898 Class LM-9; Code 29899 Class LM-59).

Educational Regulations for 2018/2019 academic year

In the 2010-2011 academic year at the I Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Communication Sciences (currently Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine and Faculty of Political Sciences, Sociology and Communication), the masters Degree Course in Scientific Biomedical Communication  was set up (Class LM-9, Medical, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies and Class LM-59, Public Communication, Business and Advertising Sciences), which hereinafter will be referred to as CLMCSB. The course is organized in accordance with Ministerial Decree 270/2004.

 

1. Organs and functioning of CLM in Scientific Biomedical Communication

The Masters Degree Programme in Scientific Biomedical Communication (CLMCSB) is regulated by the l of the Masters Degree Course Committee in Scientific Biomedical Communication.

The Masters Degree Course Committee in Scientific Biomedical Communication is composed of:

- The President: Prof.ssa Michaela Liuccio

- The Vice President: Prof. Fabio Naro

- All tenured Professors and Researchers with a teaching assignment

- Student representatives

 

2. Specific training objectives of the course and description of the degree programme

The two-year degree course in Biomedical Scientific Communication includes 120 credits over two years of courses. The course is organized in four semesters with 11 curricular lessons and a course chosen by the student. 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 8 hours of lessons, or guided exercises. The second cycle master degree program in "Scientific Biomedical Communication" aims to produce communication experts in the bio-medical field.

Graduates of the CdS must: have good knowledge of the morphology and functions of human organisms;

know how to use the main methodologies involved in molecular and cellular biotechnologies also for the design and production of biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics, vaccines, and for health and nutritional purposes;

be experts in bio-informatics methodologies regarding the organization, construction and access to databases, in particular genomics and proteomics, and the acquisition and distribution of scientific and technological information;

understand the fundamental aspects of the operational processes that follow the industrial design of biotechnological products (also in gene therapy and cell therapy), and the formulation of biopharmaceuticals;

have a good basic knowledge of economics, organization and management of companies, setting up businesses, management of innovation projects and marketing activities (including the patenting of innovative products) of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products of a biotechnological nature;

be able to organize development activities in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with particular attention to bioethics;

possess skills in managerial communication in companies, institutions and administrations, public bodies, non-profit organizations and professional agencies involved in advertising and communication products (events, campaigns, services for the press and public relations);

possess appropriate methodological skills for the creation of communication products and promotional campaigns of public institutions, companies and non-profit organizations;

possess appropriate methodological skills to manage internal and external communication flows of companies, public institutions and companies and third sector organizations;

possess the skills needed to use new communication technologies in the management of communication processes of companies, public and non-profit organizations.

The Degree Programme includes courses in communication theory and techniques applied to biomedical science, sociology of health, histology, physiology, etiology and pathogenesis of diseases, genetics, biotechnology, bioethics, statistics in medical-scientific and consumer psychology.

 

3. Career opportunities

Graduates will be able to work in companies, institutions and organizations, both public and private, involved in the bio-medical sector:

• internal communication and intranet manager

• external communication manager

• public relations executive

• manager responsible for fund raising

• designer of social communication and social marketing campaigns

• risk management

• media buyer

• media planner

• consultancy and spin-off for the adequate valorization of products and patents

• Press office

Graduates will also be able to:

Work in editorial activities in the biomedical area for periodicals, newspapers, radio, television and online press offices.

 

4. Course admission

Knowledge required for admission:

Those with a three-year bachelors degree or equivalent qualification which is considered equivalent under current legislation, or other qualifications obtained abroad, which are officially considered eligible, may participate in the Masters Degree Programme in Scientific Biomedical Communication, provided they have acquired :

- not less than 30 ECTS credits in the BIO and MED sectors;

- not less than 6 ECTS credits in the CHIM sectors

Course admission depends on the assessment of students' personal preparation, the verification of their level of English proficiency (level not lower than B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for the knowledge of languages) and the possession of the curricular requisites indicated above, taking into consideration the training course previously followed by the student.

The Teaching Regulations of the degree course will also define the times and methods regarding the assessment of the personal preparation of students.

Admission procedure:

The assessment of curricular requirements and personal preparation of the candidates is carried out monthly, between September and January, and is performed by a special commission of teachers, with procedures defined by the Degree Course Council and reported in a call published on the web page of the study course.

Candidates can apply to have their curricular requirements verified before they have obtained their bachelors degree, provided that they graduate within the time limits established for "Sapienza" University’s master degree courses.

 

5. The Degree Programme

The CLMCSB, which lasts two years, is divided into six-month didactic periods.

The courses are both mono-disciplinary and integrated. For the integrated courses, all the Teachers of the course are part of the Examination Committee.

Course attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended for courses related to the biomedical area, particularly for students from previous socio-communicative courses and, vice versa, for the social-communicative lessons, for students with an academic background in the biomedical field.

The entire two-year course includes 120 University Credits (ECTS).

Each ECTS credit corresponds to 25 hours of Student work, including at least 8 hours of frontal teaching activities.

At least 60% of the hours of work needed to obtain an ECTS credit must be dedicated to personal study or other individual training activities.

Students obtain the ECTS credits corresponding to each Course by passing the relevant exams. Finally, 10 ECTS credits are awarded for the preparation of the dissertation.

 

6. Official validation of exams or partial exams taken in other Masters programmes

The validation of exams or parts of exams already taken in other university courses is subject to the approval of the Degree Course Council, after consultation with the individual teacher responsible for the course or module in question, and the presentation by the student of a "course abbreviation application", at the time of enrollment, to the student secretarial Office of the medical area (Città Universitaria, Palazzo delle Segreterie, scala A, ground floor). The University Manifesto defines the procedures and deadlines for the submission of applications.

 

7. Choice of the degree course and completion of study path

In order to indicate their choice of degree course, and to specify their chosen exams (foreseen in the first year of the course) which are to included in their curriculum, students must complete their study path, possibly by the end of the semester of year one. In order to do this, each student can follow the special procedure outlined in their Infostud profile.

Students’ course choices, as well as the topic of their degree dissertation, must be consistent with the degree class specified in their study path.

All students, upon enrollment, are automatically registered in the LM-9 degree class (Degree class in Medical, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies) and therefore, students who would like to obtain a degree title in this class must simply fill out the application on Infostud, indicating the exam chosen.

Those wanting to graduate in the LM-59 degree class (masters degree class in public communication, business and advertising) must, before compiling their study path, consign an application to the Student Secretarial Office in Medicine and Surgery (https: //www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/segreteria-studenti-di-medicina-e-odon ...) requesting a transfer of study course, from code 29898 (Class LM-9) to the code 29899 (Class LM-59).

 

8. Didactic tutoring

Students are offered educational tutoring, provided by tutors nominated by the Degree Course Council, which aims to support students in their choice of degree class, in the identification of projects for the development of their dissertation, opportunities regarding internships, and training activities chosen by the student.

 

9. Curricular internship

To obtain the masters degree in Scientific Biomedical Communication, students must obtain 2 ECTS credits (for at least 80 hours of activity) of curricular internship. Students can do this internship both within a "Sapienza" Department, or at an external institution that has an agreement with the University.

Internships in "Sapienza":

Students who do an internship are automatically covered by the insurance policy provided for all members of the university and do not need to produce any specific documentation to start of their internship. For the validation of their 2 ECTS credits, at the end of their internship, students must provide the Degree Course Secretarial Office (combiomed@uniroma1.it) with a student report indicating on the activities carried out and an evaluation by their tutor, using the form available on the e-learning page of the Study Programme  (https://elearning2.uniroma1.it/mod/folder/view.phpid=126842).

Traineeships outside "Sapienza":

Students who do an internship at an external institution must, for insurance purposes, perform the registration procedure, self-candidature, a copy and approval application of the training project and send them to the didactic structure in question, following the instructions on the e-learning page of the Course (https://elearning2.uniroma1.it/mod/folder/view.phpid=126842).

In order to validate the 2 ECTS credits, students must provide the Degree Course Secretarial Office (combiomed@uniroma1.it) with a personal report regarding the activity carried out; a statement by the external tutor indicating the duration of the internship, where it was held and the type of activity carried out.

 

10. Final exam

In order to take the final exam, students must have followed all the integrated courses and have passed their  exams, having obtained a total of 110 ECTS credits over the two years of the course.

The final exam consists in the writing, presentation and discussion of a written dissertation, independently produced by the Candidate. The dissertation must contain a detailed report of the research issue studied and the individual experimental activity carried out under the guidance of a tutor from the Degree Programme, who acts as supervisor during the presentation of the dissertation.

The activity related to the preparation of the thesis will be carried out, with the authorization of the President of the Degree Course Council, also outside the "Sapienza" University, in public or private qualified institutions, but under the supervision of a teacher-tutor.

Students wishing to obtain the title in the LM-9 class must identify a tutor in the biomedical area and a co-tutor in the social-communication area. Students wishing to attain their title in the LM-59 class must find a tutor of the socio-communication area and a co-tutor of the biomedical area.

The final exam takes place in public before a specific Graduation Commission made up of teachers and researchers who, based on the student's career and the evaluation of their dissertation, establishes the degree mark.

The arithmetic average of the marks obtained in the curricular exams, the evaluation of the dissertation, the eventual evaluation of other activities are considered  in calculating the final mark in accordance with methods established by the Degree Course Council.

 

11. Criteria used to calculate the final grade

To reward the student's study path, 1 point will be awarded for every 4 “praises” (lode) awarded during the degree course. For the final exam, a maximum of 7 points can be assigned for the dissertation, in particular, each member of the committee can decide to assign between 0 and 1 point. An additional point can be assigned with the unanimity vote of the commission. Honours (praise) can be granted to the students who at the day of their final exam have a minimum score of 102/110.

Il corso di laurea specialistica in Comunicazione scientifica biomedica prevede 120 crediti formativi articolati su due anni di corso. Il corso è organizzato in quattro semestri con 11 insegnamenti curriculari e un insegnamento a scelta dello studente. 1 CFU corrisponde 8 ore di lezione, oppure di esercitazione guidata. Gli insegnamenti sono strutturati come corsi integrati e prevedono sia attività di didattica frontale che esercitazioni pratiche di laboratorio.
Il corso di laurea interclasse magistrale in "Comunicazione Scientifica Biomedica" mira alla formazione di esperti della comunicazione in campo bio-medico. Il corso prevede insegnamenti sia di ambito biomedico sia di discipline della comunicazione, necessari per la formazione delle figure professionali proposte.
Le attività appartenenti alle “Discipline biotecnologiche comuni” (30 CFU suddivisi in Fisiologia, Biochimica, Biologia molecolare, Genetica, Patologia generale) consentono di acquisire le nozioni caratterizzanti dei sistemi cellulari e delle basi biochimiche e molecolari che li caratterizzano, ed una conoscenza dei processi fisio-patologici e dei meccanismi molecolari e cellulari ad essi sottesi. Attraverso le “Scienze umane e politiche pubbliche” (9 CFU in Sociologia generale) gli studenti possono acquisire le nozioni relative al rapporto tra scienza, salute e società e l’evoluzione del sistema sanitario. Con le “Discipline della comunicazione pubblica e d’impresa” (15 CFU in Sociologia generale e Economia aziendale) gli studenti possono acquisire le nozioni relative all'economia, all'organizzazione e alla gestione delle imprese, delle istituzioni e delle amministrazioni. Attraverso le “Discipline di base applicate alle biotecnologie” (6 CFU in Statistica) gli studenti possono acquisire le nozioni caratterizzanti l’analisi dei dati e delle fonti per la comunicazione scientifica e medica. Attraverso le “Discipline sociali, informatiche e dei linguaggi” (18 CFU in Psicologia sociale e Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi) gli studenti possono acquisire le nozioni relative alla comunicazione nelle aziende, nelle istituzioni e nelle amministrazioni, anche attraverso la realizzazione di prodotti di comunicazione (eventi, campagne, servizi per la stampa e pubbliche relazioni). Attraverso le “Discipline medico-chirurgiche e della riproduzione umana” (18 CFU in Istologia, Oncologia medica, Medicina interna, Endocrinologia, Chirurgia generale, Scienze tecniche mediche applicate) gli studenti possono acquisire le nozioni relative alla fisiopatologia endocrina e alle tecniche della riproduzione, alle patologie del sistema nervoso ed ai tumori, alla medicina interna e alla chirurgia generale. Attraverso le “Discipline farmaceutiche” (6 CFU in Farmacologia) gli studenti possono acquisire le nozioni caratterizzanti necessarie all'approfondimento delle conoscenze professionali in campo farmaco-tossicologico.
Per raggiungere tali obiettivi, accanto alla frequenza delle lezioni, gli studenti sono incoraggiati a partecipare ad esercitazioni e proposte laboratoriali organizzate nell’ambito dei singoli insegnamenti. La verifica dell'apprendimento viene effettuata tramite esame orale per tutti gli insegnamenti del percorso formativo. Alcuni insegnamenti prevedono inoltre delle prove scritte di verifica in itinere. Per molti degli insegnamenti del corso, una prova pratica (come ad esempio la valutazione di campagne informative nell’ambito della salute, la stesura di comunicati stampa o di articoli di stampo scientifico, ecc…) costituisce elemento di valutazione ai fini del voto finale attribuito all’esame.

Gli studenti hanno a disposizione 8 CFU per attività a scelta dello studente da acquisire in ambito biomedico (per chi proviene da una formazione in ambito socio-comunicativo) o in quello delle discipline socio- economiche e della comunicazione (per chi proviene da una formazione in ambito bio-medico).
Gli studenti hanno inoltre a disposizione 1 CFU a completamento delle attività di tirocini formativi e di orientamento già intraprese all’interno delle attività laboratoriali previste nell’ambito dei singoli insegnamenti, che hanno lo scopo di offrire allo studente la possibilità di fare un'esperienza pratica che favorisca conoscenze strumentali e di metodologie specifiche.