How to design more effective and needle-free corona vaccines? How can we use nanoscience to better predict drug toxicity for humans? How can we personalise drug treatment and make it more sustainable?

How can we use Big Data to improve preventive drug programmes? How can we optimize chronic drug use in ageing populations? How can we develop a business case for a new drug and determine cost-efficiency of pharmaceutical programmes?

If you have a pharmaceutical bachelor degree or a bachelor degree in pharmacy, chemistry, or a related field such as biomedical sciences or biology with pharmaceutical elements, this two-year Master’s degree programme will enhance your career in the exciting world of the drug development life cycle! We cover all drug-related elements, from basic target discovery to molecular drug design, from analysis of drugs and biomarkers to pharmacological design of applications, from toxicology and biopharmacy to clinical pharmacoepidemiology, post marketing surveillance, policy and business.

An unique asset of the master of Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences is that the lectures and research take place in an interdisciplinary Life Sciences environment from chemistry to statistics, from biology to medicine, from epidemiology to economics, management and business, with all activities situated within walking distance. Learning research by actually doing it is a second unique asset, and students will have the opportunity to design two large research projects according to their needs and talent. Teaching professors from the Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (see http://www.rug.nl/research/grip/) as well as from the University Medical Center Groningen all work closely together, which is considered unique worldwide.

Lecturers will supervise you while you are independently performing experiments and go through the whole process of conducting a scientific drug-related study. The programme therefore is an excellent preparation for a succeeding PhD programme in the biological, medical or pharmaceutical sciences or for a career in industry, as a consultant or policy maker. You may choose a carefully designed track which will prepare you for specialist positions or you will be in the lead to design your own research programme.

The programme also has an active student association, Pharmaciae Sacrum, where you will quickly feel at home and can join social activities (please also see the MPS Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/medpharmgroningen/)

Why study this programme in Groningen?
Our Pharmacy education has been ranked number 1 among students in the Netherlands since 2015
Awarded ‘Top Rated Programme’ label (Keuzegids Masters 2017 and 2019)
Groningen drug research and education is among the best in the world
Unique interdisciplinary cooperation between preclinical, pharmaceutical, medical and economical research fields, with teaching professors within walking distance
Research and education cover all drug/vaccine-related aspects that are relevant to the drug development life cycle
Programme
Year 1
You will be in the lead to choose a carefully designed track which prepares you for specialist positions. Most students choose a specialised research track. We offer three unique research tracks and a Science, Business and Policy track:

1) Pharmaco-epidemiology and -economics: The science that focuses on issues of drug/vaccine use in patients and the beneficial and side effects in populations, applying clinical trials and observational Big Database studies. 2) Drug Toxicology and Translational Technology: Focuses on adverse drug reactions and pharmaco- and toxicokinetics of drugs using innovative techniques. 3) Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering: Focuses on novel strategies for drug target-identification, drug development, and formulation. 4) Science, Business and Policy: Interested in the business side of science? You can combine this Master’s programme with the Science Business & Policy profile.

Courses
Academic Skills
Colloquium
Drug Development (5 EC)
Electives/Optional modules (10 EC, optional)
Essay (drug-related) (5 EC)
Master modules / Track specific modules (15 EC)
Research Project 1
Research Project 2
Curriculum
2-year programme. Credits per year: 60 ECTS, most courses are 5 ECTS.

Programme options
General research programme (track)
Drug Toxicology and Translational Technology (Research track) (track)
Pharmaco-epidemiology and Pharmaco-economics (Research track) (track)
Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering (Research track) (track)
Science, Business and Policy (track)
Study abroad
Study abroad is recommended
For an average of 20 weeks
Maximum of 60 EC
Exchange: All our science and engineering programmes offer study abroad possibilities at a number of partner institutions, often as a second research project. Our partners include top-100 universities in Europe (for example in Germany, UK, and Sweden) and in the USA, China, South-East Asia, and South America

University Of Groningen Sports Science

How can you identify the top athletes of the future? How do you optimize athletic performance and prevent injuries? What influence does physical activity have on a child’s development? How do people use vision to control their actions?

The two-year Master’s programme is meant for students with a scientific fascination for sport. You will study sports performance and physical activity from multiple perspectives, using theories about cognition, psychology and physiology. This could be sports on a recreational or an athlete level.

As a student of this programme, you will acquire an advanced understanding of issues in the field of sport sciences, both applied and fundamental. You will practice in measuring and analyzing sports performance and gain familiarity with research methods and advanced statistics. Also, you will learn to develop optimal programmes to teach and train sport-related abilities and skills.

The programme is concentrated around four research areas:

Physical activity and cognition in children.
Talent identification and development.
Perception, action and decision making in sports
Performance analysis and optimization in (top)sports and how to prevent injuries.

Why study this programme in Groningen?
Unique MSc Sport Sciences programme in the Netherlands
Comprehensive 2-year science-based program with a multidisciplinary approach to studying sport
Strong link between fundamental and applied research in sports settings
100% English taught
Programme
Year 1
Year 2
The programme starts with a specialization course to gain a better understanding of the development, learning and optimization of sport skills and sport performance.
Other compulsory courses are:

Philosophy of science and ethics
Advanced statistics: deepening one’s methodological and statistical knowledge
In addition to the compulsory courses, you have a lot of freedom within the first year to choose your individual study programme (30 EC). You can select internal course units that are o

Periods
CoursesCourse Catalog > 1 2 3 4
Development, perception and action in sports and exercise (5 EC)
Mechanisms of motor function and cognition in ageing (5 EC, optional)
Motor Control (5 EC, optional)
Neuromechanics (5 EC, optional)
Rehabilitation & Functional Recovery: Practice & patient-oriented research (5 EC, optional)
Academic Assignment(s) (optional)
Master monitor (5 EC)
Advanced Statistics (5 EC)
Clinical Mobility Lab (5 EC, optional)
Disorders in motor control and current theories about rehabilitation processes (5 EC, optional)
Interventions targeting motor function and cognition in ageing (5 EC, optional)
Physiology of Training and Exercise (5 EC, optional)
Talent and performance optimization (5 EC)
Introduction to Dynamical Systems (5 EC, optional)
Perception and Action (5 EC, optional)
Sport and Talent (5 EC, optional)
Review article (10 EC)
Big data in Sport Sciences and Human Movement Sciences (5 EC)
Philosophy of Science and Ethics (5 EC)
Signal Acquisition and Analysis (5 EC, optional)
Curriculum
During the first year of the Master’s programme in Sport Sciences, you follow specialization course units to gain a better understanding of the development, learning and optimisation of sport skills and sport performance.

Course 1: Development, perception and action in sports and exercise Course 2: Talent and performance optimization

Alongside the specialization, the first year includes two compulsory course units (Advanced Statistics and Philosophy of Science and Ethics) and a profiling part. In this part you can select course units that are offered by the department of Human Movement Sciences. Alternatively, you can select external course units or carry out an academic assignment, which could involve gaining teaching or applied research experience, doing consultancy work or writing a scientific article for publication. During your studies you are expected to work intensively with students and lecturers in various different ways. The main focus of the second year of the Master’s programme is the master graduation project. You can do this internally, externally or abroad. In your research project you demonstrate that you are able to conduct scientific research in a specific field and that you are able to present your findings in a scientific article.

Programme options
Sport, Learning and Performance (specialization)
Study abroad
Study abroad is optional
For an average of 20 weeks
Maximum of 40 EC