This minor in ‘Medical biology - neuro orientation’ gives you an introduction in various topics. You will get acquainted with neuroscience, synapses as well as with cognitive topics and physiology. More information on a specific course described below, can be found in the online course guide.

With this minor of 30 ECTS, you will be admitted to the Master’s in Medical Biology at Radboud University in case you come from a relevant Bachelor's programme (see ingangseisen) and want to study further. This minor will count as Pre-Master's programme in this case.

You will follow three courses per quarter: one course on Monday/Tuesday, one course on Wednesday and one course on Thursday/Friday. 

 

QUARTER 3

Monday/Tuesday

• Neural Basis of Cognitive Perception (NWI-BB092)

Wednesday

• Introduction to R Programming (NWI-BB095) – Self study course

 

Thursday/Friday

• Cognitive Neuroimaging (NWI-BB081B)

 

QUARTER 4

Monday/Tuesday

• Advanced Molecular Biology (NWI-BB017C)

or

• Endocrinology (BB048B)

 

Wednesday

• Philosophy & Ethics of Science (NWI-FFIL100)

 

Thursday/Friday

• Neurons and Synapses (NWI-BB094)

Neural Basis of Cognitive Perception: The goal of this the course is to provide an insight into the basic neural processes that underly cognition (e.g. memory, attention, decision-making, etc) and perception (e.g visual, auditory, somatosensory, vestibular systems)

Introduction to R Programming (NWI-BB095): This course provides a gentle and stepwise introduction to the world of R programming. After completion of this course, you will master the basics of programming in R. In particular, you can

1. Create, load and manipulate data
2. Perform exploratory data analysis
3. Visualize your data in attractive graphs
4. Create efficient code by applying functions to series of objects
5. Find help and resources to take your coding skills to a next level.

Cognitive Neuroimaging: The field of cognitive neuroscience is rapidly expanding. The anatomical and functional properties of different parts of the nervous system are investigated in numerous ways and at many levels, varying from the molecular and cellular level to brain systems and behavior. This course will provide the fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience, with a major focus on modern brain imaging techniques and their applications.

Advanced Molecular Biology: In this course, the focus lies on molecular mechanisms and the molecular means of information flow in eukaryotes, from and to the cell's nucleus.

Endocrinology: Within this course you'll learn all about human physiology, endocrine glands, synthesis pathways of different types of hormones and you'll be able to use the acquired knowledge to explain simple clinical cases (pathologies, diagnostics and therapies).

 

Philosophy & Ethics of Science: This course addresses in an integrated manner philosophical and bioethical aspects of bioscience. It provides a window for exploring the philosophical, ethical and societal dimensions of scientific research in biology and the life sciences.

Neurons and Synapses: The course focuses on the structure, organization, classification, and function of neurons and synapses. 

Read about the pre-requisites and the learning goals of each individual course in the online course guide for more detailed information.

Third or fourth year of the Bachelor's of Applied Sciences Universities. In general all medical and molecular related sciences course programmes, such as BML and bioinformatics.

See the literature (mandatory or optional) of each individual course in the online course guide.

The courses of quarter three are scheduled from January 29 – April 5, 2024. Courses of the fourth quarter are scheduled from April 8 – July 12, 2024.

See the schedule of each individual course in the online course guide for further details.

For every course there is a first exam and a resit opportunity in the same semester. 

See the information in the online course guide for more details about exams / products of each individual course.