Bioengineering – (Ph.D.)

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Doctoral Program is based on four branches of educational and researches activities: introductory courses, main courses, elective courses and development of a thesis. Introductory courses allow completing the knowledge in mathematical, physical, modelling and medico-biological fields. These bases are reputed to be fundamental for the following research activities. During this completion, the student is introduced to a research group that will represent his or her future research environment. A tutor will be selected which will define, in agreement with faculty, the more suitable introductory courses for the research field to which the student is being addressed. Introductory courses will cover between 0 and 25 credits of work. Main courses range from 40 to 50 credits and are designed expressly for the Doctoral Program in Bioengineering. The organisation of these courses is such that a greater effort is required to the students each hour of lecture with respect to introductory courses and lower levels courses. They are a kind of intensive lectures with few hours of lectures, practice and laboratory, possibly condensed in few weeks. Individual or small group study will be expected with personal deepening of arguments find in literature and scientific books. Among main courses is very important to participate actively to the National school of the National Bioengineering Group (GNB). This school is held every year for the duration of one week on themes of advanced research in bioengineering with the participation of highly qualified teachers. This meeting offers also the unique occasion to put together students from different Doctoral programs in Bioengineering and neighbouring field in Italy. Exchange of experiences with other students and with teachers and tutors in the atmosphere of the school sessions contribute to education. Elective courses and training on specific topics represents the third stadium of the educational activities. The student will start a research in the frame of those active at the Bioengineering Department, including those conducted with international co-operations. The research will be conducted at accredited laboratories chosen by faculty. The students will spend about ten months in this activity, possibly outside the Department and possibly abroad, to reach between 30 and 70 credits. Meanwhile the students will give or follow seminars and will attend short courses on very specific themes. The third phase of education will be completed by 10 to 30 credits spent in writing and publishing scientific papers on the research carried out. The last phase of the education is represented by 60 credits spent to produce an original and qualitatively high standard Doctorate dissertation (thesis). This will be the synthesis of a research work outstanding in the international scientific panorama. About one year is expected for achieving this goal.

Faculty

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