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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Health Sciences in Molecular Medicine

The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Molecular Medicine in Health Professions is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Health Sciences in Molecular Medicine offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

This degree is designed to prepare students for the intellectual and physical challenges of laboratory biomedical research.

The degree focuses on developing a thorough understanding of the cellular and molecular biology of human diseases, which can be applied towards better disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention by developing novel diagnostic devices, drugs and vaccines.

Recently, rapid progress in molecular medicine has been achieved using new technologies such as high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and synthetic biology.

Overall, the programme is an intense and rewarding experience which will equip students to handle the tools used in today’s modern molecular laboratory and will provide an advanced theoretical foundation for future success in a biomedical and/or health biotechnology career.

Curriculum

• Courses in research techniques and bioinformatics (5 weeks)
• Laboratory research project (8 months)
• Tutorials/lectures in molecular and cell biology; immunology; stem cells; proteomics and molecular diagnostics, molecular mechanisms of cancer and infectious diseases , including: HIV, HBV, Malaria, TB