Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences (MHBS)

The goal of the Health and Biomedical Sciences program is to produce world class professionals, with competence for academia, research and industries. Emphasis shall be on linkage to society and to the local industry, and scientific and technological response to local needs.

The ultimate goal of this programme is the education and training of biomedical and health scientists, with a focus on understanding the basic and applied aspects of global health and biomedical sciences. The programme will identify and absorb the best brains from the region and envisage using these brains to produce a pool of world-class creative experts who are able to generate novel solutions to today’s societal problems and open new avenues for technological innovations in the region. It is the expectation of this programme that graduates will take up high-level careers in innovation, research for development, industry and health. Furthermore, the programme is tuned to respond to and make impact on societal needs.

Entry Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences (MHBS) must have obtained :

  1. Possession of a second-class Bachelor’s degree in related specialty subjects, with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning. Students who need to join the Biomedical Sciences programme shall therefore need to have the following specialty-specific qualifications: Veterinary Science or Medicine (BVSc, BVM, DVM); Human Medicine (MD); Pharmacy, Clinical Sciences; Animal Science; Microbiology; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; Physiology (Medical or Veterinary), Pathology (Medical or Veterinary); Immunology (Medical or Veterinary); Parasitology and related fields.
  2. Applicants holding unclassified degrees (e.g. M.D, BVM & DDS) should have at least an overall of “C” grade and an average of “B” grade in the relevant subject or field of his/her specialization.

Areas of Specialization

  1. Health and Biomedical Sciences

Programme Duration

Full Time

  1. Years: Two (2) Years
  2. Semesters: Four (4)

Part Time

  1. Years: Three (3) Years
  2. Semesters: 

Mode of Delivery

Blended mode or hybrid mode whereby a portion of the traditional face-to-face instruction is mixed with web-based online instruction.

Programme Outline for Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Science by Coursework and Dissertation

Common Core Courses

  1. BuSH 6007: Foundation of Law Philosophy and Ethics
  2. BuSH 6008: Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Common Core Courses at School Level

  1. LiBE 6101: Research Methods and Statistics
  2. LiBE 6102: Outreach and internship
  3. BIOS 6401: Graduate Seminars
  4. BIOS 6901: Dissertation 

Programme Core

  1. BIOS 6101: Molecular and Cell Biology

Specialty Courses

  1. BIOS 6201: Immunology
  2. BIOS 6202: Molecular Techniques in Life Sciences
  3. BIOS 6203: Applied Microbiology
  4. BIOS 6221: One Health
  5. BIOS 6222: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
  6. BIOS 6223: Applied Epidemiology
  7. BIOS 6224: Applied Biostatistics

Elective Courses

Master’s students may elect courses, which strengthen their scientific knowledge and technical competence, from a prescribed pool of courses and/or some courses from within or outside the school, after seeking approval of the respective School.

  1. BIOS 6301: Biosafety and Bioethics
  2. BIOS 6302: Application of Engineering in Life Sciences
  3. BIOS 6303: Neurobiology
  4. BIOS 6304: Infectious Disease Modeling and Geographical Information
  5. BIOS 6305: Tropical Parasitology
  6. BIOS 6306: Drug Design and Discovery
  7. BIOS 6307: Virology
  8. BIOS 6308: Economic Aspects of Biotechnology
  9. BIOS 6309: Genomics and bioinformatics
  10. BIOS 6310: Emerging Trends in Biotechnology, Industrial Pharmacy and Regularity Science
  11. BIOS 6311 Non-communicable diseases

Programme Outline for Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Science by Research Thesis

Candidates pursuing Master degree by Research and Thesis at NM-AIST shall be required to take all common courses, present graduate seminars, develop research proposals and undertake research work before preparation of thesis. With approval respective department, students may choose other courses on offer during semester, within and /or outside HBS as detailed below:

Common Core Courses

  1. BuSH 6007: Foundation of Law Philosophy and Ethics
  2. BuSH 6008: Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Programme Core

  1. LiBE 6102: Outreach and Internship
  2. BIOS 6402: Research Seminar and Conferences
  3. BIOS 6196: Thesis

Programme expected learning outcomes 

­­­­­­­­­­­By the end of the Programme, graduates  will be able to:

  1. Explain core concepts involved in One Health.
  2. Explain emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including zoonosis diseases.
  3. Describe main concepts in molecular biology and other biomedical sciences like immunology, epidemiology, etc
  4. Explain and apply cutting-edge technology in biomedical sciences.
  5. Apply contemporary techniques for studying immunity, molecular biology, and developing diagnostic tools and vaccines against important human and animal diseases.
  6. Design and conduct research in biomedical sciences fields, to become leading researchers, service providers and entrepreneurs.
  7. Communicate scientific ideas to specialized and non-specialized audience.

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