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Welcome to study!

Master’s Programme in Life Science Technologies

Biosystems and -materials major

2.9.2015 Alexander Frey and Anna Mäkilä

Anna Mäkilä

Agenda

• Who are we?

• Study guidance

• Confirming the major

• Shared materials

• Degree and major structure

• Recommended minors

• Schedule for period I

• Individual study plan

• Preparation of study plans with teachers

• Lab tour

Who are we?

• A short presentation of everyone– Name– Country you are from– Why have you choosen Aalto

University and Biosystems and -materials in Master’s Programme in Life Science Technologies?

Study guidance

• Professors:– Alexander Frey – professor in charge, office D409– Jan Deska– Sami Franssila– Ari Koskinen– Mauri Kostiainen– Markus Linder– Katrina Nordström– Orlando Rojas– Jukka Seppälä– Monika Österberg

• Other teachers:– Jari Koivisto

Tutor groups

• Ari Koskinen

• Antti Karttunen

Alexander Frey Evelina Bäck

Jordan Esson

Linda Olkkonen

Riikka Virtanen

Sami FranssilaPihla Ahola

Hele Haapaniemi

Heini-Maria Pääsky

Mauri KostiainenIlona Leppänen

Laura Niemelä

Marcela Ruvalcaba Medrano

Emmi Sveholm

Study guidance

• Student advisor Olivia Lehtimäki: advisors-chem@list.aalto.fi

• Study secretary Juha Oksa and Heidi Tukianen: studies-chem@aalto.fi

• Planning officer Anna Mäkilä : anna.makila@aalto.fi (only by appointment)

• Additional information: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enmasterchem/Homepage

Shared materials

– Model schedule for Autumn 2015– Into– Otaniemi campus map– Helsinki region map– EspooGuide– Otaniemi campus restaurants

Degree structure – general information

• 120 ECTS credits• Two years (annual workload is 60 ECTS credits)

Master of Science (Tech.) = M.Sc. (Tech.)

Degree structure

120 ECTS credits:

• 60 cr major dependent studies – Compulsory and optional studies

• 30 cr Thesis

• 30 cr Elective studies

Major in Biosystems and –materialsMaster’s Degree Programme in Life Science Technologies

• The major is positioned at the interface of biology, biomaterials and drugs

• At the core of the teaching are

– the understanding of molecular and cellular level phenomena

– reprogramming of cells

– design and characterization of small pharmaceutically active

molecules

– synthesis and characterization of biomaterials

Who is offering?

The major is strongly research driven and is tightly linked to research activities at the School of Chemical Technology in the fields of

– Biotechnology (Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology)

– Organic chemistry (Department of Chemistry)– Polymer science and engineering (Department of

Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Department of Forest Products Technology)

For whom

The MSc major in Biosystems and -materials gives graduates cutting edge scientific knowledge and skills enabling the students

– to integrate into the international life science technologies job market

– or to pursue doctoral studies in specialist fields

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Bio

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ls (

60

cr)

Multidisciplinary project in Life Science Technologies, 10 cr

Introduction to research methods and statistics

(5 cr)

Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition

(5cr)

Biophysical chemistry(5 cr)

Cell Biology(5 cr)

Biopolymers (5 cr)

Systems Biology(5 cr)

Polymer Synthesis(5 cr)

Polymer Properties (5 cr)

Compulsory courses for major, 25 cr

Synthetic Biology(5cr)

Microfluidics and BioMEMS

(5cr)

Organic Structural Analysis

(5 cr)

Compulsory for LST Master, 5 cr

Compulsory for LST Master, 10 cr

Cell and tissue engineering

(5cr)

Natural product chemistry (5 cr)

Enzymatic and Biomimetic Catalysis

(5 cr)

Cell factory(5 cr)

Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems

(5cr)

Elective specialization courses, choose 4 x 5 cr

Laboratory course in Biosystems and -materials (5 cr)

Common courses

Course Responsible teacher Period

Introduction to research methods and statistics (5 cr)

Nummenmaa (SCI)

I

Multidisciplinary project in LST (10 cr) LST program Spring-Fall

Biophysical chemistry (5 cr) Linder III

Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition (5cr) Koskinen II

Organic Structural Analysis (5 cr) Koivisto I

Cell biology (5 cr) Frey III

Laboratory course in Biosystems and -materials (5 cr)

Frey II

Major specific elective courses

Course Responsible teacher Period

Synthetic Biology (5 cr) Linder IV & V

Systems Biology (5 cr) Frey IV & V

Cell factory (5 cr) Frey IV

Polymer Synthesis (5 cr) Rojas I

Biopolymers (5 cr) Kostiainen III & IV

Polymer Properties (5 cr) Seppäla II

Natural product chemistry (5 cr) Koskinen II

Enzymatic and Biomimetic Catalysis (5 cr) Deska III & IV

Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems (5 cr)

Österberg III & IV

Microfluidics and BioMEMS (5 cr) Franssila III

Cell and tissue engineering Nordström III

Period Compulsory courses, 40 cr Major special courses, choose 4x5 cr

Electives

Fall I Basic-Lab for Biosystems and materials

Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition

Organic Structural Analysis

Introduction to research methods and statistics

Natural product chemistry

The exact amounts of elective which can be taken during a particular teaching period depends on the students choice of major special courses, in total 30 cr

Spring I Cell biology

Biophysical chemistry

LST project

work, 10 cr

(preferably done during

spring I)

Systems Biology

Cell and tissue engineering

Synthetic Biology

Cell factory

Biopolymers

Microfluidics and BioMEMS

Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems

Cell and tissue engineering

Fall II Polymer properties*

Polymer Synthesis*

Medicinal product chemistry

Spring II

Master thesis 30 cr

Outline Biosystems and –materials major

* Could be read also during Fall I

Period Compulsory courses, 40 cr Major special courses, choose 4x5 cr Electives

1 Organic Structural Analysis(5 cr)

Introduction to research methods and statistics (5 cr)

Polymer Synthesis (5 cr)

The exact amounts of elective which can be taken during a particular teaching period depends on the students choice of major special courses, in total 30 cr

2 Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition s (5cr)

Laboratory course in Biosystems and -materials (5 cr)

Polymer properties (5 cr)

Natural product chemistry (5 cr)

3 Cell biology(5cr)

Biophysical chemistry (5 cr)

Multidisciplinary project in LST (10 cr)

Microfluidics and BioMEMS (5 cr)

Cell and tissue engineering (5 cr)

Biopolymers (5 cr)

Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems(5cr)

Medicinal product chemistry (5 cr)

4 Cell factory (5 cr)

Systems Biology(5 cr)

Synthetic Biology(5 cr)

5

Courses according to teaching periods

Minor minors

• Not compulsory degree without minor• Possible to include a minor into elective studies• Recommended minors

– Bioinformatics– Biomedical engineering– Biosensing and -electronics– Complex systems – Human Neuroscience and –technology

Schedule, period IAT MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8–9 CHEM-E2100Polymer Synthesis

ExerciseR013/2379–10

Becs-114.5501Experimental and

Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences I

R003/Auditorium

10–11CHEM-E2100

Polymer SynthesisR013/237

CHEM-E2100Polymer Synthesis

R013/237

CHEM-E8100Organic Structural

AnalysisR011/KE4

11–12

12–13 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

13–14 CHEM-E8100Organic Structural

AnalysisR011/KE4

CHEM-E8100Organic Structural

AnalysisExercise

R011/KE4

14–15

Becs-114.5501Experimental and

Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences I

Computer labR017/Maari-K

starting from week 38

15–16

16–17        

Course replacement• Applies only for Bachelors from CHEM

new course old course

CHEM-E8115 Cell factory KE-70.4700 Cell factory

CHEM-E3170 Systems biology KE-70.3610 Bioprocess Technology III

  OR

  KE-70.4300 Metabolic Engineering and ModelingCHEM-E3225 Cell- and Tissue Engineering KE-30.4325 Health Technology Microbiology

CHEM-E2100 Polymer Synthesis KE-100.3200 Polymeerien valmistus

CHEM-E2130 Polymer Properties KE-100.3410 Polymer Properties

CHEM-E2155 Biopolymers KE-4810 Biopolymers

CHEM-E4245 Natural Product Chemistry KE-4.9900 Chemistry of Natural Products

Planning your study

• Official individual study plan (HOPS)– Compulsory– Binding agreement on both parties– Done during period I– Planning officer/professor in charge of the major accepts– Scheduled– One version– Changes new HOPS

Planning your study

1. Selection of major courses according to study guide2. Selection of elective courses

- minor? 3. Scheduling the courses

Individual study plan

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