Thesis

Duration

Number of credits

Lecturer

Collégialité

Coordinator

Rachelle Franzen

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Laboratory or industry work, as part of the preparation of the Master thesis in biomedical sciences

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of his Master thesis, the student will be able:
- to carry out certain laboratory techniques independently
- understand the techniques used
- analyze results and present them in the form of scientific figures
- interpret the results and compare them to the literature
- write a dissertation (introduction, strategy, material and methods, results, discussion conclusion, perspectives, ...)
- to present his work in front of a jury

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Full time work within host laboratory/industry

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

A Vade-Mecum will be made available to students to guide them in the preparation of the manuscript and the oral defense.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Evaluation declines in diffrents parts:
- January Session: Oral examination, based on poster presentation in front of a jury composed of 3 membres. Poster will present the research topic and objectives, the experimental strategy, as well as the techniques and methods used. This part represents 15% of the global note of the Master thesis.
- June session: 

• manuscript deposit date: June 15, 2021
• oral defenses: 5 and 6 of July, 2021

• 50% for the laboratory behaviour
• 50% for the manuscript

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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Contacts

Dr Rachelle FRANZEN
rfranzen@uliege.be
04/3665192