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SUMMARY OF THE COURSE. Onsite Maters

Academic Year 2026-27

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The COMPULSORY MODULE comprises theoretical and practical classes designed, on the one hand, to enable students to learn and apply specific research methodologies and techniques in physiology, relating both to laboratory instrumentation and to the handling of experimental data and new digital technologies for processing , and, on the other hand, to acquire the theoretical knowledge and experimental foundations of the most innovative and applied aspects of cardiovascular physiology, oxidative stress and rare diseases, which together offer a range of possibilities enabling students to carry out their research work in these and other fields of physiology.

In the OPTIONAL MODULE, given the breadth of specific fields within physiology, the student’s training in physiological research is perfectly complemented by four modules on topics that are all highly relevant to current research. Three of the four modules are rotated every two academic years, due, on the one hand, to the fact that all of them are of great scientific interest and, on the other, to the difficulty of securing the collaboration of specialists in these fields every year. In any case, regardless of the modules taken by the student in this module, it complements the foundation and training acquired in physiology research in the compulsory module, enabling them to carry out work in any of their fields of research.

In the MASTER'S THESIS, the student undertakes a research project consisting of an original experimental study on one of the physiology topics covered by the research areas of the Department of Physiology’s Research Units, or a systematic review. They draft the thesis, including all the sections of a scientific paper—introduction, objectives, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and bibliography—and present and defend it publicly before an Examination Board. It is designed to enable the student to demonstrate the acquisition of the skills associated with the degree and to develop all aspects related to research activity in one of the fields of Physiology.

BRIDGING COURSES:
Depending on the entrance qualification, some students must take a leveling course prior to entering the Master's program:

43750: Bridging courses. Fundamentals of Physiology

Coordinator: professor Ángel Ortega Valero (Angel.Ortega@uv.es).

• As a general rule, all students must take this course except those coming from the degrees of Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biotechnology and Biochemistry and Environmental Sciences, belonging to the University of V alencia or equivalent.
• This module is offered in the month of September, see calendar and timetable, and without having taken it, it will not be possible to take the master's degree.

SYSTEM OF EVALUATION AND QUALIFICATION OF THE SUBJECTS::

• Written examination and/or preparation of a subject-related assignment and/or continuous assessment and/or practice reports (depending on the subject): assessment on 10 points.
• In subjects with practices, attendance at 80% of the practices is compulsory.

Courses are passed with a mark of 5 or above.

• Courses with laboratory practicals:
• Laboratory Methods in Physiology (43095)
• Data Analysis Methods in Physiology (43080)
• Digital Signal and Image Analysis in Physiology (43081)
• Special Techniques in Cardiovascular Research (43083)
• Supplementary Training in Physiology (43750)

Note: THE MASTER’S PROGRAMME IS FACE-TO-FACE, so face-to-face classes are very important and attendance at these classes is of great value for learning. However, attendance at theory classes is not taken into account in the grading of the modules; as can be seen in the assessment section of the module syllabuses for the Master’s programme, this is at the students’ discretion.

FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME ENROLMENT:

The 60 ECTS credits of the master’s degree allow it to be completed in a single academic year.

FULL-TIME ENROLMENT: Full-time students must enrol for a minimum of 36 credits and a maximum of the full 60 credits of the master’s programme.

Part-time enrolment: Students may apply, for justified reasons (regular and accredited employment, high-level sporting activity, special educational needs, family responsibilities or student representation), to undertake the master’s programme on a part-time basis.

They must enrol for a minimum of 24 credits and a maximum of 35. In such cases, it is advisable to enrol for the compulsory module (30 credits) in the first year and leave the optional module (15 credits) and the Master’s Thesis (15 credits) for the second year.