Host-microbe interactions

Brief description

The postgraduate program «Host-microbe interactions» (HosMic) is co-organized by the Departments of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment (DIAE), Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment (DACPRE), and Biochemistry and Biotechnology (DBB) of the University of Thessaly, while it is operated from the academic year 2022-2023. HosMic is an MSc program exclusively specialized in symbiotic relations between micro and macro-organisms, but also between microorganisms. The role of animal and plant microbiomes is associated with interdisciplinary fundamental and applied scientific fields. The main scope of HosMic is the graduate specialization in fundamental and applied research processes of topics dealing with host-microbe interactions. This program is implemented exclusively in English and for this it is open to international students, while its participating tutors are well-established international researchers on organism microbiomes.

This program of Postgraduate Studies consists of eight (5) courses and a Master Thesis. The program is accredited according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and successful completion requires students to achieve a total of 75 ECTS credits (ECTS credits per course=6, ECTS credits of thesis=45). The expected time of completion is two (2) semesters, including the submission and presentation of the Thesis. The program has tuition fees.