Education
Maastricht University is a research university that offers innovative and high quality academic programmes using methods of instruction that promote active learning to build knowledge and develop academic skills as well as an academic and professional attitude. Small group educational formats are applied in our entire study programme, including the concepts of Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Students are typically working in small groups, actively discussing problems and applying newly acquired knowledge in practical situations, while are given the opportunity to interact with scientists directly.
Teaching activities TGX
With our team, we contribute to knowledge development and innovation in order to improve health, health care, and society in different contexts (e.g. clinical, occupational, lifestyle) by providing education to a variety of students and future (health) professionals. We develop and execute educational tasks in the field of (toxico)genomics with the aim to share our knowledge and skills which can be applied in different professional environments. Our teaching highlights the relevance of context (a.o. health care, work, lifestyle, public health and clinical practice) for our discipline.
With our teaching, we primarily aim to target bachelor, master and PhD students within the faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML), Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN), the faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), the satellite campus in Geleen and Venlo and the schools Oncology & reproduction (GROW) and for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS). We teach state-of-the-art (toxico)genomics-related methods and applications in the broadest sense. Our teaching targets furthermore professionals, from junior researchers to experienced toxicologists, scientists and (health) professionals.
Internships
Furthermore, we guide students during their junior and senior internships for both bachelor and master studies, either within our department or externally. We also host students from Universities of Applied Sciences and other external research institutes and universities. All relevant themes of our research activities within GROW and MHeNs are covered in our internship programme, including: Toxicogenomics, Human (cancer) Risk Assessment, Predictive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety, Molecular Epidemiology and Prevention, Primary Mitochondrial Disease, Mitochondria in Complex Disorders, Muscle Stem Cell Therapy, Next-Generation Sequencing. If you are interested in our internships, please check this website or contact one of our staff members.
Postgraduate education in Toxicology
Additionally, the department is involved in the Postgraduate Education in Toxicology (PET), a Dutch national programme for vocational postgraduate training in toxicology. Danyel Jennen is coordinator of the Toxicogenomics course. This course provides an introduction on genomics technologies, i.e., gene expression profiling by microarray technologies or sequencing techniques and related data analysis, focusing on its application in toxicology. For more information please check this website.
Bachelor programmes
European Public Health
Many of the most important determinants of health fall outside of the reach of medicine. Study public health and healthcare in Europe.
Health Sciences
How health and disease are affected by biological, psychological, behavioural, environmental and healthcare related factors.
Biomedical Sciences
Immerse yourself in how the body works and in medication and diseases.
Regenerative Medicine & Technology
Enjoy the combination of science and engineering and use it in medical applications.
Brain Science
To truly grasp how the brain works, you need to understand many things at once. This one-of-a-kind bachelor’s programme combines the captivating fields of psychology, biology, math, and computational science.
Maastricht Science Programme
The Maastricht Science Programme offers you the opportunity to explore the natural sciences and to build a unique academic profile based on your personal interests and ambitions.
FHML Honours Programme
The FHML Honours Programme is an extracurricular activity offered to talented and motivated FHML students.
Master programmes
Biomedical Sciences
From gene to health. Explore the clinical and biomedical challenges, starting from a molecular level.
Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
This selective master provides five top training tracks in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience for students aiming to become high-level researchers in academia, or envisioning a career in industrial, governmental, clinical, or other work environments.
Systems Biology
Learn how scientists can combine mathematics, biology and data science to tackle human health challenges.
Other education
Postgraduate education
The Dutch national programme for postgraduate training in toxicology, recognised by EUROTOX.
Postgraduate course: Multi-Omics and Data Sciences in Complex Diseases
This course is part of the BioSB research school
It will cover advanced multi-omics screening technologies and look at how we use cutting-edge data science to make sense of our measurements and bring explainability to our predictions, which will ultimately lead to hypothesis generation and further biological understanding.