Biomedical Science

• Study of biomedical science
• professional field of biomedical science
• legal basis
• MTD law
• history of the profession
• job description
• fields of activity
• professional ethical aspects
• group intervision on training topics
• biomedical science in the international context

• The graduates know the historical development of the profession.

• The graduates use the RIS database for the knowledge of the legal basis of the profession.

• The graduates classify the biomedical analytics in the health care system as well as the possibilities and limits of the profession.

• The graduates discuss selected aspects of professional ethics and development opportunities.

• The graduates ask specific questions about relevant topics of the semester in the course of a group intervision.

Lecture, practical exercises, group exercises, discussion, excursion, reflection

Continuous assessment

• Basics of communication/interaction
• self-perception and perception of others
• feedback
• difference between technical and human communication
• person/function/role
• conflict management

• The graduates apply various models of communication and conflict theory.

• The graduates recognise basic patterns of communication and interaction.

• The graduates reflect on their ability to work in various team situations.

• The graduates differentiate between person, function and role.

• The graduates reflect on their self-image and the image of others in communication situations.

• The graduates give appreciative feedback and reflect on their own behaviour.

• The graduates use various interview techniques in a target group-oriented manner.

Theoretical inputs, group exercise, exchange of experiences, discussion, questionnaires, feedback

Continuous assessment

• Laboratory related hygiene strategies
• commodities
• physical quantities and units relevant to the profession
• measuring and recording
• water qualities
• solutions and dilutions
• central terms of the functional sequence in the analysis process, in particular preanalytics
• basics in quality management

• Graduates know the basic structures and processes of molecular biology - including DNA structure, replication, transcription and translation - and explain their importance as a basis for biomedical analysis.

• Graduates know the basic structures and functions of the human immune system - including innate and adaptive defense mechanisms - and describe the importance of antibodies and central immune cells as a basis for understanding immunology.

• Graduates are familiar with the basic concepts of quality management - including structural, process and result quality - and describe their significance for patient safety, compliance with standards (ISO 15189, GCP) and standardized laboratory processes.

• Graduates explain the individual phases of the biomedical-analytical process - from pre-analysis to analysis to post-analysis - and describe key influencing variables, sources of error and quality criteria as the basis for correct and valid laboratory findings, taking into account standardized venous blood sampling in accordance with SOP, clear patient identification, correct sample labeling and relevant occupational health and safety requirements.

• Graduates explain the basic principles of hygiene in the biomedical laboratory - including the chain of infection, preventive measures, safety levels and relevant infectious agents - and explain their importance for occupational safety and patient protection, including aseptic standards and protective measures when taking blood samples.

• Graduates know the basics of mass analysis - including volumetric instruments, SI units, concentration data and dilution methods - and apply this knowledge to simple laboratory tasks in biomedical analysis.

• Graduates explain the basic principles of medical terminology - including common prefixes, suffixes and compounds - and apply them to correctly describe anatomical structures, clinical pictures and diagnostic procedures in a biomedical context.

Lecture, self-study, practical exercises

Final exam

• Legal principles of employee protection
• behavior in the medical laboratory
• hazard identification
• hazard avoidance
• disposal
• ergonomics
• first aid
• fire protection
• radiation protection

• Graduates identify the legal basis of employee protection and derive specific rights and obligations for their work in the medical laboratory.

• Through their safety-conscious behavior, graduates ensure smooth laboratory operations and proactively identify potential sources of danger to prevent accidents.

• Graduates independently carry out the proper disposal of laboratory waste in accordance with hygiene and environmental regulations.

• Graduates apply ergonomic principles to the design of their workplace in order to sustainably reduce physical stress in everyday working life.

• Graduates react correctly in emergency situations (first aid, fire, radiation protection incident) and initiate the necessary immediate measures in accordance with internal safety regulations.

Media supported lecture

Final exam

• Basics of scientific literature research
• Use of scientific databases and library systems
• Search strategies, quality assessment and citation rules
• Introduction to literature management programs

• Graduates conduct targeted and structured research in academic databases and libraries.

• Graduates evaluate sources according to scientific quality criteria and can assess their scientific trustworthiness.

• Graduates correctly cite and manage literature using suitable software tools and observe the principles of good scientific practice.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Physical basics of microscopy
• mechanical and optical components of a microscope and their function
• correct adjustment of the microscope
• cleaning and maintenance
• optical image formation
• practical microscopy methods
• bright field microscopy
• dark field and phase contrast microscopy
• fluorescence microscopy
• advanced and current microscopy methods, microphotography and production of microphotographic images

• The graduates name the components of a microscope and explain their function, image formation, resolving power and optimum magnification.

• The graduates independently take all settings, recognize sources of error and act accordingly.

• The graduates carry out the cleaning and maintenance professionally.

• The graduates apply common microscopy techniques and create microphotographic images.

• The graduates gain insight into selected advanced procedures and are aware of the need to follow current developments and integrate them into their work.

Problem based learning

Final exam

• Preanalytics                                  
• Fundamentals of hematology              
• Cellular components of blood and their function
• Blood count parameters including physiological differential blood count                            
• Additional hematological  determinations
• Manual and automated analysis methods
• Quality assurance and documentation                                       
• Interpretation and validation             
• Specific hygiene and safety measures
• case studies

• The graduates independently perform hematological analyses in compliance with the requirements for preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates apply basic manual and automated hematology techniques in order to prepare reports in accordance with the requirements.

• The graduates recognize analytical and pre-analytical errors and interfering factors and react adequately.

• The graduates name the parameters of basic laboratory diagnostics in haematology and assign the relevant examinations to the respective problem.

• The graduates document the results of the investigation with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analysis.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Preanalytics                                 
• Analytical technologies and methods of collecting measurements
• Sample preparation                      
• Exemplary analysis of substrates and enzymes from biological analysis material                                         
• Biochemical fundamentals of the reaction  process Analysis principles and reaction conditions                                      
• Criteria for selecting and evaluating measurement methods
• Methods for quantifying measurement results                      
• Basics of quality assurance
• case studies

• The graduates independently perform the clinical-chemical analytical procedures in compliance with the requirements of preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates understand the biochemical basics as a prerequisite for the respective analyses.

• The graduates apply basic technologies of clinical chemical laboratory analysis. They work with relevant methods of data collection, taking into account the reliability criteria of the analytical methods used.

• The graduates convert the measured values into quantitative results by means of appropriate evaluation procedures.

• The graduates document the results of the analyses with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analyses.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• basics of general and organic chemistry
• chemical reactions
• Chemistry of aqueous solutions
• organic chemistry
• structure of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids

• The graduates understand the basics of general and inorganic chemistry.

• The graduates distinguish organic chemistry from inorganic chemistry.

• The graduates correctly name classes of compounds, such as alcohols, esters, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, thiols, amines, etc.

• The graduates distinguish the structure of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids.

• The graduates grasp the principles of chemical reactions and apply them.

Lecture

Final exam

Basic chemical calculations

• sizes and units
• atomic and molar mass
• Basic laws of stoichiometry
• chemical reaction equations
• Calculations of chemical reactions
• Concentration calculations, dilutions
• pH and buffer calculations
• Introduction to redox equations

• The graduates perform conversions of concentration units.

• The graduates determine the pH value.

• The graduates analyse the turnover in chemical reactions.

• The graduates perform dimensional analytical calculations.

• The graduates link the generated knowledge with different fields of biomedical analytics.

Group exercises and self-study

Continuous assessment

• Basic terms
• Direction and position designations
• General definitions
• Overview of the structure and morphology of tissue types
• Anatomical structure of the cardiovascular system
• respiratory system
• digestive system
• Urogenital system
• nervous system
• Skin and sensory organs
• Endocrine organs
• musculoskeletal system and skull
• Systems and organs for which important analysis parameters are relevant

• Graduates analyze the composition and structure of the human organism and explain their functional relationships.

• Graduates interpret physiological processes, taking into account anatomical and functional interactions.

• Graduates combine anatomical-physiological findings with diagnostically relevant processes in biomedical analysis.

lecture, self-directed learning

Final exam

• hematopoietic organs: bone marrow, liver
• hematopoiesis: physiological principles, basic pathophysiology                                   
• laboratory parameters in hematology: parameters of erythrocytes, parameters of platelets, parameters of leukocytes, parameters of clinical chemistry, basic advanced special examinations                      
• non-oncological diseases of the hematopoietic system: anemias, reactive changes of the white blood count, hemoglobinopathies, thrombocytopathies, parasitoses, bacterial infections, viral infections                                                    
• oncological diseases of the hematopoietic system: basic diagnostics, advanced diagnostics, clinical appearance, basic therapy,                                              
• interpretation of findings                       
• quality assurance in hematology.
• case studies

• The graduates have a sound knowledge of the physiology and pathology of cells in the blood and bone marrow. They assess the morphology of physiological cell images and pathological changes.

• The graduates link all determined parameters and cell changes with the corresponding hematological clinical pictures.

• The graduates interpret the analysis results, assess the validity and decide on the necessity of further analyses to establish the diagnosis.

• The graduates discuss hematology case studies.

lecture

Final exam

• Microscopy of physiological and pathological hematological specimens.
• Criteria of cell differentiation         
• Hematopoiesis                                          
• Bone marrow                               
• Anemias                                      
• Reactive leukocytic changes           
• Myelodysplastic syndromes            
• Myeloproliferative neoplasms          
• Lymphoproliferative disorders           
• Acute leukemias                           
• Thrombocytic disorders                 
• Parasitic disorders.
• Reference bands
• case studies

• The graduates independently perform microscopic analyses in hematology in compliance with the requirements of preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates differentiate and evaluate microscopically differential blood counts and bone marrow smears .

• The graduates assign the results of the differential blood count and the bone marrow to the corresponding clinical pictures.

• The graduates determine the necessary further examinations.

• The graduates document the results of the analysis with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analysis.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Selected clinical chemical parameters for diagnostics and therapy monitoring of metabolic disorders and organ diseases
• Preanalytics
• analytics
• postanalytics
• Basics of quality assurance
• case studies

• The graduates determine relevant parameters for bioanalytical and medical questions and differentiate between normal and pathological results.

• The graduates perform clinical chemical analyses independently and in a quality-assured manner.

• The graduates transfer defined reaction sequences to analytical instruments.

• The graduates interpret analytical and pre-analytical interfering factors and errors and react adequately.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Determination of a linear calibration function
• Computational and graphical verification of linearity
• Testing the precision
• Analysis at low substance concentrations (detection, recording and determination limit) using DIN
• Checking individual process steps
• Examination of matrix influences
• Testing for time stability
• Outlook on selected graphical methods of quality control

• At the beginning, students create their own algorithms (promotes understanding and creativity) in the statistics program R using the development environment RStudio, which can then be transparently documented and reproduced. During the course, students build up a portfolio of functions that can be used to solve the tasks of the final exam in an open-books format.

• Graduates independently create linear calibration functions and check their mathematical and graphical accuracy to assess their suitability for quantitative analyses.

• Graduates determine the precision, detection, recording and determination limits as well as the temporal stability of analytical measured values and interpret the results in accordance with relevant DIN and standard specifications.

• Graduates analyse analytical procedures with regard to reproducibility, accuracy and susceptibility to errors and derive suitable measures to minimize matrix-related interference.

Case solutions, practical exercises, problem-based learning

Final exam

• Review of key vocabulary relating to profession, laboratory science and general medicine
• Awareness of internationalisation issues
• clarity when communicating in a foreign language

• The graduates speak about the professional routine / everyday life in English.

• The graduates use the relevant technical vocabulary correctly.

• The graduates adapt their English communication in order to be well understood.

• The graduates read international specialist literature.

Primarily short lectures, worksheets, self-guided teaching, reading

Continuous assessment

• Preanalytics
• analytics: tasks and analyis of the vascular system, platelets,  plasmatic coagulation system, fibrinolysis system
• pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics and therapy monitoring of coagulation disorders
• anticoagulant therapy and monitoring
• adequate use of coagulation analyses
• quality assurance
• interpretation of findings
• case studies

• The graduates recognize the mechanisms of hemostasis and fibrinolysis and know about the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic diatheses.

• The graduates determine the parameters of coagulation analysis with knowledge of the corresponding reference ranges and their use for diagnostics and therapy monitoring.

• The graduates transfer the generated haemostaseological knowledge to existing constellations of findings and establish the connection to corresponding clinical pictures.

Lecture

Final exam

• Preanalytics
• Analysis of primary and secondary hemostasis
• manual and mechanized methods of analysis
• quality assurance
• documentation
• validation and interpretation of results
• case studies

• The graduates apply the common manual and mechanized hemostaseological analysis methods to defined questions.

• The graduates independently perform relevant analyses in compliance with the requirements of preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• On the basis of the analysis results, the graduates logically deduce possible further analyses.

• The graduates document the analysis results with the available technologies and assess their medical validity.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Basics of physiology (compartments, transport, membrane potential)
• overview of selected chapters of neuro-physiology and muscle physiology
• energy metabolism
• cardiovascular physiology
• respiratory physiology
• physiology of the gastrointestinal tract
• water and salt balance
• general endocrinology
• acid-base balance
• renal physiology
• thermoregulation

• The graduates name the basic parameters of the structure and function of the human organism.

• The graduates understand the importance of physiology as an interdisciplinary field, as well as the significance within biomedical diagnostics.

• The graduates acquire the basics of physiology taking into account the necessities of laboratory and functional diagnostics.

lecture

Final exam

• The importance of histology in medical diagnostics
• the functional morphology of the cell
• cell differentiation and the structure of tissue associations such as parenchyma/stroma
• the mechanisms of regeneration and repair
• the mechanisms of cell interaction and the development of the systematics of tissue types
• The morphological structure of organs and organ systems (circulatory organs, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, urogenital tract, endocrine organs, integumentary system and the nervous system)
• basics of histopathology
• case studies

• The graduates have a sound knowledge of the structure of cells, tissues and organs.

• The graduates develop an understanding of the interrelationships of organic structures and their function.

• The graduates acquire theoretical knowledge for the microscopic differentiation of cell and tissue structures and various organs.

Lecture

Final exam

• ethical philosophical fundamentals
• philosophical fundamentals and the aspects of self-determination
• question of "limiting therapy"- clinical everyday life
• case studies

• The graduates argue and act ethically, whereby they can take into account different, culturally conditioned value orientations.

• The graduates are competent to identify ethically relevant problems in everyday life and to distinguish them from purely factual ones.

• The graduates are able to discuss ethical discourses in order to strive for practical solutions between consensus and compromise.

• Building on this basic knowledge, graduates will be able to contribute to answering relevant questions in the health sector, both within their own field of activity and in the social discourse.

The ethical philosophical fundamentals with the ethical discours are taught in small groups and discussed with the help of case studies. The presentation of the group results  furthers an objective ethical argumentation, a discussion evolving from this enables the students to practice a specific type of presentation. Joint reflexion of topical published questions broadens the overview of ethical implications in the healthcare segment.

Continuous assessment

• CV and professional email
• Working with specialist literature
• Visual presentation: speaking, tables etc.

• The graduates can produce an English CV and present themselves in a way that increases their chances of success when applying for a job, grant etc.

• The graduates are able to find and retrieve information from English specialist literature and documents more easily.

• The graduates can include biomedical data and information in slides and presentations such that these are communicated optimally. The graduates learn how to present (in English) such that they achieve their presentation goals with as much success and as little stress as possible.

Attendance, completion of task (presentation)

Final exam: Final exam

• The Austrian health care system
• selected European and international health care systems
• public health in the context of biomedical analytics

• The graduates analyse the Austrian health care system and derive implications for the field of biomedical analytics.

• The graduates discuss current topics that deal with the health care system in Austria, Europe and/or worldwide.

• The graduates link these topics to the professional field of biomedical analysis and reflect on their significance.

Lecture, group work

Continuous assessment

Examples for continuing education on offer

• webinars
• conferences
• workshops in various disciplines
• open lectures
• interprofessional teaching
• guest lectures
• company demonstrations
• international events
• fiel
• trips
• etc.

• The graduates select the content relevant to them from a wide range of continuing education and training options.

• The graduates individualize their competence profile through in-depth further training in various subject areas of their choice.

• The graduates complement interdisciplinary technical and methodological competences in various fields of activity in biomedical analytics.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Preanalytics (materials for analysis and possibilities of transmittals, receipt of material and macroscopic preparation)                                                             
• Fixation and decalcification                                                                   
• Embedding                                           
• Microtomy (Sliding- and  rotary microtomes)                                        
• Basics in staining methods of paraffin sections incl. Haematoxylin-Eosin-Staining
• Options of automation                     
• Quality assurance (microscopic evaluation of histological sections) and documentation                                     
• Storage of histological preparations                                         
• Specific hygiene- and security procedures
• case studies

• The graduates independently perform histological analysis procedures in compliance with the requirements for preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduate will apply basic manual and automated histological techniques to produce microscopic and interpretable paraffin sections.

• The graduates microscopically assess the quality of the results and document them.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Microscoping of selected (normal and pathological) histological tissues
• Basic structures                                    
• Cardiovascular system                                                   
• Muscle tissue                                     
• Lymphatic system                            
• Gastrointestinal tract                                        
•  Respiratory tract
• Urogenital tract
• Endocrine organs
• Integumentary system
• Nervous system
• case studies

• The graduates differentiate microscopically basic cell and tissue structures.

• The graduates differentiate microscopically different organ systems.

• The graduates differentiate microscopically selected pathological specimens and establish a connection to the corresponding clinical pictures.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Systematics of automated analysis systems (setup, sample identification, sample processing, ...)
• Evaluation criteria of an analysis system
• Theoretical basics of optical measurement techniques
• Electrochemical analysis methods
• Physical-chemical separation methods
• Mechanized particle counting.

• Graduates explain the structure and process chain of automated analysis systems and evaluate their performance on the basis of defined criteria, taking into account mechanized particle counting in automated examination processes.

• Graduates differentiate between optical measurement techniques and electrochemical analysis methods and explain their physical and chemical principles.

• Graduates select suitable physico-chemical separation methods for specific analytical problems and assess their possible applications in everyday laboratory work.

Lecture

Final exam

• Parameters of a clinical-chemical routine finding: Physiological and pathophysiological significance, indication, evaluation, differential diagnosis and relevant preanalytical indications
• Introduction to Medical Diagnostics
• Enzymes of Muscle, Liver and Pancreas
• Cardiac Diagnostics
• Kidney Function Tests
• Electrolytes
• iron metabolism
• fat metabolism
• Sugar metabolism
• Blood gases
• acid-base balance
• inflammation and protein diagnostics
• case studies

• The graduates evaluate analysis parameters in relation to the respective indication.

• The graduates recognise the connection between clinical-chemical routine findings and pathophysiological changes that occur.

• The graduates evaluate the plausibility of a routine finding through knowledge of physiological and pathophysiological relationships.

• The graduates interpret the results of clinical-chemical diagnostics and deal with the complexity of differential diagnostics.

• The graduates develop expertise in the following key areas: Medical diagnostics, hepatobiliary enzyme diagnostics, cardiac diagnostics, renal diagnostics, electrolytes, iron metabolism, lipid metabolism, sugar metabolism, blood gases, acid-base balance, inflammation and protein diagnostics.

Lecture with provided presentation

Final exam

• Pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phase
• case studies

• The graduates perform the blood collection independently in compliance with pre-analytical criteria and administer the test material.

• The graduates select equipment for the analytical phase on the basis of defined questions and prepare the patient material accordingly.

• The graduates evaluate and interpret the examination results and define further diagnostic measures.

• The graduates document results in compliance with quality assurance criteria.

• The graduates validate findings according to technical and medical plausibility criteria and discuss them.

Integrated course

Final exam

• Biogenesis of cells (development, growth, differentiation, proliferation, death)
• Properties of cells (shapes, sizes, life span)
• Biochemical structure, components and structural elements, function of cells (cell organelles: Membranes, nucleus, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, endosomes, peroxisomes; cytoskeleton: microtubules, centrioles, basal bodies, kinocilia, stereocilia, actin filaments, intermediate filaments, cytoplasmic inclusions)
• cell contacts (tight junction, gap junction, desmosome)
• Cell and nuclear division, germ cell formation (mitosis, meiosis)
• Behavior of cells under in vitro conditions

• Graduates explain the biochemical structure and functions of cell organelles and cytoskeleton and assess their importance for cell homeostasis and tissue-specific functions, including typical cell shapes and cell contacts.

• Graduates analyze cell cycle and division mechanisms as well as the behavior of cells in vitro and derive consequences for cell growth, tissue regeneration and requirements for cell culture systems, taking differentiation and apoptosis into account.

lecture

Final exam

• Basics of biochemistry with emphasis on structure and function of proteins and enzymes and metabolic biochemistry
• macromolecules
• amino acids - peptide bonds - proteins
• protein structure and weak chemical bonds
• primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins
• energetic principles of enzyme activity
• mechanisms of enzyme activity
• coenzymes
• enzyme kinetics
• Inhibition of enzyme activity
• reaction chains
• notes on protein analysis
• energetic basics of metabolism
• glycolysis
• citrate cycle
• activation of fatty acids
• urea cycle
• lipids and biological membranes
• case studies

* respiration - oxidative phosphorylation
* DNA structure, replication, repair
* transcription and regulation
* RNA maturation and export
* translation and protein sorting

• The graduates acquire basic biochemical knowledge and develop an understanding of processes and interrelationships in cellular metabolism.

• The graduates acquire knowledge about the biochemical basics and building blocks of genetic information.

• The graduates develop the basics of different metabolic processes in eukaryotic cells. They are able to explain the basic steps of carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism and energy production in the cell.

lecture

Final exam

• Terms: Gender, sex, gender medicine, personalized medicine
• Overview and selected examples on the topics, discourse and scientific research field of gender medicine.
• Interest in and awareness of gender responsive medicine.

• The graduates reflect on and evaluate diversity and gender issues in a personal and medical context.

• The graduates analyse situations in which the diversity discussion has significance in their own professional context and/or is relevant to the views and diagnoses of illnesses.

• The graduates will be able to identify and evaluate diversity aspects in other areas of the personal, professional and social environment.

Lecture

Continuous assessment: Immanent performance review

• Introduction to a selection of descriptive statistical methods with a medical/biological focus
• teaching univariate and bivariate analyses of characteristics in the context of general principles of descriptive statistics
• epidemiology - introduction
• preview and empirical analyses for estimation methods and analytical/inductive statistics

• The graduates generate effective data collections.

• The graduates generate a plan for the descriptive-statistical evaluation of simple studies and research questions.

• The graduates use a statistical software for the statistical analyses.

lecture, work oders with feedback, practical excercises

Final exam: Work orders + final inspection

• Basics of equipment technology, execution of pulmonary, cardiological and neurological diagnostic testing
• indication/contraindication of diagnostic testing
• quality assurance
• interpretation and documentation of the results
• introduction to communication with patients
• case studies

• The graduates will be able to link anatomical, physiological and pathophysiological principles for the performance of functional diagnostic examinations with physical-technical methods.

• The graduates are able by acquiring the necessary technical, methodological and social-communicative skills to apply theoretical knowledge in the field of cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurophysiological functional diagnostics in practical applications.

• The graduates know the importance of functional diagnostics for overall diagnostics and are able to validate, document and interpret the examination results.

Integrated course

Final exam

• Clinical importance of pulmonary and cardiovascular testing
• practice-oriented parameters and diagnostically relevant measurement parameters in pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases
• case studies

• The graduates will be able to link anatomical, physiological and pathophysiological principles for the performance of functional diagnostic examinations with physical-technical methods.

• By acquiring the necessary technical, methodological and social-communicative skills, graduates are able to apply theoretical knowledge in the field of cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurophysiological functional diagnostics in practical applications.

• The graduates know the importance of functional diagnostics for overall diagnostics and are able to validate, document and interpret the examination results.

Lecture

Final exam

• Clinical importance of neurophysiological testing
• practice-oriented parameters and diagnostically relevant measurement parameters in neurophysiological diseases
• case studies.

• The graduates will be able to link anatomical, physiological and pathophysiological principles for the performance of functional diagnostic examinations with physical-technical methods.

• By acquiring the necessary technical, methodological and social-communicative skills, graduates are able to apply theoretical knowledge in the field of cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurophysiological functional diagnostics in practical applications.

• The graduates know the importance of functional diagnostics for overall diagnostics and are able to validate, document and interpret the examination results.

Lecture

Final exam

• Microtomy incl. whole-mount sections                                              
• Tissue microarray - technique                                     
• Specific staining methods of paraffin sections (Special stainings, impregnations, histochemistry, immunhistochemistry, in situ hybridisation)                                      
• Options of automation                           
• Cryotomy and staining of frozen sections                                             
• Quality assurance (microscopic evaluation of histological sections and organ diagnosis)                                
• Documentation and interpretation of results                                                                                         
• Histological case study                      
• Preparation technique for electron microscopy
• case studies

• The graduates independently carry out histological analysis procedures in compliance with the requirements for preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates apply special manual and automated histological techniques and analysis processes and assign the relevant questions to the corresponding analyses.

• The graduates establish under the microscope a connection between the examination results and the histological morphology.

• The graduates establish a connection between the examination results and the corresponding clinical pictures.

• The graduates document the results of the analyses with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analyses.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Components of the immune system: characterization, structure and function of lymphoid organs
• cellular systems and factors of immune defense
• organization and relevance of the circulatory systems involved;
• principles of detection
• development of immunocompetent cells and immune tolerance
• mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity
• principles of immunization
• pathogenesis of immune-mediated diseases such as allergies, autoimmunity, immunodeficiencies, transplantation, tumors, infections and their diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities
• case studies

• Graduates explain the structure, function and interaction of lymphatic organs and cell systems and derive central mechanisms of immune defense, including the circulatory systems involved in the immune response.

• Graduates explain the principles of immunological recognition, the development of immunocompetent cells and mechanisms of immune tolerance and categorize innate and adaptive immunity.

• Graduates analyse immunological case studies and evaluate diagnostic findings and therapeutic options based on the principles of immunization and the pathogenesis of immune-mediated diseases such as allergies, autoimmunity, immunodeficiencies, tumour diseases and infections.

Lecture

Final exam

General Pathology

• Explanation of terms
• Course of diseases
• causes of diseases
• Pathological changes in cells and tissues
• Morphology of cell damage
  • Inflammation
  • Tissue replacement
  • Regeneration and repair
  • Qualitative and quantitative disorders of cell growth and differentiation
  • General tumor pathology    
  •  Pathology of circulation and water balance

Specialized pathology

• Pathogenesis
• morphological changes
• clinical features
• diagnosis and therapeutic approaches of the following areas:
  • Cardiovascular system, Lymphatic system
  • respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract
  • liver, pancreas, urinary tract
  • genital organs, mamma
  • Placenta and pregnancy
  • Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
  • skin
  • musculoskeletal system
• case studies

• The graduates understands the causes of diseases and the underlying mechanisms of these pathological processes.

• The graduates understand the pathogenesis and morphological tissue changes of important diseases.

• The graduates recognize the importance of different diseases for patients and know examples of diagnostic and therapeutic options.

• The graduates establish a connection between pathological changes and laboratory diagnostic results.

Lecture

Final exam

• Morphology of the cell           
• Benign and malign cytological changes (criteria of malignancy)
• Gynaecological and extra genital cytology:
  • sample collection
  • physiological cytological patterns
  • benign lesions                                       
  • dysplasia
  • malign cytological patterns
  • physician report nomenclature
  • Differential cytology
• Image analysis
• Quality assurance          
• Automated screening systems
• Case Studies

• The graduates describe the structure and function of cells, the morphology of physiological cell images and pathological changes.

• The graduates explain the procedures and criteria of representative cell collection, tumour typing and pathogen diagnostics.

• The graduates present a connection between the cell changes and the corresponding disease patterns.

• The graduates will apply the current cytological diagnostic findings.

Lecture

Final exam

Gynaecological and extra-genital cytology:                         

• Obtaining cell material (exfoliative material, biopsy material)
• Material processing and fixation
• Staining and analysis procedures (stainings, cytochemistry, immunocytochemistry, molecularbiological methods, HPV - diagnostic, DNA-cytometry)
• Nomenclature standards
• Microscopic assessment of cytological preparates
• Automated screening procedures
• Quality control
• Documentation, validation and interpretation of results
• Case studies

• The graduates independently perform the cytological analysis procedures in compliance with the requirements for preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates understand the importance of cytology in preventive medicine. They describe the different methods of material collection, apply the most common manual and automated cytological techniques of processing and analysis procedures and assign the relevant examinations to the respective problem. They assess microscopic gynaecological smears and assign a corresponding nomenclature of findings.

• The graduates document the test results using the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the analysis results.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Microscoping of selected (normal and pathological) histological tissues
• Case Studies

• The graduates differentiate microscopically basic cell and tissue structures and various organ systems.

• The graduates assess microscopic benign and malignant cell changes, typify the most common tumour entities and recognise the most important pathogens. In doing so, they establish a connection to the corresponding clinical pictures.

• The graduates assign the cell changes to the corresponding findings nomenclatures, document the examination results with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the analysis results.

Integrated course

Final exam

• "We are planning a laboratory"
• project management in theory and practise
• laboratory planning (legal requirements, principles)
• calculation of personnel requirements
• team building
• commmunication
• conflict management

• The graduates know legal requirements and principles of laboratory planning.

• The graduates know organisational processes and structures in a biomedical laboratory.

• The graduates develop social skills and key qualifications for laboratory management.

Lecture

Continuous assessment

Practical application of univariate and bivariate characteristic analyses

• Data collection, description and visualization with R
• Frequency analyses, measures, boxplots, histograms, correlations

General principles of descriptive statistics

• Scale levels, data types, frequency distributions
• Measures of location and dispersion
• Visualization of data (ggplot2, R Base)

Application of analytical / inductive statistics based on hypotheses

• Hypothesis formation, types of error (α-, β-error), test strength (power)
• Significance tests and p-values
• Confidence intervals, estimation methods

• Graduates apply univariate and bivariate analyses to describe and visualize medical data.

• Graduates select suitable significance tests and assess p-values, error types and test strength on the basis of clearly formulated hypotheses.

• Graduates carry out regression analyses and interpret the results critically.

• Graduates draw up a statistical analysis plan and justify the choice of methods used.

Integrated course, discussion, practical exercises, work assignments with feedback

Final exam: Work assignments + final examination

Fundamentals of scientific work

• scientific criteria
• quantitative and qualitative research
• significance in the professional field, ethics

Scientific methods

• study designs
• stages of a scientific paper
• study plan
• scientific literature with exercises on literature research and citation
• structure of a research paper with exercises on question and problem
• analysis of publications

• Graduates differentiate between quantitative and qualitative research methods and various study designs and assess their suitability for specific questions in the professional field.

• Graduates identify and apply key scientific criteria to ensure the quality and integrity of scientific publications and their own work.

• Graduates conduct systematic research in scientific databases and integrate the literature they find into a scientific argumentation in compliance with correct citation rules.

• Graduates outline the structure of a research paper - from the problem definition to the formulation of a precise research question to the study plan - and structure the individual stages of the writing process.

• Graduates reflect on the importance of science and research ethics for their own professionalization and discuss the significance of evidence-based action in everyday professional life.

Media-supported lecture, work assignments with feedback, group work, practical training

Continuous assessment

Basics and exemplary performance of immunological analysis procedures (manual and automated) for

• protein diagnostics
• tumor diagnostics
• thyroid diagnostics
• autoimmune diagnostics and allergy diagnostics.

Basics and exemplary performance of research-relevant immunological analytical methods and functional analyses

• Parameter-specific preanalytics
• quality assurance
• evaluation
• validation
• interpretation and documentation of results
• case studies

• The graduates independently perform the immunological analysis procedures in compliance with the requirements of preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates document the results of the analyses with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analyses.

• The graduates apply manual and mechanized immunological analysis procedures for the preparation of immunological findings. On the basis of the findings, they establish a connection to the various clinical pictures and select further analyses in a logical manner.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

General microbiology

• structure of bacteria
• virulence factors
• bacterial genetics
• diagnostics in microbiology
• basics of antimicrobial chemotherapy

special microbiology

• epidemiology
• pathogenesis
• clinic
• diagnosis and therapy of infectious agents relevant to human medicine e.g. staphylococci, streptococci etc
• mycology
• virology
• parasitology
• case studies

• The graduates understand the importance of medical microbiology as an interdisciplinary field and the significance of microbiological diagnostics.

• The graduates describe infectious agents that are important in human medicine, including clinical picture, diagnostics, therapy and prevention.

• The graduates understand and discuss the increasing importance and problems of resistance of various pathogens against antimicrobial substances.

Lecture

Final exam

• pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
• application and storage of pharmaceuticals
• therapeutic use, effect and sideffect of important pharmaceuticals
• drugs and drug abuse
• therapeutic drug monitoring
• special toxicology

• The graduates understand the basics of pharmacotherapy.

• The graduates describe the effect of special drugs on basic biochemical metabolic processes.

• The graduates know special drugs and their plasma levels.

• The graduates are able to link the effect of drugs and their influence on various laboratory parameters.

lecture

Final exam

• General principles of genome, chromosomes                              
• Chemical structure of nucleic acids                                             
• Structure and function of genes             
• Replication, transcription and tanslation                                      
• Genetic alterations and diseases   
• Relevant methods and tools of molecular biology
• case studies

• The graduates have a sound knowledge of the basic building blocks of the genetic code and understand the structure and function of nucleic acids and proteins.

• The graduates understand the mechanisms of genetic information transfer and protein synthesis as a result of the translation of genetic information.

• The graduates recognize the connection between genetic processes and the causes of the development of genetic diseases.

• The graduates are familiar with various molecular biological techniques and gain confidence in the choice of individual analytical methods for specific problems.

Lecture

Final exam

• isolation and concentration determination of nucleic acids                
• handling of DNA and RNA                
• polymerase chain reaction (PCR) including real time PCR                              
• performance of different molecular biological analysis methods including trouble shooting                                
• quality assurance                                 
• evaluation, documentation, validation and interpretation of results
• case studies

• The graduates independently carry out the molecular biological analysis procedures in compliance with the requirements of the preanalytics and the quality assurance measures.

• The graduates have a sound knowledge of applied molecular biological analyses and techniques with the tools used and they understand according to which criteria and for which purposes these are used.

• The graduates acquire the confidence to choose individual analytical methods for specific problems.

• The graduates know the safety regulations to avoid dangers in a molecular biology laboratory and the guidelines for genetic diagnostics.

• The graduates document the results of the investigation with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analysis.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

Possible compulsory optional subjects: e.g. cell culture, diagnostic testing, molecular pathology, interprofessional topics (open courses, free courses).

• The graduates are able to develop, coordinate and execute subject-specific topics in a team and/or across disciplines.

• The graduates expand their professional and social-communicative competences.

• The graduates develop an extended methodological, organisational and planning competence.

• The graduates deepen and broaden their specialist knowledge in selected areas through individualised courses.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

Examples of continuing education opportunities                            

• webinars                          
• conferences                             
• meetings                           
• workshops in various disciplines             
• open lectures                         
• interprofessional teaching            
• guest lectures                          
• company demonstrations          
• international events                           
• field trips
• etc.

• The graduates choose the contents relevant to them from a wide range of offers for further education and training.

• The graduates individualise their competence profile through in-depth further training in various subject areas of their choice.

• The graduates complete interdisciplinary technical and methodological competences in various fields of activity of biomedical analytics.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Organizational structure and institutions of the Austrian health care system
• principles of service financing, health and social policy trends
• economy and quality
• current public health topics

• The graduates acquire knowledge about the organisational structure and facilities of the Austrian health care system.

• The graduates know the principles of health economics and the role it plays in health policy decisions.

• The graduates reflect on health and socio-political trends from a health economic perspective.

• The graduates deal with current public health topics.

Lecture

Continuous assessment

• Quality management and risk management
• process management
• documentation system
• standards and other QM systems
• risk management
• laws and standards of QM management in the current versions (e.g.Önorm EN IS0 15189)
• preparation and implementation of certifications
• Point Of Care Testing (POCT).

• Graduates explain the basics of quality and risk management and apply methods for error identification and risk minimization in the clinical environment, including the requirements and risks of POCT as part of the quality management system.

• Graduates analyze and design process-oriented workflows and standard-compliant documentation to ensure traceability and transparency in medical facilities.

• Graduates interpret the requirements of relevant standards, in particular ÖNORM EN ISO 15189, and assess their implementation in various quality management systems, including the preparation and implementation of certifications and internal audits with corrective and improvement measures derived from them.

Lecture

Continuous assessment

• Fundamentals of the legal system: delimitation of civil law / criminal law / public law.
• liability issues in criminal law and civil law: basics and correlations as well as application to short case studies taken from practice and teaching
• Basic principles of labor law and legal backgrounds of the various employment relationships
• social law, special professional law and professional duties, data protection and confidentiality, special laws, hospital and health resort law

• The graduates know how to access legal texts relevant to the profession and can research relevant information.

• The graduates are familiar with the basic legal terms and know the broad outlines of criminal, civil, labour and public law.

• The graduates combine the legal basics with the field of activity in biomedical analytics.

Lecture

Continuous assessment

• basics of transfusion medicine
• methodology in immunohematology
• blood group systems
• transfusion serology and blood products
• clinical transfusion serology
• genetics and MHN
• HLA
• granulocyte and platelet immunology
• case studies

• The graduates have knowledge of the immunohematological basics (genetics, clinical significance) and apply the applicable professional and legal guidelines.

• The graduates explain the immunological and molecular biological detection methods and technologies used in immunohematology (state of the art).

• The graduates list the sources of immunohematological errors and deduce the necessary further examination steps (step-by-step diagnostics).

• The graduates are aware of the far-reaching consequences for the patients of the analysis results they have carried out and validated on the basis of specialist quality criteria.

Lecture

Final exam

• reanalytics
• blood group/blood factor determination
• antibody determination
• pretransfusion testing
• additional determination
• manual and mechanized detection methods
• subject-specific guidelines
• quality assurance,
• documentatio
• interpretation
• validation
• case studies

• The graduates independently perform immunohematological analysis procedures in compliance with the requirements of preanalytics and quality assurance measures.

• The graduates have a sound knowledge of the theoretical immunohematological basics (genetics and clinical significance) and applicable specialist guidelines.

• The graduates apply the common analytical procedures and necessary further steps in immunohematology and assign the relevant examinations to the respective questions.

• The graduates are aware of the responsibility due to the far-reaching consequences of their analysis results for the patients.

• The graduates document the results of the investigation with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results of the analysis.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

• Hygiene and safety measures
• preanalytics
• cultivation of selected bacteria and fungi
• evaluation of microscopic specimens
• application and evaluation of immunological, biochemical and molecular-biological identification methods
• analysis of antibiograms
• quality assurance
• documentation
• interpretation
• validation
• case studies

• The graduates select manual and automated microbiological methods for the identification of infectious pathogens according to the assignment diagnosis.

• The graduates independently carry out microbiological analysis procedures in compliance with preanalytical and quality assurance measures and assess the results.

• The graduates are familiar with the problem of resistance development of infectious agents and specific resistance mechanisms of selected bacteria; they carry out and evaluate methods for resistance testing.

• The graduates document the results of the investigations with the available technologies, assess the validity, link and interpret the results.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

Laboratory methods (clinical chemistry, haematology, haemostaseology, immunology) and histology in the professional field

• The graduates apply the specialist knowledge acquired so far in their studies in practice, carry out laboratory diagnostic examinations in the respective field and check the results for validity and plausibility.

• The graduates know the daily laboratory routine of a biomedical analyst in the respective field.

• The graduates have basic methodological and technical skills in the respective subject areas and deepen them.

• The graduates will be able to integrate into a team and work successfully in the laboratory.

Practical excercises, practical application of theoretical knowledg in the professional field

Continuous assessment

Possible compulsory optional subjects: e.g. cell culture, diagnostic testing, molecular pathology, interprofessional topics (open courses, free courses).

• The graduates are able to develop, coordinate and execute subject-specific topics in a team and/or across disciplines.

• The graduates expand their professional and social-communicative competences.

• The graduates develop an extended methodological, organisational and planning competence.

• The graduates deepen and expand their specialist knowledge in selected areas of biomed. Analytics.

Course integrating theoretical and practical applications

Continuous assessment

• scientific language - writing style, analysis of text examples
• research concept, exposé, submission of bachelor thesis
• Structure and outline of the bachelor thesis
• citation, bibliography
• electronic reference management with Citavi
• plagiarism, copyright
• figures and tables
• formal aspects and layout, format template
• concept presentation, presentation technique

• The graduates know the criteria of a scientific language and know the procedures of submitting a bachelor thesis.

• The graduates develop a clear and comprehensible research concept, which is further elaborated in detail in a good exposé and create an appealing concept presentation.

• The graduates cite research literature correctly and compile an appropriate bibliography.

• The graduates create figures and tables, furthermore they know the legal requirements and consequences regarding plagiarism and copyright.

• The graduates use the acquired knowledge to write a Bachelor's thesis that meets the content and scientific criteria as well as the formal requirements.

Media-supported lecture, practical excercises

Continuous assessment

Linking of laboratory diagnostic parameters of biomed. Analytics on the basis of selected case studies

• The graduates fathom and link organ-specific functions and derive the associated laboratory analytical parameters on the basis of case studies.

• The graduates have strengthened their competence in working together in a team.

• The graduates have acquired the ability to assign specific findings to clinical pictures and to create a diagnostic proposal.

Group work, discussion, work assignments with feedback

Continuous assessment

Laboratory methods (clinical chemistry, haematology, haemostaseology, immunology) and histology in the professional field

• The graduates apply the specialist knowledge acquired so far in their studies in practice, carry out laboratory diagnostic examinations in the respective field and check the results for validity and plausibility.

• The graduates know the daily laboratory routine of a biomedical analyst in the respective field.

• The graduates have basic methodological and technical skills in the respective subject areas and deepen them.

• The graduates will be able to integrate into a team and work successfully in the laboratory.

Practical excercises, practical application of theoretical knowledg in the professional field

Continuous assessment

• Interaction with supervisors for the practical training
• analysis of the professional methodological and organizational environment
• dealing with professional criticism
• dealing with stressful situations
• feedback
• cooperation in teams
• reflection on personal learning progress
• writing a report on the practical training

• The graduates have reflected on the practice content and interaction with the practice supervisor.

• The graduates have learned how to deal with professional criticism.

• The graduates have acquired the ability to reflect on their personal learning progress.

• The graduates have completed the written documentation of the acquired knowledge according to scientific criteria.

• The graduates have completed the analysis of the technical-methodical-organisational conditions on site.

Group work, feedback, discussion, peer feedback

Continuous assessment

laboratory methods (histology, cytology, microbiology, immunhaematology, functional diagnostics, molecular biology) in the professional field

• The graduates will be able to apply the specialist knowledge acquired so far in their studies in practice and to carry out laboratory diagnostic tests in the respective field and check them for validity and plausibility.

• The graduates know the daily laboratory routine of a biomedical analyst in the respective field.

• The graduates analyse examination results, evaluate them with regard to qualitative guidelines and recognise and correct errors and their causes.

• The graduates can integrate themselves into a team in the laboratory and work together successfully.

Practical excercises, practical application of knowledg in the professional field

Continuous assessment

• Interaction with supervisors for the practical training
• analysis of the professional methodological and organizational environment
• dealing with professional criticism
• dealing with stressful situations
• feedback
• cooperation in teams
• reflection on personal learning progress
• writing a report on the practical training

• The graduates have reflected on the practice content and interaction with the practice supervisor.

• The graduates have learned how to deal with professional criticism.

• The graduates have acquired the ability to reflect on their personal learning progress.

• The graduates have completed the written documentation of the acquired knowledge according to scientific criteria.

• The graduates have completed the analysis of the technical-methodical-organisational conditions on site.

Group work, feedback, discussion, peer feedback

Continuous assessment

• Presentation of the bachelor project
• Deepening and linking of contents in the thematic context of the bachelor project

• The graduates present their bachelor project.

• The graduates discuss the results of their bachelor project and answer questions about it.

• The graduates answer questions about cross-listed subjects that demonstrate their acquisition of skills during their studies.

Final examination

Final exam: The Bachelor examination is conducted by a commission - Chair, 1st examiner (supervisor of the Bachelor thesis), 2nd examiner (main lecturer from the respective core subject area)

• General support regarding statistical methods and discussions about data analysis
• Individual support for specific statistical methods

• The graduates prepare the results of the Bachelor project correctly, evaluate them and present them graphically.

• The graduates will be able to correctly interpret their own results in the context of the previously formulated question and to classify them with regard to their significance and classification in the scientific subject area.

• The graduates use the appropriate statistical procedures correctly depending on the data situation and carry them out independently.

Seminar

Continuous assessment

• Writing of the Bachelor's thesis according to scientific criteria
• Structured comprehensible implementation of the project plan
• Continuous reflection and discussion of the Bachelor's project in the group and in individual meetings with the supervisors
• Clarification of problems and difficulties as well as theoretical-contentual, methodological and formal questions regarding the Bachelor's thesis
• Implementation of the supervisors' feedback
• Plagiarism check
• Preparation for the Bachelor's examination

• The graduate students know the importance of scientific work and establish the reference to their own professional activity.

• The graduates present their Bachelor's project in written form according to the criteria of scientific work.

• The graduates know the significance of scientific work and establish a relationship to their own professional activity.

• With support, the graduates plan and prepare the Bachelor project (scientific thesis) in all necessary phases according to the criteria of scientific work.

Presentation of the research concept, feedback within the group (students, internal supervisors, head of seminar) and discussion. Seminar on the supervision of the bachelor thesis, workshop format template.

Continuous assessment

Examples for continuing education on offer

• webinars
• conferences
• workshops in various disciplines
• open lectures
• interprofessional teaching
• guest lectures
• company demonstrations
• international events
• field trips
• etc.

• The graduates choose the contents relevant to them from a wide range of offers for further education and training.

• The graduates individualise their competence profile through in-depth further training in various subject areas of their choice.

• The graduates complete interdisciplinary technical and methodological competences in various fields of activity of biomedical analytics.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

Laboratory methods in the professional field (histology, cytology, microbiology, immunhaematology, functional diagnostics)

• The graduates apply the specialist knowledge acquired so far in their studies in practice, carry out laboratory diagnostic examinations in the respective field and check the results for validity and plausibility.

• The graduates know the daily laboratory routine of a biomedical analyst in the respective field.

• The graduates have basic methodological and technical skills in the respective subject areas and deepen them.

• The graduates will be able to integrate into a team and work successfully in the laboratory.

Practical excercises, practical application of theoretical knowledge in the professional field

Continuous assessment

• Interaction with supervisors for the practical training
• analysis of the professional methodological and organizational environment
• dealing with professional criticism
• dealing with stressful situations
• feedback
• cooperation in teams
• reflection on personal learning progress
• writing a report on the practical training

• The graduates have reflected on the practice content and interaction with the practice supervisor.

• The graduates have learned how to deal with professional criticism.

• The graduates have acquired the ability to reflect on their personal learning progress.

• The graduates have completed the written documentation of the acquired knowledge according to scientific criteria.

• The graduates have completed the analysis of the technical-methodical-organisational conditions on site.

Group work, feedback, discussion, peer feedback

Continuous assessment

• structured and comprehensible implementation of the project plan
• ongoing reflection and discussion of the Bachelor's project with the supervisors

• The graduates select adequate methods according to defined research questions and objectives.

• The graduates plan and carry out the empirical research project in an interdisciplinary team.

• The graduates generate the necessary data for evaluation and interpretation.

Practical training

Continuous assessment

Getting to know a selected professional field

• The graduates apply the specialist knowledge acquired so far in their studies in practice, carry out laboratory diagnostic examinations in the respective field and check them for validity and plausibility.

• The graduates are familiar with the daily laboratory routine of biomedical analysts in the respective field.

• The graduates analyse research results, evaluate them with regard to qualitative guidelines, recognise and correct errors.

• The graduates integrate themselves into a team in the laboratory and work together successfully.

Practical exercises, practical application of theoretical course contents in the professional field

Continuous assessment