Health Professions of Technical Sciences (diagnostic)
Health Professions of Technical Sciences (diagnostic)
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Master programme
LM/SNT3 - Health professions for technical assistance
The Master's degree programme in Health Professions of Technical Sciences (Diagnostic) aims to provide the graduate with an education which allows them to:
· incorporate preclinical and clinical foundations needed to train healthcare workers in diagnostic testing, whether with or without the support of medical instruments;
· apply, in a clinical setting, their baseline scientific knowledge as it pertains to their profession, in a manner helpful for making decisions relating to the organisation and management of healthcare services rendered by healthcare technicians;
· understand the actions of healthcare workers from an ethical, social, and moral perspective;
· assist in the design and creation of scientific data-processing systems, as well as their management and application within various contexts;
· harness, with respect to the organisation of healthcare services, and the management of available human and technological resources, all available competencies in management and business organisation, conducting the cost-benefit analysis therefor;
· conduct technical inspections and audits on specific segments within the healthcare system;
· employ, within the field of healthcare services, research tools and methods;
· plan and optimise the use of all operations aiming to increase resources (human, technological, IT, financial resources) available to the healthcare facility;
· plan and conduct training programmes for continuing education and updates at one's own clinic or facility;
· cultivate, as part of ongoing tutorship and coordination of internship activities for basic, complementary, and ongoing education, teaching skills to train aspiring professionals in one's field;
· instruct others on the legal aspects of the profession in terms of administrative and legal rules, and EU regulatory bodies, in order to facilitate international relations with governments or one's own professional board.
· incorporate preclinical and clinical foundations needed to train healthcare workers in diagnostic testing, whether with or without the support of medical instruments;
· apply, in a clinical setting, their baseline scientific knowledge as it pertains to their profession, in a manner helpful for making decisions relating to the organisation and management of healthcare services rendered by healthcare technicians;
· understand the actions of healthcare workers from an ethical, social, and moral perspective;
· assist in the design and creation of scientific data-processing systems, as well as their management and application within various contexts;
· harness, with respect to the organisation of healthcare services, and the management of available human and technological resources, all available competencies in management and business organisation, conducting the cost-benefit analysis therefor;
· conduct technical inspections and audits on specific segments within the healthcare system;
· employ, within the field of healthcare services, research tools and methods;
· plan and optimise the use of all operations aiming to increase resources (human, technological, IT, financial resources) available to the healthcare facility;
· plan and conduct training programmes for continuing education and updates at one's own clinic or facility;
· cultivate, as part of ongoing tutorship and coordination of internship activities for basic, complementary, and ongoing education, teaching skills to train aspiring professionals in one's field;
· instruct others on the legal aspects of the profession in terms of administrative and legal rules, and EU regulatory bodies, in order to facilitate international relations with governments or one's own professional board.
SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELATED FUNCTION:
The graduate will be able to utilise advanced methods in research, training, and management in rehabilitative sciences within their Class.
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:
- executive roles in healthcare facilities (organisation/supervision within a facility, and providing services at an effective level), passing all competitive-procedure testing as required;
- university teaching, completing all testing required by applicable law;
- research within their professional field.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The graduate will be able to utilise advanced methods in research, training, and management in rehabilitative sciences within their Class.
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:
- executive roles in healthcare facilities (organisation/supervision within a facility, and providing services at an effective level), passing all competitive-procedure testing as required;
- university teaching, completing all testing required by applicable law;
- research within their professional field.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Contacts and exchanges with foreign educational and health institutions are presently under development, with the aim to provide students with a reasonably broad range of international mobility programs. Based on the peculiarities of the training curriculum and the specific needs of the students, who predominantly work as health professionals in public and private institutions, the mobility programs will include training activities within the organizational and research domains.
La frequenza a tutte le attività didattiche previste dal manifesto degli studi è obbligatoria.
Per essere ammesso a sostenere la relativa verifica di profitto, lo studente deve aver frequentato almeno il 75% delle ore di attività didattica formale e non formale previste per ciascuna attività formativa. In caso di mancato raggiungimento di tale livello di frequenza, il/i docenti responsabili possono indicare attività formative alternative, anche in forma di auto-apprendimento, che lo studente deve svolgere prima di essere ammesso all'esame. La frequenza obbligatoria alle attività pratiche e di tirocinio non è sostituibile.
Per essere ammesso a sostenere la relativa verifica di profitto, lo studente deve aver frequentato almeno il 75% delle ore di attività didattica formale e non formale previste per ciascuna attività formativa. In caso di mancato raggiungimento di tale livello di frequenza, il/i docenti responsabili possono indicare attività formative alternative, anche in forma di auto-apprendimento, che lo studente deve svolgere prima di essere ammesso all'esame. La frequenza obbligatoria alle attività pratiche e di tirocinio non è sostituibile.
Enrolment
Admission into the programme is capped, at a national level, pursuant to Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
The admission test for the programme consists of a written, multiple-choice examination.
The test is held on a date set by MUR for all Italian campuses.
Admission into the programme requires a degree in Class L/SNT3, or in the corresponding class under Ministerial Decree no. 509/99, or a university degree authorising a person to practice in the profession, or other degree deemed equivalent (under Law no. 42/1999); those holding a foreign degree deemed equivalent are likewise eligible for admission.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
The admission test for the programme consists of a written, multiple-choice examination.
The test is held on a date set by MUR for all Italian campuses.
Admission into the programme requires a degree in Class L/SNT3, or in the corresponding class under Ministerial Decree no. 509/99, or a university degree authorising a person to practice in the profession, or other degree deemed equivalent (under Law no. 42/1999); those holding a foreign degree deemed equivalent are likewise eligible for admission.
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for admission: from 27/08/2024 to 16/09/2024
Admission test date : 27/09/2024
Application for matriculation: from 21/10/2024 to 23/10/2024
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Programme description and courses list
year
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Practical Training | 22 | 550 | Italian | MED/46 MED/50 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Psychology Applied to Social Relations, Communication and Group Dynamics | 8 | 64 | Italian | M-DEA/01 M-PSI/01 M-PSI/06 SPS/07 |
| - Demology, ethnology and anthropology | 2 | |||
| - General psychology | 2 | |||
| - General sociology | 2 | |||
| - Work and Organizational Psychology | 2 | |||
| Statistics, Epidemiology and History of the Healthcare Services | 8 | 64 | Italian | MED/01 MED/02 MED/42 MED/50 |
| - Igiene generale e applicata | 2 | |||
| - Scienza tecniche mediche applicate | 1 | |||
| - Statistica medica | 3 | |||
| - Storia della medicina | 2 | |||
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Medical Law, Ethical and Professional-Legal Liability | 5 | 40 | Italian | IUS/07 IUS/13 MED/43 |
| - Forensic medicine | 1 | |||
| - International law | 2 | |||
| - Labour law | 2 | |||
| Principles and Instruments of Business Economics Applied to the Healthcare Sector | 5 | 40 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Corso professionalizzante interdisciplinare 1 | 10 | 80 | Italian | MED/05 MED/36 MED/37 MED/46 MED/50 VET/06 |
| - Diagnostica per immagini e radioterapia | 2 | |||
| - Neuroradiologia | 1 | |||
| - Parassitologia e malattie parassitarie degli animali | 1 | |||
| - Patologia clinica | 2 | |||
| - Scienza tecniche mediche applicate | 3 | |||
| - Scienze tecniche di medicina di laboratorio | 1 | |||
| English Assessment B1 (2 ECTS) | 2 | 0 | English | |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al primo anno, deve altresì maturare 3 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
year
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Other Activities (laboratories) | 5 | 40 | Italian | |
| Practical Training | 8 | 200 | Italian | MED/46 MED/50 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Educational Project Planning and Management | 4 | 32 | Italian | M-PED/01 |
| Planning, Organisation, and Monitoring in Healthcare Organisations | 6 | 48 | Italian | MED/46 MED/50 SECS-P/10 |
| - Organizzazione aziendale | 4 | |||
| - Scienza tecniche mediche applicate | 1 | |||
| - Scienze tecniche di medicina di laboratorio | 1 | |||
| Research Methodology | 10 | 80 | Italian | BIO/11 ING-INF/05 M-FIL/03 MED/04 SECS-S/02 |
| - Experimental medicine and pathophysiology | 2 | |||
| - Information processing systems | 2 | |||
| - Molecular biology | 2 | |||
| - Moral philosophy | 2 | |||
| - Statistics for experimental and technological research | 2 | |||
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Interdisciplinary Professional Course 1 | 8 | 72 | Italian | MED/26 MED/32 MED/46 MED/50 |
| - Audiologia | 1 | |||
| - Neurologia | 1 | |||
| - Scienze tecniche di medicina di laboratorio | 4 | |||
| - Scienze tecniche mediche applicate | 2 | |||
| Professional Management | 6 | 48 | Italian | MED/44 MED/46 MED/50 SPS/09 |
| - Medicina del lavoro | 2 | |||
| - Scienze tecniche di medicina di laboratorio | 1 | |||
| - Scienze tecniche mediche applicate | 1 | |||
| - Sociologia dei processi economici e del lavoro | 2 | |||
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 7 | 0 | Italian | |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al secondo anno, deve altresì maturare 3 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
Non sono previsti vincoli di propedeuticità.
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Location
Milano
Head of study programme
Erasmus and international mobility tutor
Study plan tutor
Internship tutor
Quality Assurance Delegate
Reference structures
Contacts
- Academic Office for the Degree Programme
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The tuition fees for students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments with different calculation methods and payment schedules:
- The amount of the first instalment is the same for all students
- The amount of the second instalment varies according to the ISEE University value, the degree programme and the student status (on track / off track for one year or off track for more than a year)
- An additional fee is due for online programmes
The University also offers:
- Concessions for students meeting high merit requirements
- Diversified tuition fees according to the student's home country for international students with assets/income abroad
- Concessions for international students with refugee status
Scholarships and benefits
The University provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).
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