MAS - Toxicology

	Acquire specific knowledge in toxicological sciences, in particular human toxicology, recognized by national and international authorities towards fulfilling the educational requirements of registration as a toxicologist Build on basic knowledge in toxicology acquired during pre-graduate education Understand better the complexity of the different aspects of human toxicology
	Graduate employed in a toxicological field who wishes to obtain a recognized academic qualification in toxicology, who has already received formal postgraduate training in toxicology may be eligible for recognition of equivalence for some courses Graduate wishing to embark on a career in toxicology and who has completed a master in medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, chemistry, biology or a diploma judged as equivalent Bachelor may be admitted under certain conditions (see admission criteria)
	16 modules: Basic principles in toxicology (e-learning) A • Basic principles in toxicology (e-learning)B • Xenobiotic metabolism, toxicogenetics • Organ toxicology and pathology: cellular and molecular aspects • Animal experimentation (theoretical and practical) • Alternative methods to animal experimentation • Mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, reproductive and developmental toxicology • Molecular endocrinology • Clinical toxicology, immunotoxicology • Epidemiology, food and industrial toxicology • Risk assessment and regulatory toxicology • Ecotoxicology • Toxicological analysis • Forensic toxicology • Biostatistics Master thesis
	Prof. Jules DESMEULES, University of Geneva
	Marc FATHI and Caroline SAMER, University of Geneva
	Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, SCAHT • Universities of Lausanne, Zürich and Basel • Centre of Competence in Analytic Chemistry and Toxicology, CCCTA • Swiss Society of Toxicology • Swiss Register of Toxicologists • Centre Ecotox, eawag/EPFL