1. Welcome to study! Master’s Programme in Life Science Technologies Biosystems and -materials major 2.9.2015 Alexander Frey and Anna Mäkilä Anna Mäkilä

2. Agenda Who are we? Study guidance Confirming the major Shared materials Degree and major structure Recommended minors Schedule for period I Individual study plan Preparation of study plans with teachers Lab tour

3. Who are we? A short presentation of everyone –Name –Country you are from –Why have you choosen Aalto University and Biosystems and -materials in Master’s Programme in Life Science Technologies?

4. Study guidance Professors: –Alexander Frey – professor in charge, office D409 –Jan Deska –Sami Franssila –Ari Koskinen –Mauri Kostiainen –Markus Linder –Katrina Nordström –Orlando Rojas –Jukka Seppälä –Monika Österberg Other teachers: –Jari Koivisto

5. Tutor groups Ari Koskinen Antti Karttunen Alexander Frey Evelina Bäck Jordan Esson Linda Olkkonen Riikka Virtanen Sami Franssila Pihla Ahola Hele Haapaniemi Heini-Maria Pääsky Mauri Kostiainen Ilona Leppänen Laura Niemelä Marcela Ruvalcaba Medrano Emmi Sveholm

6. Study guidance Student advisor Olivia Lehtimäki: advisors-chem@list.aalto.fi Study secretary Juha Oksa and Heidi Tukianen: studies-chem@aalto.fistudies-chem@aalto.fi Planning officer Anna Mäkilä : anna.makila@aalto.fi (only by appointment) anna.makila@aalto.fi Additional information: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enmasterchem/ Homepage https://into.aalto.fi/display/enmasterchem/ Homepage

7. Shared materials –Model schedule for Autumn 2015 –Into –Otaniemi campus map –Helsinki region map –EspooGuide –Otaniemi campus restaurants

8. Degree structure – general information 120 ECTS credits Two years (annual workload is 60 ECTS credits)  Master of Science (Tech.) = M.Sc. (Tech.)

9. Degree structure 120 ECTS credits: 60 cr major dependent studies –Compulsory and optional studies 30 cr Thesis 30 cr Elective studies

10. Major in Biosystems and –materials Master’s Degree Programme in Life Science Technologies The major is positioned at the interface of biology, biomaterials and drugs At the core of the teaching are –the understanding of molecular and cellular level phenomena –reprogramming of cells –design and characterization of small pharmaceutically active molecules –synthesis and characterization of biomaterials

11. Who is offering? The major is strongly research driven and is tightly linked to research activities at the School of Chemical Technology in the fields of –Biotechnology (Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology) –Organic chemistry (Department of Chemistry) –Polymer science and engineering (Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Department of Forest Products Technology)

12. For whom The MSc major in Biosystems and -materials gives graduates cutting edge scientific knowledge and skills enabling the students –to integrate into the international life science technologies job market –or to pursue doctoral studies in specialist fields

13. Major in Biosystems and -materials (60 cr) Multidisciplinary project in Life Science Technologies, 10 cr Introduction to research methods and statistics (5 cr) Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition (5cr) Biophysical chemistry (5 cr) Cell Biology (5 cr) Biopolymers (5 cr) Systems Biology (5 cr) Polymer Synthesis (5 cr) Polymer Properties (5 cr) Compulsory courses for major, 25 cr Synthetic Biology (5cr) Microfluidics and BioMEMS (5cr) Organic Structural Analysis (5 cr) Compulsory for LST Master, 5 cr Compulsory for LST Master, 10 cr Cell and tissue engineering (5cr) Natural product chemistry (5 cr) Enzymatic and Biomimetic Catalysis (5 cr) Cell factory (5 cr) Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems (5cr) Elective specialization courses, choose 4 x 5 cr Laboratory course in Biosystems and - materials (5 cr)

14. Common courses CourseResponsible teacherPeriod Introduction to research methods and statistics (5 cr) Nummenmaa (SCI) I Multidisciplinary project in LST (10 cr)LST programSpring-Fall Biophysical chemistry (5 cr)LinderIII Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition (5cr)KoskinenII Organic Structural Analysis (5 cr)KoivistoI Cell biology (5 cr)FreyIII Laboratory course in Biosystems and - materials (5 cr) FreyII

15. Major specific elective courses CourseResponsible teacherPeriod Synthetic Biology (5 cr)LinderIV & V Systems Biology (5 cr)FreyIV & V Cell factory (5 cr)FreyIV Polymer Synthesis (5 cr)RojasI Biopolymers (5 cr)KostiainenIII & IV Polymer Properties (5 cr)SeppälaII Natural product chemistry (5 cr)KoskinenII Enzymatic and Biomimetic Catalysis (5 cr)DeskaIII & IV Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems (5 cr) ÖsterbergIII & IV Microfluidics and BioMEMS (5 cr)FranssilaIII Cell and tissue engineeringNordströmIII

16. PeriodCompulsory courses, 40 crMajor special courses, choose 4x5 cr Electives Fall I Basic-Lab for Biosystems and materials Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition Organic Structural Analysis Introduction to research methods and statistics Natural product chemistry The exact amounts of elective which can be taken during a particular teaching period depends on the students choice of major special courses, in total 30 cr Spring I Cell biology Biophysical chemistry LST project work, 10 cr (preferably done during spring I) Systems Biology Cell and tissue engineering Synthetic Biology Cell factory Biopolymers Microfluidics and BioMEMS Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems Cell and tissue engineering Fall II Polymer properties* Polymer Synthesis* Medicinal product chemistry Spring II Master thesis 30 cr Outline Biosystems and –materials major * Could be read also during Fall I

17. PeriodCompulsory courses, 40 crMajor special courses, choose 4x5 crElectives 1 Organic Structural Analysis (5 cr) Introduction to research methods and statistics (5 cr) Polymer Synthesis (5 cr) The exact amounts of elective which can be taken during a particular teaching period depends on the students choice of major special courses, in total 30 cr 2 Selectivity in Synthesis and Recognition s (5cr) Laboratory course in Biosystems and -materials (5 cr) Polymer properties (5 cr) Natural product chemistry (5 cr) 3 Cell biology (5cr) Biophysical chemistry (5 cr) Multidisciplinary project in LST (10 cr) Microfluidics and BioMEMS (5 cr) Cell and tissue engineering (5 cr) Biopolymers (5 cr) Interfacial Phenomena in Biobased Systems (5cr) Medicinal product chemistry (5 cr) 4 Cell factory (5 cr) Systems Biology (5 cr) Synthetic Biology (5 cr) 5 Courses according to teaching periods

18. Minor minors Not compulsory  degree without minor Possible to include a minor into elective studies Recommended minors –Bioinformatics –Biomedical engineering –Biosensing and -electronics –Complex systems –Human Neuroscience and –technology

19. Schedule, period I AT MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY 8–9 CHEM-E2100 Polymer Synthesis Exercise R013/237 9–10 Becs-114.5501 Experimental and Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences I R003/Auditorium 10–11 CHEM-E2100 Polymer Synthesis R013/237 CHEM-E2100 Polymer Synthesis R013/237 CHEM-E8100 Organic Structural Analysis R011/KE4 11–12 12–13Lunch 13–14 CHEM-E8100 Organic Structural Analysis R011/KE4 CHEM-E8100 Organic Structural Analysis Exercise R011/KE4 14–15 Becs-114.5501 Experimental and Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences I Computer lab R017/Maari-K starting from week 38 15–16 16–17

20. Course replacement Applies only for Bachelors from CHEM new courseold course CHEM-E8115 Cell factoryKE-70.4700 Cell factory CHEM-E3170 Systems biologyKE-70.3610 Bioprocess Technology III OR KE-70.4300 Metabolic Engineering and Modeling CHEM-E3225 Cell- and Tissue EngineeringKE-30.4325 Health Technology Microbiology CHEM-E2100 Polymer SynthesisKE-100.3200 Polymeerien valmistus CHEM-E2130 Polymer PropertiesKE-100.3410 Polymer Properties CHEM-E2155 BiopolymersKE-4810 Biopolymers CHEM-E4245 Natural Product ChemistryKE-4.9900 Chemistry of Natural Products

21. Planning your study Official individual study plan (HOPS) –Compulsory –Binding agreement on both parties –Done during period I –Planning officer/professor in charge of the major accepts –Scheduled –One version –Changes  new HOPS

22. Planning your study 1.Selection of major courses according to study guide 2.Selection of elective courses - minor? 3. Scheduling the courses  Individual study plan

23. Welcome to Finland !