MSc Thesis

Students have two options for the Master Thesis in the fourth semester:

a) to complete a Research project with a master’s thesis

or

b) to complete an Applied research project with a master’s thesis.

The Research project with a master’s thesis must have a clear research character, on a topic related to one of the modules of the Programme.

The applied project must have a clear research character and aims to develop skills while acquiring practical knowledge . It can be carried out in public or private bodies such as port health authorities, ministries of health, shipping, transport, public health institutes, research institutes, international bodies, ship operators’ associations, shipping companies, ships, etc. There are no financial obligations for organizations hosting the applied project students. There is no predetermined list of applied project positions and the applied project positions will be determined and approved by the Steering Committee.

MSc Thesis topics (Cycle 2023-2025)

  • Development of an algorithm for threats related to passenger ships using the WHO Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS)
  • Pilot-testing the draft ‘evidence-based guidelines for vaccination recommendations of travellers’ from the Horizon Research and Innovation project HEALTHY SAILING with the ‘vaccination Clinical Decision Support (CDS) system’ from the EU4HEALTH EUVABECO project
  • Burden and Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria among Maritime Human–Environmental Interfaces: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence from 2010 to 2024
  • Infectious Disease-Related Occupational Accidents Among Seafarers: Scoping Review The Global Burden and Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria among Maritime Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence from 2010 and 2024
  • Scoping Literature Review for Legionnaires’ Disease Cases associated with Maritime Transport for the Period 2013-2024
  • Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of infection prevention practices among surgical residents at St. Paul’s hospital millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Vaccination Recommendations for Training Sailing Ships. A Retrospective Study
  • Pilot-testing the Horizon Research and Innovation Project HEALTHY SAILING  draft evidence-based guidelines for specificities and needs of medical operations in expedition passenger ships using the focus group methodology