Master's Degree in Exposome & Skin
Get ready to dive into the external and internal exposomal factors that affect your patients' skin in 90% of cases. This training will enable you to understand dermatology in a comprehensive and holistic way. Join the world’s first master's program!
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Master's program
Method
100% online
Duration
26 months (10/2025 - 12/2027)
Dedication
6 hours per week
Candidates
Dermatologists, dermatology residents
Language
English or spanish
Credits
60 ECTs
Price
5652€ (Taxes not included)
Intro
In this master's program led by Dr. Susana Puig, you will delve into the effects on the skin of various exposomal factors: environmental, those associated with aesthetic trends in skin, hair, and nails, those derived from cosmetics, and those related to the gut-brain-skin axis.
The goal is for you to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dermatological exposome with the most innovative scientific content available.
You will learn from our internationally renowned faculty in a training program that will revolutionize the care you provide to your patients in consultations.
Four qualifications with double accreditation
If you successfully complete each stage of the Master's in Exposome and Skin, you will obtain 4 certifications, all accredited by the University of Barcelona and the International School of Derma:
Master's Degree in Exposome and Skin
Expert Diploma in Exposome and Skin: Photobiology, Pollution, and Skin Aging
Expert Diploma in Exposome and Skin: Diet, Microbiota, Quality of Life, and Mental Health
Expert Diploma in Exposome and Skin: Cosmetics, Aesthetic Trends, and Lifestyle
Objectives
Understand the exposomal factors related to the environment, aesthetic trends and cosmetics, digestive health, and lifestyle, and identify their effects on the skin.
Acquire tools for the correct diagnosis of photodermatosis, photocarcinogenesis, and photoaging.
Offer a rigorous and thorough analysis of dermocosmetics and their effects on the skin.
Identify patients with specific needs and refer them, if necessary, to other specialists such as psychologists, nutritionists, or gastroenterologists.
Apply the acquired knowledge in practice and study the prevention and treatment tools, considering the diversity of our patients.
Agenda and contents
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Introduction
You will study the concept of the exposome, its interaction with the skin, how it relates to the genome, and the current state of the matter.
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Photobiology, Pollution, and Skin Aging
We will learn about the effects on the skin of the most significant environmental exposomal factors such as solar radiation, pollution damage, and climate change.
1.1 Natural and Artificial Radiation I
1.2 Natural and Artificial Radiation II
1.3 Pollution and Climate Change
1.4 Future Trends and Practical Advice
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Diet, Microbiota, Quality of Life, and Mental Health
We will discover the importance of the gut-brain-skin axis and its relationship with skin conditions. We will delve into the use of diets, nutricosmetics, and probiotics, all based on scientific evidence.
2.1 Microbiota and Probiotics
2.2 Nutrients and Diets
2.3 Stress, Sleep, and Psychodermatology
2.4 Quality of Life
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Cosmetics, Aesthetic Trends, and Lifestyle
We will delve into the impact of aesthetic trends on skin, hair, and nails. We will also explore the important role that lifestyle plays in skin conditions, with the aim of offering the best support to the patient.
3.1 Climate and climate change
3.2 Pollution: part 1
3.3 Pollution: part 2
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Master's Thesis
You will prepare a scientific article on the dermatological exposome accompanied by a tutor from the International School of Dermatology.
4.1 Trends in exposome and dermatology
4.2 Practical advice
Is this master for me?
The university master's degree in exposome and skin is aimed at active dermatologists or resident doctors specializing in Dermatology. This course will allow you:
Learn from renowned international experts in dermatology.
Receive demanding, quality training, and 100% online!
Obtain a degree from the University of Barcelona, included in the list of the 100 best universities in the world.
Being part of an international group of students from more than 10 countries.
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Plan your studies
STUDYING TIME
The course lasts 26 months. We do not impose class schedules so that you can organize your study as you choose. In addition, we will regularly inform you of the key moments of the course to facilitate the planning of your work. We recommend a weekly dedication of 6 hours.
CONTENT
The course combines theoretical content and microlearning pieces in different multimedia formats: videos, interactive material and self-assessment exercises to better internalize the content. Weekly we will publish a new unit on the platform.
ASSESSMENT
There are several mandatory assessment activities throughout the course. You must meet the delivery deadlines and obtain a minimum grade in each of them to pass the course and receive your University Diploma. Additionally, as the final step, you will need to complete your Master's Final Project.
Meet your professors
Dr. Susana Puig, a world leader in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma and skin cancer, leads the master in Exposome and skin.
The creation of the original contents of the course corresponds to the professors of the International School of Derma: a group of prestigious international experts in medicine and dermatology. Each of them is the author of the topics that she will teach throughout the course.
Access to scholarships
The ISD was born with the vocation of bringing the main advances in skin knowledge to dermatology professionals around the world.
As an ISD student, we offer you the possibility of accessing our scholarships to help finance the course. If you are interested in knowing the requirements and conditions for the granting of your scholarship, send us an email to admissions@isd.eu and we will inform you of everything!