Biomed/Tox/Bioentrepreneurship 2023-2024
Courses for incoming exchange students in Biomedicine/Toxicology/Bioentrepreneurship
To be accepted as an exchange student at Karolinska Institutet you must be enrolled at a higher education institution that has a written exchange agreement with Karolinska Institutet for the specific study programme of interest. Exchange students should be selected and nominated by their home institution, however the final decision on admission is made by Karolinska Institutet.
To find the syllabus for the course or rotation you are interested in, follow the link to the course syllabus archive below.
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All courses are full-time courses and require at least 40 hours of work per week. The courses are given in blocks, and a student can only attend one course at a time. One study week is equivalent to 1.5 ECTS credits. The performance will be graded in accordance with the ECTS grading scale and on the basis of the student´s fulfillment of the learning outcomes stated in the course syllabus.
Courses offered on Bachelor's level in Biomedicine
(courses starting with BACH in the application)
Specific requirements may apply.
Courses offered during semester 3 in the curriculum (autumn semester)
- 1BI043 Biostatistics, 4.5 ECTS credits (Beg September-Mid September)
- 1BI040 Tissue Biology, 4 ECTS credits (Mid September-Mid October)
- 1BI041 Immunology and microbiology, 13 ECTS credits (Mid October-Beg December)
- 1BI042 Neuroscience, 8.5 ECTS credits (Beg December-Mid January)
Courses offered during semester 4 in the curriculum (spring semester)
- 1BI046 Physiology, 13 ECTS credits (Mid January-Mid March)
- 1BI047 Pathology, 3 ECTS (Mid March-End March)
- 1BI045 Pharmacology and Toxicology, 10 ECTS credits (End March-Mid May)
- 1BI044 The Life Science Industry, 4 ECTS credits (Mid May-Beg June)
Courses offered during semester 5 in the curriculum (autumn semester)
- 1BI049 Molecular Medicine - Oncology, 15 ECTS credits (Beg September-End October)
- 1BI048 Molecular Medicine - Cardiometabolic and Infectious Diseases, 15 ECTS credits (Beg November-Mid January) Note that attendance requires Hepatitis B vaccination.
To read more about the courses, see the Programme Outline at the programme web page:
The study programme website (Bachelor´s level Biomedicine)
Research-oriented projects in Biomedicine at the Bachelor's level
(offered autumn semester 2023 and spring semester 2024)
The Biomedicine Programme offers research-oriented projects on Bachelor's level during both autumn and spring semester. You can choose between 15, 18, 22.5, 30 and 60 ECTS credits. One week of full-time studies is equivalent to 1.5 ECTS. One example of a syllabus is presented below. You need to make your own initial arrangements. The most successful approach is to participate in an ongoing research project and to find a supervisor interested in coaching students. When you initiate contact with potential supervisors inform them that you will apply for exchange at KI. The subject area and the hosting supervisor at Karolinska Institutet should be stated in the application form. Depending on which project you will be perfoming, Hepatitis B vaccination might be required. For more information contact your supervisor or the international coordinator at Karolinska Institutet.
One example of a syllabus is presented below.
Courses offered on Master's level in Biomedicine
(courses starting with MAS in the application form)
Specific requirements
Bachelor Degree in a relevant subject area. In addition, please consult the course syllabuses for other specific requirements.
Courses offered during semester 1 in the curriculum (autumn semester)
- 4BI108 Applied Biostatistics, (7.5 ECTS credits)
- 4BI109 Bioinformatics, (7.5 ECTS credits)
Courses offered during semester 2 in the curriculum (spring semester)
- 4BI116 Applied Biomedical Communication and Professional Development, (7.5 ECTS credits)
Research-oriented projects in Biomedicine at the Master’s level
(offered autumn semester 2023 and spring semester 2024)
The Biomedicine Programme offers research-oriented projects on Master’s level during both autumn and spring semester. You can choose between 15, 18, 22.5, 30, 40 and 60 ECTS credits. One week of full-time studies is equivalent to 1.5 ECTS. One example of a syllabus is presented below. You need to make your own initial arrangements. The most successful approach is to participate in an ongoing research project and to find a supervisor interested in coaching students. The subject area and the hosting supervisor at Karolinska Institutet should be stated in the application form. Depending on project Hepatitis B vaccination might be required. For more information contact your supervisor or the international coordinator at Karolinska Institutet.
One example of a syllabus is presented below.
To read more about the courses, see the Programme Outline at the programme web page:
The study programme website (Master´s level Biomedicine)
Courses offered on Master's level in Toxicology
(courses starting with TOX in the application form)
General requirements: Bachelor Degree in life sciences or equivalent. In addition, specific requirements may apply. Please consult the course syllabuses for specific requirements.
Courses offered during semester 1 (autumn semester)
- 4TX018 Principles of toxicology, 7.5 ECTS credits
- 4TX029 Target organ toxicology – toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics, 17.5 ECTS credits
- 4TX016 Histopathology and clinical pathology, 5 ECTS credits
Courses offered during semester 2 (spring semester)
- 4TX030 Applications of methods in toxicological research, 16.5 ECTS credits
- 4TX031 Health risk assessment, 9 ECTS credits
To read more about the courses, see the Programme Outline at the programme web page:
The study programme website (Toxicology)
Courses offered on Master's level in Bioentrepreneurship
(courses starting with BIOENTR in the application form)
Specific requirements
Bachelor Degree or equivalent and a university level course in economics. In addition, please consult the course syllabuses for other specific requirements.
Courses offered during semester 1 (autumn)
- 4BP038 Theory in Bioentrepreneurship, 4 ECTS credits
- 4BP040 Communication in Bioentrepreneurship 1, 3 ECTS credits
- 4BP041 Project Management - Theory, 3 ECTS credits
- 4BP042 Market Analysis, 8 ECTS credits
- 2QA326 Digital Health From an Entrepreneurship Perspective, 7.5 ECTS credits (part time (75%) two nights per week, 30 August 2021 - 17 October 2021)
Research-oriented projects in Bioentrepreneurship offered autumn semester 2023 and spring semester 2024
- 2EE099 Project in Bioentrepreneurship for exchange students, 30 ECTS credits
To read more about the courses, see the Programme Outline at the programme web page:
The study programme website (Bioentrepreneurship)
Application
Application deadlines
- 1 May, for autumn semester (end of August to mid-January)
- 1 November, for the spring semester (mid-January to the beginning of June)