Courses for incoming exchange students in Biomedical Laboratory Science 2026-2027
180 Higher Education Credits, 3 years.
To be accepted as an exchange student at Karolinska Institutet you must be enrolled at a higher education institution that has a valid 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.
Find your course or rotation syllabus
To find the syllabus for the course or rotation you are interested in, follow the link to the course syllabus archive above.
You need to enter the course codes to access the syllabuses and they can be found right before the name of the courses or rotations listed on this page, under "Options in English".
Study structure and requirements
Study options in English are available in Laboratory Medicine or Clinical Physiology. These include courses, clinical rotations or research-oriented projects. All study options are full-time, requiring at least 40 hours of work per week, and you can attend only one study option at a time.
One week of full-time study corresponds to 1.5 ECTS credits. The performance will be graded in accordance to the course's grading scale based on the student's fulfillment of the learning outcomes stated in the course syllabus.
Clinical rotations may be combined depending on individual needs, however, places are limited and cannot be guaranteed. Starting dates are flexible and may be adjusted to fit the student’s study plan. During the rotation the student will be assigned a clinical supervisor responsible for ongoing instruction and supervision.
Specific requirements
- 90 ECTS credits (1½ years of study) at the home institution.
Studies in Laboratory Medicine
Options in English
Autumn semester 2026:
- Courses:
- 1BA174 Scientific Methodology 2, 7.5 ECTS credits
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits
- 1BA029 Elective project, 7.5 ECTS credits
Spring semester 2027:
- Courses:
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits (English)
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits
- 1BA029 Elective project, 7.5 ECTS credits
Studies in Clinical Physiology
Autumn Semester 2026:
- Clinical rotations:
- 1EE026 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 7.5 ECTS credits
- 1EE081 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 15 ECTS credits
- Courses:
- 1BA174 Scientific Methodology 2, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1BA029 Elective project, 7.5 ECTS credits
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits
Spring Semester 2027:
- Rotations:
- 1BA137 Advanced clinical physiological diagnostics, 7.5 ECTS credits
- 1EE026 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 7.5 ECTS credits
- 1EE081 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 15 ECTS credits
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1BA029 Elective project
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits
Application
Application deadlines for courses and rotations
- 1 May (for the autumn semester 2026, end of August to mid-January)
- 1 November (for the spring semester 2027, mid-January to the beginning of June)
Application deadline for projects
- As far in advance as possible, but no later than six months before the required start of the study period.
Contact
Christoffer Bodforss
Administrative Officer| Curricula 2026-2027 | ||
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| Curriculum Laboratory Medicine and Physiology, first and second semester | ||
| Semester | Course | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | Scientific Methodology 1 | 3 |
| From Atom to Organism | 3 | |
| Physiological and Medical Laboratory Diagnostics | 8 | |
| The Structure, Function and Dysfunction of the Human Body | 16 | |
| 2 | Medical Chemistry | 6 |
| Laboratory Methodology used in Chemistry and Biochemistry | 8 | |
| Biochemistry | 10 | |
| Cell and Molecular Biology 1 | 6 | |
| Curriculum Laboratory Medicine 2026-2027 | ||
| Semester | Course | ECTS Credits |
| 3 | Analytical Chemistry and Biomedical Methodology | 7.5 |
| Instrumentation including Radiation Physics | 4.5 | |
| Basic Methods - physiology | 3 | |
| Cell Culture Methods | 7.5 | |
| Molecular Biology and Methods in Molecular Biology | 7.5 | |
| Haematology - methodology and diagnostics | 7.5 | |
| 4 | Morphology - methods and diagnosis | 7.5 |
| Microbiology - methodology and diagnostics | 7.5 | |
| Immunology - methodology and diagnostics (incl Transfusion Medicine) | 7.5 | |
| Clinical Chemistry - methodology and diagnostics | 7.5 | |
| 5 | Clinical Course 1 | 7.5 |
| Clinical Course 2 alt 3 alt Elective Course | 7.5 | |
| Clinical Course 2 alt 3 alt Elective Course | 7.5 | |
| Clinical Course 2 alt 3 alt Elective Course | 7.5 | |
| 6 | Scientific methods and Work organization and management | 7.5 |
| Clinical Course 2 alt 3 alt Elective Course | 7.5 | |
| Thesis course in Laboratory Medicine | 15 | |
| Curriculum Physiology 2026-2027 | ||
| Semester | Course | ECTS Credits |
| 3 | Basic Laboratory Methodology and Technology - Moment I | 7.5 |
| General Nursing (Theory) | 3 | |
| Pharmacology and Medicine Calculation | 3 | |
| Pedagogic as a Professional Tool - Moment I | 1.5 | |
| Ultrasound Technology Part I (Cardiac) | 7.5 | |
| Ultrasound Technology Part II (Vascular) | 7.5 | |
| 4 | Lung Physiology | 9 |
| Neurophysiology | 7.5 | |
| Central Circulation Physiology | 9 | |
| Basic Laboratory Methodology and Technology - Moment II | 4.5 | |
| 5 | Integrative Circulation Physiology | 9 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 7.5 | |
| Elective Course | 7.5 | |
| General care - Clinical practice | 4.5 | |
| Pedagogic as a Professional Tool - Moment II | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Telemedicine, Image Transmission and Image Management | 3 |
| Scientific Methodology | 7.5 | |
| Thesis course - Physiology | 15 | |
| Leadership and Organization | 3 | |
| General care - Clinical practice | 1.5 | |
More information about the programme
To start with, students go through the structure and function of the human body from a macro to a micro level. They are also given an introduction to their future career and a general grounding in biomedical laboratory science.
In subsequent terms, students probe more deeply into the analytical methods used to identify diseases such as diabetes, infections, cancer or chromosomal disorders. Analytical methods include the biochemical, immunological, and molecular genetic, and are applied, for example, to blood, tissue or urine. Students can also choose methods used to examine the cardiovascular or pulmonary systems, the brain, nerve system and kidneys, such as ECG, ultrasound, spirometry, EEG and isotope analysis.
After graduation
Authorised biomedical scientists work in hospital laboratories in fields such as clinical chemistry, genetics, pathology, microbiology, immunology or transfusion medicine. Students specialising in physiology can also work in areas such as clinical physiology, neurophysiology or nuclear medicine.
Biomedical scientists also work at healthcare centres or veterinary surgeries, in the pharmaceutical industry or medtech companies, and in the fields of food hygiene, biotechnology, health promotion, and sports medicine.