Biomedical Laboratory Science 2024-2025
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 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.
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" and "Options in Swedish".
Study structure and requirements
Study options are offered in either Laboratory Medicine or Clinical Physiology and include courses, clinical rotations or research-oriented projects. These options are offered in English and/or in Swedish, and are full-time, requiring at least 40 hours of work per week. You can only attend one study option at a time.
One study week is equivalent to 1.5 ECTS credits. Performance is graded according to the ECTS grading scale based on the student's fulfillment of the learning outcomes stated in the course syllabus.
Rotations may be combined according to the needs of the individual student. However, there is a limited number of places, so a study place cannot be guaranteed. The starting date of rotations is 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 2024:
- Courses:
- 1BA174 Scientific Methodology 2, 7.5 ECTS credits (English)
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits (English)
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits (English)
Spring semester 2025:
- Courses:
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits (English)
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits (English)
Options in Swedish
Available for students with a good command of Swedish or another Scandinavian language.
Autumn semester 2024:
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits (Swedish)
Spring Semester 2025:
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits (Swedish)
Studies in Clinical Physiology
Autumn Semester 2024:
- Clinical rotations:
- 1EE026 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 7.5 ECTS credits (English)
- 1EE081 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 15 ECTS credits (English)
- Courses:
- 1BA174 Scientific Methodology 2, 7.5 ECTS credits (English)
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1BA029 Elective project (English)
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits (English)
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits (English)
Spring Semester 2025:
- Rotations:
- 1BA137 Advanced clinical physiological diagnostics, 7.5 ECTS credits (English or Swedish)
- 1EE026 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 7.5 ECTS credits (English)
- 1EE081 Clinical Rotation in Clinical Physiology, 15 ECTS credits (English)
- Research-oriented projects:
- 1BA029 Elective project (English)
- 1EE049 Project work in biomedical laboratory science, 15 ECTS credits (English)
- 1EE054 Literature Review Course, 4.5 ECTS credits (English)
Application
Application deadlines for courses and rotations
- 1 May (for the autumn semester 2024, end of August to mid-January)
- 1 November (for the spring semester 2025, 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 OfficerFind your course or rotation syllabus
| Curricula 2024-2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 2022-2023 | ||
| 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 2024-2025 | ||
| 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.
In order to be accepted as an exchange student at KI the applicant must be enrolled at a university that has a written exchange agreement with KI for the specific study programme of interest. Exchange students should be nominated by their home institution. The final decision on admission will be made by KI.
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.