Undergraduate courses at UU
Below we present a selection of courses at UU that could be of interest for SLU students. A suggestion for which students the courses might be relevant is also indicated.
Please note that complete admission requirements should be checked for each course.
Advanced level courses
Course | Contents, in summary | Admission requirements (in brief) | For students studying: |
Molecular Tools for Proteome Analysis and Diagnostics, 7.5 credits |
Applications, strategies and implications of molecular analysis methods, e.g. affinity-based protein detection methods, Proximity ligation assays, and LigandTracer, showing protein-cell interactions in real-time. | 180 credits in biology, bio-/medicine or equivalent. Generally, 15 credits in genetics/molecular genetics/molecular biology is required. | Master Animal Science, Agricultural programme – Animal Science |
Antimicrobials, Resistance, Epidemiology and Evolution, 15 credits |
The four course modules cover antimicrobial drug development, antimicrobial therapy and resistance, microbial evolution and epidemiology. These modules are partly integrated by a recurring theme that deals with antimicrobial therapy and resistance development from a social perspective, discussing e.g. healthcare associated infections, economics, and ethics | 180 credits in biology, bio-/medicine, biotechnology, pharmacy, pharmaceutical bioscience, (pharmaceutical) chemistry, medical science, agriculture, animal science, veterinary medicine. | Master Animal Science, Agricultural programme – Animal Science Veterinary Science |
Radiation Protection and Medical Effects, 6 credits |
Molecular, cellular and tissue effects of exposure to ionising radiation, leading to an increased understanding of risks of ionising radiation, radiation protection, medical radiation therapy and applications in nuclear medicine. | 180 credits in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, or other relevant university education. |
Veterinary Science, |
Health Innovation: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 5 credits |
Provide knowledge of - and insight into - how innovative processes work and how innovative thinking can be implemented in interdisciplinary teams to solve problems. | Bachelor degree | Master students with an interest in innovations and entrepreneurship |
Basic level courses
Course | Course content in summary | Admission requirements (in brief) | For students studying: |
Physiology and health, 5 credits (evening course) |
Introductory course about the importance of food and physical activities for the human body. | General entry requirements. | Agricultural programme – Food Science |
Public Health, 15 credits, web-based |
The course provides the basics in public health science e.g public health goals, living habits, factors with health impact, public health projects, participation. | General entry requirements. | Landscape architecture, Landscape engineer |
Bioinformatics on the Web, 5 credits, web-based | This course provides opportunities to try a number of tools, which are publicly available on the Internet, primarily to study and interpret sequence data from DNA and proteins. | General entry requirements. | Agricultural programme – Animal Science |
Toxicology, 7.5 credits |
The course will mainly treat basic toxicology and toxicological risk assessment/safety assessment. | 30 credits in bioscience (e.g. biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, pharmacology, molecular biology, microbiology). | Agricultural programme – Animal Science, Veterinary Science |
Toxicology, 15 credits |
The course provides knowledge to understand and explain when, where and how chemicals and pharmaceuticals become toxic. | 80 credits in biology equivalent to the basic course in biology within the Bachelor Programme in Biology/Molecular Biology. | Agricultural programme – Animal Science, Veterinary Science |
Last modified: 2021-01-21