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, Veterinary Nursing
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