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: |
| Bioimaging and cell analys, 7.5 credits |
Use and development of bioimaging methods as analytical and diagnostic tools, e.g. microscopy detection methods, digital image analysis, analytical and preparative flow cytometry, live cell imaging. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Comparative Genomics for Biomedicine, 15 credits |
The course utilises current research topics in comparative genomics to illustrate how genomes accumulate variation, and how the comparison of this variation within populations or across the species barrier can be used to elucidate genome function, evolution, selection and adaptation | 180 credits in life sciences as the main field of study (e.g. biomedicine, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary medicine or similar). |
Agricultural programme – Animal Science, Veterinary Science |
| Regenerative medicine, 7.5 credits |
The biology and cellular programming of different stem cells, tissue engineering, bioengineered cellular methods, next generation biomaterials, and their applications in restoring damaged tissues and organs. | 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 |
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Parasitology, mycology and clinical infection biology, |
The course is divided into the sections Parasitology and Mycology, which describe the occurrence and classification of various parasites, and the section Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which discusses the most important viral-, bacterial-, fungal- and parasitic infections in human medicine. | 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 |
| Infection biology in a global perspective, 15 credits |
The course is based on a comprehensive ”One Health” perspective and provides an understanding of how new pathogens may arise and spread between animals and humans, and how the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interlinked. The three part of the course are: Infections in animals and humans, Food safety, and Global health. | The equivalent to 40 credits of the courses in year one of the master's programme in infection biology. This corresponds to in-depth knowledge of the biological mechanisms regulating infectious processes, how infections are diagnosed and treated and knowledge of microbial epidemiology and evolution. | Master Animal Science, Agricultural programme – Animal Science, Agricultural programme – Food 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, |
| Molecular Imaging with Focus on PET, 7.5 credits | The course illustrates all parts of molecular imaging, from the physics behind the instruments to radio-labelling of molecules validation of these in vitro and in vivo. | 135 credits within the biomedicine, medicine molecular biology or biotechnology programmes, including 60 credits biology. Other education is assessed individually. | Veterinary Science, Veterinary Nursing |
| Diet, Nutrition and Public Health, 7.5 credits |
In this course students will learn about and discuss different aspects of how nutrition affects public health, and acquire tools to collect, evaluate and criticize nutrition statements. | 180 credits | Agricultural programme – Food Science |
| Nutritional Status and Clinical Nutrition 7.5 credits, 50 % |
The course provides knowledge in clinical nutrition and the importance of nutrition for individuals’ well-being. It focuses on three main parts: nutritional status, over-weight and malnutrition. | 180 credits incl. 7.5 credits in nutrition. | Agricultural programme – Food Science |
| Population Genomics, 15 credits |
The course will give an overview of how the recent progress in genomics can offer possibilities to obtain new insights on a large array of questions in evolutionary biology, with applications to areas as diverse as conservation biology and medicine. | 150 credits including 60 credits in biology and 30 credits or 90 credits in biology, and 15 credits at intermediate level in evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, genetics, or ecology. | Master Animal Science |
| Developmental Biology Including the Development of the Nervous System, 15 credits |
The course provides knowledge in developmental processes during tissue development and organogenesis, including the development of the nervous system. A special focus will be directed towards ontogeny of human, mouse, zebrafish and invertebrates | 150 credits including 60 credits in biology and 30 credits in chemistry or earth science, or 90 credits in biology. | Master Animal Science, Agricultural programme – Animal Science |
| Public Health, 15 credits |
National, international and historical public health, concepts within public health, determinants of health, different levels in the public health: individual, group, organisation and community level, different actors' role in public health. | 180 credits | Master Outdoor Environments for Health and Well-being |
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 |