Elective courses

One way to complete the 12 EC elective component is by taking general elective courses (see table below). No permission is needed, and these courses are always a good choice for your elective component.

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Name courseStart dateEnd dateEC
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 1/8Sep. 2Nov. 42
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 2/8Sep. 3Nov. 52
Communicating Life Sciences (BMB507611) 1/2Sep. 11Nov. 133
Career Orientation and Professional Skills Training (BMB513024) 1/2Sep. 12Nov. 73
Tackling Health Challenges in Internationally Linked Research Hubs: Framing Solutions (BMB401324)Sep. 17Dec. 103
Applied lab calculations for life sciences: theory and VR (BMB618224)Nov. 10Nov. 141
Essentials of Neuroscience - Online (BMB416024)Nov. 10Jan. 233
Basics of Biostatistics (BMB507217)Nov. 10Jan. 234.5
Tackling real-world problems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration (BETA-BMTIC)Nov. 10Jan. 307.5
Experience and Expertise (BMB4711022)Nov. 10 2025Jun. 30 20274.5
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 3/8Nov. 11Jan. 272
Adobe illustrator and InDesign for Science (BMB504321) 1/2Nov. 12Jan. 241.5
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 4/8Nov. 12Jan. 282
Professional Identity Education (BMB4812023)Nov. 17 2025Mar. 15 20273
Fundamentals of Biofabrication (BMB502816) Nov. 17Feb. 13
Explore entrepreneurial ventures and competences (FI-BETAPN1)TBDTBD1.5
Essentials of Neuroscience (BMB416005)Jan. 12Jan. 233
Microbiome in Health and Disease (BMB503625)Feb. 2Feb. 133
Adobe illustrator and InDesign for Science (BMB504321) 2/2Feb. 2Apr. 21.5
Better Science with Less Animals (DM-P-BSLAE)Feb. 3Feb. 214.5
Vascularized Tissue Engineering - Online (BMB507319)Feb. 2Apr. 173
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 5/8Feb. 3Apr. 72
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 6/8Feb. 4Apr. 82
Communicating Life Sciences (BMB507611) 2/2Feb. 5Apr. 163
Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT project) (BMB529019)Feb. 10Apr. 43
Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT project) (BMB539019)Feb. 10Jun. 265
Bone and cartilage: from basics to regenerative medicine applications (BMB639224)Mar. 23Mar. 271.5
Identify an Entrepreneurial Opportunity with Design Thinking (FI-BETAPN2)TBDTBD1.5
iGEM Competition (BMB519117)Apr.Oct.12
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 7/8Apr. 21Jun. 232
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 8/8Apr. 22Jun. 242
Career Orientation and Professional Skills Training (BMB513024) 2/2Apr. 24Jun. 193
History of Medicine and the Biomedical Sciences (BMB4811023)Apr. 27Jun. 295
Test an Entrepreneurial Project with the Lean Start-Up Approach (FI-BETAPN3)TBDTBD2
Global and Plenetary Health (BMB669221)May 20Jun. 53
Laboratory Animal Sciences (BMB426024)Multiple datesMultiple dates4.5
Radiation Protection - ELO on Open Sources - Online (BMB429020)Multiple datesMultiple dates1

Expensive Courses  
Laboratory Animal Science and Radiation Protection are costly and require written approval from your programme coordinator. Send a copy of the approval to the administration. You can’t take both courses unless given special permission.