Elective courses 2026/2027

One way to complete the 15 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. 7Nov. 152
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 2/8Sep. 7Nov. 152
Communicating Life Sciences (BMB507611) 1/2Sep. 14Dec. 13
Tackling Health Challenges in Internationally Linked Research Hubs: Framing Solutions (BMB401324)Nov. 4Dec. 183
Tackling real-world problems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration (BETA-BMTIC)Nov. 10Jan. 307.5
Applied lab calculations for life sciences: theory and VR (BMB618224)Nov. 16Nov. 201
Adobe illustrator and InDesign for Science (BMB504321) 1/3Nov. 16Jan. 111.5
Basics of Biostatistics (BMB507217)Nov. 16Jan. 294.5
Fundamentals of Biofabrication (BMB502816) Nov. 16Feb. 33
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 3/8Nov. 16Feb. 72
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 4/8CANCELLEDCANCELLED2
Experience and Expertise (BMB4711026)Nov. 16Jul. 23
Professional Identity Education (BMB4812023)Nov. 16 2026Mar. 20 20283
Essentials of Neuroscience - Online (BMB416024)Nov. 23Feb. 43
Essentials of Neuroscience (BMB416005)Jan. 18Jan. 293
Communicating Life Sciences (BMB507611) 2/2Jan. 25Apr. 63
Microbiome in Health and Disease (BMB503625)Feb. 8Feb. 193
Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT project) (BMB529019)Feb. 8Apr. 183
Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT project) (BMB539019)Feb. 8Apr. 185
Better Science with Less Animals (DM-P-BSLAE)Feb. 8Feb. 264.5
Adobe illustrator and InDesign for Science (BMB504321) 2/3Feb. 8Mar. 291.5
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 5/8Feb. 8Apr. 182
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 6/8Feb. 8Apr. 182
Vascularized Tissue Engineering - Online (BMB507319)Feb. 8Apr. 233
Adobe illustrator and InDesign for Science (BMB504321) 3/3Feb. 9Mar. 301.5
Career Orientation and Professional Skills Training (BMB513024)Feb. 19Apr. 163
Philosophy of the Life Sciences (BMB699326)Feb. 24Mar. 123
Ethics and Research Integrity (BMB659221)Mar. 10Mar. 253
Bone and cartilage: from basics to regenerative medicine applications (BMB639224)Mar. 22Mar. 261.5
Diversity Perspectives in Research (BMB649221)Mar. 31Apr. 163
History of Medicine and the Biomedical Sciences (BMB4811023)Apr. 26Jun. 285
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 7/8Apr. 26Jul. 42
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 8/8Apr. 26Jul. 42
Open Science (BMB639221)Apr. 28May 143
Global and Planetary Health (BMB669221)May 19Jun. 43
Laboratory Animal Sciences (BMB426024)Multiple datesMultiple dates4.5
Radiation Protection - ELO on Open Sources - Online (BMB429020)Multiple datesMultiple dates1
    
Explore entrepreneurial ventures and competences (FI-BETAPN1)TBDTBD1.5
Identify an Entrepreneurial Opportunity with Design Thinking (FI-BETAPN2)TBDTBD1.5
Test an Entrepreneurial Project with the Lean Start-Up Approach (FI-BETAPN3)TBDTBD2

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. On the course pages you find more information about what is needed for registration for the courses. You can’t take both courses unless given special permission.