Elective courses 2026/2027

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. 7Nov. 152
Academic Writing (BMB508523) 2/8Sep. 7Nov. 152
Communicating Life Sciences (BMB507611) 1/2Sep. 14Dec. 13
Career Orientation and Professional Skills Training (BMB513024)Sep. 18Nov. 133
Tackling Health Challenges in Internationally Linked Research Hubs: Framing Solutions (BMB401324)Nov. 4Dec. 183
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) 4/8Nov. 16Feb. 72
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
Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT project) (BMB529019)Feb.Apr.3
Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT project) (BMB539019)Feb.Jun.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
Bone and cartilage: from basics to regenerative medicine applications (BMB639224)Mar. 22Mar. 261.5
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
Global and Plenetary Health (BMB669221)May 19Jun. 43
    
Tackling real-world problems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration (BETA-BMTIC)Nov. 10Jan. 307.5
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
    
Laboratory Animal Sciences (BMB426024)Multiple datesMultiple dates4.5
Radiation Protection - ELO on Open Sources - Online (BMB429020)Multiple datesMultiple dates1
Better Science with Less Animals (DM-P-BSLAE)TBDTBD4.5
Microbiome in Health and Disease (BMB503625)TBDTBD3

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.