The Medical Science track does not have its own level 1 course and requires additional courses from other academic disciplines. As an exception to the Academic Rules and Regulations, you can use a level 1 Biology courses as a track starter:
- UCSCIBIO11 Molecular Cell Biology I [officially part of the Biology tack, but requirement for 200-level Medical Sciences courses). An introduction to the fundamental characteristics of life on earth. This course focuses mainly on what all organisms have in common and predominantly the function and origins of cells that make-up organisms.
- UCSCIBIO13 Human and Animal Biology (officially part of the Biology tack, but requirement for 200-level Medical Sciences courses). An introduction to human and animal structures (morphology and anatomy) and relate it to commonalities and similarly differences in terms of physiology, development, and evolutionary origins that account for diversity.
After that, the level 2 course Mechanisms of Diseases is offered twice per academic year. For level 3, you have a choice between Immunology and Infectious Diseases, or Pharmacology. The level 2 and 3 courses of Global Health are each offered once a year. In addition, there are winter and summer laboratory courses linked to Anatomy, Histology and Epidemiology that are recommended to take as well. The thesis offers students the opportunity to explore a specific discipline or topic within Medical Sciences in more depth.
Off campus courses are also possible to take for Med Track students, either at the UU, in the Netherlands or during an exchange semester. Given the specific requirements for the track it is important to plan this carefully with you tutor.
