Find the programme structure that fits your year of admission on your Study Information.
Programme Structure
During the first year at the Molecular Biomedicine programme you follow compulsory courses in molecular pathology, bioinformatics, and statistics. In addition, you must participate in elective and restricted elective courses totalling 30 ECTS.
The restricted elective and elective courses can cover such topics as cancer biology, neuroscience, or laboratory animal science. However, you may also choose from a large number of courses offered throughout the University of Copenhagen.
On all compulsory, restricted elective, and elective courses teaching is in English. Likewise, all exams are in English.
Do a Project in Practice or Study Abroad
As part of the programme, you can choose to do a project in practice in collaboration with a company or an institution.
If you wish to study abroad you can attend international summer schools or courses. However, you must apply for a pre-approval of such study activities.
Master's Thesis
It is possible to do your thesis projects at many laboratories at the University of Copenhagen, at several research institutions, or in the biomedical industry.
First, you select a thesis supervisor based on your specific field of interest. In this process, you can seek the assistance of the Head of Studies. When you have found a thesis supervisor, the two of you will formulate an independent research project that is part of the larger context in the supervisor's field of research. The goal of your project will be to obtain new molecular biomedical insight in the field of study.
You then join the supervisor's research group and laboratory and remain associated with this group for the rest of your time in the programme. During that time, you are expected to work in the laboratory whenever you are not busy with coursework.
The project work is concluded with a written scientific report on the experimental work carried out, and you present your findings at an oral exam that takes the form of a scientific defense, with two examiners responsible for questioning your results and conclusions.
The programme can be structured in two ways, depending on whether you start your studies in September or February:
Programme Overview, Study Start in September
Compulsory courses: 30 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 15 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 60 ECTS
Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | Block 4 | |
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Year 1 | Molecular Pathology | Statistics for Molecular Biomedicine | Data Science for Genomics | |
Elective | Restricted elective | Elective | Restricted elective | |
Year 2 | Thesis |
One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.
Programme Overview, Study Start in February
Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>
Compulsory courses: 30 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 15 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 60 ECTS
Block 3 | Block 4 | Block 1 | Block 2 | |
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Year 1 | Statistics for Molecular Biomedicine | Data Science for Genomics | Molecular Pathology | |
Elective | Restricted elective | Elective | Restricted elective | |
Year 2 | Thesis |
One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.
Restricted Elective Courses
Choose your restricted elective courses from the list below. Click on each course for a detailed description.
- The Human Microbiome
- Cell Cycle Control and Cancer
- Basic Immunology
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Current and Experimental Immunology
- Genome Sequence Analysis
- Developmental Biology
- Epigenetics and Cell Differentiation
- Structural Bioinformatics
- Applied Python Programming for Bio- Medical-sciences
- Entrepreneurship in Pharmaceuticals
- Medical Bacteriology
- Evolutionary Medicine
- Synthetic Biology
- Gene Therapy
- Cellular and Integrative Physiology
- Gut Microbiome in Nutrition and Health
- CRISPR Tsunami: Design and Hands on Gene Editing
- Molecular Mechanisms in Metabolic Disease
- Experimental Medical Microbiology: From Gene to Function in Pathogenic Bacteria
- Molecular Biotechnology
- Neuropharmacology
- Laboratory Animal Science Function ABD
- Metabolomics
- Protein Structure and Function in Biomedicine and Susatinable Biotechnology
- Forensic Biology
- Project in Practice
- Thesis Preparation Project
Curriculum
Learn more about the programme in the Curriculum for MSc in Molecular Biomedicine.
Shared section of the curriculum for all programmes at the Faculty of SCIENCE.