Biophotonics
Course, Master's level, 1MB444
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 67%, On-campus, English
Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 67%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Alternative 1: 120 credits. Participation in Computer Programming I, Introduction to Statistics for Life Sciences and Introduction to Modern Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Alternative 2: 120 credits. 5 credits programming and participation in Introduction to Biochemistry and Introduction to Molecular Biology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Alternative 3: 120 credits within the Master's Programme in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering including Cell Biology, Computer Programming I and Applied Physics for Molecular Biotechnology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-67603
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 67%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 67%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Alternative 1: 120 credits. Participation in Computer Programming I, Introduction to Statistics for Life Sciences and Introduction to Modern Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Alternative 2: 120 credits. 5 credits programming and participation in Introduction to Biochemistry and Introduction to Molecular Biology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Alternative 3: 120 credits within the Master's Programme in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering including Cell Biology, Computer Programming I and Applied Physics for Molecular Biotechnology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
New advances in biology have been closely linked to technological breakthroughs in optics-from the first microscopes in the 17th century to the recent decades' revolution in super-resolution microscopy. In the course Biophotonics, you will receive a thorough overview of how different optical methods work and how they are used to provide us with information about the structure of biological entities - from the atomic and molecular level to the cellular and tissue level. You will also learn how light can be used as a precision tool, for example, to move or manipulate cells and molecules (optical tweezers) or to perform distance measurements on the nanometer scale.
There are no scheduling conflicts between 1MB444 and 1MB449, and the courses are suitable to take at the same time.