Entry requirements

120 finished credits of university studies within the Natural Sciences, Medical, Biomedical, civil engineers programmes or international education; all educations need to include chemistry or biochemistry, molecular biology with genomics of 30 credits. For admission, agreement concerning project set-ups and supervision with of the course director passed supervisor are also required.

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student should be able to:

- independently plan and carry out scholarly experiments.

- apply a scholarly working method within immunology, genetics and pathology.

- compile, analyse critically and evaluate received results.

- orally and present the achieved results in writing.

- communicate theories and research results with senior researchers in projects that lie within the subject area.

- lead and summarise discussions under seminars and group meetings.

- write new project plans within the subject area.

Content

The course comprises a 20 weeks of work within the framework of a research project and studies of relevant literature in connection with this.

Instruction

The teaching is given in the form of laboratory work and self-study under supervision. Furthermore active participation in teaching and seminars that connects to project's subject study field after agreement with supervisors. Participation in the different parts of the course are compulsory. The course is possibly given in English.

Assessment

At the end of the course, project work in the form of oral seminar and/or written report are presented, which is decided by the supervisor. Being required for the grade passed that presentation and participation in seminars and other compulsory parts been assessed passed.