BSc in Biomedicine
Lund University
Key Information
Campus location
Lund, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Programme overview
Are you interested in the functions of the human body and do you want to contribute to reducing disease and suffering? Would you like to find a cure against diseases such as cancer and diabetes? Would you like to have an education that combines medicine and science with practical skills and applications? In that case, biomedicine is for you. You will be tutored by active research scientists, some of them world-leading in their fields. You will be part of a research environment from the very beginning and take part in the latest techniques and research results.
Current issues of interest to biomedical scientists:
- How can nanoparticles be used in cancer drugs?
- Antibiotic resistance: what should we do when our medicines do not work anymore?
- Can we create our own spare organs using stem cell technology?
- How do genetics, environment, food and lifestyle affect our and our children’s health?
Curriculum
Programme structure
During the first year, the courses cover the molecular basis of the cell and its surroundings. The year starts with a course in cell biology and chemistry, continues with biochemistry and cellular metabolism, genetics and genomics and ends with the course ‘the cell and its environment’.
The second year is comprised of courses focused on the cells building organs and the human body. It starts with courses in organ development and human physiology and continues with courses in the biological basis of disease, pharmacology and drug development.
The third year contains a course in translational och molecular medicine and ends with a 30-credit thesis project that is performed in a research lab. Generic skills, such as biostatistics, ethics and scientific communication, are trained throughout the programme and laboratory skills are trained both in the course lab and in research labs.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
The Biomedicine Programme gives you the opportunity to continue in many areas after your Bachelor’s degree. You will become a specialist in biomedical problem-solving and acting as an important link between new biological knowledge and practical medical use.
The vast majority of graduates choose to continue studying toward a Master’s degree. Following a Master’s degree, biomedical scientists can work with, for example:
- Research in academia or the life science industry
- Expert support for authorities and companies
- Drug discovery, development and clinical trials
- Bioentrepreneurship and market analysis
- Medical writing and scientific journalism