Biomedicine - Bachelor's Programme

In our Biomedicine programme, you'll explore critical questions such as:

• How can we quickly develop diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines for future pandemics?
• What strategies can combat antibiotic resistance?
• Can we create spare organs using stem cell technology?
• How do genetics, environment, diet, and lifestyle influence health and disease?

Programme structure

The Biomedicine programme covers a wide range of topics from molecular biology to human physiology in health and disease.

Year 1: You will start with courses in biochemistry, genetics, and cell and tissue biology.

Year 2: You will delve into developmental biology and stem cells, immunology, and physiology. The year concludes with a course on the molecular basis of disease and drug development.

Year 3: You will begin with translational and molecular medicine, followed by a preparatory course for conducting research projects, and the programme culminates with an individual 30 ECTS thesis project in a research lab.

In addition to topic knowledge, you’ll have extensive training in skills of a biomedical scientist, including planning and conducting projects, testing hypotheses, and critically reviewing research. You’ll also gain hands-on experience in lab techniques. From your first year, you’ll start using your biomedical knowledge to plan, carry out, and write about research in scientific texts. You’ll regularly practise how to communicate research clearly and give and receive feedback - especially during group work and writing exercises. Leadership, teamwork and group development will be key parts of your studies, as in future professional life.

Learning support

The university assesses each individual case to determine whether or not targeted learning support should be granted to make things easier for you as a student. However, you must be able to independently meet the objectives set for passing a course. A large part of the programme is carried out within healthcare. This requires that you, as a student, are able to work in a manner safe for patients and to follow applicable regulations. If you have any questions about this, please contact the study advisor.

Working in laboratory environment

The programme includes compulsory components that in some cases require you to be able to work safely in a laboratory environment on your own. For example, working in fume cupboards, extinguishing a fire, handling flammable or corrosive substances, weighing, visual inspection and analyses of chemical reactions, etc. These components also require the ability to follow applicable safety regulations and instructions, as well as to move safely and quickly evacuate the premises. Certain functional impairments may make it difficult to complete the compulsory components. If you have any questions, please contact the study counsellor before applying.

Graduating from our Biomedicine programme opens many doors. You will become a specialist in biomedical problem-solving, bridging the gap between new biological knowledge and practical medical applications.

Most graduates pursue a Master’s degree. Career opportunities include:

• research in academia or the life science industry
• expert support for authorities and companies
• drug development and clinical trials
• bioentrepreneurship and market analysis, and
• scientific communication, medical writing and scientific journalism.

Prerequisites

General requirements and studies equivalent to Swedish Upper Secondary School courses Biology 2/Biology level 2, Chemistry 2/Chemistry level 2 and Mathematics 4 (or older course Mathematics D)/Mathematics further level 2

The programme is taught entirely in English, no Swedish language proficiency is required to apply.

Important Dates:

• The deadline for submitting completed transcripts and supporting documents is February 1st.
• If you are in your final year of upper secondary school and will complete your studies after the deadline, you cannot be offered a place in the first admission round (the international admission).

For more information, visit the University Admissions website.

Incoming Exchange Students: Most biomedicine courses at the Bachelor's and Master's levels are open to incoming exchange students.

Selection criteria

In the early international admissions round seats are allocated entirely through the general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate. In the later national admissions round seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 66 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %. The University board has decided that applicants with equal merits (in the GPA group) should be separated by the use of a valid result from the Swedish national university aptitude test.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 615,000
First payment: SEK 102,500

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Lund University Global Scholarship Programme

The Lund University Global Scholarship Programme is a merit-based and selective scholarship aimed at top academic students from countries outside the EU/EEA. It is primarily available for Master’s applicants. However, students applying to certain Bachelor’s programmes are also eligible. The current selection of programmes is Development Studies, Mathematics, Physics, and Physical Geography.

Lund University Global Scholarship

Country-specific scholarships and funding options

Lund University has agreements with scholarship organisations and funding bodies in different countries, which may allow applicants to apply for funding or scholarships in their home countries for their studies at Lund University. Most agreements are intended for Master’s applicants, although certain opportunities may also be available to Bachelor’s students.

Country-specific scholarships

External scholarships

In addition to scholarships offered by Lund University or through its partner agreements, there are external opportunities. On the page below, you’ll find examples of organisations that may provide financial support for international students from specific countries.

External scholarships