Biochemistry: Protein Structure and Function 15 credits

About the course

Proteins are biological macromolecules that are essential for life. They perform key functions, such as providing structure to cells and tissues, catalyzing metabolic reactions, transporting molecules, or transmitting signals. These functions are determined by their chemical properties and physical interactions.
This course covers the thermodynamic principles that lead to the structure, stability and interactions of proteins, and the theoretical basis of methodologies to study protein structure and function. The course provides hands-on experience with designing and performing experiments to investigate biophysical properties of proteins, and discussion on how these affect function. The course also covers computational tools to visualize the structure of proteins.

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Autumn 2025
- Biochemistry: Protein Structure and Function
  
  Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
  
  HT25 / Umeå / English / On site
  
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  Starts
  3 November 2025
  
  Ends
  18 January 2026
  
  Number of credits
  15 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On site
  
  Study pace
  100%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-56009
  
  Eligibility
  90 ECTS credits including the course Biochemistry 15 ECTS credits (5KE020/075) or Biochemistry, Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Kinetics 15 ECTS credits (5KE076) or equivalent and English 6/A.
  
  Selection
  
  Academic credits
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 15 April 2025. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. Submit a late application at Universityadmissions.se.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 38,075
  
  Total fee: SEK 38,075
  
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