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Project courses

Taking a project course means you will have the opportunity to work on an ongoing research project within a research group. Here, you will find out which courses you can apply for and how to prepare for taking a project course.


The Department of Molecular Biology offers several project courses where students have the opportunity to work on ongoing research projects within a research group.

Apply for the course

To be admitted, you need to apply via universityadmissions.se. Application dates can be found on universityadmissions.se.

Before you start

Once you have been admitted to the project course, you will get access to a Canvas page for the course. You may also be invited to this page before being admitted to get more information (contact the course leader or study advisor to be invited). The Canvas page contains important information about finding a supervisor, examination, and more.

Well in advance of the course start, you should arrange with a research group working on molecular biology research to do your project course with them. Suitable research groups at the university can be found on the university's website, for example, at the Department of Molecular Biology.

Research groups at the Department of Molecular Biology

You can also search for interesting research related to Umeå University on Pubmed

These practical courses should not be confused with thesis work. Contact the study counsellor or course leader if you have any questions.

Courses during fall and spring semester

Project in Molecular Biology, 15 ECTS, course leader Matthew Francis
Project in Molecular Biology, 30 ECTS, course leader Matthew Francis
Advanced Project in Molecular Biology, 15 ECTS, course leader Barbara Sixt
Advanced Project in Molecular Biology, 30 ECTS, course leader Barbara Sixt

Courses during summer

Practise in Molecular Biology, 7,5 ECTS, course leader Lena Svensson
Practise in Molecular Biology, 15 ECTS, course leader Lena Svensson

For more information

Contact the course leader or the department's study counsellors if you have any questions. Study counsellors can be reached via the email address studycounsellor.molbiol@umu.se.

Anna Gharibyan
Staff scientist

Latest update: 2025-01-23