The field of Biomedicine has a central role in shaping tomorrow's medicine. The Master's Programme in Biomedical Sciences presents a medical approach to physiology and molecular biology and offers you the opportunity to engage in biomedical research and to be an active member of an international research group.
The curriculum starts with a comprehensive exposure to methodological approaches used by scientists with in the field of biomedicine, from molecular and cellular biology, to human physiology and biomedical imaging.
From the very start students are placed in an active research environment and trained in relevant methodology. The theoretical courses focus on understanding cellular and physiological mechanisms, providing knowledge required for understanding human disease mechanisms and for future development of methods, diagnostics and therapies. Throughout the programme students are extensively educated in ethical aspects as well as "soft skills" such as scientific writing and dissemination skills. The major master project can be conducted in basic or translational research groups at the Faculty of Medicine.
We encourage all students to go on exchange to our international partners. We are part of a Nordic network (NordBioMedNet) with the following universities; the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), the Karolinska Insitutet (Sweden), the University of Turku and the University of Eastern Finland (both Finland).
This Master´s Programme is open to self-financing applicants. You need a bachelor's degree in Molecular and/or Cell biology, Biomedicine, Physiology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or the like. You should have a minimum of 80 ECTS in relevant courses, including a minimum of 20 ECTS in chemistry or biochemistry and 20 ECTS in molecular and/or cell biology. Other relevant courses include biology, biotechnology, anatomy, physiology, medical laboratory courses, mathematics, informatics, image sciences, nanotechnology and physics.
All applicants will be assessed individually. The selection of students will be based on the following criteria:
- Depth and relevance of educational training
- Academic results
- English proficiency
- Year of completion of academic degree (should not be older than 5 years).
You need to be physically able to perform practical work in the laboratory in order to be accepted to the programme.
For all students, admission to the programme requires that you are in upper secondary division or higher.
English proficiency:
Non-native English speakers must document their English language proficiency. For more information:www.uib.no/education/admission/master/international-applicants-residing-abroad/english-language-requirementswww.uib.no/education/admission/master/international-applicants-residing-abroad/english-language-requirements
https://www.uib.no/education/admission/master/international-applicants-residing-abroad/english-language-requirements
Application Deadlines:
1. December: For international applicants who need a visa to come to Norway.
Self-financing applicants apply for admission at this website (opens October 1st): http://www.uib.no/en/education/48934/applicants-financing-their-own-studies
15. April: For applicants from the Nordic countries, the EU/EEA area and Switzerland, and international applicants residing in Norway (a valid residence permit and a Norwegian ID number is required).
Apply at soknadsweb.uib.no (opens 1. February).
You can choose to specialize within three different Biomedical fields: Human Physiology, Medical Cell Biology and Biomedical Image Sciences.
In the second semester you will be able to choose from a range of elective courses according to your interest and the direction of your studies. In the third and fourth semester you will work on a master project within one of these three different specializations.
1. Semester
In the first semester you will attend two mandatory courses, providing a general, yet advanced biomedical basis for further studies.
2. Semester
In the second semester you will be able to specialize by choosing elective courses equalling 30 ECTS.
3. and 4. Semester
In the 3rd and 4th semester you will be working on your own independent research project, the Master's Thesis (equalling 60 ECTS). You will be participating in an active scientific community through daily contact with researchers and peer students.
Shortly after the start of the semester we will provide information about available master projects at the Faculty of Medicine. You are free to look for a project on your own, but remember that all Master's projects must be approved by the Programme Committee for the Master's Programme in Biomedical Sciences.
We encourage students to take parts of their curriculum at foreign educational institutions. The Master's programme in Biomedical Sciences is a partner in the Nordic Biomedical Master Network (www.nordbiomed.net) which includes four partner universities; The Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, Turku University in Finland, University of Eastern Finland and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. You may go on exchange to take courses at these partner universities, lab projects and also the experimental part of the Master's project.
You can also go on exchange to other European universities where we have exchange agreements.
For more information, please visit http://www.uib.no/en/biomedisin/63531/student-exchange#
At the University of Bergen the grading system has either:
Grading A-F is most commonly used.
Feel free to contact the Section for Student Affairs at the Department of Biomedicine if you have any queries:
E-mail: studie@biomed.uib.no
Tel: (+47) 55 58 64 39/ 55 58 64 40