Form: 593
If you meet the general and specific entry requirements and have previous attainments equivalent to courses in the Master's Programme in Precision Medicine, you can apply for admission to a later part of the programme. Admission to a later part of the programme is subject to space being available. For programme-specific information – see “other information” at the bottom of the form.
Entry requirements
For admission to a later part of the Master's Programme in Precision Medicine you must have sufficient prior knowledge to be able to benefit from the programme. This means that you must meet the following entry requirements:
Academic requirements
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. The degree must be in biochemistry/chemistry, biology, biomedicine/medicine, biotechnology, bioinformatics, cell-/molecular biology, genetics, life science, medical sciences, pharmacy, or a similar field of study.
Also required is:
courses in biochemistry, cell biology, bioinformatics, chemistry, genetics, and molecular biology/-genetics totalling at least 30 credits; and courses in statistics, mathematics, or computational science totaling at least 5 credits.
Apart from documentation supporting the general and specific eligibility, the application in English must include:
a statement of purpose describing your motivation and interest in the Precision medicine Master’s programme (max 1 page/400 words), as well as documentation supporting knowledge equivalent to earlier courses on the programme including:
course syllabi for completed studies
curriculum for the programme of current or previous studies,
other documents that support the applicant’s claim.
Language requirements
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries. Detailed instructions on how to provide evidence of your English proficiency are available at universityadmissions.se.
A selection among candidates will be made in case of more applicants than vacant places on the programme. Selection will be based on overall appraisal of previous university studies and additional merits relevant to the Master’s Programme in Precision medicine as documented in the application as well as an interview.
Other information
Don’t forget to:
Check that you have filled in your contact details correctly.
First contact the programme (masterprecmed-igp@uu.se) before you apply for admission to a later stage of the Master’s programme in Precision medicine or apply for transfer from an education with similar content and profile. Admission to the programme is only possible if there is a vacant spot and all requirements are fulfilled. Assessment of the applicants’ qualifications, merits and knowledge equivalent to earlier course content on the programme, will be based on submitted documents as well as an interview.
If you have any questions about the application process, contact:
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Below you enter the name of the course and the course code for courses you have taken at other universities and that you believe correspond to the content of courses included in the study programme at Uppsala University.
The study plan contains links to course syllabi for courses included in the programme: https://www.uu.se/en/admissions/master/masterprogrammes
Download and use the following Excel form to list the courses you have previously studied and specify which courses in the study programme at Uppsala university they correspond to:
Download Excelform
Please note: When you have filled in the form and sent it in, it is important not to close the webpage. Keep it open until you receive confirmation that a case has been created.
If you want to communicate with us, it is important that you quote the case number given in the confirmation.
