Courses and activities with the BIGH programme
The BIGH programme consists on courses, workshops, seminars, and student driven activities. Students can start with level 2 courses, and then deepen their knowledge with level 3-4 courses and activities.
Courses
See the table for an overview of our courses and when they will be given.
Overview of our couses within the BIGH programme
| Course number | Title of the course in KIWAS | Spring 2024 | Autumn 2024 | Spring 2025 | Autumn 2025 | Spring 2026 | Autumn 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3032 | Mixed methods: integration of qualitative and quantitative data within applied health research | X | X | X | |||
| 2674 | Practical approaches to qualitative research in global health - based on blended learning | X | X | X | |||
| 3069 | Global sexual and reproductive health: concepts, challanges and state of the art | X | X | ||||
| 3196 | Global Health Economics | X | X | X | |||
| 3185 | Core Concepts in Global Health and Global Burden of Disease | X | X | ||||
| 2972 | Basic pharmacoepidemiology in a global context | X | |||||
| 2917 | Pragmatic randomized controlled trials | X | |||||
| 1846 | Improving Drug Use, especially antibiotics | X | X | ||||
| 5571 | Research Management for Quality Data Collection | X | X | ||||
| 5237 | Human Viral Diseases: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis | X | X | ||||
| 4215 | Clinical and Molecular Bacteriology | X | X | ||||
| 5234 | Clinical and Molecular Parasitology and Mycology | X | X | ||||
| 3030 | Human Papilloma Virus - from molecular biology to global health - an eLearning course. | X | |||||
| 2522 | Mass spectrometry-based proteomics: When and How. | X | X | X | |||
| 3102 | Omics data analysis: From quantitative data to biological information | X | X | X | |||
| 3136 | Biomimetic Systems - Modelling Human Physiology in Infection Biology | X | X | ||||
| 2861 | Biomedical Ecology - The microbiota in health and disease | X | |||||
| 2444 | Cell and Gene Therapy | X |
Find the syllabus to each course in the KIWAS course catalogue.
Application and admission
Apply to our courses via Karolinska Institutets's KIWAS. The available courses are announced once per semester and the catalogue for courses is published around April 15 and October 15. Application is open during one month.
KI's courses are open for registered doctoral students at all universities and colleges. If space allows, other applicants may also be accepted.
Formal note about admission is emailed to the applicants within a month after the application time is closed. If you are not admitted, you will be asked for interest to be on the waiting list. You need to confirm participation by a form signed by you and your supervisor.
Late application
After the application period is closed the applicant can only be admitted according to availability. A late application is made directly to the course organizer.
Do you want to sign up for the Doctoral programme in Biology of infections and global health (BIGH)?
As a doctoral student at Karolinska Institutet you can sign up for one or more doctoral programme and to receive information on the courses and activities that are arranged.
Contact coordinator Benedict Chambers to express interest in our programme and be added to our mailing list the programme's courses and activities.