Planned courses within the doctoral programmes

Are you a doctoral student or postdoc and need to plan which courses to apply for? This is a long-term plan for the course offerings within the doctoral programmes. The planning is subject to change and the final offerings are presented twice a year in the course catalogue for the next semester.

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Courses listed by programme

The courses offered on this page are presented under each doctoral programme. Courses offered in collaboration between two or more programmes are listed under all relevant programmes.

As a doctoral student or postdoc you can choose freely among the courses offered, regardless of programme affiliation.

Please note that this page only lists courses given within the framework of the doctoral programmes. If you are looking for compulsory/general science courses, you will find these on the page Course requirements and choice of courses for doctoral students.

The list is updated by the respective doctoral programme.

To find a course

Search the page (Ctrl+F) to find a specific course. You can search by course code or word in the title. 

The course syllabus can be accessed in Fubas using your KI login. Follow the instructions on how to find a syllabus (in PDF). 

Applying for courses

Applications for courses are made via the course catalogue. This, as well as remaining places on the current semester's courses, can be found on the page Course catalogue and vacancies. Prepare your application by reading the information on Applying for doctoral courses.

Planned courses listed by doctoral programme

Below is a list of courses per doctoral programme. Click on the arrow next to the course you are interested in, to see more specific information, e.g. which semester the course is planned to be given next.

Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii)

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the Neuroscience programme.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research programme.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research programme.

Additional comment: This is a wet lab course.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research programme.

 

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Collaboration: This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research programme.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programmes in Biology of Infections and Global Health (BIGH), Development and Regeneration (DevReg) and Tumour Biology and Oncology (FoTO).

Level (1-4): 3

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programmes in Biology of Infections and Global Health (BIGH).

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Neuroscience.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Biology of Infections and Global Health (BIGH)

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Collaboration: This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Collaboration: This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Collaboration: This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programmes Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii), Development and Regeneration (DevReg) and Tumour Biology and Oncology (FoTO).

 

Credits (HEC): 7,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii).

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2024

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Cardiovascular Research (CVR)

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the Epidemiology programme.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Co-organized with ESC in Italy

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii).

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii).

Additional comment: This is a wet lab course.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii).

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii).

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Additional comment: This is a wet lab course.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Neuroscience.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Collaboration: This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Additional comment: This is a wet lab course.

Cell Biology and Genetics (CBG)

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Additional comment: This is a rotating course between KI and RIKEN IMS, Japan.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Additional comment: This is a rotating course between KI and partners: RBC at UNL, Lincoln, Nebraska USA, MUSC, South Carolina USA.

Development and Regeneration (DevReg) 

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 2

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Additional comment:  This course is given in collaboration with the University of Toronto, Canada.

Credits (HEC): 6

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programmes Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii), Biology of Infections and Global Health (BIGH) and Tumour Biology and Oncology (FoTO).

 

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2025, spring 2026, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Note: This course is under development.

Epidemiology

Credits (HEC): 3

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

 

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Neuroscience.

Credits (HEC): 2,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Cardiovascular Research.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 4

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2025, spring 2026, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 4

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 4

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 1

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

HEC): 1,5

Credits (Level (1-4): 2

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 4

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Health Care Science (PUF-V)


 

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2026

Given jointly for the Research School in Health Science.

Credits (HEC): 2

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Given jointly for the Research School in Health Science.

Credits (HEC): 5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Given jointly for the Research School in Health Science.

Credits (HEC): 4

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 4

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 4

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Given jointly for the Mälardalen Area Research School (MoF-V).

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Given jointly for the Research School in Health Science.

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Given jointly for the Research School in Health Science.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Given jointly for the Research School in Health Science.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 2

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

New course under development.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Neuroscience

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii)

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with GIH - The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 2,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 4,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii)

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programme in Cardiovascular Research (CVR).

This is a new course under development.

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Public Health Science (PHSP)


 

Credits (HEC): 2

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 2

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Tumour Biology and Oncology (FoTO)

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, autumn 2025, spring 2026, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

 

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025, spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 3

Level (1-4): 3

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Shared between programmes: This course is given in collaboration with the doctoral programmes in Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii), Biology of Infections and Global Health (BIGH) and Development and Regeneration (DevReg).

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2025

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): spring 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

Credits (HEC): 1,5

Planned semester(s): autumn 2025, autumn 2026

This course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.