Optional studies in the Faculty of Medicine

The instruction belongs to the following themes

By selecting a degree programme you are able to see the general content as well as the possible degree programme-specific content. You do not have to select a degree programme to see the Open University's instructions.

See below the optional study modules, which can be taken by students other than those of the programme in question.

Listed here are only those modules, in which the language of instruction is at least partly English. For a more comprehensive list, please change the language of this page to Finnish.

The languages of instruction (if other than English) are specified separately for each module below.

You can find the courses of study modules either from page Degree structure and scope of the degree or from Sisu, when you add the module to your study plan.

Bachelor's Programmes

These instructions are available only in Finnish. For more information, please change the language of this page to Finnish.

Master's Programmes

Master's Programme in Translational Medicine

TMED-011 Mechanisms of Human Disease  - A minimum of 10 cr of the following:

  • TMED-103 Cancer from Biology to Research, 5 cr
  • TMED-105B Pathologic basis of Disease, 1 cr
  • TMED-202 Regenerative Medicine from Bench to Bedside, 5 cr
  • TMED-303 Metabolic Disorders from Aetiology to Therapy, 5 cr
  • TMED-406 Translational Psychiatry, 5 cr
  • TMED-503 Infection Biology, 5 cr

The courses can also be taken individually. Check the TRANSMED teaching plan to find more courses available for students in other degree programmes. The target group of students is always described in the course description.