8MEA17 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Medicinsk biologi
Research methodology in biomedicine
Active · next start HT 2026
72%
passed the latest ordinary exam
EXAM · 31 Oct 2025 · 36 students
75%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
EXAM · 68 students
78%
Harder than 78% of courses at advanced level
Compared with 285 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 68 students.
Part of 1 programme
Exam
EXAM Written examination
- VG
- G
- U
Ordinary exams
75% passed · 68 students
- 72%36
- 78%32
Re-exams
100% passed · 14 students
- 100%8
- 100%6
- Pass the re-exam: 100% (14 students), compared with 75% (68 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get VG: 28% (82 students)
Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
SEM2 Seminar
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 35 students
- 100%35
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
Hand-in or lab
SEM1 Seminar
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 29 students
- 100%29
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
Show small sittings (2)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 100%2
Other module
BAS2 Tutorial groups
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 36 students
- 100%36
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
Other module
BAS1 Tutorial groups
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 32 students
- 100%32
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
About the course
Aim
By the end of the course the student will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- Describe and analyze different strategies for study design, data sampling, data collection, and demonstrate understanding of how these can be applied in qualitative and quantitative research
Competence and skills
- Explain the content of scientific articles
- Design research studies within the field of biosciences and epidemiology
- Use and interpret common statistical methods for rates and proportions, multivariate analysis and regression analysis
Judgement and approach
- Critically evaluate statistical findings and their interpretations in epidemiological and biomedical studies
- Review and critically evaluate scientific investigations, articles and reports and in an insightful way
- Assess the quality of scientific literature within qualitative and quantitative research
Content
The course covers theoretical aspects of study design, data collection, analysis of data including statistics, with application in biomedicine and epidemiology. In addition, research methodology, qualitative and quantitative methods are included. The course also introduces problem-based learning as pedagogical methodology. More specifically, the course contain:
- Scientific theory, study design, data collection and analysis using qualitative and quantitative methodologies
- Basic statistical principles and common methods applicable for biomedical studies
- Design of studies in biomedicine and epidemiology
- Reasoning on causality, precision, validity and bias that could have an impact on data
- Critical evaluation of scientific publications in experimental biosciences
- Application of problem-based learning (PBL) as pedagogical methodology
- Examiner
- Maria Turkina
- Main field of study
- Medicinsk biologi