Undergraduate education at the Department of Molecular Sciences

In the basic knowledge in chemistry, molecular biology and microbiology lays the foundation for later courses in the education. Our courses in food science are given at both basic and advanced level. Our courses are primarily given to students in the agronomy programs (Food and Soil/Plant), the Master's degree program "Energy systems" and the Bachelor programs "Biology" and "Environment", but can also be taken as independent courses.

Independent work / thesis work

At our department you can do Bachelor’s or Master's thesis work in applied as well as in basic research subjects. 

Read more about available projects here: thesis projects

Our courses

Current courses (academic year 2022/2023)

* indicates that another department at SLU is responsible for the course and that teacher(s) from the Dept. of Molecular Science participate.

• Agricultural science for business agronomists (LB0086), 15 hp *
• Agricultural science for food agronomists (LB0105), 15 hp
• Agricultural science for rural development (LB0087), 15 hp *
• Agricultural science for the program soil and plant sciences (LB0107), 15 hp *
• Agriculture - Animal science and sustainability (LB0118), 15 hp *
• Analytical Natural Products Chemistry (KE0076), 7.5 hp
• Animal Food Science (LV0108), 15 hp
• Basic course - Food Science (LV0117) 7,5 hp
• Biochemistry and intermediary metabolism (BI1390) 15 hp *
• Biochemistry, continuation (KE0073), 7.5 hp
• Biogas in the sustainable society (ÖT0011), 7.5 hp
• Contaminated soils - risk assessment and remediation (TE0020), 20 hp *
• Energy and Environment (MX0126), 7.5 hp *
• Environmental geochemistry (MV0218), 15 hp *
• Environmental Impacts of Energy Systems (KE0069) 5.0 hp *
• Food Chemistry and Food Physics (LV0110), 15 hp
• Food Ethics (LV0115), 7.5 hp
• Food Hygiene (LV0120) 15 hp *
• Food Microbiology (LV0089), 7,5 hp
• Food microbiology, quality management and food law (LV0111) 15 hp
• Food Technology with introduction to food control (LV0119) 15 hp
• Fundamentals in Chemistry I (KE0062), 15 hp
• Fundamentals in Chemistry II (KE0063), 7.5 hp
• General Chemistry and Chemical Sources of Energy (KE0049), 10 hp
• Genetics, Cell Biology and Microbiology (BI1278), 15 hp *
• Human Nutrition and Physiology (LV0114) 15 hp
• Microbiology (BI1337), 7.5 hp
• Natural resources for energy systems in a biogeochemical perspective (BI1360), 10 hp *
• Organic Chemistry with energy applications (KE0068), 5 hp
• Plant Food Science (LV0113), 15 hp
• Research training food science (LV0121) 15 hp

• Independent project in Chemistry, G2E (EX0878, spring 2022 I Bachelor's level)
• Independent project in Chemistry, G2E (EX0878, spring 2022 II, Bachelor's level)
• Independent project in Food science, G2E, (EX0876, fall 2022, Bachelor's level) 15 hp
• Independent project in Food science, G2E, (EX0876, spring 2023 I, Bachelor's level) 15 hp
• Independent project in Food science, G2E, (EX0876, spring 2023 II, Bachelor's level) 15 hp
• Master thesis in Chemistry, A2E (EX0879, fall 2022) 30 hp
• Master thesis in Chemistry, A2E (EX0879, spring 2023) 30 hp
• Master thesis in Food Science, A2E (EX0944, full year) 60 hp
• Master thesis in Food science, A2E (EX0875, fall 2022) 30 hp
• Master thesis in Food science, A2E (EX0875, spring 2023) 30 hp
• Master thesis in Food science, A2E - Agriculture Programme - Food (EX0877, fall 2022) 30hp
• Master thesis in Food science, A2E - Agriculture Programme - Food (EX0877, spring 2023) 30hp