Overview
Study Molecular Life Sciences at University of Zurich
The Molecular Life Sciences PhD program from University of Zurich includes a curricular part of at least 12 ECTS credits, of which 7 ECTS credits must be gathered by attending activities organized by the MLS program.
The four compulsory modules include a course in scientific writing and ethics in science as well as the attendance of the 1st-year-presentations and the student retreat.
Elective modules comprise the participation in tutorials, introductions into different techniques, methods and research areas as well as the help on committees of the program.
Furthermore, the attendance of transferable skills courses offered by the Life Science Zurich Graduate School is recommended.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Science Writing
- Ethical issues in Human Genetics and Genomics
- The Impact of Ethics on Doing Science
- The 3Rs and the Ethics of Animal Research
- Life Sciences: Transcriptomics RNA-seq course
- DNA Next Generation Sequencing – from theory to practice
- Flow Cytometry
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Biology Molecular Sciences Ecology View 7 other PhDs in Ecology in SwitzerlandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission to doctoral study is governed by the ordinance on admission to studies at the University of Zurich (Verordnung über die Zulassung an der Universität Zürich VZS).
- The main requirement for admission to doctoral study is a Master's degree from a university or an equivalent degree. Each PhD project must receive approval from a professor at the Faculty of Science or from a person who has the right to confer a PhD at the Faculty of Science.
- All applicants whose native language is not English, or whose prior studies have not been conducted in English, are required to provide proof of sufficient knowledge of English.
Tuition Fee
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300 CHF/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 150 CHF per semester during 36 months. -
National
300 CHF/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 150 CHF per semester during 36 months.
Living costs for Zürich
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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