Course work during the PhD program

Introductory block course
An introductory block course of 1 week will be held once a year. The goal is to introduce the students to the various model organisms, methods, and fields of expertise of the research groups of the program, and to foster contacts between the peers. For this compulsory task the student will acquire 2 credit points.

Graduate courses
Graduate courses are offered by the members of the MIM PhD program. The courses can be taken throughout the PhD program.

Other courses
Credit points can also be acquired by attending symposia and courses outside UZH and ETH. These courses can be chosen after consulting the Ph.D Committee, which is responsible for the supervision and approval of the complementary course work. This is usually done at the thesis committee meetings.

To complete a PhD the student must acquire 12 credit points in total. The awarding of credit points complies with UZH/ETH regulations. In summary, the 12 requested credit points have to be acquired according to the following scheme:

Course:                                                                Credit points
- Introductory block course                                 2 (compulsory)
- Graduate courses                                             7 (suggested)
- Other courses                                                   3 (suggested)

TOTAL                                                              12

Graduate courses Microbiology and Immunology ETH/UZH