Curriculum of the Ph.D. Program in Biomolecular Structure and Mechanism
of the Ph.D. Program in Biomolecular Structure and Mechanism
| Ph.D. Project | Courses | Retreats | |
| Year 1 | Practical work, presentation of research plan (after 6 months) | Structure Biology Course (2days-1 ECTS), Current Topics in Structural Biology (2days-1ECTS) | |
| Ethics in Science - Scientific Integrity Introductory Lecture (2 hours - 0ECTS) | |||
| Thesis committee meeting | Scientific Writing (4 days - 1ECTS) | Retreat 2-days | |
| Year 2 | Practical work, publications | Attendance of External Courses and Workshops, Teaching Requirements (up to 2ECTS) | Retreat 2-days |
| Year 3 and 4 | Practical work, publications, attendance of congress | Oral and Poster Presentations at Scientific Meetings (up to 2ECTS) | Retreat 2-days |
| Thesis committee meeting | Soft Skill Courses organized by the LSZGS (up to 2ECTS) | ||
| Ph.D. defence: oral presentation and examination |
Mandatory courses:
Structure Biology Course, Current Topics in Structural Biology, Good Scientific Practice & Scientific Integrity
We also recommend to attend the ETH courses:
551-0307-01L Molecular and Structural Biology II: Molecular Machines and Cellular Assemblies (Spring)
551-1412-00L Molecular and Structural Biology IV: Visualizing Macromolecules by X-Ray Crystallography and EM (Spring)
551-1402-00L Molecular and Structural Biology VI: Biophysical Analysis of Macromolecular Mechanisms (Spring)
551-0307-00L Molecular and Structural Biology I: Protein Structure and Function (Autumn)
551-1414-00L Molecular and Structural Biology V: Studying Macromolecules by NMR and EPR (Spring)
551-1005-00L Bioanalytics (Autumn)
551-1619-00L Strukturbiologie (Autumn)