Master Program

The Master program is structured in 5 modules and a research phase including the Master thesis. The complete two-year program accounts for 120 ECTS credits. The next run will start in September 2009.

Modules

  • Module 1 Lecture Medical Neurosciences: an intensive teaching block covering the neurobiology of the brain in health and disease from the molecular to the systems level
  • Module 2 Individual Focus: encourages students to develop their individual research focus.
  • Module 3 Methods in Neurosciences: students are introduced to a number of relevant methods and techniques.
  • Module 4 Complementary Skills: students gain skills like statistical data analysis and communication
  • Module 5 Lab Rotations: students gain their first practical lab experience
  • Master Thesis: It is in the research phase that students combine the expertise gained in modules 1 to 5 and investigate a set of questions in great detail, perform experiments, analyze results and write a thesis.

Course of Studies

 

 

 

Esther Walton (Germany), Master student

"I have found the course to be very intense, but with an amazing student-to-lecturer ratio and a very motivated team. You also have the opportunity to meet scientists at the forefront of groundbreaking research and be part of it."