General description

The University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich are jointly offering a new interdisciplinary Master's degree in brain sciences starting in the autumn of 2022. The programme combines biology, neuroscience and clinical methods.
Psychological and neurological disorders such as depression and dementia are among the most common illnesses worldwide and represent a severe burden on society. Understanding these illnesses and developing more effective treatments requires specialists who understand the relationships between biology, technology and clinical neurology. Training such experts is the goal of a new Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences (MSc IDB) offered by the Neuroscience Center Zurichcall_made, jointly run by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich from September 2022.
More than 50 institutions, professors, and laboratories of ETH, the University of Zurich, Zurich Children's Hospital, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital are participating," says Gerhard Schratt, ETH Professor of Neuroscience, who is responsible for the Master's programme at ETH. The new programme expands ETH's range of courses in human medicine and health sciences.
"By the end of their studies, students will be very familiar with the broad range of measurement, analysis and treatment methods in neuroscience." Gerhard Schratt, ETH Professor of Neuroscience

Admission requirements

The MSc IDB is open to students with a Bachelor’s degree in the following disciplines: neurosciences, biology, biomedicine, biochemistry, biotechnology, health sciences, electrical engineering, engineering, physics, pharmacy, computer sciences, psychology, chemistry, or mathematics. It is committed to the ALBA declaration for equity and inclusion.
Further information:
https://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/Master-Studies/Admission.html

Specific requirements

The master's study-program in Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences is a specialized study program that is carried out jointly by the University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich.
Further information:
https://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/Master-Studies.html

Educational goals

The MSc IDB provides trans-disciplinary knowledge and skills covering the broad spectrum of neuroscience research, and prepares researchers for their first years of independent research in academia or industry.
The program focuses particularly on laboratory practice. Interactive and collaborative learning is prevalent. The strong practical component of the program ensures that students become familiar with the wide range of measurement and working methods in neuroscience and apply a selection of these in depth in the Master's thesis project. This will be complemented by an internship in a company or clinic.
Students will be trained and mentored in the following areas:
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Neurogenomics/proteomics
Neuroimmunology
Neural Imaging and Connectivity
Brain Systems and Circuits
Deep Learning and Neural Technologies
Animal models and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Methods and Therapies
Experimental Psychology
Neuroeconomics
Ethics
The training covers how to: conduct independent scientific research and complete a research project (i.e. identify, formulate and discuss research questions; formulate research conclusions and suggestions for future study; design methodological approaches to answering research questions); collect and critically analyze the validity and reliability of the data and methods of research studies; apply theoretical approaches in an appropriate way to problems in neuroscience research; communicate results to a scientific audience in talks and written reports.

ECTS credits

90 ECTS Credits

Degree

Master of Science UZH ETH in Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences

Language of instruction

English