Infectious Diseases, Vaccinology and Drug Discovery Degree: Master

• Infection biology with a focus on drug and vaccine development focussing on R&D approaches as well as target identification and biomarkers for protection and/or cure
• Immunology focussing on clinical immunology
• Clinical epidemiology

The following degrees allow for direct admission to the Specialized Master's degree program Infection Biology: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biology or BSc in Biochemistry or BSc in Medicine or BSc in Veterinary Medicine or BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences; minimum average mark of 5.0 for all BSc degrees and basic knowledge in infection biology/microbiology of at least 4 CP are required.

Students with a BSc degree but insufficient mark can alternatively pass the GRE® subject test in “Quantitative Reasoning” or pass the GRE® subject test «Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology» or pass the GRE® subject test «Biology» with a score in the top 35 % (GRE = Graduate Record Examinations®).

Students with a BSc in a different branch will be assessed individually. Other Swiss university degrees have to be approved by the respective teaching committee. Foreign degrees have to be approved by the examination commission of the Faculty of Science.

The Master of Science degree is a postgraduate degree that requires a successfully completed Bachelor’s program. The Specialized Master’s degree program Infectious Diseases, Vaccinology and Drug Discovery awards 90 ECTS credits and is a so called mono-course consisting of only one core subject. Supervised practical work over the course of one year constitutes the core of the studies. One ECTS credit point roughly equals 30 hours of studying.