Elective Core Modules

The elective core modules are a choice of courses from each of the three main areas (Brain Biology; Systems, Comp. & Neural Tech.; Translat., Clin. & Cogn. Neuroscience). Students need to obtain a minimum of 10 ECTS credits from elective core modules with at least 3 ECTS credits from each of the three themes listed below.

Please note that among the elective core courses, you can choose the practical part of the "Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science - Rodent species" (Module 1E) which is equivalent to 1 ECTS credit. If you don't take it, you must compensate by obtaining 4 ECTS credits instead of 3 ECTS in one of the other elective course groups.

Current courses include:  

• BIO 243: Epigenetics, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• BME 322: Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• BIO 344: Development of the Nervous System, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• BIO 416: Microscopy, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• 376-1305-01L: Molecular Neurophysiology: From Molecules to Systems, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• 376-1414-01L: Current Topics in Brain Research, 1 ECTS (Spring)
• 376-1719-00L: Statistics for Experimental Research, 3 ECTS (Spring, not offered every semester!)
• 551-0364-00L: Functional Genomics, 3 ECTS (Spring)
• IDB 413 (if required): Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science - Rodent Species (LTK Module 1 - Practical part), 1 ECTS (Fall and Spring)

Current courses include:  

• BIO 333: Comparative Physiology and Pharmacology of Sleep, 1 ECTS (Fall)
• BIO 390: Introduction to Bioinformatics, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• BIO 394: Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Computational Biology, 4 ECTS (Spring)
• BIO 557: Scientific Writing and Experimental Design for Life Sciences, 2 ECTS (Fall)
• INI 435 / 227-0395-00L: Neural Systems, 6 ECTS (Spring)
• INI 502 / 227-1039-00L: Basics of instrumentation, measurement, and analysis, 4 ECTS (Fall, one or two spots may be available, pending on instructors permission)
• 227-0969-00L: Methods & Models for fMRI Data Analysis, 6 ECTS (Fall, not offered every semester!)
• 227-0971-00L: Computational Psychiatry, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• 227-1033-00L: Neuromorphic Engineering I, 6 ECTS (Fall, pending on space availability)  
• 376-1219-00L: Rehabilitation Engineering II: Rehabilitation of Sensory and Vegetative Functions, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• 376-1400-00L: Transfer of Technologies into Neurorehabilitation, 3 ECTS (Spring)
• 401-0625-01L: Applied Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design, 5 ECTS (Fall)
• LTK Module 20 (if required): Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science: Non Rodent Species (practical part), 1 ECTS (Spring, only for the master thesis)  

Current courses include:  

• BIO 219: Evolution of the Human Brain, Cognition, and Language, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• BME 337: Introduction to Digital Health, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• BIO 342: Comparative Behavioural Neuroscience, 3 ECTS (Spring)
• BME 389: Clinical Neuroscience, 3 ECTS (Spring)
• BIO 398: Ethics in Biological Research, 2 ECTS (Fall or Spring, discussions on particular topics, not offered every semester!) 
• BIO 617: Principles of biosafety in medical and biological research, 1 ECTS (Fall and Spring)
• 376-1307-00L: Translational Neuroscience, 6 ECTS (Spring)

• 376-1664-00L: Ethics in Drug Development, 3 ECTS (Fall)

• 10SMDSI_DTC1: Teamwork on Digital Transformation Challenges I, 3 ECTS (Fall)
• 10SMDSI_DTC2: Teamwork on Digital Transformation Challenges II, 6 ECTS (Spring)