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Biodiversity courses (EEE)
The online courses will be available as soon as the lecturers release them.
BACHELOR 2. + 4. Semester | ||||
Online course | Title | VVZ | Category | Realisation |
EEE101 | Einführung in die Biodiversität | VVZ | Course | |
EEE242 | Animal Eco-Physiology | VVZ | Course | |
EEE264 | Environmental Policy of the EU | VVZ | Course | |
EEE266 | Umweltethik | VVZ | Course | |
EEE310 | Current Conflicts in Biodiversity | VVZ | Course | |
EEE312 | Taxonomy and Species Identification of Invertrebrates | VVZ | Block Course |
Biology courses (BIO)
The online courses will be available as soon as the lecturers release them.
BACHELOR 1. + 2. Semester |
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Online course | Title | VVZ | Category | Realisation |
BIO111 | Molecular and Classical Genetics | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises, Practical Training |
on-site lecture with livestream (Mon 08:00 - 09:45 and Wed 08:00 - 09:45) and lecture recordings |
BIO112 | Cell Biology | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises, Practical Training | on-site lecture with livestream (Fri 08:00 - 09:45) and lecture recordings |
BIO113 | Evolution | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises, Practical Training | on-site lecture with livestream (Thu 08:00 - 09:45 and Fri 10:15 - 12:00) and lecture recordings |
BIO115 | Human evolution | VVZ | Course | on-site lecture with lecture recordings (attention: the recordings will be available 2-3 weeks after each lecture) |
BIO116.1 | Biology 1 and 2 | VVZ | PHZH SEK I Module | on-site lecture with livestream (Thu 14:00 - 16:00 and Fri 08:00 - 10:00) and lecture recordings |
BIO116.2 | Biology 1 and 2 | VVZ | PHZH SEK I Module | |
BIO131 | Form and Function of Plants | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises, Practical Training | on-site lecture with recordings |
BIO132 | Mikrobiologie, Immunologie, Virologie | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | on-site lecture with livestream (Fri 08:00 - 09:45) and lecture recordings |
BIO133 | Anthropology | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises, Practical Training | on-site lecture with lecture recordings (attention: the recordings will be available 2-3 weeks after each lecture) |
BIO134 | Programming in Biology | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises |
on-site lecture with recordings only on 19 and 21 September 2023 (1-2 p.m.) |
BIO137 | Concepts in Virology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO138 | Practical Training | VVZ | Practical Training | |
Higher semesters | ||||
BIO201 | Primate Evolutionary Biology | VVZ | Course | |
BIO203 | Primate Behaviour & Ecology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO204 | Applied Human Evolution | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO207 | Comparative Systematics and Evolution of Primates | VVZ | Course | |
BIO208 | Current Debates in Evolutionary Biology and Human Evolution | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO210 | Human Behavioural Ecology and Cultural Evolution | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO214 | Of ape men and man apes | VVZ | Course | |
BIO219 | Evolution of the Human Brain, Cognition, and Language | VVZ | Course | |
BIO226 | Introduction to ecological genomics and molecular adaptation | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO227 | Biogeography and Biodiversity | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO228 | Evolutionary Medicine | VVZ | Course | |
BIO230 | Cancer Stem/Propagating Cells and their Microenvironment | VVZ |
Block Course |
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BIO232 | Herbivore-Plant Interactions | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO237 | Botanical half day excursions (WS) | VVZ | Field Trip | |
BIO242 | Translational cancer research: new technologies, mouse models and clinical approaches | VVZ | Course | |
BIO243 | Epigenetics | VVZ | Course | |
BIO246 | Genome Instability and Molecular Cancer Research | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO249 | Research Internship in Quantitative and Systems Biology | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO250 | Drug efficacy and pathway assessment in pediatirc brain cancer models | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO251 | Cancer and the immune system | VVZ | Course | |
BIO253 | Research cycle in genomics | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO257 | DNA metabolism and cancer | VVZ | Course | on-site lecture with lecture recordings |
BIO258 | Cancer, Immunotherapy, and Inflammation Research | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO259 | Research Internship in Molecular and Cellular Biology | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO260 | Molecular Biology Course for Biology and Medicine | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO263 | Marine Megafauna in deep time | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO264 | Paleobiology and Evolution of Invertebrates | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO265 | Evolution and Paleobiology of Plants | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO267 | Paleobiology and Evolution of Vertebrates | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO269 | Research Internship in Paleontology (in the research groups 4- 12 weeks) | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO271 | Illustrations in Natural History | VVZ | Course | |
BIO279 | Paleontological Excursions (on weekends) | VVZ | Field Trip | |
BIO280 | Animal Domestication | VVZ | Course | |
BIO282 | Methods in Molecular Plant Biology | VVZ |
Block Course |
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BIO284 | Systemic Microbiology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO285 | Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Plant Development | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO286 | Plant Sensing | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO297 | Social Behaviour of Bacteria (Course) | VVZ | Course | |
BIO299 | Parasites - from genes to systems | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO307 | Microbial Ecology of Alpine Freshwater Ecosystems | VVZ |
Block Course |
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BIO308 | Introduction to Limnology (Inland water ecosystems) | VVZ | Course | |
BIO309 | Aquatic Ecology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO310 | Experimental Invertebrate Reproduction | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO311 | Population Ecology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO313 | Excursion Lake Zurich: Drinking Water, Fish Farming and Waste Water Treatment | VVZ | Field Trip | |
BIO314 | Plant Epigenetics | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO317 | Advanced methods in genomic and cellular manipulation | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO319 | Targeting cell migration control in invasive brain tumors | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO320 | Sleep and wake regulation | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO321 | Modern Microscopy in Life Science Research | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO322 | Cell Biology of Viral Infections | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO323 | Modern Genetics and Genomics | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO325 | Systems dynamics in cell and developmental biology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO327 | Neuroscience Communication Course | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO331 | Frontiers in Animal Behaviour | VVZ | Course | |
BIO333 | Comparative Physiology and Pharmacology of Sleep | VVZ | Course | |
BIO335 | Ornitholgoy | VVZ | Course | |
BIO336 | From DNA to Diversity: the Evolution of Multicellular Organisms | VVZ | Course | |
BIO337 | Freshwater Environmental and Ecosystem Modelling | VVZ | Course | |
BIO338 | Introduction to Scientific Writing | VVZ | Other | |
BIO344 | Development of the Nervous System | VVZ | Course | |
BIO348 | Lecture with Practical Exercises | VVZ | Course | |
BIO351 | Principles of Evolution: Theory | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO352 | Principles of Evolution: Practice | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO356 | Research Internship in Developmental Biology and Genetics | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO357 | Research Internship in Ecology | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO358 | Research Internship in Animal Behaviour | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO359 | Video as a Scientific Method in Ethology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO366 | Topics in Evolutionary Genetics and Computational Biology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO372 | Virology: Methods in Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Human Viruses | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO373 | Next Generation Sequencing for Evolutionary Functional Genomics | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO377 | Basic Quantitative Methods | VVZ | Course | |
BIO378 | Research Internship in Evolutionary Biology and Systematics | VVZ | Other | |
BIO381 | Research Internship Immunology | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO382 | Research internship in Virology | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO383 | Research Internship in Neurobiology (6-12 weeks) | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO386 | Sociobiology of Communication | VVZ | Course | |
BIO387 | Sociobiology in Animals | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO390 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | VVZ | Course | |
BIO392 | Bioinformatics of Molecular Sequence Variations | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO400 | Research Project in Synthetic Biology - iGEM competition | VVZ | Other | |
BIO409 | Veterinary Medicine: comparative morphology and pathophysiology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO412 | Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science (LTK Modul 1) | VVZ | Exercise Group | |
BIO416 | Microscopy | VVZ | Course | |
BIO430 | Immunology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO434 |
Electrophysiological Recording Techniques (07SMBIO434) |
VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO437 | Human Adaptation | VVZ | Course | |
BIO438 | Methods in Human Bioarchaeology | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO439 | Current topics in immunology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO440 | Evolutionary Medicine: Morphological changes and pathologies | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO445 | Quantitative Life Sciences: from Infectious Diseases to Ecosystems | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO500 | Research Projects in Biology | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO501 | Master Thesis in Molecular and Cellular Biology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO503 | Master Thesis in Genetics and Development | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO505 | Master Thesis in Plant Sciences | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO506 | Master Thesis in Neurosciences | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO508 | Master Thesis in Anthropology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO509 | Master Thesis in Animal Behaviour | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO510 | Master Thesis in Ecology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO512 | Master Thesis in Paleontology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO513 | Master Thesis Quantitative Biology and Systems Biology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO514 | Master Thesis in Virology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO515 | Master Thesis Immunology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO516 | Master Thesis Cancer Biology | VVZ | Student Work | |
BIO520 | Integrated knowledge in Biology | VZZ | Examination | |
BIO548 | Career Discovery for Evolutionary Anthropologists | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO549 | Anthropological Project Reports | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO551 | Anthropological Seminar Series | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO552 | Symposium Evolutionary Anthropology | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO553 | Journal Club in Anthropology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO554 | Topics in Evolutionary Biology | VVZ | Course | |
BIO556 | Scientific Writing for Organismal Biologists | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO557 | Scientific Writing and Experimental Design for Life Sciences | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO571 | Paleontological Colloquium | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO602 | Seminar in Animal Behaviour | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO605 | Seminar for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO606 | BEEES Seminar (Behaviour, Ecology, Environment and Evolution Seminar) | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO607 | Current Research in Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics of Natural Populations | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO609 | Introduction to UNIX/Linux and Bash Scripting | VVZ | Other | |
BIO610 | Next-Generation Sequencing and its Application using Machine Learning | VVZ | Other | |
BIO611 | Colloquium for ongoing advances in infectious cell biology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO612 | Seminars in Bioinformatics: Methods and Emerging Solutions | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO613 | Joint Lab Meeting / Progress Seminar | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO614 | DMLS Research Progress Reports | VVZ | Seminar | |
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Virology: Principles of Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Human Viruses | VVZ | Course | on-site lecture with recordings |
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Lecture Series in Molecular Life Sciences | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO617 | Principles of biosafety in medical and biological research | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO619 | Seminar in Neurosciences | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO621 | Training in Neuroscience Laboratory Research | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO625 | Bioacoustics | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO629 | Advanced Flow Cytometry Course | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO631 | Current Immunological Research in Zurich | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO632 |
Introductory course in flow cytometry from 31.10.2023 to 02.11.2023 |
VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO632 |
Introductory course in flow cytometry from 16.01.2024 to 18.01.2024 |
VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO636 | Cutting Edge Topics: Immunology and Infection Biology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO637 | Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics – from theory to practice | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO638 | Next Generation Sequencing applied to Metagenomics | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO644 | Neuroimaging Block Course | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO652 | Viruses and hosts | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO657 | Colloquium on literature (Group seminar) | VVZ | Colloquium | |
BIO661 | Science Writing | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO663 | The Impact of Ethics on Doing Science | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO668 | Cancer Biology - Module A | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO669 | Cancer Treatments - Module D | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO675 | Life Sciences: Transcriptomics RNA-seq course | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO680 | DNA Next Generation Sequencing – from theory to practice | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO684 | Translational Medicine: Infection & Immunity | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO689 | Translational Cancer Biology - Module E | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO691 | Teaching advanced microscopy for Life Science | VVZ | Block Course | |
BIO695 | CRISPR-Cas: A versatile and scalable gene perturbation system for Genetic Screens | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BIO713 | Group Seminar: Research Updates | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO715 | Interdisciplinary research in microbiology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO752 | Advanced Seminar | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO761 | Research Internship in Systematic Botany | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO780 | Museum Internship | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO782 | Advanced Population Genetics | VVZ | Seminar | |
BIO783 | Curatorial Internship in the Zurich Zoo | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BIO784 | Evolutionary Genomics Journal Club | VVZ | Seminar |
Biomedicine courses (BME)
The online courses will be available as soon as the lecturers release them.
BACHELOR 2. + 4. Semester |
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Online course | Title | VVZ | Category | Realisation |
BME111 | Introduction to Biomedicine | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | on-site lecture with recordings |
BME235 | Physiology and anatomy I | VVZ | Course | on-site lecture with recordings |
BME236 | Biomedicine I | VVZ | Course | on-site lecture with recordings |
Higher semesters | ||||
BME300 | Research Internship in Biomedicine (6-12 weeks) | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BME303 | Diseases of autonomous systems | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME304 | Vital Functions: Measurements on the Human Body | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME307 | Microbiomes in health and disease | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME308 | Human Molecular Genetics | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME310 | Research methods for studies on human health and disease | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME311 | Animal experimentation and alternative methods in biomedical research | VVZ | Course | |
BME312 | Epigenetics and Disease | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME316 | Glycosylation | VVZ | Course | |
BME317 | Metabolism and Nutrition | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BME319 | Prospects of molecular diagnostics in pediatrics | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME322 | Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology | VVZ | Course | |
BME323 | Brain Disorders | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME324 | Basics in human toxicology | VVZ | Course | |
BME330 | Quantitative Biomedicine | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME334 | Applied statistics for biomedicine and biology: advanced linear models | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME336 | Muscle and Bone Bioengineering | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME343 | Tissue engineering of muscle and bones | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME345 | Biomaterials and Applied Technologies in Dentistry | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME346 | Tissue Engineering of the Skin | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME349 | Immune disorders and assessment | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME350 | From stem cell to full tissue analysis | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME355 | Pain - Mechanisms and clinical presentations | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME358 | Animal disease models in modern biomedical research | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME362 | Pediatric Immunology | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME365 | Cellular Modelling of Neuropsychiatry | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME367 | Prevention of noncommunicable diseases - digital applications | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME368 | Translational Medicine in Neuroscience and Infection | VVZ | Block Course | |
BME410 | Scientific writing and publishing | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
BME500 | Master Thesis in Biomedicine | VVZ | Student Work | |
BME520 | Integrated knowledge in Biomedicine | VVZ | Examination | |
BME550 | Research Project Biomedicine | VVZ | Practical Training | |
BME640 | DQBM Research Progress Reports | VVZ | Seminar | |
BME643 | Advanced Topics in Biomedical Image Analysis | VVZ | Seminar | |
BME644 | Student Research Retreat in Microbiology and Immunology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BME645 | Introductory Course in Microbiolgy and Immunology | VVZ | Seminar | |
BME682 | Principles of teaching in human physiology | VVZ | Tutorial | |
Common Subjects (BCH, CHE, MAT, PHY)
Ecology courses (ECO)
The online courses will be available as soon as the lecturers release them.
Online course |
Title |
VVZ |
Category |
Realisation |
ECO311 | Writing a Scientific Manuscript | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
ECO353 | Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) | VVZ | Practical Training | |
ECO364 | Ecological Theory Part 5 | VVZ | Practical Training | |
ECO397 | Cutting Edge Research Club | VVZ | Seminar | |
ECO401 | Zurich Interaction Seminar: Experimental ecology, population biology and genetics | VVZ | Seminar |
Environmental Science courses (UWW)
The online courses will be available as soon as the lecturers release them.
BACHELOR 2. + 4. Semester | ||||
Online course | Title | VVZ | Category | Realisation |
UWW135 | Umweltpsychologie | VVZ | Course | Lecture with Podcast |
UWW152 | Ecohealth | VVZ | Course | |
UWW153 | Global Environmental History | VVZ | Course | |
UWW161 | Berufspraktikum | VVZ | Practical Training | |
UWW163 | Semesterarbeit | VVZ | Student Work | |
UWW164 | Event Organisation im Umweltbereich | VVZ | Practical Training | |
UWW172 | Einführung in die Grundlagen der Nachhaltigkeit | VVZ | Course | Lecture with Podcast |
UWW181 | Biogeochemische Kreisläufe und Globale Umweltveränderungen | VVZ | Course | Lecture with Podcast |
UWW200 | Master Thesis | VVZ | Student Work | |
UWW210 | Field Course in Biodiversity Assemssment and Monitoring | VVZ | Block Course | |
UWW220 | Species Interactions and Biodiversity Course | VVZ | Course | |
UWW230 | Analysis and Management of Biological Populations | VVZ | Block Course | |
UWW250 | Spatial Ecology and Remote Sensing | VVZ | Block Course | |
UWW260 | Introduction to Research: Master Projects | VVZ | Block Course | |
UWW271 | Contemporary Analysis for Ecology | VVZ | Course | |
UWW273 | Introduction to Theoretical Ecology | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
UWW280 | Special Topics | VVZ | Other | |
UWW292 | Research Seminar | VVZ | Seminar |
Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences courses (IDB)
The online courses will be available as soon as the lecturers release them.
Online course |
Title |
VVZ |
Category |
Realisation |
IDB143 | Neurobiology | VVZ | Lecture with Practical Exercises | |
IDB201 | Laboratory Preparatory Course | VVZ | Practical Training | |
IDB401 | Brain Biology | VVZ | Block Course | |
IDB402 | Systems, Computation and Neural Technology | VVZ | Block Course | |
IDB412 | Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science (LTK Module 1 - Theory part) | VVZ | Course | |
IDB413 | Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science (LTK Module 1 - Practical part) | VVZ | Practical Training | |
IDB500 | Master Thesis in Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences | VVZ | Student Work | |
IDB501 | Master Thesis Exam Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences | VZZ | Examination | |
IDB520 | Internship in Company or Clinic | VVZ | Practical Training |
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