Booking deadlines and Modules
Modules and courses UZH
Research internships, iGEM, the museum internship and the curatorial internship at the Zoo are counted in "Wahlpflichtgruppe 2", but only in the Bachelor study programs.
Booking deadlines of modules
The module booking takes place online via the booking tool of the University of Zurich except of the block courses which have to be booked via a separate online booking tool.
The booking deadlines, as well as the cancellation period are listed in the course catalogue of the University of Zurich (VVZ) for each course under "Organization". In order to access the module booking page you need an UniAccess-ID and password which you will receive after the payment of the semester fees.
In module booking, a distinction is made between booking modules, inquiry modules, and application modules. Most biology modules are either booking modules (lectures, without limited capacity) or not directly bookable (e.g., all block courses, registration via the Biology Block Course Tool). Inquiry or application modules (with limited places) are identified as such in the "Wegleitung", and the current course catalog is decisive in each case.
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| "Grundstudiumsmodule" | At the latest 1 week prior semester start! | |
| Block courses |
Booking window of 2 weeks fall semester: end of July - beginning of August spring semester: end of December - beginning of January Current booking period: |
Booking: The block courses UZH and ETHZ have to be booked via a special booking Tool. Important: don't miss the deadlines! Allocation: Absence or block course cancellation: |
| Biology-block courses ETHZ | Closing date for registration is the end of the second week of the lecture period. | Students, who have reserved ETHZ biology block courses via the common UZH/ETHZ system, have to register themselves at the ETHZ too and to book the respective courses online. The ETHZ registration is free for UZH students. |
| Further modules UZH | For detailed information consult the VVZ select the course of interest and check the information under "Organization". | Module booking tool UZH |
| Forschungspraktika / Research Internships | Research Internships cannot be booked. |
Internal Research Internships have to be agreed by a Research leader as well as by the module leader of the specific Research Internship. |
| ETHZ learning units | If you like to book learning units at ETHZ then you have to register as "Fachstudierende" (http://www.mystudies.ethz.ch). The registration is valuable for one semester at a time and free of charge. Afterwards, you will receive the access data for the ETHZ-System and will be able to book learning units and to register for the exam. | |
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Booking of UZH modules by ETHZ students or other SWISS Universities. |
Application deadline |
Students of the ETHZ, who book modules of the curriculum in biology have to register at the latest on Friday prior to semester start for a "hochschulübergreifendes Studium". Students from other SWISS Universities have to register earlier (31 July for fall semester and 31 January for spring semester) Mobility within Switzerland – Incoming: Information |
Very important information on block courses UZH
| General information | The biology block courses focus on a research based teaching and learning in small groups. The complex organisation and preparation of these courses asks for special rules in order to ensure a fair allocation of the restricted study places. The attendance and active participation in the allocated biology block courses of the University of Zurich is compulsory. A swap or change of the courses after the allocation is not possible due to the scheduling and organisation. Therefore, the attendance of the allocated courses is the prerequisite of assessing the acacemic achievement. Furthermore, full attendance throughout the course is mandatory. | |
| Application for block courses |
Block course application and allocation for the fall semester 2025: Application deadline: 21.07.2025 - 08.08.2025block course application The final allocation is available from 03.09.2025 under "Allocation" block course allocation |
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| Booking other courses | Booking of all the other lectures, courses and modules via the booking tool. | |
| Cancelation of block courses | Cancellation is only possible from unavoidable reasons (e.g. illness, with a medical certificate). If you are unable to participate in a course for which you have been assigned a place, it is highly important that you inform the module coordinator of the respective course immediately. Otherwise, the course will be registered as failed in your academic record. | |
| Block course assignment | To be admitted to a block course, students must have successfully completed all the compulsory modules of the basic studies curriculum. For certain courses there are specific requirements requested which are specified in the course catalogue of the University of Zurich. Please always check if you fulfill all requirements prior to your registration. If you miss prerequisites for an already allocated course and for this reason are not allowed to participate in the course, the course is listed as "failed" in your transcript. The module coordinator of a Block course (UZH) in accordance with the Academic support office is responsible for the allocation of the students. There is no guarantee to be assigned to a block course. Priority is given to Master’s students who have the course listed in their confirmed learning agreement, and to Bachelor students who have not yet completed the necessary number of courses for their Bachelor's degree. Further, applicants are prioritized according to achievement in the mandatory basic studies curriculum modules and completion of other academic work and modules to specifically qualify for the course. Students who presumably will have completed the basic studies curriculum prior to course start will be assigned a place dependent on availabilities. On courses of the UZH, students from the ETHZ will be granted 10% of the available places. The same arrangement applies vice versa for ETHZ courses. |
Spring Block courses UZH "Wahlpflichtgruppe" 2
Core elective modules
Schedule of the spring semester block courses
Courses run from 1 p.m. Tuesday through to 5 p.m. Friday. You will find the content, time, venue, type of learning outcome examination, and the participating lecturers for the individual block courses in the annotated course catalogue.
Block courses spring semester
Online registration – registration time frame FS 2025:
20. December 2024 – 9. January 2025
The final allocation will be available from 05 February 2025 under "Allocation" block course allocation
Person to contact with questions about the block courses: kresimir.rados@biol.uzh.ch (Academic support office)
Semester week (calendar week 8-22)
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BIO 328 Neurobiology |
EEE 317 Ecological Research Project on Species Interactions |
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EEE 311 |
EEE 313 |
EEE 323 |
EEE 327 |
| BIO 248 Functional assessment of human spinal cord injury |
EEE 315 |
EEE 325 Genome Evolution and Diversity |
EEE 333 |
| BIO 262 Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates |
EEE 319 Aquatic Microbial Ecology |
BIO 255 Finding and Solving Interesting Problems in Molecular Life Sciences |
BIO 211 |
| BIO 292 Human and Veterinary Medical Bacteriology |
EEE 321 Ecological Networks |
BIO 287 Plant Cell Wall Development |
BIO 334 |
| BIO 330 Modelling in Biology |
BIO 254 |
BIO 392 Bioinformatics of Molecular Seq. Variation |
BIO 413 |
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BIO 407 Advanced Microscopy |
BIO 247 |
BME 302 Systems Neurobiology |
BIO 442 |
| BME 325 Xenobiotic Metabolism - Toxicological Aspects |
BIO 256 Precision Oncology |
BME 326 |
BME 306 Experimental Human Studies |
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BIO 296 |
BME 329 |
BME 331 |
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BME 357 |
BIO 374 |
BME 348 Journey into Medical Research |
BME 354 Forensic Toxicology |
| BME 361 Randomised Trials |
BIO 431 |
BME 351 |
BME 356 Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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BME 363 Gene Therapy from Bench to Bedside |
BME 305 Methods in Exp. and Clinical Pharmacology |
BME 352 |
BCH 308 Experimental Biochemistry |
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Block courses during the lecture free time: EEE 329 Flora der Schweiz (Juni 2025) BIO 341 Field Course in Evolutionary Biology of Marine Mammals (summer 2025) BIO 380 Kalahari Field Course – Become a Field Biologist! (summer 2025)
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Fall Block courses UZH "Wahlpflichtgruppe" 2
Core elective modules
You will find the content, time, venue, type of learning outcome examination, and the participating lecturers for the individual block courses in the annotated course catalog.
Block courses fall semester (optional core modules)
Online registration between 21 July and 8 August 2025.
The final allocation will be available from 03. September 2025 under "Allocation" block course allocation
Person to contact with questions about the block courses: kresimir.rados@biol.uzh.ch (Academic support office)
Last update April 17, 2025.
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Aquatic Ecology |
Modern Genetics and Genomics |
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EEE 314 Biodiversity in Urban-Rural Landscapes |
Tropical Plant Families: identification, ethnobotany, and chemistry |
The Species Problem: Species Concepts, Species Delimitation, and Taxonomy |
Current Conflicts in Biodiversity |
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Biodiversity from Species to Landscape Scale – Concepts and Methods in Spatial Ecology and Remote Sensing |
Sociobiology in Animals |
Introduction to ecological genomics and molecular adaptation |
Population Ecology |
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Evolutionary and Ecological Functional Genomics |
Experimental Invertebrate Biology |
Project Development in Biogeography and Biodiversity |
Measuring and Monitoring Genetic Diversity for Conservation |
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Human Behavioural Ecology and Cultural Evolution |
From Values to Arguments: Ethics in Environmental and Animal Rights Discourse |
Principles of Evolution: Theory and Applications |
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Cancer, Immunotherapy, and Inflammation Research |
Current Debates in Evolutionary Biology and Human Evolution |
Great Ape Behaviour |
Plant Sensing |
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Plant epigenetics |
Drug efficacy and pathway assessment in pediatric brain cancer models |
Cancer stem/propagating cells and their microenvironment |
Parasites - from genes to systems |
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Advanced methods in genomic and cellular manipulation |
Molecular biology methods and good laboratory practice |
Research cycle in genomics |
Sleep and wake regulation |
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Modern Microscopy in Life Science Research |
Paleobiology and Evolution of Vertebrates |
Systemic Microbiology |
Veterinary Medicine: comparative physiology, pathophysiology and research |
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Microbiomes in health and disease |
Methods in Molecular Plant Biology |
Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Plant Development |
Immunology |
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Research methods for studies on human health and disease |
Cell Biology of Viral Infections |
Cell motility control in invasive brain tumors |
Electrophysiological Recording Techniques |
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BME 313 Cardiac and Vascular Pathophysiology |
Systems dynamics in cell and developmental biology |
Virology: Methods in Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Human Viruses |
Quantitative Life Sciences: from Infectious Diseases to Ecosystems |
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Inflammation and Immune Response |
Vital Functions: Measurements on the Human Body |
Evolutionary Medicine: Morphological changes and pathologies |
Human Molecular Genetics |
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Brain Disorders |
Applied statistics for biomedicine and biology: advanced linear models |
Epigenetics and Disease |
Prospects of molecular diagnostics in pediatrics |
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Muscle and Bone Bioengineering |
Biomaterials and Applied Technologies in Dentistry |
Diseases of Autonomous Systems - Metabolism and Cellular Adaptation |
From stem cell to full tissue analysis |
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Deep Learning in Biomedicine |
Tissue Engineering of the Skin |
Quantitative Biomedicine |
Prevention of noncommunicable diseases - digital applications |
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Animal disease models in modern biomedical research |
Immune disorders and assessment |
Mechanisms of allergic disease |
Translational Medicine in Neuroscience and Infection |
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Rare Genetic Pediatric Disorders |
Pain - Mechanisms and clinical presentations |
Cellular Modelling of Neuropsychiatry |
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Complete list of modules in "Wahlpflichtgruppe" 2 and 3
Abbreviations:
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FS = Spring Semester |
HS = Fall Semester |
| BIO 137 | Concepts in Virology, 1 ECTS, Seminar | HS, 4 Mi Nachmittage im Dez., WP 1b&3, nur BSc |
| BIO 138 | Praktikum Mikrobiologie, Immunologie, Virologie, 1 ECTS, PR | HS, 4 Di oder Mi-Nachmittage im Oktober, WP 1b&3, nur BSc |
| BIO 148 | Einführung in die Paläontologie, 3 ECTS, VL&UE | FS Di 10-12 |
| BIO 149 | Introduction to Scientific Writing, 3 ECTS, VL&UE | FS Di 8-10, WP 1b & 3 |
| BIO 201 | Primate Evolutionary Biology, 3 ECTS, VL | HS, Mo 14-16, WP 3 |
| BIO 202 | Comparative Communication and Cognition, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2,nächstes Mal FS 2026 |
| BIO 203 | Great Ape Behaviour, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 207 | Comparative Systematics and Evolution of Primates, 3 ECTS, VL | FS, Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 208 | Current Debates in Evolutionary Biology and Human Evolution, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 210 | Human Behavioural Ecology and Cultural Evolution, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 211 | Primate Behaviour and Cognition: Concepts, Methods and Tools, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 212 | Language Evolution: Insights from Animal Communication, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 214 | Von Affenmenschen und Menschenaffen, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 216 | Primate Origins of Human Sociality, Cognition, & Mind, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 217 | Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Anthropology, 3 ECTS, SE | FS, Mo 14-16, WP 3, only for MSc students |
| BIO 218 | Ethische Aspekte der biol. Forschung am Menschen, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 12-14, WP 3 |
| BIO 219 | Evolution of the Human Brain, Cognition, & Language, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 12-14, WP 3 |
| BIO 223 | Orchideen- und blütenbiologische Exkursion, 1 ECTS, EXK | FS 1 Samstag im Mai, WP 3 |
| BIO 228 | Evolutionary Medicine, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Do 10-12, WP 1b & 3 |
| BIO 230 | Cancer Stem/Propagating Cells and their Micro-environment, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 236 | Botanische Halbtagsexkursionen im FS, 1 ECTS, EXK | FS 4 Halbtage, WP 1b & 3 |
| BIO 237 | Botanische Exkursionen im WS, 1 ECTS, EXK | HS 4 Halbtage, WP 1b & 3 |
| BIO 239 | Organisms of the Tidal Coast: Algae & Invertebrates, 4 ECTS, EXK | 2 Wochen, Juni, WP 3 |
| BIO 242 | Translational Cancer Research: New Technologies, Mouse Models and Clinical Approaches, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 13-15, WP 3 |
| BIO 243 | Epigenetics, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 15-17, WP 3 |
| BIO 244 | Signal Transduction and Cancer, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 245 | Cell Signalling, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 246 | Genome Instability & Mol. Cancer Research, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 next time HS 2025 |
| BIO 247 | Cellular Response to Genotoxic Stress, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 248 | Funct. Assess. of Human Spinal Cord Injury, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 249 | Research Internship in Quant. & Systems Biol., 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 250 | Drug Efficacy and Pathway Assessment in Pediatric Brain Cancer Models, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 251 | Cancer and the Immune System, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 10-11, WP 3 |
| BIO 253 | Research Cycle in Genomics, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 254 | Functional Genomics, 3 ECTS, VL (Buchung an der ETHZ) | FS Mo 16-18, WP 3 |
| BIO 255 | Finding and Solving Interesting Problems in Molecular Life Sciences, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 256 | Precision Oncology and Functional Tumor Pathology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel ,WP 2 |
| BIO 257 | DNA Metabolism and Cancer, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 258 | Cancer, Immunotherapy and Inflammation Research, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 259 | Research Internship in Mol. & Cell. Biol., 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 260 | Molecular Biology Course for Biology and Medicine, 6 ECTS, BK | Januar, WP 2 |
| BIO 262 | Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 263 | Marine Megafauna in Deep Time, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 264 | Paleobiology and Evolution of Invertebrates, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 265 | Evolution and Paelobiology of Plants, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 14-16, WP 3 |
| BIO 266 | Fieldwork in Swiss Palaeontology and Natural History Museums: Ice Age, 2 ECTS, BK | FS, 1 week in June, WP 3 |
| BIO 267 | Paleobiology and Evolution of Vertebrates, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 268 | Paleontological Field Work, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 269 | Research Internship in Paleontology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 270 | Dinosaur Paleobiology, 1 ECTS, VL | FS, Mo 13-14, WP 3 |
| BIO 271 | Illustrations in Natural History, 1 ECTS, VL&UE | HS Mo 16-17, WP 3 |
| BIO 272 | Evolution and Paleobiology of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 13-14, WP 3, ungerade Jahre |
| BIO 273 | Evolution and Paleobiology of Cephalopods, 1 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 16-17, WP 3 |
| BIO 274 | Mass Extinctions, Macroevolution and Macroeceology through the Phanerozoic, 1 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 16-17, WP 3, gerade Jahre |
| BIO 279 | Paläontologische Exkursionen, 1 ECTS, EXK | 2 Tage, WP 3 |
| BIO 280 | Animal Domestication, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 282 | Methods in Molecular Plant Biology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 284 | Systemic Microbiology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 285 | Genetic & Epigen. Control of Plant Develop., 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 286 | Plant Sensing, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 287 | Plant Cell Wall Development, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 292 | Human and Veterinary Medical Bacteriology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 294 | Bioinformatics for Comp. & Evol. Genomics, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 296 | Microbial Bioinformatics: Sequencing Technologies to Pathogen Analysis, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 297 | Social Behaviour of Bacteria, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 16-18, WP 3 |
| BIO 299 | Parasites – from Genes to Systems, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 313 | Exkursion Zürichsee: Trinkwasser, Fischzucht und Abwasserbehandlung, 1 ECTS, EXK | 2.5 Tage, Januar, WP 3 |
| BIO 314 | Plant Epigenetics, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 315 | Research Internship in Plant Sciences, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 316 | Research Internship in Microbiology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 317 | Adv. Methods in Genomic & Cellular Manipulation, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 319 | Cell Motility Control in Invasive Brain Tumors, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 320 | Sleep and Wake Regulation, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 321 | Modern Microscopy in Life Science Research, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 322 | Cell Biology of Viral Infections, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 323 | Modern Genetics und Genomics, 12 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Hälfte, WP 2 |
| BIO 325 | Systems Dynamics in Cell and Dev. Biology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 327 | Neuroscience Communication Course, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 328 | Neurobiology, 12 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Hälfte, WP 2 |
| BIO 330 | Modelling in Biology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 331 | Frontiers in Animal Behaviour, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 333 | Comparative Physiology and Pharmacology of Sleep, 1 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 12-13, WP 3 |
| BIO 334 | Practical Bioinformatics, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 336 | From DNA to Diversity: the Evolution of Multicellular Organisms, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 338 | Introduction to Scientific Writing, 0 ECTS, VL | HS&FS 1 Tag, Sept and Feb nur MSc |
| BIO 340 | Biology, Evolution and Ecology of Marine Mammals, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 341 | Field Course in Evolutionary Biology of Marine Mammals, Shark Bay, Western Australia, 6 ECTS, BK | 3 Wochen im Juli/August, alle 2 Jahre, WP 2 |
| BIO 342 | Comparative Behavioural Neuroscience, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 344 | Development of the Nervous System, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 347 | Concepts in Developmental Biology: From Cells to Animals, 3 ECTS, VL and Seminar | FS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 348 | Concepts in Modern Genetics, 6 ECTS, VL (Buchung an der ETHZ) | HS Mo 13:45-15:30, Di 7:45-9:30, WP 3 |
| BIO 354 | Zoo Biology, 2 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 355 | Praktikum Zoobiologie, 2 ECTS, PR | FS, 5 Tage im Juni, WP 3 |
| BIO 356 | Research Internship in Developmental Biology and Genetics, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 357 | Research Internship in Ecology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 358 | Research Internship in Animal Behaviour, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 368 | Scientific Information Literacy, 3 ECTS, VL&UE | FS Mo 15-17, WP 3 |
| BIO 369 | Introduction to Computer Programming and Agent-Based Modelling using R, 2 ECTS, VL&UE | FS Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 372 | Virology: Pathogenesis and Control of Human Viruses, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 373 | Next Generation Sequencing for Evolutionary Functional Genomics, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 374 | Virology: Biology of Virus Infection & Evolution, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 378 | Research Internship in Evolutionary Biology and Systematics, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 381 | Research Internship in Immunology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 382 | Research Internship in Virology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 383 | Research Internship in Neurobiology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 385 | Marine Biology Course in Banyuls (F), 4 ECTS, EXK | 2 Wochen August/Sept, WP 3 |
| BIO 386 | Sociobiology of Communication, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 8-10, WP 3 next time HS 2025 |
| BIO 388 | Human Genetics, 2 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 14-16, WP 3 |
| BIO 390 | Introduction to Bioinformatics, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 8-10, WP 1 & 3 |
| BIO 392 | Bioinformatics of Mol. Sequence Variations, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 394 | Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Computational Biology, 4 ECTS, VL&UE | FS, Mo 10-13, WP 3 |
| BIO 395 | Concepts in Evolutionary Biology, 1 ECTS, VL&UE | 2 Tage, März, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 398 | The Ethics of Animal Experimentation, 3 ECTS, SE | HS, Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 399 | Ethics of Rare Diseases, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 400 | Research Project in Synthetic Biology – iGEM Competition, 12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 402 | Philosophy of Science with a Focus on Biology, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 14-16, WP 3 |
| BIO 403 | Superbugs - The Global Crisis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, Animals, and the Environment, 3 ECTS, VL | FS, Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 407 | Advanced Microscopy: from Preparation to Data and Visualization, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 409 | Veterinary Medicine: Comparative Morphology and Pathophysiology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 412 | Introd. Course in Laboratory Animal Science, 2 ECTS, PR | HS Januar, WP 3, nur MSc |
| BIO 413 | Genome Modification in Mammals, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 416 | Microscopy, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 430 | Immunology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 431 | Cell Death, Inflammation and Immunity, 6 ECTS, BK | FS, 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 433 | Biology of Cancer Treatment: Old and Novel Therapeutic Strategies, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 14-16, WP 3 |
| BIO 434 | Electrophysiological Recording Techniques, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 435 | Omics in Oncology – a Virtual Exchange between Utrecht and Zurich, 8 ECTS, COIL course | FS, 3.2.-17.4.2025, WP 3 |
| BIO 437 | Human Adaptation, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BIO 438 | Methods in Human Bioarcheology, 3 ECTS, VL&UE | HS Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 440 | Evolutionary Medicine: Morphological Changes and Pathologies, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 442 | Evolutionary Medicine: Health and Disease in Modern Humans, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 445 | Quantitative Life Sciences: from Infectious Diseases to Ecosystems, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 446 | Applied RNA Methodology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BIO 550 | Research Internship in Anthropology, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 556 | Scientific Writing for Organismal Biologists, 3 ECTS, SE | HS Fr 10-12, WP 3, nur MSc |
| BIO 557 | Scientific Writing and Experimental Design for the Life Sciences, 2 ECTS, SE | HS und FS Mo 8-10 alle 2 Wochen, WP 3, nur MSc |
| BIO 609 | Introd. to UNIX/Linux and Bash Scripting, 1 ECTS, PR | HS 1 Tag, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 610 | Next-Generation Sequencing for Model and Non-Model Species, 1 ECTS, PR | HS 2 Tage, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 615 | Virology: Principles of Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Human Viruses, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| BIO 617 | Principles of Biosafety in Medical and Biological Research, 1 ECTS, PR | 2 Tage, Januar und Juli, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 621 | Training in Neuroscience Lab. Research, 12 ECTS, BK | n.V., WP 2, nur MSc |
| BIO 624 | Human Genetic, Demographic & Cultural Diversity, 1 ECTS, VL & SE | 3 days in October, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 629 | Advanced Course in Flow Cytometry, 1 ECTS, PR | 4 Tage, WP 3 |
| BIO 630 | Ethics in Scientific Practice, 3 ECTS, VL&UE | FS Mo 17-19, WP 3 |
| BIO 632 | Introductory Course in Flow Cytometry, 1 ECTS, PR | 4 Tage, WP 3 |
| BIO 634 | Next-Generation Sequencing 2 – Continuation Course, 1 ECTS, PR | HS 2 Tage, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 636 | Cutting Edge Topics: Immunology & Infection Biology, 2 ECTS, SE | HS&FS Tu 17:00-18:00, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 637 | Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics – from theory to practice, 2 ECTS, PR | HS&FS, 4 days, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 638 | NGS applied to Metagenomics, 2 ECTS, PR | HS, 5 days, WP 3, nur MSc and PhD |
| BIO 641 | Introduction to Proteomics Analysis and Beyond, 1 ECTS, PR | FS and HS, 3 days, WP 3, nur MSc and PhD |
| BIO 708 | Gene Therapy from Bench to Bedside - Theory, 2 ECTS, VL | 4 Tage, Februar, WP 3 |
| BIO 714 | Key Literature in Plant Evolution, 2 ECTS, SE | HS&FS, Th 14-15, WP 3, nur MSc und PhD |
| BIO 761 | Research Internship in Syst. Botany, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 780 | Museum Internship, 4-12 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BIO 783 | Curatorial Internship in the Zurich Zoo, 10 ECTS, PR | 3 Monate n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BME 247 | Einführung in die Histologie, 3 ECTS, UE | FS Do 8-10, WP 1b und 3 |
| BME 248 | Basics in Immunology, 4 ECTS, VL | FS Mi 10-12, WP 1b und 3 |
| BME 300 | Research Internship in Biomedicine, 6 ECTS, PR | n.V., WP 2, nur BSc |
| BME 302 | Systems Neurobiology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 303 | Diseases of Autonomous Systems, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 304 | Vital Functions: Measurements on the Human Body, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 305 | Methods in Exp. and Clinical Pharmacology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 306 | Experimental Human Studies in Pharmacology and Physiology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 307 | Microbiomes in Health and Disease, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 308 | Human Molecular Genetics, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 310 | Research Methodology for Studies on Human Health and Disease, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 311 | Animal Experimentation and Alternative Methods in Biomedical Research, 3 ECTS, VL | HS, Di 17-19, WP 3, nur MSc |
| BME 312 | Epigenetics and Disease, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 316 | Glycosylation, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 13-15, WP 3 |
| BME 317 | Metabolism and Nutrition, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 15-17, WP 3 |
| BME 318 | Clinical Epidemiology and Quantitative Research in Health Care, 2 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 13-15, WP 3 |
| BME 319 | Prospects of Mol. Diagnostics in Pediatrics, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 320 | Forensic Genetics, 1 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 9-10, WP 3 |
| BME 322 | Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 13-15, WP 3 |
| BME 323 | Brain Disorders, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 324 | Basics in Human Toxicology, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 15-17, WP 3 |
| BME 325 | Xenobiotic Metabolism, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 326 | Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 327 | Current Approaches in Single Cell Analysis, 2 ECTS, VL | FS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BME 328 | Prostate Cancer: from Bench to Bedside, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 329 | Developing New Medicines – an Introduction, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 330 | Quantitative Biomedicine, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 331 | Tissue Imaging, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 332 | Metabolic Medicine, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 333 | From Bench to Bedside – Examples from Immunology and Beyond, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| BME 334 | Applied Statistics for Biomedicine and Biology: Advanced Linear Models, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 335 | Regenerative Medicine & Applied Tissue Engineering, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| BME 336 | Muscle and Bone Bioengineering, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 337 | Introduction to Digital Health, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BME 339 | Biomedical Informatics, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| BME 342 | Deep Learning in Biomedicine, 6 ECTS, BL | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 345 | Biomaterials and Applied Technologies in Dentistry, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 346 | Tissue Engineering of the Skin, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 347 | Space Life Sciences and Gravitational Biology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2 Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 348 | Journey into Medical Research, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 349 | Immune Disorders and Assessment, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 350 | From Stem Cell to Full Tissue Analysis, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 351 | Biomedical Data Mining, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 352 | Auditory Biomechanics, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 353 | Human Brain Activity and the Mind, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 354 | Forensic Toxicology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 355 | Pain - Mechanisms and Clinical Presentations, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 356 | Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 357 | Diseases at the Human Animal Interface, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 358 | Animal Disease Models in Modern Biomed. Research, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 361 | Randomized Trials, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 362 | Rare Genetic Pediatric Disorders, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 363 | Gene Therapy from Bench to Bedside, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 364 | Mechanisms of Allergic Disease, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 365 | Cellular Modelling of Neuropsychiatry, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 366 | Medical Immunology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 367 | Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases – Developing Digital Interventions (smart phone apps), 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BME 368 | Translational Medicine in Neuroscience and Infection, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BCH 252 | RNA and proteins: post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, 3 ECTS, VL | FS Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| BCH 308 | Experimentelle Biochemie, 6 ECTS, BK (alternativ zu BCH 309) | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| BCH 309 | Experimentelle Biochemie, 6 ECTS, BK (alternativ zu BCH 308) | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| CHE 324 | Chemistry of Metals in Life Processes, 4 ECTS, VL | FS, Mo 13-15, Tu 12-13, We 12-13, WP 3 |
| CHE 717 | Perspektiven in forensischen Wissenschaften, 2 ECTS, VL | HS, Th 16-17:30, WP 3 |
| EEE 220 | Practical Population Ecology: Studying Snow Voles in the Alps, 1 ECTS, EXK | In june or october, WP 3 |
| EEE 223 | Artenkenntnis: Heuschrecken in der Schweiz, 2 ECTS, Kurs | FS, 4 Tage im Juli/August, WP 3 |
| EEE 241 | Bestimmung und Vielfalt von Invertebraten, 4 ECTS, PR | FS, Do 13-17, WP 1b und 3 |
| EEE 242 | Animal Eco-Physiology, 3 ECTS, VL | HS, Mo 16-18, WP 3 |
| EEE 262 | Umweltpolitik der Schweiz, 3 ECTS, VL | FS, Do 8-10, WP 3 |
| EEE 264 | Environmental Policy of the EU, 3 ECTS, VL | HS, Mo 12-14, WP 3 |
| EEE 266 | Ethik und Umwelt, 3 ECTS, VL | HS, Fr 12-14, WP 3 |
| EEE 267 | Science Communication in Zoos, 4 ECTS, Kurs | FS, nächstes Mal FS 2026, diverse Termine, WP 1b&3 |
| EEE 310 | Current Conflicts in Biodiversity Policy, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4.Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 311 | Remotely Sensing the Basis of Biodiversity, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 312 | The Species Problem: Species Concepts, Species Delimitation, and Taxonomy, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 313 | What is Working in Conservation?, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 314 | Biodiversity in Urban-Rural Landscapes, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 315 | Flowers and Pollinators, 6 ECTS, BK | FS, 2. Viertel, Wp 2 |
| EEE 316 | Tropical Plant Families – Identification, Ethnobotany, and Chemistry, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 317 | Ecological Research Project on Species Interactions, 12 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Hälfte, WP 2 |
| EEE 318 | Aquatic Ecology, 12 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Hälfte, WP 2 |
| EEE 319 | Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 320 | Sociobiology in Animals, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 321 | Ecological Networks, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 2 Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 322 | Introduction to Ecological Genomics & Molecular Adaptation, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 323 | Field Methods and Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Management and Research, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 324 | Project Development in Biogeography and Biodiversity, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 325 | Genome Evolution and Diversity, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 326 | Principles of Evolution: Theory, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 3. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 327 | Animal Behaviour Field Studies, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 328 | Experimental Invertebrate Biology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 2. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 329 | Flora der Schweiz, 6 ECTS, BK | FS, 3 Wochen im Juni, WP 2 |
| EEE 330 | Population Ecology, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 331 | Kalahari Field Course: Becoming a Filed Bioloist, 6 ECTS, BK | FS, 3 Wochen im Sommer, WP 2 |
| EEE 332 | Herbivore-Plant Interactions, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 333 | Conservation Science and Practice of Swiss Amphibians, 6 ECTS, BK | FS 4. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 334 | Biodiversity from Species to Landscape Scale – Concepts and Methods in Spatial Ecology and Remote Sensing, 6 ECTS, BK | HS 1. Viertel, WP 2 |
| EEE 336 | Quantitative Evolutionary Genetics of Plants, 6 ECTS, BK | ab HS 2025 |
| EEE 351 | Conservation Biology, 3 ECTS, VL | FS, Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| EEE 352 | Contemporary Analysis for Ecology, 4 ECTS, VL&UE | HS, Mo 13-15, Di 10-12, WP 3 |
| EEE 353 | Field Course in Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring, 2 ECTS, Kurs | FS, 11.-16.8.2024, WP 3 |
| EEE 354 | Biodiversitätsmonitoring Programm Schweiz, 2 ECTS, Kurs | FS, 1.-4.9.2025 |
| EEE 356 | Microbial Ecology of Alpine Freshwater Ecosystems, 3 ECTS, Kurs | HS, 4.-9.8.2024, WP 3 |
| EEE 357 | Agroecology, Food Security and Sustainable Production, 3 ECTS, VL | FS, Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| EEE 358 | Introduction to Limnology, 3 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 10-12, WP 3 |
| EEE 359 | Systematik der Blütenpflanzen, 2 ECTS, Kurs (Teil von EEE 329) | FS, 1 Woche im Juni, WP 3 |
| EEE 360 | Ornithology, 3 ECTS, VL | HS, Mo 8-10, WP 3 alle zwei Jahre, HS 2025 |
| EEE 361 | Gefässpflanzen des Mittellandes, 2 ECTS, Kurs (Teil von EEE 329) | FS, 1 Woche im Juni, WP 3 |
| EEE 362 | Freshwater Environmental and Ecosystem Modeling, VL, 3 ECTS | HS, Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| EEE 363 | Field class: Biodiversity of Insects, 3 ECTS, Kurs | FS, 14.-21.7.2025, WP 3 |
| EEE 364 | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, 2 ECTS, VL | HS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| EEE 366 | Advanced Population Genetics, 3 ECTS, SE | HS, Mo 14-16, WP 3 nur MSc und PhD |
| 360m130 | Biodiversitätsnarrative in Wissenschaft und Literatur, 3 ECTS, Sem | FS, Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| 227-0971 | Computational Psychiatry, 3 ECTS, PR (Buchung an der ETHZ) | 6 days in September, WP 3 |
| 551-0317 | Immunology I, 3 ECTS, VL (Buchung an der ETHZ) | HS Di 8-10, WP 3 |
| 551-0318 | Immunology II, 3 ECTS, VL (Buchung an der ETHZ) | FS Mo 8-10, WP 3 |
| 551-1130 | Selected Topics in Mycology, 4 ECTS, VL (Buchung an der ETHZ) | FS, Di 10-12, WP 3 (nur Masterstud.) |
Modules and courses ETHZ
HS and FS Block courses ETHZ "Wahlpflichtgruppe" 2
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HS and FS Concept courses ETHZ "Wahlpflichtgruppe" 3
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