The BENEFRI Curriculum
for the Ph.D. in Neuroscience (BENEFRI)
| General skills | Minimum ECTS Needed |
Maximum ECTS Obtainable |
| Animal handling BVET approved | 2 | |
| Basic techniques in cell culture | 5 | |
| Basic techniques in imaging | 5 | |
| Basic techniques in microscopy | 5 | |
| Basic techniques in molecular biology | 5 | |
| Basic methods in physiology | 5 | |
| Biomathematics and computer programming | 5 | |
| Biostatistics | 2 | |
| Electronics | 2 | |
| Course in experimental biology and medicine | 10 | |
| Ethics | 1 | |
| Course in scientific presentation | 1 | |
| Course in scientific writing | 1 | |
| Lectures and seminars on neurobiology | 9 | |
| credits required | 10 - 15 |
| Special skills (Basic knowledge in neuroscience) | Minimum ECTS Needed |
Maximum ECTS Obtainable |
| Examinations: 1) Neuroanatomy/neurohistology/neuroembryology | 4 | 4 |
| Examinations: 2) Neurobiochemistry/neurophysiology | 4 | 4 |
| Block course (workshop): 1) First year | 2 | 2 |
| Block course (workshop): 2) Second year | 2 | 2 |
| Block course (workshop): 3) Third year | 2 | 2 |
| Hands-on workshop (lectures and practicals): 1) First year | 3 | 3 |
| Hands-on workshop (practicals) :2) Second year | 2 | 2 |
| Brain dissection course | 3 | 3 |
| Journal club | 3 | |
| National or international training course | 4 | |
| Neuroscience lecture series in Bern | 2 | |
| Lectures in neuroinformatics | 2 | |
| Lectures in neurobiochemistry and gene expression in neurons | 2 | |
| Total credits required to complete the program | 26 |
To receive the certificate please send the completed curriculum to the BENEFRI commission.
Application for the defense of the thesis follows the rules of the faculties or Graduate Schools.