Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS)

Course Catalog

18 ECTS credit points are necessary for the GHS PhD program. The following catalog lists suggestions for the different course categories. Upon request it is possible to choose other courses.

 

It is possible to choose and participate in courses not listed in the course catalogue.

*Core Courses refer to classes that are essential for completing the PhD regardless of the specific doctoral topic, such as articles writing, presentation, or transferable skills.

Courses taken at other Swiss universities and abroad at acknowledged universities, can be recognised if they meet the criteria mentioned here: recognition of courses and conferences

PhD candidates and supervisors are very welcome to suggest topics for new courses to be added to the GHS course catalogue. For suggestions, please contact the Coordinator of the GHS: Dr. Tullia Padovani

NOTE FOR CAS COURSE CREDITS: If you intend to follow or you are already following CAS courses, please be aware that you can either use the courses for your PhD, as part of the mandatory 18 ECTS required by the GHS PhD program or acquire the CAS diploma.
The course credits cannot be used to acquire both certificates (PhD and CAS) at the same time.
Make sure to inform the CAS office if you want to use course credits for your PhD, at the time you enroll in the CAS.

In case of questions please contact the GHS office.

Mandatory Requirements (3 ECTS)

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 Mandatory Requirements
 Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
 Basics of Ethics in Health Sciences Research Registration online: Basics of Ethics in Health Sciences Research - Universität Bern

In case of limited capacity, priority will be given to students who are close to their defense.

 

 May 22-23, 2025


 

  1.0  GHS
 GHS Symposium:
 Poster presentation / Oral Presentation

 Symposium
November 26-27, 2025
  1.0  GHS

Core* Courses (2 to 4 ECTS)

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Core Courses
 Additional Information Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Presenting with Confidence CTS/KSL 425946

max. 16 participants

 TBA  0.5 Claudia Winfield, David Levine
Core courses offered by SSPH+ (gebührenpflichtig / subject to charges) SSPH+

Please check if the courses meet the GHS course recognition requirements, e.g. active participation.  

 Several dates in 2025 (check link) SSPH+ (please see specific registration guidelines: :  https://ssphplus.ch/en/graduate-campus/
Core courses offered by the Transferable Skills Program Transferable Skills Program Several dates in 2025 (check link) Transferable Skills Program
Core courses offered by the Public Health Sciences Program Public Health Sciences Course Program

Program information 

 Several dates in 2025 (check link)
Keep on Writing! Keep On Writing 2025 Course Flyer.pdf

 NB: Registration deadline extended until December 22, 2024.

Registration in CTS/KSL 481825

 Starting January, 2025.   1.0
GHS
Lecturer: J. Barth
Scientific Communications for PhD Students CTS/KSL 420465

Limited to 12 participants

 TBA  2.0 S. Longnus,  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital
Scientific Writing Course Inselspital

CTS/KSL 473600

Course flyer

 Starting August 29, 2024  2.0 Inselspital, contact: peggy.vanloo@insel.ch 
Systematic literature searching for health and biomedical scientists: clinical databases CTS/KSL 489916

Course flyer
October 22- 23, 2024
Mittelstrasse 43
Room 220 (22.10.2024)
Room 228 (23.10.2024)

 0.5 Zayne Milena Roa Diaz, University Library Bern, Medical Library
DCR Medical Grant Writing for Clinicians Course description and registration

Limited to 9 course participants

 
Offered twice a year:
January - June (Cohort 1)
June - December (Cohort 2)

Next Registration Deadline:
December 15, 2024

 2 Department of Clinical Research, Dr. Kristin Bivens

Method Skills (4 to 6 ECTS)

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 Research Approaches, Tools and Applications
 Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Courses on methods and data analysis offered by the Public
Health Sciences Program
 Public Health Sciences Course Program

Program information

 Several dates in 2025 (check links) Public Health Sciences Program
Courses on methods and data analysis offered by SSPH+

 SSPH+

The courses will be subject to charges from January 2023.

Please check if the courses meet the GHS course recognition requirements, e.g. active participation.   

 Several dates in 2025 (check link) SSPH+
Courses on methods and data analysis offered by the Transferable Skills Program Transferable Skills Program Several dates in 2025 (check link) Transferable Skills Program
An introduction to EEG: Theory and applications in clinical and social neuroscience CTS/KSL 434879 Whole days:  13.02, 14.02, 15.02, 13.03, 10.04, 01.05, 29.05.2024

 

  5.0 Dept. of Psychiatric Neurophysiology (L. Gianotti, T. König, M. Stein)
How to Design, Plan and Perform a Research in Clinical Dentistry

 CTS/KLS: 485555

Course flyer

 13, 14, 15, 16 November, 2023 2 School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern
Research methods Course flyer 

CTS/KSL 489919 

Max. 15 participants 

No course fees

Wednesday 11.15 – 12.00 am, weekly, 07.08.2024 – 19.02.2025

 1 Research department of the University Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

PD Dr. Marialuisa Cavelti
Introduction to Research Data Management Course flyer

Max. 16 participants

No course fees

  Monday, 02 December, Tuesday, 03 December 2024, 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m. 1 Vice-Rectorate International and Academic Affairs,

Research Data Management team staff, University Library Bern
Open Research Data and Best Scientific Practices CTS/KSL: 491394

Max. 20 participants

 Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:15-10:00
 (3 ECTS for the participation in 8 seminars per semester from this list) Dr. Olga Churakova
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 Statistics  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Statistic courses offered by the Public Health Sciences Program Public Health Sciences Course Program

Program information

 Several dates in 2025 (check link) Public Health Sciences Program
Statistics courses offered by the Department of Clinical Research (DCR) DCR Course Program

Please find information about the courses and fees on the website. 

 Check link for dates  Department of Clinical Research (DCR)
 Advanced statistic courses offered by SSPH+  SSPH+

The courses will be subject to charges from January 2023. 

Please check if the courses meet the GHS course recognition requirements, e.g. active participation.  

  Several dates in 2025 (check link) SSPH+
 Introduction to Epidemiology & Biostatistics Vetsuisse Bern, VPH Institute 2 Weeks, summer  4.0 Vetsuisse / GCB
Research Methods (quantitative and qualitative research methods) CTS/KSL  454874
 Autumn Semester   5.0 Institute of Sport Science (J. Schmid, M. R. Zibung, N. J. Ronkeinen) 
Admission through ILIAS
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Courses offered by Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Introduction to Python Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 October 26th, 2023 9-12h and 13h30-16h30 2 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Dive into the daily lives of individuals in real time: Introduction to the Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 Tuesday mornings: 06th of February 2024,19th of March 2024 , 26th of March 2024 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Diffusion MR Imaging: from physics to brain networks Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 February 19 – 26, 2024. 2.5 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Introduction to Biophotonics Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 February 21 - April 24 3 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Biostatistics for non-statisticians: good practices, misuse and pitfalls Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 Session 1 – March 6, 2024: 9h30 – 13h
Session 2 – March 7, 2024: 9h30 – 13h
Session 3 – March 8, 2024: 9h30 – 13h 
 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Research methods in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 Session 1 – March 15, 2024: 13h – 17h
Session 2 – March 22, 2024: 13h – 17h
Session 3 – March, 25, 2024: 9h – 13h 
 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
CIBM translational MR neuroimaging & spectroscopy Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 April 15 - April 25 2024 4 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)

NeuroLéman Summer School on Monitoring and manipulating the affective state: new perspectives on neurotechnologies and AI tools

 Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 25-31 August 2024
 tba Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Introduction to Psychotherapy Research   Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 1 November - 13 December 2024 2 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
How to develop the protocol of your systematic review and register it in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO)?  Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 6 sessions on Wednesdays: 25 September and 9, 16, 23,& 30 October and 6 November 2024 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Cours électro-mécanique Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 Module 1: 13.12.23 and 14.12.23 

Module 2: 07.02.24 and 08.02.24 

Module 3: 20.03.24 and 21.03.24 

Module 4: 29.04.24 and 30.04.24

 0.5 - 2 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)

Special Knowledge (min. 6 ECTS)

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 Active Participation at International Meetings  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
 An abstract must have been accepted    Participation must be confirmed by the organizer
General rule for ECTS accreditation after fulfillment of all requirements.
1 ECTS is equivalent to 30 hours

0.5 for half day
1.0 ECTS for 1 day onwards
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 Research Areas: Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Medical Education, Social Sciences & Clinical Sciences  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Courses offered by the Public Health Sciences Program Course program

Program information

 Several dates in 2025 Public Health Sciences Program
Various courses for Clinical Researchers  DCR Course Program

Please find information about the courses and fees on the website. 

 Check link for dates  Department of Clinical Research (DCR)
 Epidemiology - Book Club ISPM TBD 1.0 (without exam)
3.0 (with exam)
  ISPM. To register contact: Leonie Schreck (leonie.schreck@ispm.unibe.ch)
 Swiss Epidemiology Winter School ISPM January 20-25, 2025 See program   ISPM Winter School (Teaching Office)
 Module der Bewegungs- und Sporttherapie bei inneren Erkrankungen Inselspital

Teaching language: German

 Various schedules See additional information Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin
Inselspital (Catherine Marchand)
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 Colloquia, Seminar, Journal Clubs  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Scientific Journal Club in Psychiatry  CTS/KSL 474597 06.09, 04.10, 01.11, 06.12, 10.01, 07.02, 06.03, 03.04, 01.05, 05.06.2024

10.00h - 11.00h 

 1.0  UPD (Leila Tarokh, Thomas König) 
Journal Club/Seminar: Epidemiology / Critical Appraisal CTS/KSL 477755 Starting in October 17 2023  1
  CTU 
Research Seminar: Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology CTS/KSL 494351


 17.01, 21.02, 21.03, 25.04, 16.05, 20.06, 18.07, 15.08, 19.09, 17.10, 21.11, 19.12.2025 1.5 Prof. Dr. Annekatrin Steinhoff, University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern
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 Research Area: Neuroscience  Additional Information  Term / Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Basic and Advanced Functional Neuroimaging Analysis (two modules, can be taken individually) Basic: CTS/KSL 493971

Advanced: CTS/KSL  481665

Course description

 

 Basic: January 27, 2025

Advanced: January 28-29, 2025

  Basic: 0.5
Advanced: 1.0

 UPD, PD Dr. Yosuke Morishima
Peer Review in Neuroscience Training Course CTS/KSL: 485397

Course flyer

 19/09, 26/09, 17/10 2023 1.5 UPD, Dr. Matthias Grieder
Brain Dissection Course CTS / KSL 427507 no course planned at the moment
  1.0 Medical Studies (max 2-3 students, G. Herrmann)
Courses offered by Lémanic Neuroscience Doctoral School

Please check if the courses meet the GHS course recognition requirements, e.g. active participation.

 Lémanic Neuroscience Participation by request  various Lémanic Neuroscience
Central Nervous System
no course planned at the moment   M. Sc. Biomedical Sciences, Prof. Dr. med. Claudio Bassetti
Multimodal Non-invasive Brain Stimulation CTS / KSL 442410 no seminar planned at the moment 1.0
Sleep Science Winter School
 SSWS TBA (check link)
   European Sleep Foundation
9th European Synapse Meeting ESM May 2-4, 2024 ESM Organizing Committee
Disease and repair in the CNS CTS/KSL 27340  Starting Fall 2024  1.5  MLS 
Neurogenetics (together with the University of Fribourg)  CTS/KSL 25469 Starting September 19, 2023  3.0  MLS 
2nd EEG Microstate Conference and Electrical Neuroimaging Symposium Conference website with more information 9-12 July 2024 1
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 BENEFRI Program and Neuroscience Courses  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Various courses offered by BENEFRI 
Option: Specialized PhD in Neuroscience
 BENEFRI Course Program Various dates - check link
 BENEFRI
 Annual Meeting "Clinical Neurosciences Bern" - full day participation & 1st author presentation

Clinical Neuroscience Bern

 

 Annually   1.0 Clinical Neuroscience Bern
Disease & Repair in the CNS KSL 27340 19th September - 19th December 2024 1.5 Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Volker Enzmann (volker.enzmann@insel.ch)
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 Colloquia and Seminars  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
 Journal Club UPD, at least 12 sessions  UPD
Tuesday, 17:15-18.15 (several dates in 2023)
  1.0  UPD Bern, Murtenstrasse 21, Hörsaal , 4. Stock
UPD Scientific Conference 2024 Registration in KSL: 482226 


 

 

 Wednesday 16:30-17.15

Start: January 11, 2024
See additional information. 
  1.5  UPD Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, Auditorium Wölfli
 Colloquium in Cell and Developmental Biology  CTS/KSL 25847, 25848 and 25849
  Spring 1.0 or 1.5 per module  MLS 
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Courses offered by Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)  Additional Information  Term/Dates  ECTS  Offered by
Good Research Practices and Research Ethics (GRP) Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 September 19 - December 19  3 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting (ABIM) Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 January 12-16 2025 tba Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
UNIL Sleep Research Day Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 January 12, 2024 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Inborn Diseases of Metabolism Affecting Brain Development Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 April 10 - May 8 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
Low Vision Symposium Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 25 April 2024 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
How to identify the most suitable questionnaires and rating scales for your clinical practice or research? Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 6 sessions: 6, 13, 21 & 27 May and 3 & 10 June 2024 - Mondays (except May 21!) from 3:30 PM to 5:30PM
 1 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
OptoDBS2024 Course flyer

Please confirm if the course fulfills the GHS course accreditation requirements.

 June 12-14, 2024 1.5 Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)