Overview

Careers

Biomedical Ethics and Law - Medical Track graduates at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology will be qualified to pursue academic careers in biomedical ethics, to contribute to ethics committees, and use their expertise to advance their medical work in clinical practice or clinical research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biomedical Ethics
Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Ethics
Methods in Biomedical Ethics
Approaches and Ways of Legal Thinking
Medical and Health Care Law
Research Colloquium

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

12 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Zürich, Switzerland

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Ethics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Medical doctors, biomedical and other scholars with a strong interest in biomedical ethics are eligible to apply to the medical track.
Applicants should have completed a Master’s degree (or equivalent), demonstrated academic excellence and be fluent in English as the PhD BmEL/medical track is an English language program.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

500 CHF / year

≈ 500 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

500 CHF / year

≈ 500 CHF / year

Living costs

Zürich

Switzerland

1920 - 2572 CHF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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