Overview

The Biomedical Ethics and Law - Medical Track from University of Zurich is an English language program and it is one of the PhD programs within the Life Science Zurich Graduate School.

Career benefits

Program graduates 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

Curriculum:

Foundations of Biomedical Ethics

Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Ethics

Methods in Biomedical Ethics

Approaches and Ways of Legal Thinking

Introduction to Medical and Health Care Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

12 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Zürich, Switzerland

Disciplines

Biomedical Science View 6 other PhDs in Biomedical Science in Switzerland

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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

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100

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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

300 CHF / year

≈ 300 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

300 CHF / year

≈ 300 CHF / year

Additional Details

Surcharge for foreign students at PhD level - 100 CHF

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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