Elective Modules

Elective modules can be freely selected (with certain restrictions, see below) from the modules offered by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. If you are in doubt about whether a course can be accredited, approval from the Master’s program coordinator (nsc@ini.uzh.ch) must be sought before taking the respective course.

Restrictions

Students can (but do not have to) choose 2 of the 18 ECTS credits from any UZH or ETH Zurich module under the following restrictions:

• Language courses for English, French, Italian, and Spanish are only accredited from Level B2 (Advanced) onwards. German language courses are only accredited from Level C2 onwards.

• Courses designed to provide basic academic or professional skills cannot be accredited. This means that courses on subjects such as Business English, Presentation Skills, Authoring Academic Papers, Software Programming, Organizing One’s Work, etc., cannot be accredited as an Elective Module.

Suggested Elective Modules

The following is an incomplete list of UZH / ETH Zurich courses that may be selected as elective modules. Courses in physical, biological, engineering, and computational sciences not listed here may apply as elective modules as well. Every course listed under elective core modules is also pre-approved as an elective module (but counts only for one category). Students are encouraged to consult with the Master’s program coordinator (nsc@ini.uzh.ch) about the applicability of individual courses.

Sample Elective Modules (in categories):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSkM8CBIF1ObmeG8PQYeTxYQMi9fSMwVyDgpBGfuO_I/edit?usp=sharing

To obtain the most recent information on the above listed courses, please “Search” by typing in the Course Number as indicated above on the following links as appropriate:

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