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The University of Zurich offers numerous Master’s degree and study programs. Depending on the faculty and subject area, within a specific degree program you undertake only one study program (a single-major study program), or combine two study programs (one major and one minor study program).
The content of consecutive Master’s study programs builds on the preceding Bachelor’s study program. Specialized Master’s study programs often focus on a special topic, have an interdisciplinary approach, or are run in cooperation with partner universities in Switzerland or abroad. The vast majority of Master’s study programs at the University of Zurich are consecutive.
Please contact the corresponding group leader in the Research pages directly if you are interested in a Bachelor- or in a Master thesis.
Students who complete the doctoral program are awarded the doctoral degree of Dr. sc. nat. – doctor scientiarum naturalium). The degree requires students to conduct original, independent research and usually takes between three and four years. We offer doctoral programs that have an excellent international reputation in the field of Life Science Zurich and in the field of Chemical and Molecular Sciences Zurich.
The doctorate serves to demonstrate the candidate's ability to gain new knowledge through independent scientific research in the human or natural sciences. For the doctorate, the dissertation can be submitted no earlier than two semesters after graduation. With regard to the duration of the doctorate, experience shows that the doctorate usually lasts between one and four years.
A large number of doctoral subjects are offered at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (PhF), such as Psychology
The doctorate revolves around writing a thesis demonstrating your ability to do independent scholarly research. You also complete modules earning a total of 12 ECTS credits. The maximum duration of doctoral studies is six years. This also applies if you are doing your doctorate part-time. This period begins with your admission to doctoral studies and ends with conferral of the doctoral degree. After you have successfully completed the doctoral level, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences confers the title of Doctor of Philosophy. The title is Dr. phil. (equivalent to PhD in English).
