The Master program has two pillars:
- the neuroscience courses with compulsory in methodology, neurobiology and affective and cognitive neurosciences and various optional courses for 30 ECTS
- a long-term research project in a laboratory (at least 3 semesters) for 60 ECTS
Cellular and moleclular neurobiology
Methodology and statistics
Cognitive and affective neuroscience
(among a choice of about 30 courses)
Study Duration : 3 to 5 semesters Start Date : Fall term Important : Students are doing in the same time both the research project and courses. Student are expected to be at full-time in their laboratory outside class hours, so at least 2 full days a week for the first two semesters.
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Courses are jointly proposed by the faculty of Medicine, the faculty of Psychology and Educational sciences (FPSE), the faculty of Science, and the faculty of economics (GSEM).
* Course given once every two years (7312D given in 2019/20, 751235 not given in 2019/20, 24N09 given in 2019/20)
** Limited number of students
*** Under conditions of relevant knowledge in statistics
Mandatory courses : Neurobiology
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24N01 | Principles of neurobiology I | Daniel Huber | Medicine (Neurocenter) | English | 3 | Fall, Tu 16:00-18:00 |
| 24N11 | Principles of neurobiology II | Daniel Huber | Medicine (Neurocenter) | English | 3 | Fall, We 16:00-18:00 |
| Total |
Mandatory courses : Methodology
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14B057 | Statistics and probability | José Manuel Nunes | Science | English | 3 | Fall, Mo 14:00-17:00 |
| 24N05 | Techniques for investigating brain functions | Christoph Michel | Medicine (Neurocenter) | English | 3 | Fall, Th 16:00-18:00 |
| Total |
Mandatory courses : Affective and cognitive neuroscience
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24N03 | Introduction to cognitive and affective neuroscience | Patrik Vuilleumier | Medicine (Neurocenter) | English | 3 | Spring, Fr 10:00-12:00 |
| 24N10 | Clinical and experimental neuropsychology | Roberta Ronchi | Medicine (Neurocenter) | English | 3 | Spring, We 18:00-20:00 |
| Total |
Optional courses : Affective and social neurosciences
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751007 | Affect et consommation alimentaire | Géraldine Coppin | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Fr 10:00-12:00 |
| 751035 | Neuropsychologie des émotions et neuroscience affectives | Didier Grandjean and Leonardo Ceravolo | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, We 14:00-16:00 |
| 751036 | Neurosciences affectives (TP) | Didier Grandjean | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Tu 12:00-14:00 |
| 751037 | Approches cognitives de l’émotion | David Sander | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Tu 14:00-16:00 |
| 751042 | Emotions positives et recherche de récompenses | Eva Pool | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Mo 8:00-10:00 |
| 751610 | Affect et prise de décision | Tobias Brosch | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Mo 10:00-12:00 |
| 751522 | Integration of brain and body signals in affective sciences | David Rudrauf | FPSE (Psycho) | English | 3 | Sp Fr 8:00-10:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses : Artificial intelligence
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13X005 | Intelligence artificielle: Principes et méthodes | Stéphane Marchand-Maillet | Sciences | French | 4 | Fall, We, 8:00-10:00 (theory) and Th, 14:15-16:00 (exercices) |
| S403011 | Machine learning*** | Sebastian Engelke | GSEM (Economie) | English | 6 | Spring, We, 10:00-12:00 Th 12:00-14:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses : Attention and cognition
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751200 | Mémoire | Radek Ptak | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Sp Mo 16:00-18:00 |
| 7312D | Neurobiologie de la représentation spatiale* | Roland Maurer | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Mo 12:00-14:00 |
| 751202 | Attention et fonctions exécutives | Dirk Kerzel | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, We 16:00-18:00 |
| 751240 | Corps et cognition : l’embodiment | Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Mo 8:00-10:00 |
| 24N07 | Neurobiology of vigilance states | Laurence Bayer | Médecine | English | 3 | Spring, Th 16:00-18:00 |
| 751003 | Neuropsychologie de la musique | Clara James | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, We 10:00-12:00 |
| 751041 | Neuropsychologie de l’habitude | Julie Péron | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Sp Fr 12:00-14:00 |
| 751204 | Neuropsychologie cognitive | Virginie Descloux | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 6 | Spring, We 18:00-20:00 |
| 751235 | Modèles non symboliques des fonctions cognitives* | Roland Maurer | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Mo 12:00-14:00 |
| 14B043 | Introduction à la biologie du comportement | André Langaney | Science | French | 3 | Annual, Th 10:15-11:50 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses : Bioethics
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13B003 | Bioéthique (version 1) | Christine Clavien, Samia Hurst | Sciences | French | 6 | Annual, Th 12:30-14:00 |
| 13B003 | Bioéthique (version 1) | Christine Clavien, Samia Hurst | Sciences | French | 3 | Fall, Th 12:30-14:00 |
| 24N09 | Science and Ethics: Inputs from Neuroscience, Genetics and Evolution* | Christine Clavien, Samia Hurst | Medicine | English | 3 | Spring, Th 10:00-12:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses: Clinical neurosciences and brain dysfunctions
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75113E | Troubles du sommeil et fonctionnement psychologique | Ralph Erich Schmidt | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Tu 18:00-20:00 |
| 751110 | Neuropsychologie clinique de l'adulte | Julie Péron | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Mo 10:00-12:00 |
| 751112 | Psychopathologie cognitive | Grazia Ceschi | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, We 8:00-10:00 |
| 751136 | Neuropsychologie clinique intégrative des affections démentielles | Anne Claude Juillerat Van der Linden | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Tu 16:00-18:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses: Development and plasticity
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751337 | Vieillissement cognitif et différences individuelles | Alexandra Hering | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, We 10:00-12:00 |
| 751339 | Brain plasticity and development | Daphné Bavelier | FPSE (Psycho) | English | 3 | Spring, Fr 12:00-14:00 |
| Neuropsychologie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent | Mayor | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | ||
| 751338 | Développement cognitif dans une perspective de Life-Span | Mathias Kliegel | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, 2 Saturdays 9:15-16:30 |
| 14B077 | Vulnerability of the central nervous system in aging and degenerative dementia: Molecular bases | Armand Savioz | Sciences | English | 3 | Fall, Fr 12:00-14:00 |
| 13B010 | Génétique moléculaire du développement | François Karch, Brigitte Galliot, Jozsef Zakany, Wanda Buzgariu | Sciences | French | 6 | Annual, Fr 8:00-10:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses: Functional neuroanatomy
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24N02 | Introducing the human brain: from structures to function** | Joszef Kiss, Charles Quairiaux | Medicine | English | 3 | Spring, Tu 16:00-18:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses: Language and communication
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75400 | Neuropsychologie du langage chez l'adulte I | Marina Laganaro | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, We 10:00-12:00 |
| 75415 | Troubles du langage chez l’enfant | Hélène Delage | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Tu 14:00-16:00 |
| 751201 | Langage | Julie Franck | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, We 14:00-16:00 |
| 751241 | Neurosciences du langage | Narly Golestani | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Spring, Fr 10:00-12:00 every 2 weeks |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses: Methodology
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751513 | Introduction à la programmation d’expériences | Dirk Kerzel, Andres Posada | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Tu 10:00-12:00 |
| 751521 | Analyse univariée des données : introduction au modèle linéaire | David Rudrauf | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Th 8:00-10:00 |
| 751500 | Analyse de données multivariées | Julien Chanal | FPSE (Psycho) | French | 3 | Fall, Tu 8:00-10:00 |
| 7414F | Introduction to signal processing in psychology, psychophysiology neuroimaging | David Rudrauf | FPSE (Psycho) | English | 6 | Annual, Mo 16:00-18:00 |
| 24N04 | PET and MRI Imaging in Neuroscience | Philippe Millet, François Lazeyras, Nathalie Ginovart | Medicine | English | 4 | Spring, Th 14:00-16:00 |
| 13X004 | Imagerie numérique | Svyatoslav Voloshynovskyy | Science | French | 8 | Annual, Fall Fr 10:00-12:00 and Spring Fr 13:00-15:00 |
| 14B012 | Scientific writing and communication** | Michelle Price | Science | English | 4 | Spring, Th 15:00 |
| 14F001 | Elements of bioinformatics | Amos Marc Bairoch, Marie-Claude Blatter | Science | French | 5 | Fall, Mo 8:00-12:00 |
| 14F012 | Elements of proteomics and metabolomics: translation to human diseases | Natacha Turck, Serge Rudaz | Science | English | 3 | Fall, Th 14:00-16:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses : Neuroeconomics
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S403062 | Interdisciplinary Methods and Models in Neuroeconomics | Kerstin Preuschoff | GSEM (Economics) | English | 3 | Spring, We 9:15-13:00 or 17:00 |
| S403052 | Introduction to Neuroeconomics and Neurofinance | Kerstin Preuschoff | GSEM (Economics) | English | 3 | Spring, We 9:15-13:00 or 17:00 |
| S401018 | Consumer Research** | Benjamin Scheibehenne | GSEM (Economics) | French | 6 | Spring, Tu 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Optional courses : Perception
| Course number | Course name | Organizing lecturer | Institution/Faculty | Language | ECTS | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14C031 | Perfume and flavour chemistry | Christian Chapuis, Christian Margot | Science | English | 6 | Fall, Tu 13:00-15:00 |
| Total | 12 |
Language
No French or English exam is required for the master in neuroscience admission. But a minimum B2 level in English is strongly recommended as all of the compulsary courses and about one third of the optional courses are given in English.
Tuition fee
Tuitions fees are CHF 500.- per semester.
Admission conditions
The student can be accepted to the master if she/he fullfills three conditions:
- The student holds a bachelor of Sciences, Medical Sciences, Psychology or any other degree considered equivalent by the faculties and the Neurocenter committee. Information regarding the equivalence cannot be obtained before the documents submission to the Admission office. Paramedical diploma are not eligible.
- The student is accepted by a research lab for the master project according to the schedule below.
- The student is selected on application (scholastic results and motivation).
How to apply
Students finishing their bachelor degree at the University of Geneva should:
Step one : administrative registration
From January 1st to February 28th
Register to the master program directly at their current faculty by filling the required form (sciences, psychology, medicine) (please contact the secretariat of students of your faculty)
Step two : application for selection
from January 1st to February 28th
Send an application file to the Neurocenter, consisting of the following documents, until March 31:
- this master application form
- a curriculum vitae
- a motivation letter
- a copy of your transcripts of bachelor (or any followed program that you think could support your application)
- the laboratory choice form (included in the master application form), – results to an official English test if possible
- recommendation letter(s) if possible
- any other document that could support your application.
Please send the complete file by email in one merged pdf document until March 31st to delphine.jochaut@unige.ch
The Neurocenter will evaluate your application and directly send your application to the laboratories mentioned in the laboratory choice form between March and September 1st, depending on their availability for a master student project and on their interest in your profile. If you have not been directly contacted by a laboratory for an interview at the end of May, please contact the laboratories your are interested in by yourself (by sending CV and motivation letter). You must have found a laboratory before September 8 to be admitted to the next Fall term. You will be registered in the faculty of affiliation of your supervisor.
The affiliated research groups approved by the Neurocenter committee is listed here.
The enrolment process to the master is done through two different procedures. Please note that these two procedures have to be done separately, you don’t have to wait for an answer from the Admission Office before sending your application to the Neurocenter. No application will be taken into account without having followed these two steps.
STEP ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTRATION
From January 1st until February 28th for the following Fall semester
The administrative registration is done through the Admission Office of the University. This immatriculation process is the same for any students applying for any program at UNIGE. Please follow the procedure described here. Application deadline is February 28th to start in the Fall semester of the same year. For additional information regarding the immatriculation request, please contact directly the Admission office via the online portal.
STEP TWO: APPLICATION TO THE NEUROCENTER (for selection)
From January 1st to February 28th for the following Fall semester
The selection committee will base the selection on this application. You need to send a complete application to the Neurocenter consisting of:
- this master application form
- a curriculum vitae
- a motivation letter
- a certified copy of your diplomas
- a certified copy of your transcripts of bachelor (or any followed program that you think could support your application) only in French or English
- a syllabus of your undergraduate program (bachelor or equivalent) only in French or English (a few lines for each course)
- the laboratory choice form (included in the master application form)
- results to an official English test if possible
- recommendation letter(s) if possible
- any other document that could support your application.
Please send the complete file by email in one merged pdf document until March 31st to delphine.jochaut@unige.ch
The Neurocenter will evaluate your application and directly send your application to the laboratories mentioned in the laboratory choice form over March/April, depending on their availability for a master student project and on their interest in your profile. If you have not been directly contacted by a laboratory for an interview by April 15th, please contact the laboratories you are interested in by yourself (by sending CV and motivation letter). You must have found a laboratory before April 30th. If you are admitted to the program, you will receive an admission letter at the beginning of May. You will be registered in the faculty of affiliation of your supervisor.
The affiliated research groups approved by the Neurocenter committee is listed here.
Contact
For registration or administrative questions (immatriculation request), please contact directly the Admission office. For further information that is not related to the immatriculation request, please contact directly Delphine Jochaut. For information regarding living and studying in Geneva, you can contact the Master in neuroscience student association: Site web Email: aeng.gnsa@gmail.com.