EDMS Course information

To register to any external course, please fill in first this form and return it to the EDMS office duly signed by your Supervisor. It will become an Equivalence in your IS-Academia portal. The credits indicated in the course description must be confirmed by the PhD Program director: please send him an email with the detailed program of the course, before registering.

In addition to conducting a research project in a group at either ISREC or GHI, graduate students complete their education by attending courses and seminars. Students are required to accumulate 12 credits during their doctoral studies.

(3-4 credits each)

Each course covers a topic in cell or molecular biology and typically consists of ~10 weekly two-hour sessions, with a lecture by invited speakers followed by a discussion of scientific papers. Usually one graduate course is offered each year. Some other graduate courses on other topics may be proposed once per two or three year.

Biology Master course at the ENS Lyon

Credits for these and other external courses requires the pre-approval by the EDMS doctoral program director:

• Courses are credited on the basis of 1 credit for 14 hours of lectures/practicals and 14 hours of homework, provided the student’s performance is evaluated (ECTS accreditation system).
• Attending/speaking/presenting a poster at a scientific meeting or attending seminars is encouraged but does not count as credits (except for the EPFL Life Science Seminars).
• Course certificates must be transmitted to the EDMS office.