Checklist for MSc Students

To apply to an MSc course, complete the application form available on the University of Basel website and submit the application along with a letter of motivation explaining your research interests and why you wish to study at Swiss TPH.

Once students have been accepted to the Master program, they should follow the checklist below. Students already registered at the University of Basel can start with point #6 of the checklist.

1. After receiving your admission letter from the University, apply for a Swiss residence permit and, depending on your country of origin, for a visa to enter Switzerland (see page 25). 2. Find accommodation in or around Basel, as soon as possible. 3. Ensure that your health insurance covers your stay in Basel. Be aware that health insurance is mandatory in Switzerland and you need to arrange for this before coming to Switzerland (e.g., www.swisscare.com). 4. Arrange your travel to Basel by yourself. 5. Register formally and in person at the University of Basel at the given time. Bring along original certificates, including high school certificates, as requested in the admission letter. You will then get a student card. The email address you will receive together with your Swiss TPH laptop at the welcome day. 6. In the first two weeks choose the lectures you want to attend and register (“belegen”) online at the University of Basel, using the Student Services program MOnA. Final registration has to be done by October. 7. When the autumn semester starts, get your personal Swiss TPH ID-badge (deposit CHF 100) to be able to access all learning and teaching rooms at Swiss TPH. 8. Complete the student data sheet (part two) and return it to the Swiss TPH student administration. 9. Make an appointment at the Swiss TPH health clinic for a free medical check-up (paid for by

Swiss TPH). 10. Familiarise yourself with the Swiss TPH library. To use a printer, you need your personal IDbadge. 11. When writing up the Master thesis, decide with your supervisor on a date for the oral exam and who will be the chair of the exam. Register for the Master exam by completing the “Anmeldung zur Masterprüfung Biologie” form. Take the registration form to the University study secretariat (Faculty of Science), Mrs Susan Kaderli, “Studiensekretariat”, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, no later than four weeks before the exam and inform Swiss TPH student administration accordingly. 12. Pick up the relevant forms for the oral exam from the Swiss TPH student administation. 13. After the oral exam, return the Master agreement and additional exam forms (signed by the supervisor and chairperson) to the Swiss TPH student administration. 14. When you have successfully finished your Master course, provide within two weeks an electronic copy (PDF) of your thesis to the Swiss TPH student administration. At the same time fill out and sign the form “Declaration of consent for the publication of the Master thesis on the Intranet” and send it with an electronic copy of your thesis (PDF) to the library. The library guarantees the long-term digital archiving of your thesis. 15. Complete outstanding administrative and academic formalities: Return your badge and collect the deposit; return all books to the library; provide copies of the data collected and other essential computer or archive files to your supervisor; return the laptop/notebook.

Guidelines for Doctoral Studies at Swiss TPH