IZN International Graduate Program Practical Courses

Each doctoral student is required to complete four practical courses. 

These may be courses that are technically new and helpful for your own and your lab's research (tech import), or they may cover topics that are outside of your project's immediate requirements but scientifically of potential future interest (beyond one’s own nose). Practical courses may be chosen from the list of courses offered by IZN investigators (see below) and typically involve 2-3 days of theoretical AND practical training in specific techniques, such as Ca²⁺ imaging, optogenetics, electrophysiology, fMRI data analysis, or rodent behavioral paradigms. Practical courses may also be chosen from satellite courses around scientific conferences or summer schools (e.g., scientific data handling and statistical analysis). 

For all courses you attend, please provide the IZN-IGP administrator with the course program and a certificate of your successful participation. Also remember to record the course in your blue sheet.

We also encourage attendance at soft skills courses, such as the Scientific Writing, Good Scientific Practice, English Language or Scientific Presentation Techniques courses offered by the Graduate Academy. However, these courses as well as lectures-only courses do not count as practical courses.