6 Structure of the master’s degree program To successfully complete the Master of Science in Nanosciences, you will need to obtain 90 credit points (CPs). You will receive 16 CPs for attending seminars and lectures in your major subject and 14 CPs for courses in your minor subject. In general, the lectures in the master’s program are given in English. For the two projects in your major and minor subjects, which take about two months each, you will obtain 20 CPs. For the master’s thesis, which is completed over a period of about six months, you will receive 30 CPs and a further 10 CPs for the final oral examination/presentation. Every year, a CHF 2,000 prize is awarded to the best master’s thesis. “I wrote my master’s thesis about synthetic proteins that could one day play a role in colorectal cancer diagnostics.” Raphael Pauli, winner of the prize for the best master’s thesis (2026) “In my master’s thesis, I developed a screening method to test whether biotechnologically produced proteins are suitable for diagnostic tests.” Katja Ammann, winner of the prize for the best master’s thesis (2025)
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