Registration and Supervision
- Step 1:
Students from outside UNIGE: apply for admission via the Admission's Office (⚠ by February 28 or April 30 for applicants with a Swiss Bachelor's degree).
Students with a Bachelor's degree in biology from the UNIGE: submit your letter of motivation, specifying the desired specialization, to before April 30, and this form before obtaining your Bachelor's degree to .
- Step 2:
Choose the specialization and submit the Master's thesis registration form to the Student Secretariat of the Section of Biology with all signatures, no later than the first day of the autumn semester.
- After being admited to the program, find your Master’s thesis supervisor (for the 2nd year):
The student must have found a Master’s thesis supervisor (proposal from the list of Master's projects; this list is non-exhaustive) no later than March 1 of the first year of the Master’s program.
The Master’s thesis supervisor must be a faculty member of the Biology Section or a MER. CCs and CEs holding a PhD may also be authorized by the President of the Biology Section to supervise Master’s theses or act as co-supervisors (see below).
Carrying out a Master’s thesis outside the Biology Section (for example: Faculty of Medicine, HUG, etc.) is possible with the approval of the Section’s President. However, this requires the appointment of a co-supervisor (sponsor) who is a faculty member or MER (or CC/CE) of the Biology Section, acting as the official responsible. The Section co-supervisor ensures the academic level of the host institution and the suitability of the proposed subject with the Section’s requirements. The co-supervisor may require the prior submission of a written project proposal. The co-supervisor reviews and co-signs the final evaluation of the Master’s thesis.