Requirements and admission Admission to the doctoral program is open to those who have successfully completed a degree (diploma, master‘s degree) from a recognized university or college in one of the following disciplines: • human medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, • pharmacy, • have a diploma or master´s degree in natural science, • have a diploma or master´s degree related to health science. In total, study achievements of at least five years or 300 ECTS credits must be proven. In special cases, the University Management may require the applicant to provide proof that he/she would be admitted to doctoral studies at his/her home university or at another recognized university in the home country. The decision on admission is made by the University Management and the Head of the Program based on the recommendations given by the Selection Committee. There is no entitlement to admission to the doctoral program. Duration and scope The duration of the doctoral program «Dr. scient. med.» is eight semesters and corre- sponds to 180 ECTS credits. Half of the courses take place online, every two weeks on Wednesday evenings. The other half of the courses is taught in five one-week blocks on site at the UFL in Triesen. We attach great importance to a regular attendance of the courses. For a successful completion of the course, attendance at at least 80 percent of the courses is mandatory. Please refer to the website for the dates of the courses. Tuition fee The tuition fee is CHF 27,750.00 (CHF 1,250.00 registration fee and CHF 26,500.00 in total for eight semesters). It will be invoiced independently for each semester: CHF 6,250.00 for semesters 1 – 4, CHF 375.00 for semesters 5 – 8.