Computational Science PhD

Key facts

Per year, the visit of at least one scientific congress or summer school, relevant to the own research area, is compulsory. The regular participation in weekly research seminars is strongly encouraged (no ECTS credits).

The curricular part is determined individually for each doctoral student through the doctoral committee and focuses on the specific environment of the research area but also considers a general computational science education. Additionally, doctoral students must take at least one teaching load in each semester.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Computational Thinking
• High Performance Computing
• Academia Industry Modeling week
• Retrieving Geographic Information Zurich Colloquium in Applied and
• Computational Mathematics

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 100
• IELTS: 7

Other requirements

General requirements

• Admission to doctoral study is governed by the ordinance on admission to studies at the University of Zurich (Verordnung über die Zulassung an der Universität Zürich VZS).
• The main requirement for admission to doctoral study is a Master's degree from a university or an equivalent degree. Each PhD project must receive approval from a professor at the Faculty of Science or from a person who has the right to confer a PhD at the Faculty of Science.
• As a rule, the language of instruction in the PhD programs is English. All applicants whose native language is not English, or whose prior studies have not been conducted in English, are required to provide proof of sufficient knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International: Non-residents — 517 AUD / year (≈ 300 CHF / year)

Domestic: Citizens or residents — 517 AUD / year (≈ 300 CHF / year)

Additional Details

Surcharge for foreign students at PhD level — 100 CHF

Living costs

Zürich, Switzerland: 3,308–4,432 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.