As for all other programs, lectures/courses from all categories, Core Courses, Journal Clubs & Seminars and General Subjects have to be attended.
The Core Courses (KF) of the program are taught on an annual basis (i.e. once a year, if these are lectures), starting with the Ring Lecture. The teaching program of HOROS is identical to the teaching program of Infection, Immunity & Transplantation (IIT). However, for the practical courses, HOROS students will have first choice, but as it is well organised, the IIT students will eventually also get a place there. If a student starts his/her doctoral work late during the winter semester, or at the beginning of the summer semester, he/she may however take other courses first, including HOROS Seminars, HOROS Progress Reports or other Core Courses, so that he/she will not lose any time. During the following year he/she will be able to attend the obligatory Ring Lecture.
The schedule is easy to follow. The student has enough choice but he/she will more or less automatically fulfill all necessary requirements for the program (e.g. the minimum hours in each category).
The student is free to choose specific subjects, i.e. concentrating on viral infections, or/and bacterial and fungal infections or/and tropical medicine. It is optional, although strongly recommended, to participate in practical workshops, which are offered each term.
The students are encouraged to attend courses of other programs, especially during his/her later semesters. However, in order to ensure that the ‘own’ Core Courses are attended, normally these Core Courses (KF) of other programs will count as Elective Subjects. As our program encourages international exchange, courses taken abroad may be accepted for the different categories, if the program coordinator agrees.
After a five week block of the ring lectures series some Core Courses will be taught during the mornings, but not too early and not much longer than for two hours, with a break in between. This ensures that the students can start their experiments in the morning (using incubation time and coffee break for the lectures) and the lecturers can already accomplish some of their more urgent day-to-day business before the lecture. Other lectures will be taught in the afternoon/evening.
Graphical display and description of all courses in the program |
1 WINTER | 2 SUMMER | 3 WINTER | 4 SUMMER | 5 WINTER | 6 SUMMER |
RING LECT
2.5 | | | | | |
O T H E R C O R E C O U R S E S
6.5 |
PRS 1 | PRS 1 | PRS 1 | PRS 1 | PRS 1 | PRS 1 |
| JC
1* | | JC
1* | | JC
1* |
SEM 0.5 | SEM 0.5 | SEM 0.5 | SEM 0.5 | SEM 0.5 | SEM 0.5 |
O T H E R E L E C T I V E S U B J E C T S
1 - 2 |
RS 1 | RS 1 | RS 1 | RS 1 | RS 1 | RS 1 |
G E N E R A L S U B J E C T S
4 - 5 |
Legends (numbers = ECTS- points = SWS):
RING LECT…….. Ring Lecture
PRS……………… IIT/HOROS Progress Report Seminars
JC……………….. IIT/HOROS Journal Clubs
SEM…………….. IIT/HOROS Seminars
RS……………….. IIT/HOROS Research Seminars
IIT/HOROS CORE COURSES
Ring Lecture (RING LECT, 2.5 ECTS, obligatory, 45001)
Ring Lecture will give a broader overview on subjects related to infection, immunity and transplantation.
Other Core Courses
Please see section IIT/HOROS Core Courses.
IIT/HOROS PROGRESS REPORT SEMINARS & JOURNAL CLUBS
IIT/HOROS Progress Report Seminars (PRS, 6 x 1 ECTS, 45008 / 45508)
These are "work progress seminars" which should enable the dissertation committee to assess the students' progress, but are also important to ensure an inter-connection with all IIT and HOROS students. The discussion after each talk should be dominated by the other students. The dissertation committee and supervisor may also participate in the discussion and will meet afterwards to discuss the past and future progress in the presence of that student. A protocol must be compiled by the student summarizing the features discussed. All students have to present their data every year.
IIT/HOROS Journal Clubs (JC, 3 x 1 ECTS, 455XX)
IIT/HOROS Journal Clubs are seminars where each student will chose one important scientific paper not too close to her/his own project, but of general interest which she/he will present to the peers. Students have to actively participate in these talks by asking questions (minimum one question per semester) and each student also has to moderate one talk. *The Journal Club is optional, but it is strongly advised to take at least one Journal Club during the study to compensate for a missing Progress Report Seminar. It can also count as an Elective Subject.
IIT/HOROS ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
IIT/HOROS Seminars (SEM, 6 x 0.5 ECTS, 45007 / 45507)
These cover the seminars which are regularly held at the Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Public Health, CIIT, MUI, LFU etc. where international scientists deliver their talks. However, other talks at other institutions or congresses also and automatically count towards these 0.5 ECTS points.
Other Elective Subjects
Please see section IIT/HOROS Elective Subjects.
IIT/HOROS RESEARCH SEMINARS
IIT/HOROS Research Seminars (RS, 6 x 1 ECTS, obligatory, 45017 / 45515)
Research Seminars are for the (usually) weekly assessment of the most recent results, presented to the tutor usually in the presence of the other members of the research group.
GENERAL SUBJECTS
General Subjects (4 – 5 ECTS)
General Subjects are open to all programs and provide general news and views common to all biomedical research areas. General Subjects (for all programs) are organised by Ao.Univ.-Prof.DDr. R. Würzner.
Please also see section General Subjects.
