The vision of the iHCDP is to catalyse any means necessary for the use of (day-)light to improve general health, quality of life and living conditions across the life span, based on biological, psychological and societal needs. For this purpose, the impact of daylight will be systematically assessed, and new tools, applications will be validated and implemented in the fields of vision science and ophthalmology, healthy ageing and clinical practice.
The “CAS Light and Chronobiology” integrates topics covering the biological effects of daylight from various fields such as architecture, chronobiology, lighting design, medicine and psychology. This opens up theoretical and, above all, practical applications for improving public health.
Students learn about scientific methods and results of interdisciplinary daylight research and acquire practical knowledge of how they can use and apply this knowledge in their working environment.
Completing a written thesis enables students to deal in depth with a key topic of their choice and establish a direct link to their field of work.
Topics:
- Light and its importance in everyday life
- Light and its physiologically relevant measurement and quantification
- Light and chronobiological treatment modalities in the clinic
- Light in the built environment
- Light and chronobiology in industry
An introduction workshop, a hands-on-workshop and a closing workshop (2 days each) will be held in Basel, Switzerland.
The main part of the course will consist of live online lectures (45 min each) followed by a 30 min discussion.
On each online lecture, 3-5 questions will be answered in written form and handed in to the speaker for evaluation.
During the last 3 months of the course, students will write a thesis on a topic of their choice which is related to one of the topics of the CAS.
The total course duration is 12 months.
The course is expected to start in September 2025.
Tuition fees will be 8400.- CHF per student, with a minimum of 10 students. If there are fewer registrations, the course may be canceled. Invoices for the full course fee are sent at the start of the course. Payment in installments is possible by prior agreement with the Director of Studies. However, the entire course fees have to be paid for in full by the time of the closing event.
