Master of Advanced Studies in Sleep Medicine (MAS)

The International Master in Sleep Medicine – in collaboration with the University of Bern and the Università della Svizzera italiana as well as 14 international partner universities – offers a unique postgraduate program, which provide advanced medical and scientific insights into sleep physiology, chronobiology and sleep medicine.
The program is under the patronage of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology (SSSSC), the German Society of sleep Research and Medicine (DGSM) and the German Society of Pneumology (DGP).

PROGRAM – 12 modules structured as listed below:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE
The first part of the program provides basic tools, skills and competences to understand sleep physiology, diagnosis and treatments of sleep and consciousness disorders. The program covers a wide range of topics such as the regulation and function of sleep, sleep research methods as well as first looks at clinical topics like insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnia and other disorders.

ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE
The second part of the program allows the students to deepen their knowledge while also offering a holistic look into further clinical topics as well as disorders of consciousness. The modules also provides in-depth theoretical and practical insights into sleep scoring in a self-study mode.

SPECIALIZATION
Building on previous lectures, specialization modules are offered with more specific learning contents based on the student’s personal preferences. In addition each participant will be able to gain international working experience by completing a two to four weeks internship in one of our partner labs all around the world.