Courses to improve your writing - Fall semester 2025
The University of Basel offers numerous events that develop the writing competence of students, researchers and employees. The offers below are divided into three categories according to target groups: writing in the disciplines; writing for everyone with a focus on language; writing for PhD and post-doctoral researchers.
Writing in the disciplines
African Studies
Academic Writing in African Studies
Biomedical Engineering
Acedemic Writing in the Health Sciences
Education Sciences
Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Schreiben
French Studies
Rédaction de travaux scientifiques
History
Vom Thema zum Text. Wissenschaftliches Schreiben in der Geschichte
Hispanic Studies
Estilística y construcción de textos
Human Medicine
Writing courses are integrated into the longitudinal curriculum for scientific work, see overview here.
Due to admission restrictions in the Human Medicine degree program, the courses are only open to medical students.
Psychology
Wie schreibe ich eine Bachelorarbeit in der Organisationspsychologie?
Wie schreibe ich eine Bachelorarbeit in der Sozialpsychologie?
Wie schreibe ich eine Bachelorarbeit in Economic Psychology?
Wie schreibe ich eine Bachelorarbeit in Kognitions- und Entscheidungswissenschaften?
Continuing education
Writing at the Language Center
German
Deutsch: Sprechen und Schreiben C1 Programm A
Deutsch: Sprechen und Schreiben C1 Programm C
Lesen und Schreiben – aber wie? Deutsch als Studier- und Wissenschaftssprache
English
English: Speaking and Writing I
English: Speaking and Writing II
Academic Writing: How to Compose Your Seminar Paper, Research Article or Thesis
French
Writing for PhDs and Postdocs
German
GRACE: Effizient wissenschaftlich schreiben - Der Weg zum Text
Geschichte: Vom Thema zum Text. Wissenschaftliches Schreiben in der Geschichte
Rechtwissenschaften: Schreibretraite
Rechtwissenschaften: Wie schreibe ich eine gute Doktorarbeit?
English
GRACE: Writing to Be Published: English Academic Writing Conventions and Style
GRACE: Writing Productivity - Tools and Techniques
GRACE: Writing Workflow: Forming Your Next Article in the Natural and Life Sciences
GRACE: Writing Process in Natural Sciences: From Research to Publication
GRACE: Successful Grant Writing – How to Do It Right
GRACE: How to use generative AI for academic writing: basics, ethics, procedures, and hacks
Social Media