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Founded in 1537, the University of Lausanne is composed of seven faculties where approximately 12,400 students and 2,300 researchers work and study. Emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach, with close cooperation between students, professors and teaching staff.
The University of Lausanne is situated at the heart of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the middle of Europe – close to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
The UNIL campus is spread across three locations, the largest of which is in Dorigny, on the shores of Lake Geneva. This picturesque landscape, with views of the Alps and the lake, provides the ideal setting for study and research.
UNIL Assets
The UNIL represents:
- An international atmosphere. One fifth of the student population and one third of the teaching staff come from abroad.
- Up-to-date facilities and technology. State-of-the-art laboratories for researchers: spacious, well-equipped lecture halls for teaching staff and students.
- Three faculties unique in their kind in Switzerland. Law and Criminal Justice; Biology and Medicine (FBM); Geosciences and Environment (GSE). New innovations require new synergies.
- Close collaboration with the University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud (CHUV) in order to remain at the forefront of advances in medical knowledge.
- The University and Cantonal Library (BCU), with its two million documents, modern research tools and an ideal working environment overlooking Lake Geneva.
- A philosophy and work ethic expressed in a Charter of Values and precepts drawn up in 2005.
- An exceptionally green and spacious lakeside setting. In just a few minutes an excellent public transport network links the university campus to Lausanne, the capital of Vaud, noted for its varied cultural activities.
- A wide range of continuing education and interdisciplinary courses, as well as countless sporting and cultural activities in fields as varied as: language and IT courses, football (soccer), capoeira, fitness or underwater diving at the Sports Centre; societies, cinema, exhibitions or theatre at the Grange de Dorigny.
UNIL Bachelors
Theology and Religious Studies
- Theology (BTh)
- Study of Religions (BA)
Law and Criminal Justice
- Law (Blaw)
- Forensic Science (BSc)
Arts
- Arts (BA)
Disciplines of the Faculty of Arts: Philosophy, History, Modern French, Medieval French, Ancient History, Archaeology, Latin, Ancient Greek, Classical Tradition, Italian, Spanish, German, English, Slavic Studies, South Asian Studies, History of Religions, Linguistics, History of Arts, History and Aesthetics of Film, Computer Sciences and Mathematical Methods, French as a Foreign Language.
Disciplines offered by other units: Theological Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, Geography, Arabic, Chinese, Musicology, Modern Greek, Japanese, Egyptology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Ethnology, Armenian.
Social and Political Sciences
- Political Science (BA)
- Social Sciences (BA)
- Psychology (BSc)
- Sport Sciences and Physical Education (BSc)
Business and Economics
- Management (BSc)
- Economics (BSc)
Geosciences and Environment
- Geosciences and Environment (BSc)
Biology and Medicine
- Biology (BSc)
- Medicine (BMed)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSc
UNIL Masters
Theology and Religious Studies
- Theology (MTh)
- Study of Religions (MA)
Law and Criminal Justice
- Law (MLaw)
- Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information Technologies (MLaw)
- Law and Economics (MLaw)
- Master of Law of the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne (MLaw)
School of Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice, subject area Criminology and Security (MLaw)
- Criminal Justice, subject area Magistrature (MLaw)
- Forensic Science, subject area Identification (MSc)
- Forensic Science, subject area Chemical Criminalistics (MSc)
- Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information Technologies (MLaw)
Arts
- Arts (MA)
- Arts with Specialisation (MA) in:
- – Philosophy, Science and Society
- – History of Film Theory/Practices
- – History of Regional Art
- – Working in the Field of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- – Swiss Literatures
- – History of Culture: texts, images and society
- – History of the Book and Critical Edition
- – Communication and Culture from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period
- – Comparative European Languages and Literatures
- – Public Discourse and Communication Analysis
- – Research, Use and Exploitation of Historical Sources
- – Literary Translation: German-French / French-German
Social and Political Sciences
- Political Science (MA)
- Social Sciences (MA)
- Study of Religions (MA)
- Public Management and Policy (MA)
- Opinion and Survey Research (MA)
- Psychology (MSc)
- Human Movement and Sports Sciences (MSc)
- Sciences and Practices of Education (MA)
Business and Economics
- Management (MSc)
- Economics (MSc)
- Information Systems (MSc)
- Finance (MSc)
- Accounting, Control and Finance (MSc)
- Actuarial Science (MSc)
- Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information Technologies (MLaw)
- Law and Economic Studies (MLaw)
Geosciences and Environment
- Geology (MSc)
- Environmental Geosciences (MSc)
- Geography (MSc)
- Biogeosciences (MSc)
Biology and Medicine
- Behaviour, Evolution and Conservation (MSc)
- Medical Biology (MSc)
- Molecular Life Sciences (MSc)
- Medicine (MSc)
- Nursing Sciences (MSc)
Interfaculty programmes
- Study of Religions (MA)
- Public Management and Policy (MA)
- Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information Technologies (MLaw)
- Law and Economic Studies (MLaw)
Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS, EMBA)
Archival, Library and Information Science (Archivistique) – MAS
Asset and Wealth Management (AWEMBA) – Executive MBA
Expertise dans l’immobilier – MAS
Gestion des ressources humaines et des carrières – MAS
Global Supply Chain Management – Executive Master
Healthcare Management – Executive MBA
International Taxation – Master of Advanced Studies (MAS)
LL.M – International and European Economic and Commercial Law – MAS
Management & corporate Finance – Executive MBA
Management of Technology (MoT) – Executive MBA
Psychologie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent – MAS
Psychosociologie clinique « identité, groupe et organisation » – MAS
Santé au travail – MAS
Sciences et organisation de la santé (MAS-santé) – MAS
Sport Administration and Technology – MAS
Tunnelling – MAS
Urbanisme durable – MAS
Doctorate at the UNIL
The Doctorate covers the doctoral training period in the strict sense. It includes two phases, the first oriented towards a broadening of knowledge and scientific methods and the acquisition of research skills through insertion in a research team, the second devoted to writing and defending a thesis. Both phases combine an element of training and an element of intellectual development.
The University of Lausanne awards 26 different doctoral qualifications in its seven faculties (see list below). The doctoral thesis, the final stage of university training, reflects the acquisition of advanced professional skills in the field of research. Over a period of from three to five years, generally on a full-time basis, writing of the thesis and doctoral training allow students to specialise in one of the University’s research fields.
To register for a doctorate at the UNIL, candidates must obtain the approval of a professor prepared to supervise their work (according to procedures in force in each faculty) and satisfy the registration conditions of the UNIL.
Conditions and deadlines for registration as a doctoral student at the UNIL:
www.unil.ch/immat/page5389.html
In several fields, doctoral training is offered on a structured basis.
See the list of Doctoral Schools and doctoral programmes.
Doctorates shown in italics are common to more than one UNIL faculty.
Theology and Religious Studies
- Theology
- Study of Religions
See also: Règlement de la Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions
Law and Criminal Justice
- Law
- Forensic Science
- Criminology
- Public Administration
See also: Règlement de la Faculté de droit et des sciences criminelles et Règlement du doctorat en administration publique
Arts
- Arts
See also: Règlement de la Faculté des lettres
Social and Political Sciences
- Political Science
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Sports Sciences and Physical Education
- Mathematics Applied to Human and Social Sciences
- Neurosciences
- Tourism Studies, Subject areas: Political Science, Social Sciences
- Sciences of Education
- Public administration
See also:
- Règlement de la Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques
- Règlement du doctorat en administration publique
- Règlement concernant la délivrance du doctorat en études du tourisme de l’UNIL en collaboration avec l’IUKB
Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne)
- Economics, subject area Political Economy
- See also: Directive sur le Doctorat avec mention économie politique
- Economics, subject area Management
- See also: Directive sur le Doctorat avec mention management
- Economics, subject area Finance
- See also: Directive sur le Doctorat avec mention finance
- Economics, subject area History of Economic Thought
- See also: Directive sur le Doctorat avec mention histoire de la pensée économique
- Actuarial Sciences
- See also: Directive sur le Doctorat ès Sciences actuarielles
- Information Systems
- See also: Directive sur le Doctorat ès Sciences en systèmes d’information
- Public Administration
- See also: Règlement du Doctorat en administration publique
- Tourism Studies, subject area: Economics
See also: Règlement concernant la délivrance du doctorat en études du tourisme de l’UNIL en collaboration avec l’IUKB
Geosciences and Environment
- Geosciences and Environment
- See also: Règlement pour l’obtention du grade de docteur en géosciences et environnement
- Tourism Studies, subject area Geosciences and Environment
See also: Règlement concernant la délivrance du doctorat en études du tourisme de l’UNIL en collaboration avec l’IUKB
Biology and medicine
- Medicine (MD)
- See also: Règlement du Doctorat en médecine
- Medicine and Science (MD-PhD)
- See also: Règlement MD-PhD
- Life Sciences (PhD)
See also: Règlement du Doctorat ès Sciences de la vie and Directive sur le Doctorat ès Sciences de la vie
- Neurosciences (PhD)
- Nursing Sciences (PhD)
See also: Règlement du Doctorat en sciences infirmières and Directives sur le Doctorat en sciences infirmières
UNIL address
General postal address:
University of Lausanne
CH-1015 Lausanne
Swiss
Telephone number
++41 (0)21 692 11 11
Fax number
++41(0)21 692 26 15
Electronic address for general information