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Maîtrise Universitaire en Science Politique

The Maîtrise universitaire en science politique is a cycle of formation and specialization aiming at the acquisition of analysis and research skills transferable to a wide range of professional environments. It allows specialization in areas such as globalization, political action, or international history.

Presentation

This formation stands out from traditional academic approaches to address politics in its various dimensions - local, national, international, economic, social, civic - but always in relation to the reality of the contemporary world. It is distinguished by a study plan that is both specialized and personalized according to interests, as well as innovative pedagogical formats.

Orientations ŕ Choix

• Mondialisation: This orientation is designed for those who wish to work within public and private organizations whose mandate is to respond to the challenges of globalization. It offers a unique opportunity in the French-speaking world to extend expertise in global political economy, a field of study of international relations articulating the national and the transnational, dedicated to the analysis of power relations between the political and the economic.
• Action Politique: du Local au Global: This orientation offers a unique opportunity to deepen expertise on phenomena at the junction of the local and the transnational, in democratic and authoritarian contexts. It focuses on public action, interest groups and elites, social movements, and revolutions.
• Histoire Internationale: This orientation is centered on the major issues of contemporary international history. It aims to decipher historical processes and mechanisms of collective memory construction to better understand contemporary political, social, economic, or cultural issues.

Responsables de l'Orientation

• Mondialisation: Prof. Rahel Kunz, whose research focuses primarily on the issues of governance and knowledge construction in international politics.
• Action Politique: du Local au Global: Prof. Mounia Bennani-Chraďbi, who works within a perspective of comparative political sociology, with research on the relationship to politics, militant paths, social movements, political parties, and electoral mobilizations.
• Histoire Internationale: Pierre Eichenberger, specialized in contemporary international history, with a general objective of understanding the political origins of economic inequalities.

Témoignages

• From Régis Blanc, Advisor on migration at Helvetas, on the Mondialisation orientation.
• From Elodie Müller, Programme Manager in an NGO, on the Mondialisation orientation.
• From Fiona Friedli, Researcher in political science, on the Action Politique orientation.
• From Mountazar Jaffar, Student in the Master's program in political science, on the Action Politique orientation.
• From Leďla Noémie Sahal, Post-master intern at the Lausanne Bureau for Families (BLF), on the Histoire Internationale orientation.
• From Tamara Constantin, Ph.D. student in political science, on the Histoire Internationale orientation.

Critčres d'Admission

• Be a holder of a Bachelor's degree in political science delivered by a Swiss university.
• Holders of Bachelor's degrees in political science from other universities, as well as holders of Bachelor's degrees in other disciplines of social sciences, are admissible on a case-by-case basis.
• A Bachelor's degree in social sciences with a minor in political science from UNIL allows for admission without conditions to the Master's program in political science.
• Another university degree or title may be judged equivalent and allow access to the Master's program in political science, with or without conditions.

Perspectives Professionnelles

The Master's program prepares students for insertion into very diverse sectors, such as:

• Public or private administrations
• Non-governmental and international organizations, diplomacy
• Political parties, unions, lobbies, national and international think-tanks
• Journalism, media, public relations, communication, advertising
• Research and university-level teaching or HES
• Institutes for surveys and market studies, consulting firms
• Banks, insurance, industry (human resources, marketing, analysis, etc.)
• Other: small associative structures, companies, SMEs, etc.

Inscription et Délais

• Application dossier to be submitted within the deadlines to the Service of Enrollments and Inscriptions.
• For the autumn semester: April 30
• For the spring semester: November 30
• If a visa is required to study in Switzerland: 2 months before these deadlines.
• Enrollment fee: in principle, CHF 580 per semester.
• Start of classes: Autumn semester: mid-September, Spring semester: mid-February.