Program Overview

University of Italian Switzerland

The Università della Svizzera italiana offers a range of programs for students.

Faculties and Institutes

• Faculty of communication, culture and society
• Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
• Faculty of economic sciences
• Faculty of computer sciences
• Faculty of Theology of Lugano
• Academy of Architecture

Programs

Bachelor Programs

The university offers various Bachelor programs, including:

• Architecture
• Italian language, literature and civilization
• Theology
• Philosophy
• Communication
• Economic sciences
• Computer sciences
• Data Science
• Medicine

Master Programs

The university offers various Master programs, including:

• Cognitive Psychology in Health Communication
• Master in Health, Major in Digital Public Health
• Medicines
• Corporate Communication
• Digital Fashion Communication
• European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial Communication
• Master in Health, Major in Health Communication
• International Tourism
• Italian language, literature and civilization
• Marketing and Transformative Economy
• Media Management
• International economics and policies
• Economics
• Finance
• Management
• Public Management and Policy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Science
• Informatics
• Financial Technology and Computing
• Management and Informatics
• Software Engineering with AI
• Philosophy
• Interreligious Dialogue
• Science, philosophy and theology of religions
• Comparative canon and ecclesiastical law
• Theology
• Vergleichendes Kanonisches Recht

Doctoral Programs

The university offers various Doctoral programs, including:

• Honorary doctorate
• Honorary member
• Medal

Continuing Education

The university offers various continuing education programs, including:

• Continuous training
• Summer / Winter Schools

Research Areas

The university has various research areas, including:

• Training
• Research
• Innovation
• Cultural activities
• On the territory
• Sustainability

Events

The university hosts various events, including:

• Workshop on Digital Humanities
• Alumni Talk: Anett Lorincz, Omnichannel Manager, Hugo Boss
• Lugano Philosophy Colloquia. Béatrice Lienemann
• Multilevel diffusion-based and spectral graph methods for clustering and anomaly detection
• "It's not just work. Valuing diversity" - Launch event of the Week against racism 2026
• Family Lab 2 EXERCISES +
• Intellectual property course "Create - Protect - Innovate: Bringing ideas to market"
• Grade exam - Filippo Arcari
• Euresearch - Open Q&A Session for Health Calls 2026 - Ask the Expert

Performance} Digital | From augmented realities to (digital) visual performance - Workshop on Digital Humanities

The workshop explores the adaptations of modern performances in the contemporary context through virtual reality, augmented reality, and videomapping installations, and then reflects on their digital communication in today's visual culture.

The event is divided into two sessions. The first session consists of a theoretical introduction to the topic and the digital tools analyzed, followed by lessons given by professional guests and experts in the field of digital humanities. The second session consists of diversified application workshops for different levels and conducted by tutors and workshop leaders. Between one event and the next, students will work independently on their projects through individual and group tutoring sessions. During the workshops, students will acquire skills that will allow them to use digital tools and apply them to their research on the analysis of textual and visual sources; present their research in paper and digital format; design and publish their digital archives, editions, exhibitions, and artist's books.

No prior knowledge is required to attend the series. Participants can prepare for each workshop by downloading the required digital tools and working on the exercises introduced in the previous meeting. It is possible to participate in one or more events within the series. The workshops are aimed primarily at Bachelor, Master, and doctoral students, and the academic community. Online and on-site participation is open to the public.