Program Overview

University Programs

The university offers a wide range of courses at bachelor, master, doctorate, postgraduate, short programme, full-time and part-time levels.

Faculties

• Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religions
• Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
• Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
• Faculty of Business and Economics
• Faculty of Geosciences and Environment
• Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Study Programs

The university provides various study programs, including:

• Bachelors
• Masters
• Continuing education
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• Short programmes
• Diploma in French as a foreign language
• Language centre

Language Centre

The Language Centre offers courses in several languages, including:

• German
• English
• Mandarin Chinese
• Spanish
• Italian
• Russian
• Swiss German
• French sign language

Specific Skills

The university also provides courses to develop specific skills, such as:

• Study and Communicate in English
• Participating in Academic Discussions
• Writing Skills
• How to Read and Analyse Academic
• Academic Writing
• Planning to Work
• Negociating course
• Speak clearly
• Keep on Talking
• Communicating in English in an Academic Context for Researchers
• Presenting Research
• Intensive - Academic Writing for Doctoral Students
• Social and Professional Interaction in English (Face to face)
• Coaching for Communicating
• Editing One's Writing

Planning to Work in an International Environment (B2/C1)

This course is intended mainly for people who intend to enter the international job market.

Learning Outcomes

• Interact in practical work-related situations: making small talk and exchanging facts, telephone conversations and interviews
• Describe academic and professional background in the context of a face to face job interview or online
• Give a well-structured pitch/presentation on a professional topic
• Defend arguments and evaluate different ideas or solutions to a problem in a meeting
• Use listening strategies to understand the main points of clear standard speech regularly encountered in a business environment
• Understand and comment on trends in work-related matters and current international issues
• Correspond in clear standard English using appropriate layout and style (cover letters, emails, short reports)

Practical Information

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Pre-registration dates and deadlines | |
Required level | From B1/B2 | Level descriptor
Structure of the module | > Group | 2 periods per week
| > Practice activities (PA)* | --
Timetable | Fixed according to the availability of the participants | All information
Fees | Language Center courses are only for members of the UNIL community (with a few exceptions) | All information

*When indicated, practice activities are an integral part of the module.