Program Overview

University Programs

The University of Lausanne (Unil) offers a wide range of programs for students, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs.

Faculties

The university is composed of several faculties, including:

• Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences (FTSR)
• Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration (FDCA)
• Faculty of Letters
• Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP)
• Faculty of Advanced Business Studies (HEC)
• Faculty of Geosciences and Environment (GSE)
• Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM)

Programs

The university offers various programs, including:

• Bachelor's programs
• Master's programs
• Doctoral programs -Continuing education programs
• Short programs
• Part-time programs

Summer Schools

The university also offers summer schools, including:

• Summer or winter schools (Summer/Winter Schools)
• Engaged Medievalisms
• Other summer schools in various fields, such as:
  • Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
  • Transdisciplinary Conservation of Nature
  • Elites, Power and Inequalities
  • First-Year Research Program in Biology and Medicine
  • Languages of the Orient
  • European Summer School in Criminology
  • Forensic Science and Criminology
  • GLOBE International Relations
  • From Knowledge to Play: Microbes and Health
  • Staying in Touch
  • SwissSIMS
  • Solidarity Scholarship
  • Anthropology and Art History: from intersection to indistinction? (Anthropology and Art History: From Intersection to Indistinction?)
  • Inequality and Inequity in Health and Healthcare
  • Health Equity: Old Realities, New Challenges
  • Call for Projects for New Summer or Winter Schools
  • Modeling for Evolutionary Biology
  • Participation, democracy and environmental issues
  • Tourism
  • Summer School on Integrity and Sustainability in Sports

Engaged Medievalisms Summer School

The Engaged Medievalisms summer school is a program that explores the reuse and reinterpretation of medieval materials in contemporary contexts. The program is co-organized by the University of Lausanne and the University of Grenoble Alpes.

Objectives

The program has three main objectives:

1. To bring together young researchers and have them engage in dialogue with specialists from various disciplines.
2. To stimulate reflection on the scientific and societal issues of the proposed training.
3. To accompany students in the development of a future scientific or professional project.

Program

The program includes conferences, debates, and workshops, and is open to students of all levels (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral). The program is taught in French and English, and participants are expected to actively participate in the workshops and discussions.

Credits

Participants can earn 3 ECTS credits for their participation in the program, which includes:

• Reading assignments before the summer school
• Preparing oral presentations during the workshops
• Writing reflective syntheses (12 pages) after the summer school

Fees

The program fee is CHF 60, which includes:

• Tuition fees
• Lunches
• Coffee breaks -Welcome dinner
• Tuesday evening dinner
• Aperitif and debate on Wednesday evening

Research Areas

The university's research areas include:

• Medieval studies
• Modernities and medievalisms
• Cultural studies
• Socio-anthropology
• Philosophy
• Contemporary history
• Science and technology studies
• Environmental studies
• Tourism studies
• Sports studies

Language

The university's programs are taught in French and English, with some programs offered in other languages as well.