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UNIVERSITYOFGENEVA
masters 2010-2011
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Editor UniversityofGenevaProduction InternationalRelationsOfficeCovergraphics SébastiendeHallerTexts Presscentre(PIP)Translation RaphaëlNewmanPhotos EmmanuelleBaud,GustavoCarlos,JacquesErard,FrançoisSchaerPrint Atelierdereproduction,UniversitédeGenèveNumberofcopies 2000Date August2009Orders InternationalRelations UniversityofGeneva BdduPont-d’Arve40 CH-1211Geneva4 [email protected]
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Table of Contents
0|WelcometotheUniversityofGeneva 4
1 |Enrolment 6
2|FacultyofSciences 7
3|FacultyofMedicine 15
4|FacultyofArts 19
5 |FacultyofSocialScienceandEconomics 23
6|FacultyofLaw 31
7 |AutonomousFacultyofProtestantTheology 38
8|FacultyofPsychologyandEducationalSciences 41
9|SchoolofTranslationandInterpretation 46
10|InstituteforEnvironmentalStudies 48
11|EuropeanInstitute 49
12|A‘+’forstudents 50
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0 | Welcome to the University of Geneva
Studyingat theuniversitymeansembarkingonanewrelationshipwithknowledge.Itmeanstakingthetimetounderstandphenomenaintheirmultipledimensions,toplacetheminperspective,workuptheirhistoriccontext,andexploretheminalloftheircomplexity.Theuniversityisaprivilegedsiteofreflexion,whereintellectualcreationisencouragedinthedomainsofbothteachingandresearch.TheUniversityofGeneva,whichin2009celebratesits450thanniversary,isonthecut-tingedgeofbasicandexperimentalscience,staysinformedabouttheneedsandchallengesofthesociety,andprovidesaspacefordiscoveryinwhichthepresentisexaminedwhilethefutureisbuilt.Itisthisfeatureinparticularthatmakesitselffeltvirtuallythemomentnewstudentsbegin their time at the University of Geneva, re-shaping their relationship with theexpertisetheyarepreparingtoacquire,addinganintriguingdimensiontotheirlives,andensuringthattheirexperienceisenriching.One’suniversityyearsarearareandprecioustime,andaffordabrand-newperspectiveonlearning.ThevariousfacultiesattheUniversityofGeneva(UNIGE)offerjustsuchanopportunitytobroadenone’sfieldofknowledge.Wearedelightedtoseeourstudentsjoinusinthispursuittodayandthusguaranteeafruitfultomorrow.
Cultivating excellence StudentsattheUniversityofGenevacantakeadvantageofaninfrastructurethatisregularly praised for its excellence. Ranked by international surveys among the bestEuropean universities, the UNIGE offers a range of programmes unique in French-speakingSwitzerland.Inadditiontoitssevenfaculties–Sciences,Medicine,Arts,SocialScienceandEconomics,Law,Theology,andPsychologyandEducationalSciences–anditsSchoolofTranslationandInterpretation,theUNIGEalsocomprisesseveralinterdisciplinarycentres,andhasrecentlyinauguratedaprogrammeinenvironmentalstudies.Furthermore, itboaststhreeNationalCentresofCompetenceinResearch(PhysicsofNewElectronicMaterials,Genetics,andAffectiveSciences)andisaco-founderoftheSwissNetworkforInternationalStudies,inwhichitalsoplaysanactivepart.
The UNIGE at a glance 13,500students 5,200employees 200continuingeducation programmes 3,800diplomasawarded 28bachelor’sdegrees 70master’sdegrees 78doctoraldegrees
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A unique settingStudentsinGenevaenjoyauniquesetting.Ratedthird-highestininternationalsur-veysofqualityoflife*,thecityofCalvinisonlyafewhoursbytrainfromthemajorEuropeancapitals.GenevaisalsohosttotheEuropeanheadquartersoftheUnitedNations(UN)andtheworldheadquartersoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),theInternation-alCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC),theInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU),and theEuropeanOrganization forNuclearResearch (CERN),aswellasof-ficesofsuchmultinationalsasProcter&Gamble,Merck-SeronoandFirmenich.Itspopulationisaccordinglymulticultural,anditspubliclifeisdistinguishedbyopen-mindednessandtolerance.Furthermore,thankstoitsprimegeographiclocation–ontheshoresofLakeGenevaandlessthananhourfromMontBlanc,thehighestpeakintheAlps–thecityenjoysanabundanceofparklandandoffersawiderangeofleisureactivities.Genevaisalsohometoawealthofculturalinstitutions,suchastheGrandThéâtre,aninternationallyacclaimedoperahouse,andmanymusical,cinematicandartisticvenues.*Source:MercerHumanRessourceConsulting,2009
In the heart of the cityTheUNIGE’svariousfacilitiesaresituatedintheheartofthecity.UniBastions,inaugu-ratedin1872intheparkoppositetheMurdesRéformateurs,istheoldestbuilding.TodayithousestheFacultyofArts,theAutonomousFacultyofProtestantTheology,andtheInstitutefortheHistoryoftheReformation.Sciences,meanwhile,havetheirheadquartersinthreemainbuildings(SciencesI,IIandIII)onthebanksoftheArve.Notfaraway,theGeneva-LausanneSchoolofPharmacyhashaditshomesince2004inabuildingneartheInstituteofPhysics.TheUniversityMedicalCentre(CMU),closetoGenevaUniversityHospitals(HUG),housesmuchoftheFacultyofMedicine,notablyitsbasicmedicalresearchlaboratories.InauguratedinNovember1999, theUniMailcomplexisoneofSwitzerland’s largestuniversityfacilities.UniPignon,onthesamegrounds,hasaccommodatedpartoftheFacultyofPsychologyandEducationalSciencessince2003.
An ideal environment In addition to the many services intended to ease student entry into the academicworld,theUNIGEalsooffersarangeofsportandculturalactivities.Affordablypricedcourses are available in everything from visual arts to paragliding, including dance,photography,tennisandfootball.
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Enrolling at the University of GenevaEnrolmentat theUniversityofGenevarequiresasecondary-schooldiploma,aSwissschool-leavingcertificate,oraforeigndegreedeemedequivalent.Thecompletelistofconditionsandproceduresforenrolmentmaybefoundat:www.unige.ch/dase/immatriculation/Immatenglish.html
Cost of studiesEverystudentenrolledattheUniversityofGenevaissubjecttoatuitionfeeofCHF500persemester.ThisfeeispayableduringthemonthsofOctoberandFebruarybymeansofspecialpre-addressedpostaldepositslips.Holdersofforeigndegreespayanenrol-mentfeeofCHF65.
Important deadlines31 January 2010:lastchancetopre-enrolattheSchoolofTranslationandInterpretation(ETI),UniMail,CH-1211Geneva4,tel.+41223798708
15 February 2009:lastchancetopre-enrolformedicalstudiesbywayoftheConferenceofRec-torsofSwissUniversities,P.O.Box607,CH-3000Bern9,tel.+41313066055(mornings)
28 February 2010:lastchancetoenrolattheFacultyofSocialScienceandEconomics(SES),UniMail,CH-1211Geneva4,tel.+41223798016/17/18/19
EnrolmentdeadlinesforotherMasterProgrammesshouldbeverifiedwiththerelevantFaculty.
Applicationsforenrolment,includingadditionaldocumentationrequiredforonlineenrolment,mustbemailedby30 April 2010atthelatesttotheAdmissionOffice.
1 | Enrolment
Admission Office UniversityofGeneva24,rueGénéral-DufourCH–1211Geneva4Tel.:+41223797111Mon-Fri:9.00am–1.00pm
Online enrolment:www.unige.ch/dase/immatriculation/Immatenglish.html
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2 | Faculty of Sciences
From astronomy to earth sciencesDiscoverothersolarsystems,developnewmaterials,understandtheroleandfunctionof genes, prevent risks of natural disasters, synthesize new molecules and grasp themagicofquantumteleportation:thesearesomeofthechallengesfacedinthe57dif-ferent programmesofferedbytheFacultyofSciences.The birthplace of molecular biology in the aftermath of the SecondWorldWar and,since2000,hometotwoNationalCentresofCompetenceinResearch(PhysicsofNewElectronicMaterialsandGenetics),theFacultyalsohoststheGeneva-LausanneSchoolofPharmacy.ItcollaboratescloselywiththeEuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearch(CERN),theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),theEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)andNASA.Alumniandpastacademicstaffof theFacultyofSciences includeaFieldsMedalwinner inmathematicsandtwoNobelLaureatesinmedicine.
Master ProgrammesMathematics,MathematicsandComputerScience,ComputerScience,Physics,Chem-istry, Biochemistry, Biology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Environmental Studies, Geology,P ro t e o m i c s a n d B i o i n fo r m at i c s *,Pharmacy,Neurosciences***TogetherwiththeFacultyofMedicine
**TogetherwiththeFacultyofMedicineandtheFacultyofPsychologyandEducationalSciences
Academic [email protected]
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Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer ScienceAdvancedtraininginmathematicsandcomputerscience.Theinterfaceofmathematicsandcomputerscience;includessuchtopicsasnumericalanalysisandalgorithms.Optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: BachelorinMathematicsandComputerScienceorBachelor
inMathematics,orBachelorinComputerScienceContactaddress: [email protected]: research,teaching,bankingsector,insurance,corporateIT
www.unige.ch/sciences/Enseignements/Formations/Masters.html
Master of Science in Computer ScienceOptionalcourses;practicalwork;researchprojects;optionalinternshipoutsideuniversity;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: BachelorinComputerScienceorequivalentContactaddress: [email protected]: ITspecialist,analyst,programmerhttp://cui.unige.ch/Enseignement/Sciences.html
Master of Science in MathematicsAdvanced training inmathematicswithspecialization inoneof thefollowingfields:algebra and geometry, analysis and mathematical physics, probability and statistics,numericalanalysis.Optionalcourses;seminar;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits*: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/etudes/admission.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: research,teachingofmathematicsatdifferentlevels, bankingsector,insurancewww.unige.ch/sciences/Enseignements/Formations/Masters.html
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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Master of Science in ChemistryThe Master of Science in Chemistry provides solid advanced training in molecularsci-encesaswellasinthefieldsofanalytical,bio-organic,environmental,materials,mineral,organic,organometallic,physicalandpolymerchemistry.Theprogrammecomprisestheorycourses,internshipsandanexperimentalmaster’sproject.Optionalcourses;researchprojects;obligatoryinternships;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: English;passiveproficiencyinFrenchdesirableCriteriaforadmission: BachelorinChemistryordegreeconsideredequivalentContactaddress: [email protected]: publicandprivate laboratories,chemist,analyst,synthe-
sis,teacher,environmentandwaste,foodprocessing,cos-meticsandperfumes,patents,businessandrepresenta-tion
www.unige.ch/sciences/chimie/
Master of Science in BiochemistryTheMasterofScienceinBiochemistryprovidesasolidadvancedtraininginmolecularandbiomolecularsciences in thefieldsofbiochemistry,molecularbiology,geneticen-gineering,bioinformatics,toxicology,cognitiveneurosciences,immunology,endocrinologyandtransduction.Optionalcourses;researchprojects;obligatoryinternships;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: English;passiveproficiencyinFrenchdesirableCriteriaforadmission: BachelorinBiochemistryordegreeconsideredequivalentContactaddress: [email protected]: publicandprivatelaboratories,biochemist,teacher,biomedicine,
food processing, cosmetics and perfumes, environment andwaste,patents,businessandrepresentation
www.unige.ch/sciences/chimie/
Master of Science in PhysicsAdvancedtraininginphysicswithspecializationinoneofthefollowingfields:nuclearandparticlephysics;condensed-matterphysics;theoreticalphysics;astronomyandas-trophysics;appliedphysics.TheMasterofScienceinPhysicsisearnedwithacombina-tionoftheorycourses,practicalworkandtutorials.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;practicalwork;researchproject.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchorEnglish,dependingontherequirementsofthe
studentsCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/etudes/admission.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: physicist,astronomer,astrophysicistwww.unige.ch/sciences/physique/index_en.html
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Master of Science in Prehistoric ArchaeologyInstructiontakestheformofcourses,seminars,practicalworkandfieldwork(archaeologicaldigs).Specifictraininginprehistoryisoffered(theoreticalarchaeology,ethnoarchaeology,Europeanneolithic,metalageinEurope/Europeanprotohistory,Africanprehistory)andissupplementedwithcoursesattheFacultyofArtsaswellasbyasubstantialindividualassignmentlastingayear(master’sthesis).Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidatestotheprogrammeleadingtoaMasterofSci-
enceinPrehistoricArchaeologymustholdaBachelorofSciencesinBiologywithaspecialtyinPrehistory(grantedbytheFaculty),aBachelorofScienceinBiology,aBachelorofScienceinArchaeology,oradegreeconsideredequivalent.Depending on the type of bachelor’s degree held, acomplementaryminimumof12ECTSmayberequired(co-requisite)
Contactaddress: [email protected]: archaeologist, excavation technician, museum curator,
careeracademic,instructor,scientist,journalisthttp://anthro.unige.ch
Master of Science in BiologyMaster’sthesis(researchproject)inalmostanyfieldofbiology,suchasmolecularbiol-ogy, cellbiology,developmentalbiology,evolutionarybiology,genetics,plantbiology,microbiology,anthropology,systematics,biomedicalresearch.InadditiontotheMas-ter’sthesis(60ECTS),optionalcoursesfor30ECTS.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: admissiontotheprogrammeisconditionaluponposses-
sionofaBachelorinBiologygrantedbytheFacultyorofadegree,inaminimumof180ECTS,consideredequivalent
Contactaddress: [email protected]: basic, applied and medical research in academia or in
biotechnology companies, secondary school teacher,ecology and environmental impact services, museumcurator, scientific journalist, governmental or privateregulatoryoffices,biotechnologyexpertinthebankingsystem
www.unige.ch/sciences/biologie/
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Master of Science in GeologyTheMasterofScienceinGeologyoffersasolidformationcombiningfundamentalsci-encewithappliedskills.SincetheMasterisrunjointlybytheUniversitiesofGenevaandofLausanne,itdrawsonanunusuallybroadpooloffacultyexpertisewhichcoversmostorientationsofEarthSciences.Masterstudentscanuseextensivestateofartanalyticalfacilitiesandareinvolvedinfieldstudiesallovertheworldincooperationwithacademic,researchandindustrialpartners.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: Bachelor in geology (180 ECTS) or degree considered
equivalent.ContactPascaleDallaPiazza,ELSTEMastersco-ordinator,formoredetails
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: themasterisdesignedtoopenthedoortocareersin
academia,administrationandindustry(e.g.reservoirgeology,energyandmineralresources,environmen-talgeology,engineeringgeology,naturalhazards)
www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/admin/masters/terre_masters.html
Master of Science in PharmacyTheMasterofScienceinPharmacydegreeprovidesasolideducationandtrainingforfuturepharmacistswhethertheyintendtopractiseashospitalorcommunitypharmacistsorworkinanindustrial,academicoradministrativeenvironment.ThedegreealsoenablesitsholdertoundertakeaPh.D.thesis.Furthermore,begin-ningintheacademicyear2010-2011,theMasterofScienceinPharmacydegreewillberequiredinorderforacandidatetotaketheexaminationleadingtotheSwissdiplomaforpharmacists.The first year of the programme includes compulsory courses, optional practicalwork and a research project. The second year includes 12 weeks of compulsorycourses,20weeksofpharmacypracticeinanapprovedpharmacywithafurther10weeksofworkplacementineitherapublicorhospitalpharmacy.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: BachelorinPharmaceuticalSciencesContactaddress: [email protected]: community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, industry,
academia,humanitariancareer,administrationhttp://www.unige.ch/sciences/pharm/f/etudes/master-pharma.php?lang=
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Master of Science in proteomics and bioinformaticsThemasterisjointlyorganizedbytheDepartmentofStructuralBiologyandBioinfor-matics(FacultyofMedicine),theDepartmentofInformatics(FacultyofSciences),andtheSwiss-ProtandProteomeInformaticsGroup(SwissInstituteofBioinformatics).Theaimistoprovidestudentswithacompletetraininginmethodsandtechniquesinthefieldsofproteomicsandbioinformatics.Uponcompletionoftheirstudies,gradu-ateswillbecapableofproducing,analysingandunderstandingproteomicdata.Theywillhaveacquiredtheknow-hownecessaryforthedevelopmentandcreationofbioin-formatictoolsanddatabases.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;practicalwork,obligatoryinternship.Durationofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: EnglishandFrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidatesmustholdoneofthefollowingdegreesfrom
theUniversityofGeneva:Bachelor inBiology,BachelorinBiochemistry,BachelororDiplomainMedicine,Bach-elor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bachelor in ComputerSciences,BachelorinChemistry,oradegreeconsideredequivalent
Contactaddress: [email protected]: thismaster’sdegreeprogrammepreparesstudentsfor
research in proteomics and bioinformatics as well asin lifesciences ingeneral,andforacareer in thephar-maceuticalindustryorinbiotechnology.Itmayalsoleadtodoctoralstudiesinbiology,biochemistryorbioinformatics
www.mpb.unige.ch/
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Master of Science in Environmental ScienceTheprogrammeisintendedforthosewhowishtoadoptaninterdisciplinaryapproachtothestudyofhowtheenvironmentfunctions,andhowit interactswithhumanityandhumansociety.ItisorganizedbythetheFacultyofSciences,andtheFacultyofSocialScienceandEco-nomicsoftheUniversityofGeneva.Threespecializationsarepossible:naturalenvironmentalscience(bio-geo-chemicalcycles,nat-uralresourcesandbiodiversity);climateandenergy;globalization,urbanismandgovernance.Commoncoresyllabus:introductiontointerdisciplinarityandtransdisciplinarity;spe-cializedcoursesinenvironmentalscience;transdisciplinaryworkshopsandseminars;finalproject.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: 1. students who meet the conditions for enrolment at
theUniversityofGenevamaybeadmitted toprepara-torystudiesforaMasterofEnvironmentalScience;theymustholdaBachelorofScienceorofSocialScienceandEconomicsfromtheUniversityofGenevaoranotherin-stitution,oradegreeorcertificateoftrainingconsideredequivalentbytheInstitute’sAcademicCommittee2.admissionisgrantedonthebasisofacandidate’sex-perience;acandidatemaybeasked todoamaximum60 credits of additional training; the Institute’s Aca-demicCommitteeshalldecideonadmission3.studentsareenrolledattheUniversityandregisteredattheFacultyofSciences
Contactaddress: [email protected]: consultingengineer’soffice;environmentdepartmentin
anindustrialenterprise,amunicipal,cantonalorfederaladministration;teachingandresearch;non-governmen-tal (e.g.WWF, Red Cross) or international organization(e.g. United Nations Environment Programme, WorldHealthOrganization,WorldMeteorologicalOrganization)
www.unige.ch/muse
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Master of Science in NeuroscienceOrganizedbytheFacultyofSciences,theFacultyofMedicineandtheFacultyofPsychol-ogyandEducationalSciencesoftheUniversityofGeneva.TheMasterofScienceinNeuroscienceconstitutesaninterdisciplinarytraininginthefieldofneuroscienceandcomprises:diversetheoreticaltrainingaffordingstudentsad-vancedinsight intothefieldaswellasmasteryof techniquesspecific to it; researchtraining;aninitiationtoscientificcommunication.Durationofprogramme: 3semestersminimumand5semestersmaximumECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: somecoursesareofferedexclusivelyinEnglishandoth-
ersinFrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in sciences or
medicineorpsychologyoradiplomaconsideredequivalentContactaddress: [email protected]: the trainingaims tomeet theneedsofstudentsplan-
ningacareerinconnectionwithneuroscienceswithinanationalorinternationalresearchand/orteachingbody,hospitaloruniversity
http://neurocenter.unige.ch/master.php
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3|FacultyofMedicine
From DNA to bedside mannerCommittedtothecontinuousadaptationofitsteachingcurriculumtodevelopmentsinbiomedicineaswellastotheneedsofanevolvingsociety,theFacultyofmedicineplaysaleadingroletodayinthedevelopmentofmedicaleducationinSwitzerland.ItwasthefirstofitskindinSwitzerlandtoprovideanew-problem-basemethodofmedi-callearning.TodateitistheonlymedicalfacultytobeofficiallyaccreditedinSwitzer-landbytheOrganisationofQualityAccreditation(OAQ).ThemedicalfacultyofGenevaworksinclosecollaborationwiththeGenevaUniversityHospitalsinordertodevelopthepracticeofclinicalmedicine.IthoststheonlySchoolofdentalmedicineintheFrench-speakingpartofSwitzerland.Whilethequalityofitsresearchistodaywidelyrecognized,theFacultyofmedicineoftheUniversityofGenevahaspromotedthedevelopmentofanumberoffieldsamongwhichdiabetes,infectiousdiseases,genetics,neurosciencesandtransplants.
Master ProgrammesHumanMedicine*,DentalMedicine,MovementandSportsSciences,ProteomicsandBioinformatics**,Neuroscience****Masteroverathreeyearsperiodthatincludesa:6thyearofstudywithessentiallyclinicaloptions(:6thyeariscom-pulsoryinordertopasstheSwissFederalMedicalExamination)**UndertakenjointlywiththeFacultyofSciences***UndertakenjointlywiththeFacultyofSciencesandtheFacultyofPsychologyandEducationalSciences
Academic advisorsFaculty of Medicine: [email protected]
Section of Dental Medicine: [email protected]
Institute of Movement Sciences and Sports Medicine: [email protected]
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Master of MedicineThemasterinmedicineseekstoachievethefollowinggeneralgoals:togainthenecessarytheo-reticalknowledgeandpracticalknow-howinthefieldofhumanhealth,tobeacquaintedwithallillnessesthatmayafflicthumanhealth,includingtheiretiology,symptoms,preventionandtreatment,tomasterthetechniquesacquiredinthefieldsofprevention,diagnostic,therapyandrehabilitation;togaingeneralunderstandingofthescientificfoundationsofmedicine.Structureofmasterstudies:firstyear,introductiontoclinicalproceduresandrotationsinmajorclinicalservices(learningintheclinicalenvironment);secondyear,continua-tionofrotations,synthesisandpreparationforexams(finalexamforphysicians,secondpart);thirdyear:optionalstudiesandinternships(tenmonths),finalexamforphysicians,thirdpart.Durationofprogramme: 6semestersECTScredits*: 180Teachinglanguage: French;goodproficiencyinEnglishrecommendedCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/etudes/admission.htmlContactaddress: StudentSecretariat,tel.+41223795013Careeropportunities: physician,researcherinbasicorclinicalmedicinewww.unige.ch/medecine/enseignement/formationsDeBase/medecineHumaine.html
Master of Dental MedicineInadditiontomedicaltraininginspecificfields,theMasterofDentalMedicineoffersadvancedtraininginthefollowing:preventivedentistry,stomatology,oralsurgery,den-tal and maxillo-facial radiology, maxillo-facial surgery, cariology, endodontics, pedo-dontics,orthodontics,oralphysiophathologyandperiodontology,fixedprosthodontics,occlusion,temporo-mandibulardisorders,biomaterials,gerodontologyandremovableprosthodontics.AMasterinDentalMedicinecanbeearnedinfoursemesterswithacombinationofthe-ory(courses,problem-basedlearning,seminars),clinicalinstructionandodonto-tech-nicalwork.Duringclinicaltraining,whichfillsapproximately50%oftheprogramme,studentscareforpatientsundertheguidanceofexperiencedclinicians.Durationofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/etudes/admission.htmlContactaddress: StudentSecretariat,tel.+41223794090Careeropportunities: practitionerofdentalmedicineinprivatepractice,uni-
versityclinic,specializeddentalservice,hospitalenviron-ment
www.unige.ch/medecine/enseignement/formationsDeBase/etudeMedecineDentaire.html
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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Master in Movement and Sport SciencesTheInstituteofMovementSciencesandSportsMedicine(ISMMS)attheUniversityofGeneva(UNIGE)andtheInstituteofSportSciencesattheUniversityofLausanne(IS-SUL)offerajointMasterinMovementandSportSciences(SMS) undertheaegis ofthe“TriangleAzur”agreement,withthefollowingfivespecializations:
-Teaching isofferedby theUNIGEand theUNIL; inGeneva, thisspecialization iscomposedof60creditsinSMSand30to60creditsinasecondsubject
-Training and PerformanceisofferedjointlybytheUNIGEandtheUNIL-Adapted Physical Activities and HealthisofferedjointlybytheUNILandtheUNIGE-Social Sciences and SportsisofferedbytheUNIL-Sports and Leisure ManagementisofferedbytheUNIL
Thedegreecomprises threeparts:specific training inmovementandsportsciences;trainingofferedbyotherinstitutesorfaculties;thesis(15-30credits).Durationofprogramme: 3or4semestersECTScredits: 90or120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/etudes/admission.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: school teacher depending on cantonal requirements;
trainer/coachorresearcherinmovementandsportsci-ences;specialistinrehabilitation,integrationofpersonswithdisabilities,conceptionandmanagementoffitnessprogrammes;researcher;journalist;memberofmanagementatamajorcluborfederation;researcherorotherspecialistinprivateandpublicsectors
http://ismms.unige.ch
Master of Science in NeurosciencesOrganizedbytheFacultyofSciences,theFacultyofMedicineandtheFacultyofPsychol-ogyandEducationalSciencesoftheUniversityofGeneva.TheMasterofScienceinNeuroscienceconstitutesaninterdisciplinarytraininginthefieldofneuroscienceandcomprises:diversetheoreticaltrainingaffordingstudentsad-vancedinsight intothefieldaswellasmasteryof techniquesspecific to it; researchtraining;aninitiationtoscientificcommunication.Durationofprogramme: 3semestersminimumand5semestersmaximumECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: somecoursesareofferedexclusivelyinEnglishandothers inFrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in sciences or
medicineorpsychologyoradiplomaconsideredequivalentContactaddress: [email protected]: the trainingaims tomeet theneedsofstudentsplan-
ningacareerinconnectionwithneuroscienceswithinanationalorinternationalresearchand/orteachingbody,hospitaloruniversity
http://neurocenter.unige.ch/master.php
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Master of Science in proteomics and bioinformaticsThemasterisjointlyorganizedbytheDepartmentofStructuralBiologyandBioinfor-matics(FacultyofMedicine),theDepartmentofInformatics(FacultyofSciences),andtheSwiss-ProtandProteomeInformaticsGroup(SwissInstituteofBioinformatics).Theaimistoprovidestudentswithcomprehensivetraininginmethodsandtechniquesinthefieldsofproteomicsandbioinformatics.Uponcompletionoftheirstudies,graduateswillbecapableofproducing,analysingandunderstandingproteomicdata.Theywillhaveacquiredtheknow-hownecessaryforthedevelopmentandcreationofbioinfor-matictoolsanddatabases.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;practicalwork,obligatoryinternship.Durationofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: EnglishandFrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidatesmustholdoneofthefollowingdegreesfrom
theUniversityofGeneva:BachelorinBiology,BachelorinBiochemistry,DiplomainMedicine,BachelorinPharma-ceuticalSciences,BachelorinComputerSciences,Bach-elorinChemistry,oradegreeconsideredequivalent
Contactaddress: [email protected]: thismaster’sdegreeprogrammepreparesstudentsfor
researchinproteomicsandbioinformaticsaswellasinlifesciencesingeneral,andforacareerinthepharma-ceuticalindustryorinbiotechnology.Itmayalsoleadtodoctoralstudiesinbiology,biochemistryorbioinformatics
www.mpb.unige.ch/
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4|FacultyofArts
Knowledge, imagination and discoveryInvestigativework,research,surprisingcorrespondences,closereading–theFacultyofArtsgivesnewmeaningtothestudyofthe‘humanities’.InthefootstepsoftheancientEgyptians,readingoverapoet’sshoulderorpuzzlingoutlinguisticarcana–whetherfromSwitzerlandorabroad–thisfacultydeservesitsFrenchappellation,‘ofletters’,bytakingthetextasitsprimaryfocus.Whethermythological,religious,profane,literaryoranalytic,writtentextsarethemirrorofthevariouscivilizationsoutofwhichtheyarise.And,whetherblinkingonascreen,scratchedontopapyrus,erectedbytheroadsideoronatablet,engravedinstoneordisplayedinlights,issuedintheformofadeclarationofwarorapublicityslogan,theyremainfascinatingobjectsofknowledge.
Master ProgrammesHumanities*,MuseumStudies**,SpecializedMultidisciplinaryMasterinAsianStudies****Disciplinestaught:ancientEasternMediterraneanstudies,ancientGreeklanguageandliterature,ancienthistory,Arabicstudies,Armenianstudies,arthistory,Chinesestudies,classicalarchaeol-ogy,classicalstudies,classicaltradition,comparativeliterature,computerscienceforthehumanities,EgyptologyandCoptic,Englishstudies,FarEasternstudies,MediaevalFrenchandLatinstudies,Frenchasaforeignlanguage,Frenchlanguageandliterature,generalhistory,Germanstudies,Hispanicstudies,historyandcivilizationoftheMiddleAges,historyofreligions,Italianstudies,Japanesestudies,languageandcivilizationofMesopotamia,Latinlanguageandliterature,lin-guistics,ModernGreekstudies,musicology,philosophy,Romancelanguages,Russianstudies******OfferedjointlybytheFacultiesofArtsoftheUniversitiesofGeneva,Neuchâtel,LausanneandFribourg***OfferedjointlybytheFacultyofArts,theFacultyofSocialScienceandEconomics,andtheGraduateInstituteofInternationalandDevelopmentStudies****PortugueseandRhaeto-Romansharetaughtinsomeoftheseprogrammes
Academic [email protected]
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Master of ArtsThedegreeisearnedinthreesemesterswithcourseworkinoneortwodisciplinesandathesis.Eachdisciplinehasitsowncurriculumandprogramme.Courses,seminarsandpracticalworkmaybegroupedbysubjectormethodologyandofferedasamodule.Eachmodulethenfeaturesoneormorespecificevaluationsleadingtoagrade.Thedegreerequiresthreemodulesinthedisciplineofchoice,threeoptionalmodules,andthedefenceofathesis.HoldersofaMasterofArts(MA)maygoontoadvancedstudy.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits*: 90Teachinglanguage: French; good proficiency in English indispensable / English,
German,Italian,SpanishforEnglish,German,Italian,Hispanicstudies
Criteriaforadmission: 1.candidatesfortheFacultymustmeettheUniversity’sgeneralenrolmentconditions2.theymustalsoholdaBachelorofArtsinHumanities,referredtobelowasaBA,oradegreeconsideredequiva-lentbytheDeanoftheFaculty3.candidateswhoholdadiplomaordegreeequivalentto at least 180 credits from another faculty of arts oruniversitymaybeadmittedtotheFacultyforaMApro-gramme;theymayrequestthattheiradditionalcreditsbetreatedasequivalents4.candidatesforaMasterofArts/MAindisciplinesre-quiring specific expertise for a BA may be required tocompletesupplementarystudiesbeforebeingadmitted
Contactaddress: [email protected]: teaching,journalism,radio,television,publishing,librar-
ies, documentation centres, archives, bookstores, mu-seums, heritage bodies, international organizations,diplomacy,companies,banks,administration,humanre-sourcesmanagement,tourism,publicrelations,culturalmanagement,artdealing,galleries,literaryresearchandcreation,linguistics,philosophy,etc.
www.unige.ch/lettres/etudes/formations/maitrise.html
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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Specialized Multidisciplinary Master in Asian StudiesThe Master in Asian Studies offers multidisciplinary (culture, language, history, soci-ety,economics,politics,externalrelations,developmentcooperation)andinterculturaltraining. Among its staffareacademics fromvarioussectionsof theUniversity ofGeneva(theFacultyofSocialScienceandEconomicsandtheFacultyofArts)andoftheGraduateInstituteofInternationalandDevelopmentStudies,aswellasexpertsfromforeignuniversities,internationalorganizationsandspecializedinstitutions.Itad-dresses both non-specialists and those who have already embarked on the study ofAsia,whetherinthehumanitiesorinthesocialsciences.Theaimofinstructionistogivestudentsawell-roundedknowledgeofAsiancountries,bothassuchandintheirrelationswiththerestoftheworld.Itisuniqueincombiningtheoryandpractice,and thusofferingstudents themostcompletepreparationpos-siblefordealingswithAsiainvariousprofessions.Apartfromtheiracademicstudies,candidatesmustalsolearnanAsianlanguageandgettheopportunitytodoresearchoraninternship,eitherinanAsiancountryorataninstitutionworkingwithAsia.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French;goodproficiencyinEnglishindispensableCriteriaforadmission: tosubmitanapplicationforthisMasterinAsianStud-
ies,candidatesmustmeettheconditionsforenrolmentattheUniversityofGenevaandmustholdaBAgrantedbyaSwissuniversity(minimumof180ECTScredits)oradegreegrantedbyauniversityconsideredequivalentbytheAcademicCommittee;admissionisbasedoncare-fulstudyoftheapplicationandisdecidedbytheAca-demicCommittee
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: teaching, journalism,radio,television,publishing, librar-
ies, documentation centres, archives, bookstores, mu-seums, heritage bodies, international organizations,diplomacy,companies,banks,administration,humanre-sourcesmanagement,tourism,publicrelations,culturalmanagement,artdealing,galleries,literaryresearchandcreation,linguistics,philosophy,etc.
www.unige.ch/maspea/index.html
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Master of Arts in Museum Studies Theprogrammeofferstrainingtoanyoneinterestedinmuseography.Itincludescours-esontheconservationofhistoricitemsaswellasontherelationshipbetweenobjectsexhibitedinamuseumandvariousvisitorgroups.Combiningtheorywithpractice,theprogrammerequiresparticipantstofamiliarizethemselvesinthecourseofanintern-shipwiththeorganizationofexhibitions,themanagementofcollections,andthere-ceptionofvisitors.ThedegreeisofferedjointlybytheFacultiesofArtsoftheUniversi-tiesofGeneva,Neuchâtel,LausanneandFribourg.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: Bachelor inadisciplinecompatiblewithmuseography,
or a degree considered equivalent by each university’sauthorities, on prior consultation with the AcademicCommittee; the latter may require candidates to un-dergosupplementarytraininginthecoursesofthepro-gramme:suchsupplementarytrainingmaynotexceed30ECTScredits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: teaching, journalism, radio, television, publishing, libraries,
documentationcentres,archives,museums,heritagebodies,tourism,culturalmanagement,artdealing,galleries,etc.
www.unige.ch/lettres/etudes/formations/maitrise.html
5|FacultyofSocialScienceandEconomics
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5|FacultyofSocialScienceandEconomics
From the local to the globalElectionanalysis,theemergenceofsocialmovements,economicglobalization,finance,marketing, issues of mobility, the evolution of working conditions or the balance ofinternationalpoliticalpower:whetheronthelocaloronthegloballevel,society’sgreatdebatesallhavetheirplaceinthebroadrangeofdisciplinesunitedintheFacultyofSocialScienceandEconomics.Thecreationin2005ofaBachelor inInternationalRelationsnowenablesGenevatooffer a complete training in its traditional field of activity, which comprises both in-ternationalrelationsandprovidingahometothebodiesthatallowsuchrelationstoflourish.
Master ProgrammesManagement (HEC); Economics; Socio-Economics; Geography and Territory Science;Sociology;PoliticalScience;InternationalEconomicHistory;GenderStudies;Statistics;Finance*; Accounting, Auditing and Finance**; Specialized Master in CommunicationandMediaSciences;SpecializedMasterinPublicManagement;SpecializedMasterinInternationalTrading,CommodityFinanceandShipping*OfferedjointlywiththeUniversitiesofLausanneandNeuchâtel**OfferedjointlywiththeUniversityofLausanne
Academic advisorsEconomics; Socio-Economics, Geography and Territory Sciences; Sociology; International Economic History; Gender Studies:[email protected]
Management (HEC); Finance; Accounting, Auditing and Finance:[email protected]
Political Science; Statistics; Communication and Media Sciences; Public Management; International Trading, Commodity Finance and Shipping:Valé[email protected]
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Master of Science in ManagementAims:advancedknowledgeandskillsinthemanagementofcompaniesandorganizations,morespecificallyinthedisciplinesofmarketingandinternationalmanagement;develop-mentofanalyticalskillsandsynthesisaswellasconstructivecriticisminarangeoffields.Coursesandseminars,internshipandthesisinacompanyorlaboratoryresearch;fourspecializationstochoosefrom:internationalmanagement,marketingandsales,stra-tegicmanagement,informationsystemsandservicesscience.Lengthofprogramme: 3semesters/4forinformationsystemsandservicessci-
enceorientationECTScredits*: 90 / 120 for information systems and services science
orientationTeachinglanguage: EnglishCriteriaforadmission: minimum prerequisite degree: Bachelor in Business
Managementordegreeconsideredequivalent;BachelororMasterinanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorientationcourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: marketing, international management, management
controlling,organization,humanresources,etc.www.hec.unige.ch/www/hec_en/m1/FormationInitiale/MasterGestion.html
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
Master of Science in EconomicsTheprogrammeenablesyoungeconomiststodeepentheirknowledgeandunderstand-ingofthecomplexmechanismsunderlyingeconomicandsocialphenomenaandtoac-quireadvancedeconometric,statisticalandcomputationalskillsforempiricalanalysis.Obligatory courses in micro- and macroeconomics, econometrics, dynamic methods,timeseriesanalysis,thesis.Optionalcourseswithopportunitiestospecializeinoneoffourareas:appliedeconomics,econometrics,monetaryandfinancialeconomics,publiceconomics.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: English,withsomeoptionalcoursesinFrenchCriteriaforadmission: bachelor’sdegreeineconomicswithmajorineconomic
theory,mathematics,statisticsandeconometrics;bach-elor’sdegree inanotherdisciplineandcompletionofapreliminaryprogramme(upto60credits)
Contactaddress: [email protected]: awiderangeofcareersinprivatecorporationsandpub-
lic institutions:moneyandbanking,financeandinsur-ance, public and private institutes for economic andstatisticalanalysis,governmentalinstitutions,internationalorganizations,universitiesandspecialistcolleges, theme-dia,healthandsocialsecurity,etc.
www.unige.ch/ses/mscecon
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Master of Arts in Geography and Territory ScienceSpecializationinthefieldsofculturalandpoliticalrepresentationsandpowers,bothterritorialandenvironmental.Contents: a large network of academic and professional collaborations, in Geneva,French-speakingSwitzerlandandinternationally,inthefieldsofgeographicplanning,developmentandinformation,offerstwospecializations:economicandsocialhistoryor human geography, with three sub-specializations: cultures, powers, globalization;territorialdevelopment;geographicalinformation.Internationalconferenceseries,cross-disciplinaryworkshops,thesisorinternship.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French,lecturesoccasionallyinEnglishCriteriaforadmission: BachelororMasterinGeography,withamajorinspatial
approaches, or degree considered equivalent; BachelororMasterinanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorientationcourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: research,universityandsecondary-schoolinstruction
related to history, careers in territorial development(performing studies and managing projects), careersingeomatics
www.unige.ch/ses/geo/etudes/Master-1.html
Master of Arts in SociologyTrainingintheanalysisofcontemporarysocieties,understandingtheirstructureandevolution, identifying the problems they face, and becoming familiar with the basicpoliciesandformsofsocialactivismassociatedwithsuchissues;judiciousdeploymentofconceptsand ideas; identificationandsolutionofproblems,establishingresearchparametersandimplementingthemintheformofaspecificmethodology.Contents:introductiontoresearchbymeansofworkshops involving conceptualdevelopment, investigativemethodsapplied in teamwork,andindividualwork,allonaspecifictopic.Thisactivestrategyissupplementedbymoretraditionaluniversitycoursesandseminars.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglishCriteriaforadmission: BachelororMasterinEconomicsand/orSocialScience,
ordegreeconsideredequivalent;BachelororMaster inanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorienta-tioncourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: specializedworkinaparticularfieldofsociology,economic
andsocialplanning,managementofsocialservices,mediacommunications,organizationalanalysisandmanagement
www.unige.ch/ses/socio/enseignements/master.html
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Master of Arts in Political ScienceAims:perfectingexpertiseacquiredduringbasictraining,developingresearchskillsinthefieldofpoliticalscience,preparingforaprofessionalcareer( jobmarketoracademia).Contents:courses/seminarsontopicsandmethodologies,generalseminar,researchcol-loquium,thesisorinternship.Therearefivespecialfieldstochoosefrom:publicactionandmultilevelgovernance;opinion,electionsandsocialmovements;politicaltheory:citizenship,justiceanddemocracy;logicandmeansofinternationalaction;generalist.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: Frenchand/orEnglishCriteriaforadmission: BachelororMasterinEconomicsand/orSocialScience,
ordegreeconsideredequivalent;BachelororMaster inanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorienta-tioncourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: media, communication, public relations, banks and in-
surance companies, public administration, internation-al oganizations, NGOs and professional associations,teachingandresearch
www.unige.ch/ses/spo/Etudes/Maitrise-2.html
Master of Arts in International Economic HistoryObjectives:certificationforresearchprojectsineconomicandsocialhistory(doctoraldissertation);high-level,multipurposetrainingforacareerinthepublicorprivatesec-tor. If desired, preparation for secondary-school instruction (Master in Economic andSocialHistory,HumanGeographySpecialist).Contents:reflectionsoncurrentresearchtopicsineconomicandsocialhistory,coursesandseminarsininternationaleconomichistory,historyoftheThirdWorld,historyofbusiness,historyofinnovationandtechnologicaldevelopment,historyofpopulations,socialhistory,analyticalandtechnicaltoolsborrowedfromothersocial-sciencedisci-plines(economics,econometrics,management,sociology,politicalscience,geography),master’sthesis(originalarchivalresearch).Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglishCriteriaforadmission: BachelororMasterinEconomicandSocialHistoryorde-
greeconsideredequivalent(oraminimum60creditsinthevariousfieldsofthediscipline);BachelororMasterinanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorienta-tioncourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: teachingatsecondary-schoollevel,research(university,
publicandprivateinstitutions),archives(publicandpri-vate, including corporate), journalism, public adminis-tration, international and humanitarian organizations,bankingandfinance
www.unige.ch/ses/istec/etudes/maitrise.html
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Master of Arts in Public ManagementAims:masteringtheoriesandtoolsnecessaryforpublicaction,particularlytheanalysis of public policy, public economy, public law and the management ofpublicorganizations.Contents: common obligatory core syllabus.There are five special fields to choosefrom:management,environmentalmanagement,socialpolicy,internationalpolitics,e-government;thesisorinternshipatamoreprofessionallevel.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglishCriteriaforadmission: minimum prerequisite degree: Bachelor or Master in
SocialSciencesorLaw,ordegreeconsideredequivalent;BachelororMasterinanotherfieldandsuccessfulcom-pletionofareorientationcourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: public service, supervisory bodies (accounting course),
parliamentaryservices(ManagementControllingCom-mittee),associations,NGOs, internationaloganizations,publicserviceenterprises,privateconsultants
www.unige.ch/ses/map
Master of Arts in Communication and Media SciencesObjective: training specialists in communication for rapid entry into professionallifeorresearch.Commoncoresyllabus:content,discourse,andimageanalysis;thepracticeofresearch;practitioners’forum;theoreticalinstruction:sociology,media,reception,politicalinfor-mation,communication,multidisciplinaryapproaches: law,economics,ethics,history,sociologyandmedia;specializations:communicationinpolitics,ontelevision,forthetourismindustry,ininterculturalcontexts,withintheacademy,etc.Twomentions:me-dia;communicationandjournalism.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: minimumprerequisitedegree:BachelororMaster,orde-
greeconsideredequivalent;areorientationcourseworthbetween30and60creditsisavailableforallothercases
Contactaddress: [email protected]: media: press, radio, television, internet, as a journalist,
memberofeditorialboard,editorialsecretariat;commu-nication:communicationsdirector,headofcommunica-tions,pressattaché;publicsector(local/community,re-gional,national,internationalorganizations)andprivatesector;research:theCommunicationandMediadoctor-al school at the University of Geneva, various researchgroups,appliedresearchoncommission
www.unige.ch/ses/socio/communication/enseignements/master.html
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Master of Arts in Gender StudiesInterdisciplinarytrainingingenderstudiesfromasocial-scienceperspective;masteryofconceptsandtoolsforunderstandingandanalysingsocialchangeinitsassociationwithsocialrelationsbetweenthesexes;analysisofevolvinglabourrelations,policyis-suesandculturalchange, from thepointofviewofarangeofdisciplines:sociology,economics,law,politicalscience,history,anthropology,educationsciences.Coursesandseminars,thesis.Obligatoryinstructioninbasicconcepts(gender,equal-ity)andthegenderaspectofsocial-sciencedisciplines.Optionalinstructioninspecifictopicsinthreespecializations:socio-economics,politics,culture.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French(and/orEnglishdependingoninstructor)Criteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/etudes/admission.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: research in the social sciences, public policy on equal-
ity,humanresourcesandpromotionofequalityincom-panies, professional training and guidance, journalism,publishing,NGOs,associationsandadministrations
www.unige.ch/etudes-genre
Master of Arts in Socio-EconomicsAims:advancedexpertiseinthefieldofsocio-economics;masteryoftoolsandconceptsnecessaryforthecriticalanalysisofinteractionsbetweensocietyandeconomy,onthelevel of structures as well as processes, with an eye to optimizing such interactions.Obligatorycoursesandseminars:30credits.Optionalcourses insocialsciences,eco-nomics,demographics,methodsandgenderissues:30credits.Fromtheorytopracticebywayofresearch(thesis)orbypracticalenhancementofknow-howontheinterfacebetweenstudiesandprofessionalactivity(internship):30credits.Orientationinpopu-lationstudies.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French,someoptionalcoursesinEnglishCriteriaforadmission: minimumprerequisitedegree:BachelororMasterinEco-
nomicsand/orSocialSciencescomprisingbasicstudiesineconomicsandsocialsciences,BachelororMasterinanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorienta-tioncourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: the private sector, with a focus on corporate social re-
sponsibility; social economy (cooperatives, union, etc.),associations,NGOs,nonprofitorganizations;publicserv-ice,invariouschallengingpositions
www.unige.ch/ses/infosPratique/contact/respMaitrises/socioEcon.html
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Master of Science in StatisticsThis programme emphasizes practical data analysis, developments of statisticalmodels, and the use of various statistical software.The methods are applied todataanalysisineconomics,social,humanandlifesciences.Contents:mentiondisciplinary:obligatorycourses,practicalwork,optionalinternship,obligatory thesis and optional courses in other related fields may be taken in othermasterprogrammes;mentionmethodology:introductiontoresearchinstatistics,ob-ligatoryandoptionalcourses,practicalworkandobligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: English(someoptionalcoursesinFrench)Criteriaforadmission: requirements: bachelor’s degree with good knowledge
ofstatistics;bachelor’sdegreeinanotherdisciplineandcompletionofapreliminaryprogramme(upto60credits)
Contactaddress: [email protected]: statistical consultant for governmental, medical and
social institutions, industryandfinance,pharmaceu-ticalsector,statisticalresearch
www.masterstat.unige.ch
Master of Arts in International Trading, Commodity Finance and ShippingDevelopedwithandforprofessionals,thisinnovativeacademicprogrammeisconduct-edtobestfitinwiththedemandsofworkingwhilestudying.Studentsstudyparttime,andworkparttimeinGeneva, inatrading,shipping,specializedcommodityfinancebankorservicescompanyrelatedtotheseactivities.Thismultidisciplinaryacademicprogrammeequipsstudentswithanunderstandingoftheinternationalsupplyanddemandforcommodities;anadvancedtrainingincom-modityhedging,priceriskandcommodityfinance;anongoingrelationshipwiththetrading,financeandshippingcompaniesandorganizations.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: EnglishCriteriaforadmission: bachelor’sdegree.GMATof500points;part-timeemploy-
mentinatrading,shipping,specializedcommodityfinancebankorservicescompanyrelatedtotheseactivities
Contactaddress: [email protected]: trading,shipping,specializedcommodityfinancebanks
orservicescompanies
http://tradingmaster.ch
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Master of Science in Accounting, Control and FinanceOrganized by the Faculty of Social Science and Economics of the University ofGeneva,andtheFacultyofEconomicsandBusinessAdministrationoftheUni-versityofLausanne.Aims: mastery of technical know-how required for a career in accounting, solid sup-plementarytheoretical traininginrelateddisciplinesforabettergraspoftheconse-quencesofagivencourseofactioninprofessionallife,aswellasforstudentsplanningonpursuingresearchforadoctorate.3semestersofcoursework(90credits)infinancialaccounting,managementcontrol-ling,finance,auditsandtaxes,1semesterspentasaninternatacompany,followedbypreparationofathesisworth30credits.Theinternshipiswaivedforstudentswhoplantoearnadoctoraldegreeandreplacedwitharesearchthesisworth30credits.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: French,somecoursesinEnglishCriteriaforadmission: minimumprerequisitedegree:BachelororMasterinFi-
nanceorBusinessManagement;holdersofabachelor’sormaster’sdegreeawardedbyaforeignuniversityorinadifferentdisciplinemayberequiredtotakeareorien-tationcourseworth60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: charteredaccountant(thedegreeisequivalenttotheex-
amsrequiredtobecomeaCertifiedFederalAccountant);administrative and financial manager, managementcontroller,financialanalyst,loanofficer,taxconsultant
www.mccf.ch
Master of Science in FinanceOrganizedbytheFacultiesofSocialScienceandEconomicsoftheUniversitiesofGe-neva,LausanneandNeuchâtel.Aims:advancedmasteryofmethodsusedinmodernfinance;introductiontoprofes-sional life together with the high-level theoretical and methodological training re-quiredforadvancedunderstandingofgeneralcareersinfinanceandtheirevolution,particularlybywayofresearch.Thecommonobligatorycoresyllabuscomprisesfourcourses,withthreespecializationstochoosefrom(financialanalysis,wealthmanagement,financialengineeringandriskmanagement),optionalcourses,internshipandthesis.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: Frenchand/orEnglishCriteriaforadmission: minimum prerequisite degree: Bachelor or Master in
ManagementorBusinessgrantedbyaSwissuniversity;degreeconsideredequivalentbytheAcademicCommit-tee;BachelororMaster inanotherfieldandsuccessfulcompletionofareorientationcourseworthbetween30and60credits
Contactaddress: [email protected]: banks,insurancecompanies,managementfirms,invest-
mentfunds
www.hec.unil.ch/mscf
6|FacultyofLaw
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6|FacultyofLaw
From the individual to the international communityChargedasitiswithestablishingtherulesforhumansocialinteraction,thelawisadisciplineinconstantflux.Compulsoryreadingforaspiringjudgesandlawyerssinceantiquity,thelawhasneverceasedtobroadenitssphereandtodayencompassessuchdiversefieldsasfinanceandtheeconomy,humanitarianandenvironmentallaw,cul-tureandinternationalrelations…Inthissamespiritofopen-mindedness,theFacultyofLawattheUniversityofGenevacultivatesaspecialrelationshipwiththreeofthetop-ten lawschools in theUnitedStatesand,alone inEurope,enjoysastudentandfacultyexchangeagreementwiththerenownedHarvardLawSchool.Itsteachersandresearchersbenefitfromtheirproximitytonumerousinternationalorganizations,aredeeply involved in developing an international legal system, and maintain close tiestosuchbodiesastheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)andtheInternationalCriminalTribunals(ICT).
Master ProgrammesMasterofLawsandBilingualMaster(withBasel)ofLaws,CivilandCriminalLaw,BusinessLaw,InternationalandEuropeanLaw,LawandPublicAction,LifeSciencesLaw(SpecializedInterdisciplinaryMasterofLaws)
Academic [email protected]@unige.ch
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Master of LawsTheMasterofLawsoffers thoroughlegal trainingandprovidesdirectentry intotheprofessionalworld.Itsselectionofoptionalcoursesandthesisrequirementenablestu-dentstoacquireageneraleducationinthevariousfieldsoflegalstudies.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits*: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredequivalenttoabachelor’slawde-greefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
Bilingual Master of Laws of the Law Faculties of Geneva and BaselTheMasterofLawsoffers thoroughlegal trainingandprovidesdirectentry intotheprofessionalworld.Itsselectionofoptionalcoursesandthesisrequirementenablestu-dentstoacquireageneraleducationinthevariousfieldsoflegalstudies.Conductedbi-lingually,theprogrammeallowsstudentstoattendtheFacultiesofLawinbothGenevaandBaselsoastoperfecttheircommandoflegallanguageinFrenchandGerman.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French/GermanCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredtheequivalentofabachelor’slawdegreefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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Master of Laws in Civil and Criminal LawTheMasterofLawsinCivilandCriminalLawoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandpro-videsdirectentryintotheprofessionalworld.Itsselectionofpivotalcoursesandthesisrequirementofferstudentsgeneraltrainingwithspecialattentionpaidtofamilylaw,inheritance,liability,violationsandcriminaljustice.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredequivalenttoabachelor’slawde-greefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
Bilingual Master of Laws in Civil and Criminal Law of the Law Faculties of Geneva and BaselTheMasterofLawsinCivilandCriminalLawoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandpro-videsdirectentryintotheprofessionalworld.Itsselectionofpivotalcoursesandthe-sis requirementofferstudentsgeneral trainingwithspecialattentionpaid tofamilylaw,inheritance,liability,violationsandcriminaljustice.Conductedbilingually,thepro-grammeallowsstudentstoattendtheFacultiesofLawinbothGenevaandBaselsoastoperfecttheircommandoflegallanguageinFrenchandGerman.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French/GermanCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredtheequivalentofabachelor’slawdegreefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
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Master of Laws in Economic LawTheMasterofLawsinEconomicLawoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandprovidesdirectentry into the professional world. Its selection of pivotal courses and thesis require-mentofferstudentsgeneral trainingwithspecialattentionpaidtocorporatelaw,fi-nance,taxesandcompetition.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredequivalenttoabachelor’slawde-greefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
Bilingual Master of Laws in Economic Law of the Law Faculties of Geneva and BaselTheMasterofLawsinEconomicLawoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandprovidesdirectentry into the professional world. Its selection of pivotal courses and thesis require-mentofferstudentsgeneral trainingwithspecialattentionpaidtocorporatelaw,fi-nance,taxesandcompetition.Conductedbilingually,theprogrammeallowsstudentstoattendtheFacultiesofLawinbothGenevaandBaselsoastoperfecttheircommandoflegallanguageinFrenchandGerman.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French/GermanCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredtheequivalentofabachelor’slawdegreefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
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Master of Laws in International and European LawTheMasterofLawsinInternationalandEuropeanLawoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandprovidesdirectentry into theprofessionalworld. Itsselectionofpivotalcoursesandthesisrequirementofferstudentsgeneraltrainingwithspecialattentionpaidtoissuesofpeaceandcooperation,internationalorganizationsandtheEuropeanUnion,aswellastotradeandtheindividualinaninternationalworld.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis..
Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredequivalenttoabachelor’slawde-greefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
Bilingual Master of Laws in International and European Law of the Law Faculties of Geneva and BaselTheMasterofLawsinInternationalandEuropeanLawoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandprovidesdirectentry into theprofessionalworld. Itsselectionofpivotalcoursesandthesisrequirementofferstudentsgeneraltrainingwithspecialattentionpaidtoissuesofpeaceandcooperation,internationalorganisationsandtheEuropeanUnion,aswellastotradeandtheindividualinaninternationalworld.Conductedbilingually,theprogrammeallowsstudentstoattendtheFacultiesofLaw inbothGenevaandBaselsoastoperfecttheircommandoflegallanguageinFrenchandGerman.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French/GermanCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredtheequivalentofabachelor’slawdegreefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
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Master of Laws in the Law of State ActionTheMasterofLawsintheLawofStateActionoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandpro-videsdirectentryintotheprofessionalworld.Itsselectionofpivotalcoursesandthesisrequirementoffersstudentsgeneraltrainingwithspecialattentionpaidtogeneralinteresttopics,topublicservices,socialissuesandtheenvironment.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredequivalenttoabachelor’slawde-greefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
Bilingual Master of Laws in the Law of State Action of the Law Faculties of Geneva and BaselTheMasterofLawsintheLawofStateActionoffersthoroughlegaltrainingandpro-videsdirectentryintotheprofessionalworld.Itsselectionofpivotalcoursesandthe-sisrequirementofferstudentsgeneraltrainingwithspecialattentionpaidtogeneralinteresttopics,topublicservices,socialissuesandtheenvironment.Conductedbilin-gually,theprogrammeallowsstudentstoattendtheFacultiesofLawinbothGenevaandBaselsoastoperfecttheircommandoflegallanguageinFrenchandGerman.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French/GermanCriteriaforadmission: admission to the master’s programme following the
bachelor’s lawdegreerequiresabachelor’s lawdegreefromaSwissuniversityoralegaldegreefromaforeignuniversityconsideredtheequivalentofabachelor’slawdegreefromaSwissuniversity
Contactaddress: [email protected]: corporateandpubliclegalcounsel,lawyer,notary,judge,
legal counsel at a governmental or non-governmentalorganization,etc.
www.unige.ch/droit/etudes/formation/master.html
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Master in Life Sciences LawThe programme provides advanced knowledge of Swiss law in the areas of health,pharmaceuticals and intellectual property rights applicable to technology (patents),togetherwithasoundknowledgeofinternationallawintheseareas.Itoffersanover-viewofcomparativehealthandintellectualpropertylawandintroducestheprinciplesof bioethics. For students without previous legal training, its aim is to develop gen-eralskillsinlegalargumentation,whereasforstudentswithoutpreviousacademictraining, it is to provide basic instruction in biology and medicine as an aid tograspingthelegalprincipleselaboratedintheothercourses.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatorythesis;optionalinternship.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: French;passiveproficiencyinEnglish(writtenandspo-
ken)andinGerman(written)recommendedCriteriaforadmission: conditionsforadmissiontothemaster’sprogrammeas
wellasregulationsandacademicscheduleareavailableatwww.unige.ch/droit/mdv.;theprogrammeisopentoholdersofdegreesfromtheFacultyofLawaswellastothosewithamaster’sorbachelor’sdegreefromtheFac-ultiesofSocialScienceandEconomics,MedicineorPsy-chology.;additionalconditionsapplytotheadmissionofholdersofamaster’sorbachelor’sdegreefromanotherfaculty
Contactaddress: [email protected],[email protected]: legalcounselatapublichealthdepartment,apharma-
ceuticalorbio-techcompany,oraninternationalornon-governmentalorganizationinthefieldsofhealthorin-tellectualproperty;lawyer,patentagent
www.unige.ch/droit/mdv/index.html
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7|AutonomousFacultyofProtestantTheology
From Calvin to e-learningHeir to the legacy of Jean Calvin, the Autonomous Faculty of ProtestantTheologystudiesthesources, thediscourses,andthepracticesofChristianity.Inadditiontothisprestigioushistory,however,itisalsooneoftheveryfewfacultiesoftheologyintheFrench-speakingworldtofeatureacompletebachelor’sprogrammebycorrespond-ence(bachelorbye-learning).Futurepastorsandstudentsfromallwalksoflifeandreligiousconvictions,aretrainedinanenvironmentofintellectualfreedomanddialogue.TogetherwiththeFacultiesofTheologyattheUniversitiesofLausanneandNeuchâtel,theFacultyoffersacutting-edgetheologicaleducation,intheformofbothabachelor’sandamaster’sprogramme.
Master ProgrammesTheology,EcumenicalStudies**OfferedjointlywiththeEcumenicalInstituteoftheChâteaudeBossey
Academic [email protected]
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Master of TheologyOrganized by the Faculties ofTheology of the Universities of Geneva, LausanneandNeuchâtel.Themasteroftheologymarkstheconclusionofthesecondlevelofbasictrainingintheology. It aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in severalbranchesoftheology.BranchesofferedareBiblicalstudies,historyofChristianity,religiousstudies,systematictheologyandethics,andpracticaltheology.Theprogrammeincludeswritingamaster’sthesisinoneofthosebranches.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits*: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: students may enrol for the Master ofTheology at the
Faculties of theology of the Universities of Geneva,Lausanne or Neuchâtel (at the candidate’s discretion);candidates must also meet the general conditions forenrolmentat theuniversityof theirchoice;candidatesmustholdabachelor’sdegreeintheologyoranyotherdegreeconsideredequivalent;holdersofbachelor’sde-greesinotherdisciplinesmayattendreorientationcourses
Contactaddress: [email protected]: ecclesiastical professions as well as positions in such
fieldsaseducation, journalism,media,politicsandhu-manresources
www.unige.ch/theologie
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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Master of Theology in Ecumenical Studies TheMasterofTheologyinEcumenicalStudiesisanadvancedprogrammefeaturingin-dividualresearchworkandBiblicalstudies,aswellason-sitevisitsandseminarsdevotedtointer-religiouscommunities.Inaddition,sincemaster’scandidatesarerequiredtoliveinresidenceanddotheircourseworkattheEcumenicalInstituteatBossey,theyhavetheopportunitytodeveloppersonalrelationswithfellowstudentsoftheologyinGenevafromaroundtheworld.Studentsare,however,alsopermittedtowritetheirmaster’sthe-sisintheircountryoforigin.Theprogramme,whichisintendedforholdersofabachelor’sdegreeintheologyorotherrelateddiscipline,isdesignedtolastfoursemesters,thefirsttwofeaturingseminars,thesecondtwodevotedtowritingamaster’sthesis.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: coursesareheldinEnglish;thethesismaybewrittenin
English,FrenchorGermanCriteriaforadmission: candidates must meet the general conditions for en-
rolmentattheUniversityofGeneva.;theymustholdabachelor’sdegreeintheologyoranyotherdegreecon-sideredequivalent;holdersofbachelor’sdegreesinoth-erdisciplinesmayattendreorientationcourses
Contactaddress: [email protected]: ecclesiastical professions as well as positions in such
fieldsaseducation, journalism,media,politicsandhu-manresources
www.unige.ch/theologie/enseignements/formations.htmlwww.oikoumene.org/fr/activities/bossey/programme-academique-de-bossey/master-programmes.html
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8|FacultyofPsychologyandEducationalSciences
From pedagogy to affective sciencesFollowinginthefootstepsofJeanPiaget,itsillustriousforebear,theFacultyofPsychol-ogyandEducationalSciences(FPSE)usesthelatestmethodsinafieldofinteresttoeveryoneofus.Asittrainsfuturepsychologists,speechtherapists,teachers,specialeducationexpertsandcontinuingeducationprofessionals,theFacultyinvestigatesboththedevel-opmentandmentalhealthofhumanbeings,andissuesrelatedtotheireducationandupbringing.In addition to enjoying a broadly acknowledged, excellent reputation in research, theFPSEisalsoadrivingforceintheNationalCentreofCompetenceinResearchinAffec-tiveSciences,aninstitutionthatstudiestheroleofaffectsandemotionsinshapingourbehaviouranddecision-makingprocesses.Italsohostsaspecializedunitforthestudyofnewlearningandteachingtechnologies(TECFA).
Master ProgrammesPsychology;AdvancedLearningandTeachingTechnology*;SpeechandLanguageThera-py*;EducationSciences;SpecialEducation;InterdisciplinaryMasterinNeurosciences**Admissiononthebasisofexperience
Academic advisorsGeneral information faculty programmes: [email protected]
Psychology: [email protected]
Educational Sciences: [email protected]
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Master of Science in PsychologyTheMasterofScienceinPsychologyisthesecondlevelofbasictraininginpsychology.Itaimstoimpartadvancedknowledgeincertainspecificareasofpsychology.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;freecourses;obligatorythesisLengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits*: 120Teachinglanguage: French;goodpassiveknowledgeofEnglishrecommendedCriteriaforadmission: candidatesmustholdabachelor’sdegreeinpsychology
oradegreeconsideredequivalent;holdersofaMasterfrom a French university may be admitted to the firstyearofthemasterinpsychology;theymaybeawardeda limited number of equivalencies depending on theirpreviousstudies
Contactaddress: [email protected]: institutionalorprivate-sectorpsychologist
www.unige.ch/fapse/lesetudes/formations/maitrises/psycho.html
Master of Science in Advanced Learning and Teaching TechnologiesTheprogrammeaimstoimpartfundamentalappliedknowledgeintheareaofeduca-tionaltechnologies,openanddistancelearning,andinformationandcommunicationsystemsmanagement.Diplomaholdersmaygoontoadvancedstudy.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatoryinternship;obligatorythesisLengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidatesforadmissionmustholdabachelor’sdegree
(aminimumof180ECTScredits)oradegreeconsideredequivalentbythedean;candidatesmustalsoshoworalandwrittenproficiencyinFrenchaswellasfundamen-tal skills in information and communication technolo-gies;withtheirapplicationtheymustalsosubmitanadhocformtobeevaluatedbytheAcademicCommitteeaspartoftheadmissionprocess
Contactaddress: [email protected]: education and training: training manager, e-learning
specialist, trainer of ICT trainers, ICT manager at anacademic institution; educational design: multimediadeveloper,coursedesigner;ergonomist,corporateNICTspecialist,webmaster,communitymanager,etc.
www.unige.ch/fapse/lesetudes/formations/maitrises/tecfa.html
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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Master of Science in Speech and Language TherapyTheMasterofScienceinSpeechandLanguageTherapyprogrammeaimstotrainstu-dentsinthescientificstudyofspeech,languageandhumancommunication,aswellasdysfunctionsthereof.Italsopreparesstudentstoperformtheprincipalprofessionalactivitiesofthespeechtherapist:consultingandprevention,evaluationanddiagnostics,coachingandman-agementofdysfunctionsofthevoice,ofdeglutition,ofspeech,oforalandwrittenlan-guageandofcommunication.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;obligatoryinternship;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: admissionisgrantedonthebasisofthecandidate’sex-
perience,onconditionthatthecandidate:a)holdsabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromaSwissuniversityoradegreeconsideredequivalent;b)hassuccessfullycompletedtheprerequisitecourses;c)hasbeenacceptedfortheadmissionsprocess
Contactaddress: [email protected]: institutionalorprivate-sectorspeechtherapist
www.unige.ch/fapse/lesetudes/formations/maitrises/logo.html
Master of Science in EducationOrientation Analysis and intervention in educational systemsMultipurpose training prepares students to analyse and intervene in educationalsystems,bothacademicandextracurricular.Trainingdependsonadvanced technicalknowledgeofeducationsciencesandaimstobuildskillsintheanalysisofarangeof complex educational situations, as well as in intervention and research intoeducationsciences.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;freecourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/dase/immatriculation/Immatenglish.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: evaluation, educational consulting, education research,
projectmanagement,managementandplanningofcor-porateeducationalsystems,ofpublicservicesandinstitu-tions,andofassociationsandinternationalorganizations
www.unige.ch/fapse/lesetudes/formations/maitrises/aise.html
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Master of Science in Educationorientation Adult EducationRespondstotheneedforprofessionalskillsdevelopment,arequirementatoncepoliti-cal,institutionalandsocietal,aswellasmoregenerallyforthedevelopmentofpersonalexperiencewithinspecificsocialgroups.Offersadvanced training in topicsgermanetothefieldofadulteducationcombinedwithassociatedresearchmethods.Helpstodevelopskillsinthecreationoftrainingmethods,intheconductofinterventionsandintheevaluationprocessbyalternatingbetweentheacquisitionofbasicknowledge,thestudyofmethodologies,andtheacquisitionofprofessionalexperience.Obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;freecourses;obligatoryinternship;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/dase/immatriculation/Immatenglish.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: conceivingandimplementingtraining;coordinatingpeda-
gogicalteams;managingtraining;groupleader;consultant
www.unige.ch/fapse/lesetudes/formations/maitrises/fa.html
Master of Science in Special EducationOffers advanced study of educational intervention and the integration of children,youthsandadultswithspecialneeds.Obligatoryinternship;obligatorycourses;optionalcourses;freecourses;obligatorythesis.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: www.unige.ch/dase/immatriculation/Immatenglish.htmlContactaddress: [email protected]: pedagogical consultancy staff member, specialist edu-
cator, trainer in educational institutions offering ap-pliedsciencesandpedagogy,facultymemberatauni-versity,collegeoraninstituteforspecializedresearchand/ordevelopment
www.unige.ch/fapse/lesetudes/formations/maitrises/speciale.html
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Master of Science in NeurosciencesOrganizedbytheFacultyofSciences,theFacultyofMedicineandtheFacultyofPsychol-ogyandEducationalSciencesoftheUniversityofGeneva.TheMasterofScienceinNeurosciencesconstitutesaninterdisciplinarytraininginthefieldofneurosciencesandcomprises:diverse theoretical trainingaffordingstudentsadvancedinsightintothefieldaswellasmasteryoftechniquesspecifictoit;researchtraining;aninitiationtoscientificcommunication.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersminimumand5semestersmaximumECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: somecoursesareofferedexclusivelyinEnglishandoth-
ersinFrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidatesmustholdabachelor’sdegreeinsciences,medi-
cine,psychology,oradiplomaconsideredequivalentContactaddress: [email protected]: the trainingaims tomeet theneedsofstudentsplan-
ningacareerinconnectionwithneuroscienceswithinanationalorinternationalresearchand/orteachingbody,hospitaloruniversity
http://neurocenter.unige.ch/master.php
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10|SchoolofTranslationandInterpretation
From Arabic to RussianFoundedin1941,theSchoolofTranslationandInterpretation(ETI)attheUniversityofGeneva isoneof theoldestof itskind in theworld. Itsproximity to theUNandnu-merousinternationalorganizationsmakesitaworld-renownedcentreofcompetence.Withateachingstaffnumberingroughlyonehundred,abundantITresources,andoneof Europe’s best equipped and most specialized libraries, ETI offers a comprehensivetraining,grantingaBachelorinMultilingualCommunication,aMasterinTranslation,aMasterinInterpretation,andaDoctorate.The generalist nature of the Bachelor in Multilingual Communication means it canserveasasteppingstonetoothermaster’sprogrammes,inGenevaorelsewhere,forexampleinpublicrelations,media,tourism,orlinguisticmediation.The languages of instruction are Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, RussianandSpanish.
Master ProgrammesTranslation*;ConferenceInterpreting**CandidatesmusthavepassedtheadmissionexamsetoutintheSchool’sregulations
Academic [email protected]
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Master of Arts in TranslationTheaimistotraintranslatorstotranslatebothgeneralandspecializedtextswritteninapassivelanguageintotheirnativelanguageorlanguageofeducation;toreflectonthetheoryandpracticeoftranslation;todevelopfacilitywithtranslationaidsandabasicunderstandingoftheunderlyingtechnology.Themaster’sdegreeisofferedwithfourdifferentspecializations: translationstudies,specializedtranslation,terminology,translationtechnologies.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits*: 120Teachinglanguage: dependingonthelanguagecombinationchosen/FrenchCriteriaforadmission: bachelor’sdegree inmultilingualcommunicationfrom
the ETI or degree considered equivalent by the Admis-sionBoard;passageofentranceexamforholdersofoth-eruniversitydegrees;registrationdeadline:31January
Contactaddress: [email protected]: positions in multilingual communication, translator,
writer/editor,terminologist,translationspecialistwww.unige.ch/eti/enseignement/bologne/descriptionMaTrad.pdf
Master of Arts in Conference InterpretingTheaimistotrainconferenceinterpreterstoprovidesimultaneousorconsecutivein-terpretation at meetings and conferences in their chosen language combination, aswellastoreflectonthetheoryandpracticeofinterpretation.Lengthofprogramme: 3semestersECTScredits: 90Teachinglanguage: dependingonthelanguagecombinationchosen/FrenchCriteriaforadmission: candidatesmustholdthebachelor’sdegreeinmultilin-
gualcommunicationordegreeconsideredequivalentbytheSchool,havespentatleastfourmonthsinacountrywhose official language figures in the candidate’s lan-guage combination, and successfully pass written andoralexaminations;registrationdeadline:31January
Contactaddress: [email protected]: conferenceinterpreterwww.unige.ch/eti/enseignement/bologne/plan_etudes_ma_int_2005.pdfhttp://virtualinstitute.eti.unige.ch
*ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)credits:ameasureoftheworkrequiredforagivenprogramme.Onesemesterequals30ECTScredits.Onecreditcorrespondsto25-30hoursofwork.ECTSenablesstudentstomovefromoneEuropeanuniversitytoanother.
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10|InstituteforEnvironmentalStudies
From global warming to governanceInauguratedinspring2009,theInstituteforEnvironmentalStudiesishelpingtomakeGenevaaworldcapitalofsustainabledevelopment.ItofferscoursestowardsaMasterin Environmental Studies with three possible specializations: natural environmentalstudies;climateandenergy;globalization,urbanismandgovernance.Italsocarriesonresearchprojectswithsuchprestigious institutionsas theUniversityofCalifornia inLosAngeles(UCLA)andtheUniversityofQuebecinMontreal(UQAM).
Master of Science in Environmental ScienceTheprogrammeisintendedforthosewhowishtoadoptaninterdisciplinaryapproachtothestudyofhowtheenvironmentfunctions,andhowit interactswithhumanityandhumansociety.ItisorganizedbythetheFacultyofSciences,andtheFacultyofSocialScienceandEco-nomicsoftheUniversityofGeneva.Three specializations are possible: natural environmental science (bio-geo-chemicalcycles,naturalresourcesandbiodiversity);climateandenergy;globalization,urban-ismandgovernance.Commoncoresyllabus:introductiontointerdisciplinarityandtransdisciplinarity;spe-cializedcoursesinenvironmentalscience;transdisciplinaryworkshopsandseminars;finalproject.Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchandEnglish,limitedknowledgeofFrenchmaybe
sufficientCriteriaforadmission: 1. students who meet the conditions for enrolment at
theUniversityofGenevamaybeadmitted toprepara-torystudiesforaMasterofEnvironmentalScience;theymustholdaBachelorofScienceorofSocialScienceandEconomicsfromtheUniversityofGenevaoranotherin-stitution,oradegreeorcertificateoftrainingconsideredequivalentbytheInstitute’sAcademicCommittee2.admissionisgrantedonthebasisofacandidate’sex-perience;acandidatemaybeasked todoamaximum60 credits of additional training; the Institute’s Aca-demicCommitteeshalldecideonadmission3.studentsareenrolledattheUniversityandregisteredattheFacultyofSciences
Contactaddress: [email protected]: consulting engineer’s office; environment department
inanindustrialenterprise,amunicipal,cantonalorfed-eraladministration;teachingandresearch;non-govern-mental(e.g.WWF,RedCross)orinternationalorganiza-tion (e.g.UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme,WorldHealthOrganization,WorldMeteorologicalOrganization)
www.unige.ch/muse
11|EuropeanInstitute
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11|EuropeanInstitute
From Geneva to BrusselsFoundedin1963byDenisdeRougemont, theEuropeanInstituteat theUniversityofGenevacoordinatesandpromotespost-graduateworkinEuropeanstudies.ItalsohostsresearchintocurrentEuropeanaffairs,astheEuropeanUnioniscreatedandenlarged.TheInstituteunitesteachersandresearchersfromtheFacultiesofLaw,Arts,andSocialScienceandEconomics.ItsinternationalreputationamongstudentsofEuropeancul-ture,thefruitofitsfounder’sambition,ismaintainedtothisdaybyamultidimensionalapproachtoparticularistissues.
Master of Arts in European studiesOffersstudentsinterdisciplinarytraininginEuropeanissues,withafocusonculture,historyandliterature(“CulturesandSocieties”);lawandinstitutions(“Institutions,LawandSocieties”);economics,politicsandsociology(“Economies,PoliticsandSocieties”).Lengthofprogramme: 4semestersECTScredits: 120Teachinglanguage: FrenchCriteriaforadmission: experience;masteryofFrenchContactaddress: [email protected]: Europeaninstitutions,internationalorganizations,NGOs,
publicadministration,privatesectorwww.unige.ch/ieug/etudes/master.html
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12|A‘+’forstudents
TheUNIGEaccommodatessome13,500studentsfrommorethan130countries.Intheinterest of smoothing their way into campus life, and thus ensuring a successfulacademic experience, the Students’ Social and Administrative Division offers newarrivalsgeneralservicesundertheaegisof‘Student+’.
GuidanceThe‘Successfulstudy’workshopssupportstudentsintheiracademicworkbyprovidingthemwithtoolstoenhancetheirnote-takingskills,improvetheirtimemanagement,betterprepareforexams,andmemorizestrategically.Ateamisalsoreadytoanswerquestionsposedbynewstudentsthroughouttheyear:[email protected]
InformationWelcomeandintegration:www.unige.ch/dase/boussole‘Successfulstudy’:www.unige.ch/dase/reussir
AccommodationAsisthecaseinmostlargeuniversitytowns,housinginGenevamustbesoughtsomemonthsinadvanceofarrival.TheUniversity’sHousingOffice ishappytoassistandadviseprospectivestudents.
InformationWelcomeandintegration:www.unige.ch/dase/bulog/accueil.html
Entering the professional worldStudentscantakeadvantageofinformation,adviceanddocumentationastheyplantheendoftheirstudiesandtheirentryintoprofessionallife.TheUni-EmploymentCen-treoffersarangeofservicesfreeofcharge,includingcoursesandseminarsinjob-hunt-ing, orientation, computing resources, internships. It also organizes conferences andmeetingswithcompanies.ThePlacementOffice,foritspart,hasawiderangeofem-ploymentavailableforthosewhoneedtohelpfinancetheirstudies,includingteach-ing,baby-sitting,tutoring,andsecretarialwork.
InformationUni-EmploymentCentre:www.unige.ch/dase/cuniePlacementOffice:www.unige.ch/dase/bupla/presentation.html
HealthDepression,eatingdisorders,addictionorsexualproblems:HealthAntennaofferssup-portandadviceonallmedicalissuesbywayoffreeandconfidentialconsultations.ThePsychologicalCounsellingCentreoffersindividualappointmentsaswellaswork-shopsandconferencestorespondtostudents’psychologicaldifficulties.
InformationHealthAntenna:www.unige.ch/dase/santePsychologicalCounsellingCentre:www.unige.ch/dase/conseil-psychologique
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Sports and cultureStudentsenrolledattheUniversityofGenevahavesomefiftysportsactivitiestochoosefrom,includinggymnastics,skiing,mountaineering,teamsports,swimmingandten-nis.TheSportsandCulturalActivitiesOfficealsoofferscourses,internshipsandwork-shopsinmusic,theatre,danceandsculpture,aswellasprovidinginformationonlocalculturaleventsandorganizingthreefilmseriesayear.
InformationCulturalActivities:www.unige.ch/acultuSportsActivities:www.unige.ch/dase/sports