Faculty of Arts

Your selection

Course structure

 PDF Version

• Certificate of 40 credits ECTS in French as Foreign Language - M25632 - Mandatory - Credits: 40.00

  Code : A40-FLE

  Level : Libre Ba

  • Basic subjects taught in French as a foreign language - M26535 - Mandatory - Credits: 20.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne

    Code : A40-FLE-1

    Level : Libre Ba

  • Advanced subjects taught in French as a foreign language - M26550 - Mandatory - Credits: 20.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

    Code : A40-FLE-2

    Level : Libre Ba

    • French as a Foreign Language - M26536 - Mandatory

      Level : Libre Ba

• Social Sciences (Minor/External Branch), 2nd Part - M32104 - Mandatory - Credits: 42.00

  Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • Module enseignements fondamentaux, mineure sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32201 - Mandatory - Credits: 18.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • Module enseignements thématiques, mineure sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32202 - Mandatory - Credits: 24.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Sous-module Anthropologie culturelle et sociale, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32203 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Anthropology of technology	Daniela Cerqui Ducret	4	Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Anthropology of body and health	Ilario Rossi	4	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Anthropology of the Arab world	Irene Maffi	2	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00
      Femmes et genre dans le monde arabe	Irene Maffi	2	Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00
      Notions and Themes in Anthropology	Irene Maffi	4	Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Anthropology of Bouddhism / FTSR*	Frédéric Richard	2	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00
      Visual Anthropology : Rituals, Otherness, Colonialisms / FTSR*	Francis Mobio	3	Course+Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	5.00
      Beyond 'animism' : from localized perceptions to globalized "Nature religions" / FTSR*	Raphaël Rousseleau	2	Course+Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	3.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Women in the Arab world: an anthropological approach	Irene Maffi	1	Validation	Optional	3.00
      Anthropology of the Arab world	Irene Maffi	1	Continuous assessment without registration, Resits	Optional	3.00
      Anthropology of Technology	Daniela Cerqui Ducret	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Anthropology of the Body and of Health	Ilario Rossi	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00
      Visual Anthropology : Rituals, Otherness and Colonialism	Francis Mobio	1	Written and Oral validation with mark	Optional	3.00
      Notions and Themes in Anthropology	Irene Maffi	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Anthropology of Bouddhism	Frédéric Richard	1	Written and Oral validation	Optional	3.00
      Beyond 'animism' : from localized perceptions to globalized "Nature religions"	Raphaël Rousseleau	1	Written and Oral validation with mark	Optional	3.00

    • Sous-module Corps, médecine, santé, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32204 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Gender, Science and Medicine	Cynthia Kraus	4	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Science, Medicine, and Society	Cynthia Kraus	4	Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      The construction of the body between medicine, health and society	Francesco Panese	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Gender, Science and Medicine	Cynthia Kraus	1	Continuous assessment without registration, Resits	Optional	6.00
      Science, Medicine, and Society	Cynthia Kraus	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Social Studies of Science and Medicine	Francesco Panese	1	Document	Optional	6.00

    • Sous-module Education, travail, profession, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32205 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Ethnography of Independant Work	Marc Perrenoud	4	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to the Sociology of Education	Gaële Goastellec	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to the Sociology of Education	Gaële Goastellec	4	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      The Sociology of Work	Isabelle Zinn	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Ethnography of Work	Marc Perrenoud	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to the Sociology of Education	Gaële Goastellec	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to the Sociology of Education	Gaële Goastellec	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Sociology of Work	Isabelle Zinn	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00

    • Sous-module Genre et sexualité, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32206 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Gender studies: specific themes	Josselin Tricou	4	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to Gender Studies and Feminist Theories	Sébastien Chauvin	4	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Gender at the heart of social inequality: migration, ethnicity, class, sexuality	Sébastien Chauvin	4	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      Sexualities, discriminations and struggles for equality	Solène Froidevaux	4	Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Gender Studies : theme specific	Josselin Tricou	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to Gender Studies and Feminist Theories	Sébastien Chauvin	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00
      Gender at the Heart of Social Inequalities: Migration, Ethnicity, Class, Sexuality	Sébastien Chauvin	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      sexualities, discriminations and struggles for equality	Solène Froidevaux	1	Validation	Optional	6.00

    • Sous-module Médias, communication et culture, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32207 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Social History of Media	Gianni Haver	2	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00
      Sociology of the Image	Gianni Haver	4	Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Introduction to the sociology of online social practices	Olivier Glassey	2	Course	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Introduction to the sociology of online social practices	Olivier Glassey	2	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Media, Communication and Culture I: Critical Theories	Olivier Voirol	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Social History of Media	Gianni Haver	1	Oral examination	Optional	3.00
      Introduction to the sociology of online social practices	Olivier Glassey	1	Written exam with documentation	Optional	3.00
      Introduction to the sociology of online social practices	Olivier Glassey	1	Validation	Optional	3.00
      Media, Communication and Culture: Critical Theories	Olivier Voirol	1	Continuous assessment without registration, Written resits	Optional	6.00
      Media, Communication and Culture: Critical Theories	Olivier Voirol	1	Validation	Optional	3.00
      Sociology of the Image	Gianni Haver	1	Validation	Optional	6.00

    • Sous-module Parcours de vie et inégalités, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32208 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Life Course : introduction	Valérie-Anne Ryser, Dario Spini	2	Course	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Life Course : introduction	Davide Morselli	2	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Migration and Life Course	Laura Bernardi	2	Seminar	Annual	Optional	6.00
      Sociology of the Life Course	Felix Bühlmann	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      Social stratification and the life course	Daniel Oesch	2	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Life Course : introduction	Valérie-Anne Ryser, Dario Spini	1	Oral examination	Optional	3.00
      Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Life Course : introduction	Valérie-Anne Ryser, Dario Spini	1	Oral examination	Optional	3.00
      Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Life Course : introduction	Davide Morselli	1	Validation	Optional	3.00
      Migration and Life Course	Laura Bernardi	1	Validation	Optional	6.00
      Sociology of the Life Course : theories and illustration	Felix Bühlmann	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00
      Social stratification and the life course	Daniel Oesch	1	Written exam	Optional	3.00

    • Sous-module Pouvoir, institutions et politiques sociales, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32209 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Social Policies in Emerging Countries (Asia)	Antoine Kernen	2	Course	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Sociologie des organisations et des administrations publiques	Ivan Sainsaulieu	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Social Policies in Emerging Countries (Asia)	Antoine Kernen	1	Continuous assessment without registration, Resits	Optional	3.00
      Sociology of Organisations and Public Administrations	Ivan Sainsaulieu	1	Oral examination	Optional	6.00

    • Sous-module Psychologie sociale, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32210 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Social Cognition	Benoît Dompnier	2	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00
      Intercultural psychology and social representations	Eva Green	4	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Social Psychology: Theory	Christian Staerklé	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Social cognition	Benoît Dompnier	1	Continuous assessment without registration, Written resits	Optional	3.00
      Intercultural psychology and social representations	Eva Green	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00
      Social Psychology: Theory	Christian Staerklé	1	Written exam	Optional	6.00

    • Sous-module Sciences des religions, module enseignements thématiques, sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32211 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Fieldwork in social sciences of religions: methods and strategies / FTSR*	Zhargalma Dandarova	2	Course+Practical work	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Pentecostals, Charismatics / FTSR*	Jörg Stolz	2	Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Gender and Spirituality in Ecological Commitments: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches (I.) / FTSR*	Alexandre Grandjean	2	Course+Seminar	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00
      Gender and Spirituality in Ecological Commitments: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches (II.) / FTSR*	Alexandre Grandjean	2	Course+Seminar	Spring semester	Optional	3.00
      Socio-anthropological approaches in migration and mobility studies: imaginaries, trajectories, events / FTSR*	Federica Moretti	2	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00
      Sociology of religion / FTSR*	Jörg Stolz	2	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	3.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Fieldwork in social sciences of contemporary religions: theories, methods and strategies	Zhargalma Dandarova	1	Written and Oral validation	Optional	3.00
      Sociology of religion	Jörg Stolz	1	Written exam	Optional	3.00
      Gender and Spirituality in Ecological Commitments : Theoretical and Empirical Approaches (I.)	Alexandre Grandjean	1	Written exam	Optional	3.00
      Gender and Spirituality in Ecological Commitments : Theoretical and Empirical Approaches (II.)	Alexandre Grandjean	1	Written and Oral validation with mark	Optional	3.00
      ocio-anthropological approaches in migration and mobility studies: imaginaries, trajectories, events	Federica Moretti	1	Written and Oral validation with mark	Optional	3.00
      Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Pentecostals, Charismatics	Jörg Stolz	1	Written and Oral validation with mark	Optional	3.00

    • Sous-module Méthodes, module enseignements thématiques, mineure sciences sociales, 2e partie - M32212 - Facultative

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

      List of courses :

      Courses	Teacher(s)	Hours per week	Type	Semester	Status	Credits
      Qualitative Methods	Véronique Mottier	4	Course	Autumn semester	Optional	6.00
      Quantitative methods	Florence Passy, Sacha Varone	4	Course	Spring semester	Optional	6.00

      Liste des épreuves :

      Examination	Teacher(s)	Coef.	Modalities	Status	Credits
      Qualitative Methods	Véronique Mottier	1	Continuous assessment without registration, Written resits with documentation	Optional	6.00
      Quantitative methods	Florence Passy, Sacha Varone	1	Written exam with documentation	Optional	6.00

• Mise à niveau MA, Histoire et sciences des religions - M31208 - Mandatory - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

  Code : NIV-HSR

  Level : Mise à niveau Master

  • Basic courses in the Study of Religions - M31295 - Facultative

    Code : NIV-HSR-1

    Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Historiography, concepts and methods I - M31296 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-1-10

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Introduction au champ A - M31297 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-1-20

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • South Asian Religions - M31298 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2010

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Polytheisms of the Ancient World: Greece, Rome, Levant, Egypt - M31299 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2020

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • History of ancient and modern Judaism - M31300 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2030

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Histoire du christianisme ancien et moderne - M31301 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2040

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Socio-anthropology and history of Islam - M31302 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2050

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Marginalized and transversal religious traditions - M31303 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2060

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Religious and Spiritual Plurality in contemporary society - M31304 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-2070

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Introduction to Area Studies B - M31305 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-1-30

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • South Asian Religions - M31306 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3010

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Polytheisms of the Ancient World: Greece, Rome, Levant, Egypt - M31307 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3020

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • History of ancient and modern Judaism - M31308 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3030

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Histoire du christianisme ancien et moderne - M31309 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3040

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Socio-anthropology and history of Islam - M31310 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3050

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Marginalized and transversal religious traditions - M31311 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3060

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

        Description : L'étudiant s'inscrit à l'enseignement et à l'examen correspondant au cours qu'il a suivi à la session de son choix.
        Le programme de Bachelor en traditions religieuses transversales et marginalisées est constitué de deux volets annuels (peuples autochtones et courants ésotériques) qui s'effectue selon un "tournus" sur deux ans, à cheval entre l'année propédeutique et la seconde partie du Bachelor, auxquels s'ajoute un enseignement de 3 crédits en seconde partie de Bachelor.

      • Religious and Spiritual Plurality in contemporary society - M31312 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-1-3070

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

  • Advanced courses in the Study of Religions - M31227 - Facultative

    Code : NIV-HSR-2

    Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Historiography, concepts and methods II - M31313 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-2-10

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Introduction to a disciplinary approach - M31229 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-2-20

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • History - M31230 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-2010

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Sociology of Religion - M31231 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-2020

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Anthropologie of Religion - M31232 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-2030

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Psychology of Religion - M31233 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-2040

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Religion and Migrations - M31234 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-2050

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Advanced courses in Area Studies A and B - M31235 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-2-30

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • South Asian Religions - M31238 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3010

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Polytheisms of the Ancient World: Greece, Rome, Levant, Egypt - M31239 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3020

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • History of ancient and modern Judaism - M31240 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3030

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • History of ancient and modern Christianism - M31241 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3040

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Socio-anthropology and history of Islam - M31242 - Optionnelle

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3050

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Marginalized and transversal religious traditions - M31243 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3060

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Religious and Spiritual Plurality in contemporary society - M31244 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-3070

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

    • Languages - M31254 - Facultative

      Code : NIV-HSR-2-40

      Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Ancient Hebrew - M31260 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4010

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Modern Hebrew - M31261 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4020

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Classical Greek - M31262 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4030

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Post-Classical Greek - M31263 - Facultative

        Code : BA-HSR-2-4040

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Latin - M31264 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4050

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Sanskrit - M31265 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4060

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Hindi - M31266 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4070

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Arabic - M31267 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4080

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

      • Other Languages - M31268 - Facultative

        Code : NIV-HSR-2-4090

        Level : Mise à niveau Master

• Philosophy, 2nd part - M23130 - Mandatory - Credits: 50.00

  Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (AMP) - M23430 - Mandatory - Credits: 9.00

    Code : BA-PHI-2-10

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (AMP) - course - M23431 - Mandatory - Credits: 4.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-1010

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (AMP) - seminar - M23432 - Mandatory - Credits: 5.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-1020

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (MCP) - M23433 - Mandatory - Credits: 9.00

    Code : BA-PHI-2-20

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (MCP) - course - M23434 - Mandatory - Credits: 4.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-2010

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (MCP) - seminar - M23435 - Mandatory - Credits: 5.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-2020

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • General and Systematic Philosophy (GSP) - M23436 - Mandatory - Credits: 9.00

    Code : BA-PHI-2-30

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • General and Systematic Philosophy (GSP) - course - M23437 - Mandatory - Credits: 4.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-3010

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • General and Systematic Philosophy (GSP) - seminar - M23438 - Mandatory - Credits: 5.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-3020

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • Philosophy of Science (PS) - M23439 - Mandatory - Credits: 9.00

    Code : BA-PHI-2-40

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Philosophy of Science (PS) - course - M23440 - Mandatory - Credits: 4.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-4010

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

    • Philosophy of Science (PS) - seminar - M23441 - Mandatory - Credits: 5.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

      Code : BA-PHI-2-4020

      Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • In-depth Work - M23442 - Mandatory - Credits: 4.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

    Code : BA-PHI-2-50

    Level : 2ème partie Ba

  • Optional Courses - M23443 - Mandatory - Credits: 10.00 - Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits

    Code : BA-PHI-2-60

    Level : 2ème partie Ba