Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences

General Content

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Social Sciences provides a solid training necessary to the understanding and analysis of social and cultural phenomena. The degree course follows a largely interdisciplinary approach and strives to explain both the general functioning of societies and their diversity.

The degree course in social sciences includes four main disciplines: social and cultural anthropology, sociologiy, social policy and social psychology.

Studies in the field of social sciences provide the epistemological framework and methodological tools required to understand the social environments in which individuals live. They thus allow to analye the behaviours of individuals in relation to their social living conditions from the perspectives of culture, economics and politics.

Practical Information

Organiser
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Social Sciences

ECTS Credits
180

Duration
6 semesters

Teaching Language
French 

Enrolment Deadline
30 April. If you require a visa to study in Switzerland: 28 February.

Further information
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Course description
Timetables

Study Options After the Bachelor's Degree

Subject to changes.
The French version prevails. Only the official texts should be considered binding.
Last update: 21 March 2023

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Further Information

Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques

Université de Lausanne
Bâtiment Géopolis
1015 Lausanne

ssp@unil.ch
www.unil.ch/ssp

Applications

Unicentre - CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
Tel. +41 21 692 11 11
Fax +41 21 692 20 15