University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (French: HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) refers to a group of institutions of higher education situated in Western Switzerland. The university is divided into six faculties: Design and Fine Arts; Business, Management and Services; Engineering and Architecture; Music and Performing Arts; Health; and Social Work.
The University and the schools[]
The HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) comprises 28 institutions of higher education. Its various study streams and research activities fall into six faculties: Design and Fine Arts; Business, Management and Services; Engineering and Architecture; Music and Performing Arts; Health; and Social Work.
Various Bachelor, Master, MBA degrees are awarded by affiliated schools.[1]
HES-SO HE ARC (Berne, Jura, Neuchâtel)[]
- Haute école de conservation-restauration
- Haute école de gestion (HEG)
- Haute école d'ingénierie (EI)
- Haute école de Santé (HEdS)
- Conservatoire de Neuchâtel (COF)
HES-SO Fribourg[]
- Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg (HEIA-FR)
- School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR) (French: Haute école de gestion Fribourg, HEG-FR)
- Haute école de santé (HEdS)
- Haute école fribourgeoise de travail social (HEF-TS)
- Conservatoire de Fribourg (COF)
HES-SO Genève[]
- Haute école d'art et de design de Genève (HEAD)
- Haute école du Paysage, d'Ingénierie et d'Architecture (Hepia)
- Haute école de gestion (HEG)
- Haute école de santé (HEdS)
- Haute école de travail social (HETS)
- Haute école de musique (HEM)
HES-SO Valais-Wallis[]
- École cantonale d'art du Valais (ECAV)
- - HEMVs
- Haute école de gestion & Tourisme (HEGT)
- Haute école de travail social (HETS)
- Haute école de santé (HES)
- Haute école d'ingénierie (HEI)
HES-SO VD[]
- Vaud School of Business and Engineering (French: Haute école d'ingénierie et de gestion du canton de Vaud, HEIG-VD)
- École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL)
- Haute école de la santé - La Source (HEdS)
- Haute école de la santé Vaud (HESAV)
- Haute école de travail social et de la santé (HETSL)
- Haute école de musique de Lausanne (HEMU)
Hautes écoles privées[]
- Haute école de viticulture et oenologie de Changins
- École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)
- Haute école de théâtre de Suisse romande - La Manufacture (HETSR)
- Les Roches International School of Hotel Management - only programs held under LRG-UAS (Les Roches-Gruyères University of Applied Science)
Master's degree[]
The University also offer numerous Master's degrees. The applied master's degree courses can take place in multiple affiliated schools while the central courses are given on the Lausanne Campus.
- Master of Arts HES-SO/BFH in Architecture (Jointmaster)
- Master of Arts HES-SO en Travail social (avril or novembre)
- Master of Science HES-SO in Life Sciences
- Master of Science HES-SO Integrated Innovation for Product and Business Development (Innokick)
- Master of Science HES-SO in Engineering (MSE), with 3 possible orientations:
- Technologies industrielles (TIN)
- Technologies énergétiques (TE)
- Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC)
- Master of Science HES-SO en Ingénierie du territoire
- Master UNIL-HES-SO Master ès Sciences en sciences infirmières
- Master of Science HES-SO en Business Administration, with 3 possible orientations:
- Entrepreneurship
- Management des Systèmes d'information
- Management et Ingénierie des services
See also[]
- List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland
References[]
External links[]
- Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland