Faculty of Arts
Description, aims and objectives | Degrees awarded | Useful links
University of Lausanne
UNIL - Dorigny
Anthropole - office 2049
CH-1015 Lausanne
SWITZERLAND
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The Faculty of Arts offers its students a wide range of classical disciplines: Philosophy, History, Languages (ancient and modern), Archaeology, History of Art. Other branches have been added, reflecting the broadening of human knowledge: history and aesthetics of cinema, information technology, linguistics, history and religious studies.
Teaching in the Faculty of Arts aims to:
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provide a strong grasp of contemporary realities and give meaning to the intellectual riches produced by humanity over the centuries;
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impart the knowledge, methods and techniques necessary to practice the disciplines in question with the required scientific competence;
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encourage the learning and practice of an interdisciplinary approach;
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introduce students to research;
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prepare students for careers in the fields of the human sciences, particularly teaching, communications and professions offered by cultural institutions and international organizations;
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participate in continuing education in the fields it teaches and in the training of promising young academics.
Bachelors
Masters
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Master of Arts with specialisation in :
- Communication and Culture from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period
- Comparative European Languages and Literatures
- Dramatic Art and Theater History
- History of Culture: texts, images and society
- History of Film Theory/Practices
- History of Regional Art
- History of the Book and Critical Edition
- Literary Translation
- Philosophy, Science and Society
- Public Discourse and Communication Analysis
- Research, Use and Exploitation of Historical Sources
- Working in the Field of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Masters of Advanced Studies
Doctorate
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Doctorate in Arts
The Faculty’s Major Assets...
> training of the mind by which the student "learns to learn", encouraging a sense of responsibility and organization and opening the door to a wide range of professions;
> an approach to teaching that develops critical thought, while cultivating open-mindedness as well as intellectual independence and autonomy;
> a form of mental training in which the student "learns to learn", opening the door to a wide range of professions, even the most unusual.
