University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland

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The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (French: HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) is situated in Western Switzerland. It is formally accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Council. 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 of Applied Sciences and Arts and its 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.

HE-ARC

HE-Arc Conservation-restauration
Haute école de gestion (HEG-Arc)
HE-Arc Ingénierie
HE-Arc Santé

HES-SO Fribourg

Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg (HEIA-FR)
Haute école de gestion Fribourg (HEG-FR)
Haute école de santé Fribourg (HEdS-FR)
Haute école de travail social Fribourg (HETS-FR)

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 Genève (HEG Genève)
Haute école de santé Genève (HEdS-GE)
Haute école de travail social Genève (HETS-GE)
Haute école de musique (HEM)

HES-SO Valais-Wallis

École cantonale d'art du Valais (ECAV)
Haute école de gestion & Tourisme (HEGT)
Haute école de travail social Valais (HETS-VS)
Haute école de santé Valais (HEdS-VS)
Haute école d'ingénierie Valais (HEI-VS)

Hautes écoles vaudoises de type HES

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
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 associées à la HES-SO par une convention

Haute école de viticulture et oenologie de Changins
École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)
Haute école des arts de la scène - La Manufacture

Master's degree

The university also offer numerous Master's degrees. Most applied master's degree courses take place in multiple affiliated schools while the central courses are given on the Lausanne Campus. Selected programs:

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 in Nursing Sciences (MSc SI)
Master UNIL-HES-SO in Health Sciences (MSc Sa)
Master of Science HES-SO en Business Administration, with 3 possible orientations:
- Entrepreneurship
- Management des Systèmes d'information
- Management et Ingénierie des services

References

External links

Universities in Switzerland

according to Federal Higher Education Funding and Coordination Act (reference)

Universities

Cantonal	University of Basel University of Bern University of Fribourg University of Geneva University of Neuchâtel University of Lausanne University of Lucerne Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) University of St. Gallen (HSG) University of Zurich
Federal	Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)

Universities of
Applied Sciences

Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR)
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU)
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST)
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)
Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW (ZHAW)
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences (private)

Universities
of Teacher Education

Haute école pédagogique des cantons de Berne, du Jura et de Neuchâtel (HEP-BEJUNE)
Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud (HEP Vaud)
Haute école pédagogique du Valais/Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis (HEP-VS/PH-VS)
Haute école pédagogique Fribourg/Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (HEP/PH FR)
PH-Institut NMS (IVP NMS), Bern
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (HfH), Zürich
Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden/Alta scuola pedagogica dei Grigioni/Scola auta da pedagogia dal Grischun (PHGR)
Pädagogische Hochschule Bern (PHBern)
Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern (PH Luzern)
Pädagogische Hochschule Nordwestschweiz (PH FHNW, part of FHNW)
Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen (PHSH)
Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz (PHSZ)
Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen (PHSG)
Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau (PHTG)
Pädagogische Hochschule Zug (PHZG)
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (PH Zürich)
Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach (SHLR)
SUPSI - Dipartimento formazione e apprendimento (SUPSI-DFA, part of SUPSI), Ticino
Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET)

Other Institutions
of the higher
education sector

university institutes

Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen (HSSH)
IMD - International Institute for Management Development (IMD) (private)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva (semi-private)
Schweizerisches universitäres Institut für traditionelle chinesische Medizin (SWISS TCM UNI) (private)
Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig / Fondation Formation universitaire à distance, Suisse à Brigue (part of SUPSI)
Theologische Hochschule Chur
Universitäre Theologische Hochschule Basel (STH Basel)