HUM-465: Understanding modern Switzerland IIBased on the knowledge acquired during the fall semester course (Understanding modern Switzerland I), students are asked to work by group of 3-4 students and prepare a paper on a topic previously disc
HUM-471: Economic growth and sustainability IThis course examines growth from various angles: economic growth, growth in the use of resources, need for growth, limits to growth, sustainable growth, and, if time permits, population growth and gro
HUM-371: Foreign relations and SwitzerlandCet enseignement aborde les grands enjeux des relations internationales de la Suisse aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Les étudiant·e·s apprendront à analyser de manière critique des documents d'époque (source
ME-469: Nano-scale heat transferIn this course we study heat transfer (and energy conversion) from a microscopic perspective. First we focus on understanding why classical laws (i.e. Fourier Law) are what they are and what are their
ENG-410: Energy supply, economics and transitionThis course examines energy systems from various angles: available resources, how they can be combined or substituted, their private and social costs, whether they can meet the energy demand, and how
BIO-455: Introduction to law and ethicsLe but du cours est de familiariser l'étudiant-e aux notions de base du droit et de l'éthique applicables à la recherche en LSE et à son transfert en applications, et de lui fournir les éléments essen
BIO-506: Lab immersion in industryEngaging in a hands-on wetlab and/ or computational project in life sciences engineering, students develop skills in experimentation and data analysis.
ENV-418: River eco-morphologyLe cours traite les interactions entre l'hydraulique, le transport solide par charriage et l'espace cours d'eau à l'origine de la morphologie et de la richesse des habitats. La théorie de régime est p
ME-341: Heat and mass transferThis course covers fundamentals of heat transfer and applications to practical problems. Emphasis will be on developing a physical and analytical understanding of conductive, convective, and radiative
ENG-616: Communication in science and technologyThis PhD course teaches basic theories and skills of
communication, and discusses current topics with internal/external lecturers. Goal: give an overview and prepare interested PhD scientists to the f
HUM-474: Press and digital history IAu croisement de l'histoire numérique, des médias et de l'histoire publique, ce cours s'intéresse à la production, diffusion et conservation de l'information. Les étudiant·es apprendront à porter un r
HUM-379: Anthropology of the urbanCet enseignement aborde les approches conceptuelles de l'anthropologie urbaine, ainsi que les méthodes et les expériences de terrain. En 2024-2025, il participe au projet 'A Future for Whose Past?' co
AR-597(a): Superstudio ASous le titre "DOMESTICATED FOODSCAPES", Superstudio explore des perspectives oubliées et des approches proactives pour repositionner l'architecture dans le contexte de l'alimentation.
BIO-605: Stroke: from mechanism to neurotechnology2 day WorkShop with world known experts in stroke recovery and neurotechnology. During the WS underlying mechanisms based on multimodal systems neuroscience, phenotyping and biomarking of patients for
PHYS-752: Lecture series on BiomimeticsThis course gives a comprehensive view of Biomimetics, with especial focus and hierarchical structure-function relationships. We explore the physical principles of bioinspired nanostructures and biome
MGT-411: Innovation managementThis is a collection of lectures on "structured innovation systems," codified approaches to stimulating and managing the process of innovation. Some of the systems to be covered may be Design Thinking
