Faculty of Science and Medicine

Who are we?

The Faculty of Science and Medicine encourages high-quality higher education and research in a wide range of scientific fields, among which material, environmental and life sciences. The Faculty contributes significantly to the industrial and economic development of the City and Canton of Fribourg.

Dean's office of the Faculty of Science and Medicine

 +41 26 300 88 84/85

 scimed@unifr.ch

www.unifr.ch/scimed

 Programme 2021

• Bioinformatics and computational biology

   Overview

  • 4 Semester – 120 ECTS
  • Teaching language: English
  • Joint Master offered by the Universities of Fribourg and Bern

   

   Event

  Presentation of the Master in Bioinformatics and computational biology
  Wednesday, March 10^th, 2021 at 14:00 to 15:30

   Useful links

  The curriculumStudy advisor: Daniel Wegmann Department of Biology Department

• Chemistry

   Overview

  • 3 or 4 Semester – 90 or 120 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

   

   Event

  Presentation of the Master programme and the research with the study advisor, professors and students
  Friday, March 12^th, 2021 at 10:00.

   

   Video

   Useful links

  The curriculum Study advisor: Albert Ruggi Department of Chemistry

• Computer Science

   Overview

  • 3 Semester – 90 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

  • Joint Master offered by the Universities of Fribourg, Bern and Neuchâtel.

   

   Event

  Presentation of the joint Master in computer science
  Wednesday, March 10^th, 2021 at 14:00.

   Useful links

  The programme Programme coordinator: Andreas Humm Department of Informatics

• Earth Science

   Overview

  • 4 semesters – 120 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

  • Joint Master offered by the Universities of Fribourg and Bern

   

   Event

  Presentation of the Master in Earth Science - Common with UniBE
  Wednesday, March 10^th, 2021 at 16:30 to 18:30Flyer

  Registration on UniBE website by March 8th

   Useful links

  The curriculumStudy advisor: Bernard GrobétyDepartment of Geosciences

• Environmental biology (New!)
   Overview

  • 4 semesters – 120 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

  • 4 options:

    • Ecology and Evolution (120 ECTS)
    • Plant and Microbial Sciences (120 ECTS)
    • Applied Environmental Biology (120 ECTS)
    • Teaching (90 ECTS)

   

   Events

  • Presentation of the Masters, the options and the research.
    Thursday, March 11^th, 2021, at 14:00-15:00.
    • General introduction – Master Programs in Biology
    • New Master in Molecular Life & Health Science
    • New MSc in Environmental Biology
    • Q&A

  • Course visit: Microbiomes: from plants to humans
    Friday, March 12^th at 8:15-10:00
    Description

  • Course visit: Ecological networks
    Friday, March 12^th at 8:15-10:00
    Description

  • Course visit: Classical models in biology
    Friday, March 12^th at 10:15-12:00
    Description

   

   Videos form the presentation

   Useful links

  Curriculum summary

  The programme

  Study advisor: Alessandro Puoti Department of Biology

  Introduction - Studying at the Department of biology

  Introduction Powerpoint

  Master In Environmental Biology

  Powerpoint MSc in Environmental biology

  Q&A with the Department of Biology
• Environmental science and humanities

   Overview

  • 4 semesters – 120 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English (+ French + German)

  • Interdisciplinary Master

   

   Events

  • Course visit: Issues of sustainable development
    Tuesday, March 9^th at 12:10-14:00
  • Presentation about the Master in Environmental sciences and humanities
    Tuesday, March 9^th at 14:00-14:30
  • Course visit: Issues of sustainable development
    Tuesday, March 16^th at 12:10-14:00
  • Presentation about the Master in Environmental sciences and humanities
    Tuesday, March 16^th at 14:00-14:30

   Useful links

  The curriculumStudy advisor: Amélie Pochon UniFR_ESH institute

• Experimental Biomedical Research

   Overview

  • 3 semesters – 90 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

  • Specialised Master

   

   Event

  Presentation of the Master programme, discussion with current students and Q&A
  Thursday, March 11^th, 2021 at 17:00

   

   Useful links

  The curriculum Study advisor: Mélanie Kaeser Section of Medicine

• Geography

   Overview

  • 4 semesters – 120 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

  • 3 Programmes
    • Master of Science in Geography
    • Specialised Master of Science in Dynamics in Glaciology and Geomorphology
    • Specialised Master of Science in Nature, Society and Politics

   

   Event

  • Presentation about the Master with lecturers and students
    Tuesday, March 16^th at 10:15-12:00
  • Course visit: Political ecology
    Tuesday, March 16^th 2021 at 13:15-15:00

  • Course visit: Mountain geomorphology
    Tuesday, March 16^th at 15:15-17:00

   Useful links

  The curriculum in Geography

  The curriculum in Dynamics in Glaciology and Geomorphology

  The curriculum in Nature, Society and Politics

  Study advisor: Luc Braillard Department of Geosciences

• Molecular life and health sciences (New!)

   Overview

  • 4 semesters – 120 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

  • 5 options:

    • Developmental Biology and Regeneration (120 ECTS)
    • Neurobiology (120 ECTS)
    • Biochemistry and Cell Biology (120 ECTS)
    • Marine Biology (120 ECTS)
    • Teaching (90 ECTS)

   

   Event

  • Presentation of the Masters, the options and the research.
    Thursday, March 11^th, 2021, at 14:00-15:00.
    • General introduction – Master Programs in Biology
    • New Master in Molecular Life & Health Science
    • New MSc in Environmental Biology
    • Q&A

   

   Videos form the presentation

   Useful links

  Curriculum summary

  The programme

  Study advisor: Alessandro Puoti Department of Biology

  Introduction - Studying at the Department of biology

  Introduction Powerpoint

  Master in Molecular Life and Health sciences 

  Powerpoint MSc in MLHS

  Q&A with the Department of biology
• Physics

   Overview

  • 3 semesters – 90 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English

   

   Event

  Presentation of the Master programme and Q&A
  Wednesday, March 17^th, 2021 at 17:00

   Useful links

  The curriculum Study advisor: Baptiste Hildebrand Department of Physics

 The other Masters of the Faculty

• Mathematics

   Overview

  • 3 semesters – 90 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English + French + German

   

   Video

   Useful links

  The curriculum

  Study advisor's information page

  Study advisor: Patrick Ghanaat Department of Mathematics

• Human Medicine

   Overview

  • 6 Semester – 180 ECTS

  • Teaching language: French + German

   

   Useful links

  Curriculum Study advisor: Elke Bayha Section of Medicine

• Sport and movement sciences

   Overview

  • 3 semesters – 90 ECTS

  • Teaching language: English + French + German

   

   Video

   Useful links

  Information about the master Curriculum Study advisor: Xavier Chenevière

 Brochures

For more information on our study programmes, you can consult our information brochures or our online directory.