Theology and religious studies
Conditions valid for 2025.
The following texts are given for information only. Only the Faculty’s pre-admission examination regulations are authoritative. You can obtain them from the Faculty secretariat or on the Faculty website.
Description of the examination
Evaluations and procedures
The preliminary entrance examination covers the following disciplines:
- French
- History
- Philosophy
- English or German
| Disciplines | Programmes | Terms and conditions |
|---|---|---|
|
French |
|
Written and spoken |
|
History |
|
Oral |
|
Philosophy |
|
Written |
|
English |
|
Written and spoken |
|
German |
|
Written and spoken |
Conditions for success
The entry requirements are set out in the rules for the entrance examination to the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, available on the Faculty's website.
How to register with the Faculty
In parallel with your registration with the UNIL Registration and Enrolment Service, it is imperative that you submit a registration file to the Faculty secretariat.
Deadlines
Your application must be handed in by the 4th week of the teaching period preceding the summer session during which you wish to sit the preliminary examination.
As a reminder, registration with the UNIL Registrar's Office must be completed by 30 April preceding the summer session during which you wish to sit the preliminary examination.
Composition of the application
The registration file must contain:
- a full curriculum vitae;
- a copy of passport or identity card;
- an authenticated translation of documents not in French, German, Italian or English;
- the examination registration form and the forms determining the examination subjects (one form per examiner·trice). The documents are available on the Faculty website.
More information on the procedure to follow from the Faculty;
Eligibility period
In accordance with Article 9 of the Directive 3.16 on Preliminary Entrance Examinations for University Baccalaureate Courses in UNIL Faculties, successful completion of the preliminary entrance examination entitles the candidate to admission to the faculty for 2 years from the autumn semester immediately following the examination session.
Transfer to another faculty
People who have passed the preliminary entrance examination for the Faculties of Arts, Social and Political Sciences, or Theology and Religious Studies have the option of changing to one of the other two faculties. Conditions: they must not have previously failed the preliminary examination of the faculty in question, must in principle have spent at least two semesters at the faculty for which the preliminary entrance examination was passed and must have obtained at least 30 ECTS credits.
More information can be found on the direct pages of the faculty website.
Faculty contacts
Secretarial office
Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions
Anthropole – 1015 Lausanne
+41 21 692 27 00
secretariatFTSR@unil.ch
unil.ch/ftsr
Study Adviser - Theology
Sophie Nedjar
+41 21 692 44 25
Sophie.Nedjar@unil.ch
Studies Adviser - Religious Studies
Frank Müller
Anthropole 5055
+41 21 692 27 20
Frank.Muller@unil.ch
Subject to change. Only regulatory texts are authentic.
Last update: June 2024