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Applications & Admissions

There are two stages to applications.

• Firstly, you must complete the online application procedure, found here. This involves registering for an account with the UNIL if you have not already done so.
• Secondly, after having completed your online application, you must send the following documents to the address on the right hand side:
• A copy of the confirmation of your online application
• A passport-sized photograph
• A copy of your secondary education, university, or HES diploma, with all relevant supplements. For candidates from foreign schools or universities, certified copies of all documents are required
• A copy of all transcripts obtained in all examinations taken at university or HES. For candidates from foreign schools or universities, certified copies of all documents are required
• If your Bachelor's Degree has not yet been obtained, a copy of the programme description of the final semester of the degree
• A complete curriculum vitae
• A copy of your passport or identity card
• A copy of proof of payment of CHF 200 / CHF 250 (see Administrative fees)

Please note that all documents not written in English, French, German or Italian must be provided in one of these languages as a certified translation.

Deadline information is available from the online application web page, specified above.

We look forward to reading your application!

Entry Requirements

1. English Language Requirements

Whilst the official language of the University of Lausanne is French, a basic command of which is useful, all courses of the MScE are taught in English. A sufficient proficiency in English is therefore essential.

Applicants whose native tongue is not English, or whose Bachelor's degree was not taught in English, should provide evidence of proficiency in English at the level of C1, corresponding to the following minimum levels:

• TOEFL CBT 230 (IBT 88-89, PBT 570) or
• IELTS 6.5-7 or
• Certificate of Advanced English (CAE)

2. Knowledge Requirements

The programme itself does not include review courses beyond those of the preparatory units. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that, prior to the course, applicants ensure that they have understood the concepts covered in the following standard teaching material :

  Macroeconomics:

    You should master the material of a good intermediate macroeconomics book as for instance Mankiw N. Gregory ("Macroeconomics"). On  this webpage http://www.digitaleconomist.org/d_macro.html you will find some more references and a link to an online version of D.A. Ruby's "Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory" book.

    You should master the material of a good intermediate microeconomics book as for instance Varian, H. ("Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach"). On this webpage http://www.digitaleconomist.org/d_micro.html you will find some more references and a link to an online version of D.A. Ruby's "Intermediate Microeconomic Theory" book.

    You should master the material of Stock, James and Watson, Mark (2007) "Introduction to Econometrics"; it has a good online resource library (http://wps.aw.com/aw_stock_ie_2/).