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Admission and registration
Registering for the MA in Historical Sciences
DĂ©lai d'inscription pour le semestre d'automne 2025 : 31 mai 2025
What are our admission requirements?
Our conditions of admission vary according to the studies you wish to pursue. They are not identical for a bachelor's, a master's or continuing education.
What documents do I need to provide?
To register, you must upload several documents to the online registration form, such as the diploma which gives you access to the desired studies.
How do I register for a course at UniDistance Suisse?
Our registration process includes several steps: an online registration form, your admission and finally your registration.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The following may be admitted directly to the Master of Arts in Historical Sciences at UniDistance Suisse:
- Holders of a Bachelor of Arts in historical sciences from UniDistance Suisse;
- Holders of a Bachelor’s degree from a Swiss university or an equivalent institution, having completed at least 60 ECTS credits in history, including at least 30 ECTS credits in contemporary history.
The following are admitted by application:
- Holders of a Bachelor’s degree from a Swiss university or an equivalent institution, having completed at least 60 ECTS credits in history, but less than 30 ECTS credits in contemporary history;
- Holders of a Bachelor's degree from a Swiss university or an equivalent institution, having completed at least 60 ECTS credits in the discipline of humanities or social sciences or humanities subjects other than history.
The course manager establishes a personalised prerequisite or additional Bachelor study programme.
Documents needed for registration
You must apply online. In order to complete the form, we recommend that you have all the information set out below to hand:
- your AVS (social security/national insurance - applicable for people already living or working in Switzerland) number (13 figures);
- all information about your previous academic background;
- your place of residence when you graduated;
- a copy of your access degree;
- a copy of any documents needed for module accreditations (application letter, notes, modules' description);
- a passport photo and a copy of your identity card or of your passport;
- the exact title of your access degree and its obtention date;
- if your surname has changed since obtaining your degree, proof of your change of name.
How do I register? Follow the stages of the registration process
a. Complete the online application form
b. Print out the confirmation of registration
At the end of the form, you will find a document entitled «Confirmation of Registration». This will also be sent to you by e-mail. It must be printed out, dated, signed and sent, together with your documents, before the registration deadline. No application will be processed without these documents.
c. Send in your application
Send a paper copy of all your documents and degrees/diplomas by post, in one envelope, to the following address:
In German:
FernUni Schweiz
Student Services
Churerstrasse 135
8808 Pfäffikon SZ
In French:
UniDistance Suisse
Student services
TechnopĂ´le 5
3960 Sierre
If parts of your application are missing, we will be unable to process it.
You will then receive either a request for additional information if required, or a provisional confirmation of admission together with an invoice for the fees for the first semester.
This invoice must be paid within the stipulated period.
Final confirmation of your registration will take place as soon as your payment has been received.
You are officially matriculated from the first day of the semester (spring semester: February 1st / fall semester: August 1st ).
As this procedure is relatively lengthy, we strongly encourage you to allow sufficient time for processing your application so that you can receive all your documents and access details before the start of the course.
Withdrawing your application
You can withdraw your application before the beginning of the semester. However, an administrative fee will be charged. More details can be found in the Fees Rules (in French and German).
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