Are you looking for a way to study that fits in with your busy life? At UniDistance Suisse, you have come to the right place.
Studying remotely is a great idea. Find out why and how studying online can boost your career.
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What courses do we offer?
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Are you looking for...
Flexible studying that fits into your schedule?
Organise your studies according to your constraints.
Support from your teaching teams?
Receive personalised support and stay in touch with other students.
A recognised and quality degree?
Our degrees are recognised by the Confederation….
Personal and professional success?
Our students find jobs and improve their self-esteem.
UniDistance Suisse is an accredited university institute offering you quality study that is recognised internationally. You study there with complete flexibility, adapted to your personal constraints.
Distance studies adapt to your needs
Do you have?A job
Study during your lunch break, in the evenings or at weekends.
A family
Study when your children are at school or asleep.
A sports career
Pursue your courses in between competitions.
Specific needs
Study from home with the assistance you require.
Voices of our students, alumni and teachers
Thomas Aeschlimann
Cantonal Police Officer
Student Bachelor’s degree in Law
Dao Nguyen
Law graduate
Pharmacist, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Head of apprenticeship training at the University of Geneva
Our courses
Law
Do you want to practise a profession in the legal sector, add to your skills and obtain better professional prospects? Follow our bachelor's and master's degrees in law, with complete flexibility.
Psychology
A psychology course offers many opportunities. It perfectly complements your skills in the socio-educational, health, human resources and teaching sectors. Our master's degree in psychology gives you the qualification of psychologist.
Economics and Management
Economics and business management offer you a wide range of opportunities. In addition to macro and microeconomics, public economics or finance, this course also trains you in marketing, management control, finance and business strategy, and especially in entrepreneurship.
Discover our courses in economics and management or economics
History
Explore contemporary history, focusing on the evolution of societies in the 19th and 20th centuries. What are the features of the programme? You learn, in parallel, political history and politology, economic history and economics, social history and sociology, or even media history and communication and media sciences.
Mathematics
Are you looking for a modern course to become an expert in algorithms, AI or even statistics? This course is for you. In addition to the technical skills and the many outlets offered by mathematics, the latter make it possible to better learn to analyse and manage complex situations.
Artificial Intelligence
Managing artificial intelligence projects requires advanced skills that you acquire during this unique and visionary course: you study part-time and work part-time as well, applying your knowledge directly in your business project.
Discover our artificial intelligence course
Master
Continuing education programmes
Data Protection
Become an expert with this 100% online data protection course: law and laws, information governance, IT security, etc. Choose the five-month orientation for companies or the six-month orientation for public administrations.
Discover our data protection course
Certificate of Advanced Studies
Nutrition and behaviour
How to understand and analyse eating behaviours? Psychology, brain, emotions and behaviour: acquire these skills with our continuous education.
Discover our nutrition and behaviour course
Certificate of Advanced Studies
Short programme Nutrition au féminin
Francophone studies
Are you passionate about Francophone literature and culture? Gain interdisciplinary skills, learn to appraise works, become an expert in document digitisation, and develop global expertise in the Francophone world.
Discover our course in Francophone studies
Certificate of Advanced Studies
How do I register with UniDistance Suisse?
Would you like to register for a bachelor's, master's or continuing education programme offered by UniDistance Suisse?
Check whether you meet our admission requirements and register in three steps.
You don't meet the admission requirements but would like to undertake a Bachelor's degree? Discover our 25+ Programme
Admission requirements
To register for a Bachelor, you will need:
- Swiss qualification: High school diploma or equivalent degree (see Admission regulations)
- Foreign degree: Degree recognised according to the Implementing provisions of the Admission
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Excellent oral and written command of French , English or German, depending on the course
To register for a master’s, you require:
- Swiss qualification: Bachelor's corresponding to the master’s. For example, Bachelor in Law to enrol in a Master of Law, Bachelor in Psychology to register for a Master in Psychology
- Swiss qualification: Bachelor's degree from a discipline other than the master’s with at least 60 ECTS credits in the master’s discipline
- Foreign degree: Bachelor's degree from an accredited or recognised university: admission with catch-up programme
- Excellent oral and written command of the French language, sometimes German and English, depending on the master’s selected
CAS
- Bachelor's or diploma deemed equivalent in a field relevant to the programme
or - Professional experience in conjunction with continuing education
Shorter continuing education programmes
The registration conditions vary from course to course. Please refer to the programme's page to find out more about admissions.
Vos questions les plus fréquentes
Les formations proposées par UniDistance Suisse sont dispensées à temps partiel (25 à 30 heures de travail par semaine) et offrent une certaine flexibilité au niveau du temps et de l'organisation des études. En effet, vous pouvez étudiez quand vous le souhaitez grâce à notre plateforme d'enseignement Moodle accessible en tout temps via une connexion internet. Vous devez simplement respecter les délais pour le rendu des travaux en cours de semestre. Les seuls horaires fixes sont ceux des séances de regroupement en ligne (1x par mois, les samedis) et des examens de fin de semestre (en ligne, le samedi). Vous avez également la possibilité de gérer votre rythme d'études en prenant moins de modules, en faisant des pauses dans vos études (semestres de congé), en décidant de vous inscrire à un ou à aucun examen si vous n'êtes pas prêt-e-s. etc.
You follow your courses on an online platform called Moodle. A real virtual classroom, you will find your schedules, your homework, the texts to read, the work to be done and even the videos of your teachers on there. On this platform, you can ask questions to our teaching teams and interact with the students in your class.
Yes, all our degrees are recognised in Switzerland and internationally, in the same way as those of Swiss universities, for example. UniDistance Suisse is a university institute recognised and accredited in accordance with the Swiss law on higher education (LEHE).
For many employers, people who successfully complete their employment studies demonstrate strong potential in terms of both soft skills and technical skills.
Yes, in principle. Depending on the chosen Master's programme, you may need to catch up on some modules beforehand.
Plan for 25 to 30 hours of work per week. This workload is based on the number of ECTS credits assigned to each programme: 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 25-30 hours of work. A Bachelor's program has 180 ECTS credits, and a Master's program has 90 or 120 ECTS.
The fees regulations are depend on the course of study. Added to this are costs of course materials and travel if necessary.
Details of the costs to be covered by students are set out in the Fees Regulations.
Do you have any questions?
Our Student Managers will be glad to help you in French, German or English.
French or English
FAQ 0840 840 870 (free calls from Switzerland) studentservices@unidistance.ch
German or English
FAQ 0840 840 820 (free calls from Switzerland) studentservices@fernuni.ch
Did you know that...
Fact 1
2,365 people are currently studying in French and German at UniDistance Suisse.
Fact 2
100% of our students work, or have a family or a sports career.
Fact 3
Our students are between 18 and 70 years, with almost 40% being in the age group between 30 and 39 years.
Fact 4
Our most popular courses are law and psychology.
Fact 5
UniDistance Suisse celebrated 30 years of existence in 2022. It was founded in 1992.
Fact 6
UniDistance Suisse employs 420 people, of which 320 are teachers and assistants.
