University of Lucerne

The University of Lucerne one with 2794 students and 70 professors among the smallest of Switzerland. Nevertheless it enjoys in some areas, such as its Institute for Jewish-Christian Research, an international reputation. Since about 1600 there are in Lucerne courses of philosophy and theology. In addition to the Faculty of Theology and the Cultural and Social Sciences (formerly Faculty of Humanities ) has existed since 2001 and a Faculty of Law.

  • 3.1 Faculty of Theology
  • 3.2 Cultural and Social Sciences
  • 3.3 Faculty of Law

History

After the Catholic elite, the University of Basel lost with the Reformation as an educational facility, was established at the suggestion of Charles Borromeo in 1574 the Jesuit College of Lucerne. With the founding of the University of Freiburg in 1889 fell Lucerne chances of its own university. By 1920, the project of a total Swiss Catholic university with faculties in Fribourg and Lucerne was followed, but without success. Also, the project of a neutral non-denominational university failed in 1978 in a referendum. As of 1973, the Federal Council approved the theological faculty as university. In 1985, the services being Philosophical Institute was charged with the 1989 created Chair of History 1993 Faculty of Arts. In 2000, the new university law was approved by voters in Lucerne. With the entry into force of the Act on 1 October 2000, the former college was the University. 2001, the Faculty of Law was established. In the year 2005 the nation-wide recognition by the Federal Council.

In the spring of 2006, was first approved by voters in the city of Lucerne a rezoning of the property and a location fee of eight million Swiss francs. In November 2006, the population of the canton agreed to the conversion loan of about 140 million Swiss francs. Of this amount accounted for about a third of the canton of Lucerne. The reconstruction works started in 2007 and were completed in 2011. In September, the University moved along with the Teacher Education Central Switzerland from their locations distributed over the city in a converted post office premises at the Lucerne train station, which was no longer needed due to the relocation of the mail center after Härkingen. Since September 2011, all faculties and institutes are located in a central location at the Frohburgstrasse 3, the previous post operations building.

Structure

The University of Lucerne consists of three faculties, where numerous institutes, seminars and research positions are assigned.

Faculty of Theology

  • Institute for Jewish-Christian Research
  • Institute of Social Ethics
  • Ecumenical Institute
  • Religion Pedagogical Institute ( in collaboration with University of Education Lucerne offering training for teachers of religion )
  • Theological Seminary
  • Institute for Church training
  • Center for Religion, Economics and Politics

Cultural and Social Sciences

  • Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • Health Sciences and Health Policy
  • Department of History
  • Department of Cultural Studies and Social Studies of Science
  • Economic seminar
  • Department of Philosophy, with a focus on Political Philosophy ( Martin Hartmann) and philosophy of mind, philosophy of language and epistemology ( Christiane Schildknecht )
  • Political Science Seminar
  • Religious Studies
  • Institute of Sociology; one of the largest in Switzerland, with methodological orientation ( Rainer Diaz- Bone)

Faculty of Law

  • Center for Conflict Resolution
  • Center for Law and Sustainability
  • Research Centre for internationalized and Europeanised private law
  • Icall - International Communications and Art Law Lucerne
  • Institute of Corporate Law
  • Lucernaiuris - Institute for Legal Basics
  • Lucerne Center for Social Security Law
  • Value Research Centre of European Law
  • Center for Law and Health
  • Center for Religion Constitutional Law

Courses

All courses at the University of Lucerne are two stages. After six semesters, students connect with a Bachelor. After another three to four semesters they acquire the master. Course work is measured by credit points.

Faculty of Theology

Can be at the Theological Faculty of Catholic Theology in the Bachelor and Master study, religious education in bachelor, religious education, church music and religious - economic policy in the master.

Cultural and Social Sciences

The Cultural and Social Sciences offers bachelor 's and master's degree programs in the following subjects at:

  • Ethnology
  • History (focus on Swiss history of the Middle Ages and Modern Times / Modern, General History of the Middle Ages and Modern / Contemporary )
  • Jewish Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Political science
  • Study of religion
  • Sociology

Also at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the following built-in programs can be visited:

  • Philosophy, Politics and Economics
  • Social and Communication Sciences
  • Cultural Studies
  • Political Economy
  • World society and world politics

Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law offers Bachelor and Master courses in the field of legal science.

Statistics

At the university studied in the autumn term 2012 a total of 2794 students, including 2370 students enrolled in diploma and 276 in doctoral studies. Divided by faculties the Faculty of Law includes 1245 students, followed by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences with 913, and the Faculty of Theology, with around 195 students. In addition, 148 persons occupy a postgraduate degree.

The number of employees in 2011 amounted to a total of 447 points, of which 70 professors.

Federal Council (Switzerland) Lucerne railway station
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