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Bachelor of Science HES-SO in Nursing
Week 38
3 years full-time or 4 to 5 years part-time
40 weeks
Geneva
French
180 ECTS
From January each year
The Bachelor’s degree in Nursing aims to train generalist nurses capable of meeting the current and future challenges of the socio-healthcare context.
Varied in its approach, the programme alternates between theory and practice, both at the School and in clinical placements.
The programme enables students to:
The Bachelor’s degree can be completed in:
The Bachelor’s degree can be completed in:
Important: The part-time programme is not a work-study programme.
The part-time Bachelor’s in Nursing allows students to extend their learning period, particularly if they:
The admission requirements are the same as for the full-time Bachelor’s programme.
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Successful completion of the theoretical and practical modules leads to the acquisition of 180 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
At the end of their studies, students are awarded the Bachelor of Science HES-SO in Nursing, which is recognised across Europe.
This degree enables graduates to enter the workforce directly or to pursue postgraduate studies (Master’s or PhD) in Switzerland or abroad.
With a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, graduates can easily enter the job market in Switzerland and abroad.
Career prospects are as numerous as the settings and the people who require care: hospitals, out-of-hospital care networks and home care, companies, schools, humanitarian and international cooperation organisations, health promotion bodies, teaching, research, etc.
Registration fee: CHF 150
Tuition fee: CHF 700 per semester for Swiss students and CHF 1,050 per semester for international students (according to the AHES definition, students without tax residence in Switzerland are considered international students).
Contribution to study costs: CHF 75 per semester
Registration is exclusively online and begins in January.
People interested in the Nursing degree programme who do not hold an upper secondary qualification recognised for ordinary admission may, under certain conditions, be eligible for admission based on a portfolio (ASD).
Admission based on a portfolio is open to people aged 25 or over who can demonstrate, through their professional and personal background, that they have knowledge and skills equivalent to those usually required to enter a UAS programme.
Depending on your initial training background, admission based on a portfolio may allow you to:
We invite you to consult the detailed information on admission based on a portfolio that corresponds to your situation:
Admission requirements, procedural steps and deadlines may differ depending on the chosen pathway.
The programme alternates between theoretical and practical modules and leads to the award of 180 ECTS credits, recognised by the European Higher Education Area. Theoretical modules account for 126 ECTS credits, including 10 ECTS credits for the Bachelor's thesis.
Practical training period modules (placements) account for 54 ECTS credits. Practical training periods are spread throughout the programme and total 40 weeks spent in the field.
Academic calendar for the full-time degree programme:
Academic calendar for the part-time degree programme:
The training is organised in the form of:
Bachelor’s Programme Composition :
Each semester consists of 4 theoretical modules and 1 practical module.
A Bachelor’s dissertation is required to complete the programme.
The Bachelor’s in Nursing is based on a common curriculum across Western Switzerland, designed to train generalist nurses.
The theoretical training focuses on:
The practical training covers four mandatory professional trajectories through six planned clinical placements (PFPs) in:
The topics are covered within theoretical and practical modules :
MODULES OPTIONNELS
Workplace-based practical training is an integral part of the alternating training model in the field of Health Sciences.
Supervised by clinical trainers, students are quickly introduced to patient care and exposed to a wide range of real-life situations.
The internship opportunities cover all areas of nursing practice.
The programme includes six practical training periods, with one placement per semester. Over the course of three, four, or five years of study, 40 weeks are dedicated to practical training.
For further details on this framework, please visit the HES-SO website.
Below you will find resources to help you improve your language skills :
- Maison des langues (FR, EN, ESP, IT, RU, DE, CH-DE)
- E-tandem (plateforme nationale en ligne)
- Tandem linguistiques (UNIGE & HES)
French-speaking sign language specific to the field of healthcare :
- Association MedSigne
medsigne@gmail.com
