The Master’s program in Health Sciences at the University of Lucerne offers students from a wide range of disciplines the necessary knowledge and skills towards a comprehensive understanding of health, functioning, and disability. The program provides a broad background in health sciences from an interdisciplinary perspective. It focuses on describing, understanding, and improving the health of individuals, and the optimal response of society and health systems to the health needs of the population.

The field of public health is of high importance as it focuses on health at a population/community level. People who are trained in public health and have advanced degrees in this field are in high demand globally. Public health professionals help to prevent the outbreak of diseases, develop a plan of action in case of outbreaks and work at national and international levels in policymaking and implementation.

The Master in “Cognitive Psychology in Health Communication”, jointly offered by the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and the Faculty of Psychology of Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan (UNISR), presents a Master degree programme in cognitive psychology with interdisciplinary training in psychology, neuroscience, health communication, organizational behaviour and management.

The MSc in Communication, Management and Health is offered by the Institute of Communication and Health of USI's Faculty of Communication situated in Lugano - Switzerland. This full-time study program comprises 120 ECTS spread over 4 semesters (usual duration 2 years) and is entirely offered in English.

This Master offers knowledge in molecular genetics, genomics, cell, and developmental biology. It offers specialized teaching on the interactions of molecules within the networks that control the life of microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans. In addition, much emphasis is placed on advanced techniques such as genome annotation. There are three possible specializations: “Bioinformatics”, “Microbiology” or “Integrative Biology”.

The Master of Science in Experimental Biomedical Research (Sp-MScEBR) provides opportunities for a broad learning experience in the area of biomedicine. It emphasizes research training and acquisition of practical skills that will enhance your capacity to take on a future employment and/or develop a career in research.

MSc in Therapeutic Technologies (Medtech, Biomedical IT, Pharma technology) offers an in-depth engineering-based training in Pharma technology, Medical technology, and biomedical IT.

Training focused on the acquisition of the skills necessary for the development of new preclinical and clinical medical applications, with lessons on the normal and pathological functioning of the large systems of the human organism. Much emphasis is placed on learning techniques used in medical biology. There are three specialization streams: “Immunology and cancer”, “Neurosciences” and “Pharmacology and toxicology”.