HUM-471: Economic growth and sustainability IThis course examines growth from various angles: economic growth, growth in the use of resources, need for growth, limits to growth, sustainable growth, population growth. Although grounded in economics, it takes up elements from many other disciplines. ...
ME-469: Nano-scale heat transferIn this course we study heat transfer (and energy conversion) from a microscopic perspective. First we focus on understanding why classical laws (i.e. Fourier Law) are what they are and what are their limits of validity. Next we discuss emerging opportunit ...
ME-341: Heat and mass transferThis course covers fundamentals of heat transfer and applications to practical problems. Emphasis will be on developing a physical and analytical understanding of conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer. ...
ENG-616: Communication in science and technology (CoST)This PhD course teaches basic theories and skills of
communication, and discusses current topics with internal/external lecturers. Goal: give an overview and prepare interested PhD scientists to the field of science communication. Held from Sept. to Dec. 2 ...
HUM-474: Médias en mutation: histoire et enjeux du discours IAlliant numérique et histoire, ce cours propose une approche renouvelée de l'histoire des médias. En explorant les archives de presse numérisées à l'aide d'outils numériques, les étudiant·es apprendront à analyser de manière critique les données massives d ...
ENV-370: Environmental system analysis and assessmentLes enjeux environnementaux doivent être abordés de façon systémique. L'Analyse du Cycle de Vie (ACV) et l'Analyse de Flux de Matière (AFM) sont des méthodes permettant d'évaluer de façon globale les performances environnementales des produits, des service ...
CIVIL-522: Seismic engineeringThis course deals with the main aspects of seismic design and assessment of buildings including conceptual design. It covers different structural design and evaluation philosophies for new and existing reinforced concrete, steel and unreinforced masonry bu ...
MSE-466: Wood structures, properties and usesThe presentation of tree growth and formation of wood anatomical structures, linked to the description of specific physical and mechanical properties, makes it possible to understand the different forms of utilisation of this material, including aspects of ...
ENV-471: Environmental economicsIntroduction to economic analysis applied to environmental issues: all the necessary basic concepts, including cost-benefit analysis, for environmental policy making and its instruments (examples: climate, waste, mobility). Introduction to financial calcul ...
MGT-455: Practical business lawThe course covers the fundamental concepts of business law from a practical standpoint, including contracts and company law, intellectual property, data protection and competition law, with a special focus on issues specific to start-up companies. ...
ENV-418: River eco-morphodynamics and bioengineeringThe course deals with the interactions between hydraulics, solid transport by hauling and the watercourse space at the origin of the morphology and richness of habitats. Regime theory is presented and the quality of a stream's habitat is assessed. ...
BIO-506: Lab immersion in industryEngaging in a hands-on wetlab and/ or computational project in life sciences engineering, students develop skills in experimentation and data analysis. ...
HUM-410: Droit et technique ICe cours présente le cadre légal applicable à certaines problématiques dans des domaines à caractère technique, tels que le droit de la construction, le droit de l'informatique, la biotechnologie, la protection des données, la digitalisation, la robotisati ...
HUM-413(b): Political Systems in Central and Eastern Europe IIThis spring continuation guides students through an individual research project on political regimes in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on external constraints, economic dependence, sanctions, authoritarian adaptation, hybrid regimes, and comparative democracies, including Switzerland.
CIVIL-411: Dam engineeringDams are paramount for human development around the world. The course is an introduction to the fascinating domain of dam engineering, from design to construction, for water storage and regulated supply, including for renewable energy generation (hydropowe ...
ENV-501: Material flow analysis and resource managementThis course provides the basis to understand material and energy production and consumption processes. Students learn how to develop a material flow analysis and apply it to resource management cases. They analyze the implications of their models on resour ...
CS-401: Applied data analysisThis course teaches the basic techniques, methodologies, and practical skills required to draw meaningful insights from a variety of data, with the help of the most acclaimed software tools in the data science world (pandas, scikit-learn, Spark, etc.) ...
ENV-410: Science of climate changeThe course equips students with a comprehensive scientific understanding of climate change covering a wide range of topics from physical principles, historical climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, the IPCC assessment to future scenarios and climate ac ...
