Expand your horizons with electives from the School for Transdisciplinary Studies
Are you ready to step outside the boundaries of your field of study?
Climate change, artificial intelligence, globalization, or digital transformation – the grand challenges of our time do not stop at disciplinary boundaries; instead, they require transdisciplinary, holistic solutions.
Inter- and Transdisciplinary Courses
Inter-/Transdisciplinary courses address future-oriented and cross-cutting topics, engaging with pressing issues in the context of today’s so-called grand challenges.
Future Skills
Future Skills courses focus on transversal, hands-on competencies and cross-disciplinary methods.
Interdisciplinary minor study programs
Digital Skills
In the 30 ECTS Master’s minor study program DSI Minor Digital Skills, students learn how to meet the challenges of the digital transformation and take advantage of its opportunities. They gain a multidisciplinary scientific overview of digitalization and are encouraged to critically reflect on its effects on individuals and society as a whole.
More information on the minor Digital Skills
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
With the new Minor in “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” (30 ECTS), master’s students from all disciplines can enhance their profile with future-oriented skills in an interdisciplinary environment starting in Fall Semester 2026. This is a unique opportunity to gain the skills needed to become a leader in the corporate world, the innovation economy, the public or non-profit sector, or as founders of their own start-up and make a meaningful impact.
With the UZH School for Transdisciplinary Studies, you can:
🌱 Cultivate Change: Address the pressing issues of our time through hands-on projects. Become a change-maker and learn how to create impact in areas such as sustainability, digital transformation, ethics, civic engagement, future of mobility, and many more.
🌍 Develop a Holistic Approach: Gain interdisciplinary knowledge, learn to combine different perspectives, and analyze complex challenges holistically.
💡 Foster Critical Thinking: Train your ability to analyze problems from multiple angles. Transdisciplinary education empowers you to question assumptions, challenge norms, and develop unconventional solutions.
📚 Broaden Your Horizons: Customize your educational journey and choose your electives from a wide range of transdisciplinary courses that span various disciplines from all UZH faculties.
👥 Connect with Leading Experts: Gain insights from dedicated UZH instructors and practice partners who share their expertise with you.
🚀 Ignite Your Creativity: Explore new ways by engaging with diverse perspectives and ideas. Collaborate with students from various backgrounds and find inspiring new connections.
🎓 Stand Out from the Crowd: Transdisciplinary skills are highly valued in today's fast-paced and interconnected world. Distinguish yourself with a unique educational experience that sets you apart from your peers and opens doors to exciting career opportunities.
Shape your educational path individually and book the STS courses!
STS courses must be booked online through the UZH module booking tool within the specified module booking period and can only be canceled within this period.
Transfer of Credit
The courses count toward the degree in many study programs. More information here.
Measures to compensate for disadvantages
Students can submit an application for compensatory measures for assessments to the STS office no later than four weeks before the assessment date. Further information can be found here.
Mobility students
Students who are enrolled at other Swiss universities and pay tuition fees there can book STS courses and earn ECTS Credits at UZH free of charge within the framework of an agreement or as free mobility students. Further information on the procedure and application deadlines for mobility students can be found here.
