Bachelor in Life Sciences Engineering

We train young scientists to deeply understand the biology and engineering behind new technologies in Life Sciences.
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The Bachelor in Life Sciences Engineering comprises 180 ECTS credits, divided into:

  • A propedeutic year of 60 ECTS credits, followed by
  • A two-year Bachelor cycle of 120 ECTS credits.
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Coursebooks including course descriptions for the Bachelor:

Propedeutic year (year 1)
Bachelor cycle (year 2 and 3)
EPFL study plans and regulations

At the end of the 1st semester of the propedeutic year, students with a weighted average grade below 3,50 for block 1 are automatically directed to the full-time MAN course (mise à niveau) during the 2nd semester. If the MAN exam is passed at the end of the 2nd semester, the student is able to restart the propedeutic year at the beginning of the following academic year.

Requirements for passing the propedeutic year and the mise à niveau (MAN)
Requirements for passing the Bachelor’s cycle

The “Passerelle” program is available for students who wish to continue with medicine studies at the University of Lausanne.

For more information, please contact Romain Zufferey.

Here are the interdisciplinary MAKE projects that can be validated as Bachelor project in Life Sciences Engineering:

  • iGEM
  • SensUs
  • Genorobotics
  • Designing life with AI
  • EPFL Assistive Technologies Challenge

Students who have valided iGEM as a Bachelor project can validate iGEM lab (6 ECTS credits) during their Master.