32 Master's degrees offered by the university

The division of the MSc Physics from University of Basel into the two sub-areas corresponds to the two types of physical research, namely on the one hand asking specific questions about nature and exploring them through experiments and on the other hand interpreting the results with the help of mathematical and numerical methods and predicting new facts.

The Specialized Master’s degree program in Epidemiology at the University of Basel is run by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), an internationally recognized center for public health excellence.

Within the University of Basel life science program, the Department of Environmental Sciences and its associates offer this comprehensive MSc Ecology course for graduates with a background in biology or environmental sciences.

The focus of the Earth Sciences programme at the University of Basel is on interdisciplinary global change, land use change, natural hazards, sustainability, aquatic ecology, paleoecology and soil ecology.

The specialized Master's program in Finance and Money at the University of Basel provides students with the conceptual knowledge and the methodological skills required for professional financial decision making. 

A comprehensive understanding of monetary policy, financial markets and their regulatory environment constitutes the core of this International and Monetary Economics Master’s program at the University of Basel.

In the Nanosciences programme at the University of Basel, the interdisciplinary approach is pursued through 2 project work in different disciplines, in addition to the Master's thesis.

Within the Basel life science program, the Department of Environmental Sciences offers a comprehensive 1.5 year Master's course in Plant Science at the University of Basel for graduates with a background in biology (BSc in biology or equivalent).

This Master’s degree in Molecular Biology is offered by the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. It provides direct access to molecular biology research and teaching at the international top level in a working atmosphere which equally promotes professional and personal development. 

The main focus of the MA English at the University of Basel is the academic examination of the linguistic, literary and socio-cultural diversity of the English-speaking world in the present and the past. 

In the Political Science master’s program from University of Basel, empirical questions on political phenomena are independently developed and examined using suitable data collection and analysis methods. Topics are, for example, foreign policy in comparison, power and conflict in international organizations, peace and conflict research or the influence of interest groups in democratic systems.

The Master's Degree in Sustainable Development at the University of Basel (MSD) draws on concerns of sustainability that are generated by the natural, social and economic sciences.