Studying at UZH (Swiss Incomings)
Are you interested in studying at the UZH Faculty of Law for one or two semesters? We are happy to provide you with an overview of the most important information and links below. You will also find these in the following documents:
Information brochure fall semester 2026 (PDF, 888 KB)
Welcome presentation Incoming students, spring semester 2026 (PDF, 1 MB)
Video presentation incoming exchange students, spring semester 2026 (MP4, 90 MB)
Information brochure spring semester 2026 (PDF, 552 KB)
Semester dates, deadlines and welcome event
All semester dates can be found on the dates and deadlines page.
You can find the date of the welcome event on the Information Events / Faculty of Law / UZH page.
Application and admission
Application and admission requirements can be found on the page Mobility Switzerland Incoming of the Student Administration Office.
Courses
General
You can devise your individual study plan from these lectures as you see fit. The Faculty of Law UZH does not define any conditions in this regard, there are
- no minimum number of ECTS credits and
- no compulsory modules.
We recommend completing a minimum of 12 ECTS credits per semester. Mobility students may attend no more than one seminar per semester.
Mobility students are, however, subject to the regulations and obligations of their home universities. It is therefore of the utmost importance that students arrange their study plan with their home faculty.
As a mobility student, you are able to attend modules from various study semesters or levels. Collisions may occur with regard to lectures, examinations, etc
Attention: You are responsible yourself for arranging a course and examination schedule that is free of collisions!
If you want to book modules or register for examinations offered by other faculties at the University of Zurich, please contact the departemental coordinator of the respective faculty/departement.
Courses offered in English
The majority of courses on the Bachelor's degree program are offered in German. Since fall semester 2009, courses in the Master's study program have also been offered in English. There is also a Master's study program entirely in English:
MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law
For an overview of the English-taught modules currently offered, as well as information on how to find English-taught modules in the course catalogue, please click on the link below:
All Courses
Lectures offered can be found in the online course catalogue.
Mobility examinations
In addition to the regular examinations, the Faculty of Law offers mobility examinations that may only be taken by mobility students. The offer is determined per academic year and is binding. Information on the mobility examinations can be found on the websites of the relevant professorial chairs. A final list of mobility examinations per semester is published in our course catalog in the section "Further Courses". General information on booking modules and mobility examinations can be found in our video tool.
Living and housing in Zurich
Most information about living and studying in Zurich can be found on the Global Student Experience website.
The Faculty of Law offers 16 rooms in the Ius Alumni-House.
Alternatively, you can organize your own accommodation, whereby the Housing Office der UZH/ETH can support you.