University of Bern

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• What is a Bachelor's degree https://www.unibe.ch/studies/programs/bachelor/what_is_a_bachelor_s_degree/index_eng.html

  The University of Bern describes the bachelor degree as 180 ECTS and roughly three years of full-time study.

  This sets the duration frame, but is not by itself proof of flexible program choice.

• Bachelor programs https://www.unibe.ch/studies/programs/bachelor/programs/index_eng.html

  The official catalog distinguishes mono, major and minor study programs and publishes separate major and minor lists.

  This confirms the major/minor structure and minor credit volumes, but does not by itself prove minor choice after enrollment.

• Bachelor brochure https://www.unibe.ch/unibe/portal/content/e1006/e251033/e781121/Bachelorbroschuere_A5_2024_d_web_ger.pdf

  The brochure discusses flexible study choice and says that, where the study plan allows it, a minor can be combined with an offering from another university.

  This is boundary evidence for an external program component. The basis for courseChoice 4 is not this brochure, but the BeNeFri page with registration for partner-university courses.

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration https://www.wiso.unibe.ch/studies/study_programs/bachelors_in_business_administration/index_eng.html

  The program page shows the ordinary model: a fixed major, one or several minors within 180 ECTS, and up to 15 ECTS of required elective courses.

  For required elective courses, students may choose any university-wide courses outside their selected major and minor programs. This confirms broad internal course choice and the boundary of programChoice 1, not major plus minor.

• BeNeFri program https://www.unibe.ch/studies/mobility/outgoing/in_switzerland/benefri/index_eng.html

  BeNeFri is described as a network of the universities of Bern, Neuchatel and Fribourg where students may attend lessons in areas with subject agreements and register through self-service each semester.

  The source confirms external course choice with prior registration and recognition of academic credentials when registration is correct. Limitation: the mechanism depends on subject agreements and faculty-level recognition.

• THE World University Rankings 2026: University of Bern https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-bern

  The Times Higher Education profile lists the University of Bern as =108 in the World University Rankings 2026.

  The tied rank is stored in the catalog in normalized form as 108.

• University of Bern, Facts and Figures: Students https://www.unibe.ch/university/portrait/facts_and_figures/students/index_eng.html

  The official Facts and Figures page reports 19,741 students registered at the University of Bern in 2025, including 8,014 at Bachelor's level, 5,213 at Master's level, 3,588 at doctoral level and 2,926 in further education.

  For the Swiss model, the Bachelor's level figure is stored as both total and bachelor. The specialist degree level does not apply.