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Contribute impactful solutions for business and industry partners

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Build new networks —

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Master of Science in Business Administration Develop yourself for the real world

Effective tools, proven processes, and personal development: our Master of Science in Business Administration lets you choose a major and is typically completed while working part-time.

Fastlinks:
→ Skills & personal growth
→ Majors
→ Core Modules
→ Master's thesis
→ Pre-master’s modules

Skills for practical success

  • Develop product and process improvements for industry partners 
  • Apply practice-oriented methods and tools with purpose 
  • Benefit from one-on-one coaching with practitioners and experts 
  • Build a strong foundation through core modules and specialise in your chosen major
 

Room for personal growth

  • Complete challenging, guided group projects in modern learning environments 
  • Build new networks with industry partners and fellow students 
  • Strengthen your confidence through presentations and communication  
  • Grow interculturally through study weeks, exchange semesters, or double degrees

Majors Master of Science in Business Administration

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Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Major in Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship equips students with the skills and tools entrepreneurs need in an international business world. The study programme develops the entrepreneurial skills needed to develop a business idea and launch it successfully onto the market.

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Online Business and Marketing

The Major Online Business and Marketing imparts competences for the planning, implementation and marketing of digital business models. The students learn the strategic planning of online communication and marketing.

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Public and Nonprofit Management

This programme is offered in German only. Click here to view the details on the German page.

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International Tourism Management

Business enterprises in the international tourism management sector are becoming more important at a global level. Projects in both traditional and new tourist destinations, such as India and China, are growing in complexity. This opens up a wealth of opportunities for well-trained master's graduates within this sector and from related areas.

Major AI Business Leadership - Master in Business Administration

AI Business Leadership

The Major in AI Business Leadership equips students to manage within an AI-driven world. They learn how to strategically integrate AI into business models and processes, foster human–AI collaboration, and ensure innovation that is both ethical and sustainable.

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People Management and Organisation

The Major leads students working in the fields of people management, organizational development and transformation  both with a very sound theoretical background as well as with a practice-oriented focus.

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Health Business and Management

The Major Health Business and Management enables students to shape digital transformation and complex challenges in healthcare in an entrepreneurial, responsible and practical manner.

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Minor Data Science

Data expertise is becoming a sought-after resource in business practice. In the optional minor in Data Science (12 ECTS), you will develop a good feel for pressing issues in your professional environment, learn how to handle data of all kinds ethically and improve your skills in data-based decision-making and communication.

AACSB-Akkreditierung & QS Stars Rating

Akkreditierung und Ranking

Independent accreditations and a renowned rating demonstrate the quality of our university and provide prospective students and partners with reliable guidance.

Core Modules

The Core Modules are offered every semester. 

Management Core Modules

The Management Core Modules – Digital Customer Management, Strategic Network & Ecosystem Management and Organisational Transformation & Change – deepen your understanding of business. They provide valuable tools and methods for any future management position.

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  • Current challenges in the field of management are addressed and solutions created using tried-and-tested management concepts.
  • Group projects and management simulations give students an introduction to working with current corporate mandates.
  • Block weeks give students the opportunity for experiential learning in teams in addition to theoretical learning during the semester.
 

Research Methods Core Modules

The Research Methods Foundation Modules give you the tools you require to take on and answer current questions from the world of business with the right research methods.

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  • Research methods are the foundation for clear and strategic analyses of practical questions and formulating recommendations for action.
  • The combination of research methods and current questions from the world of business is key.
  • The content builds on that acquired during your bachelor’s degree.
  • Subject areas in the Foundation Modules: research theory and ethics, qualitative and quantitative research methods.
     

Master's thesis

The Master’s thesis is a central component of the programme’s academic success. It brings together the economic understanding acquired during the course of study, the insights gained from the chosen major and the applied research methods, and allows these to be explored in greater depth. The topic of the Master’s thesis is usually defined independently and is based on a research question with strong practical relevance or academic value.

The thesis is often carried out in cooperation with an external organisation, enabling the solutions developed to be implemented directly in practice. Alternatively, it is also possible to complete a Master’s thesis without an external client, for example in the form of a comprehensive industry review or a more theory-oriented project with a strong academic focus.

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Stefan Büeler, HSLU graduate and Head of the Office of Business and Public Transport, Canton of Uri, shares his experiences.

Pre-master's modules

The pre-master’s modules ensure successful progression in the programme even if your Bachelor’s degree was not completed in Business Administration.

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  • A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration is a prerequisite for admission to the master’s degree programme.
  • If you do not have a qualification in Business Administration, you can still enter the degree programme with pre-master’s modules following a successful admission interview. 
  • The content of the pre-master’s modules includes management, microeconomics and macroeconomics, financial management and research skills.
  • The pre-master’s modules are usually completed during the first two semesters of the master’s programme.
  • The pre-master's modules are taught in English.

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Application for the MSc programme in Business Administration

Start of studies in the autumn semester (mid-September)

  • Application deadline: 30 April: Applicants from Switzerland and EU/EFTA countries may also apply after the application deadline if there are still places available.
  • Application deadline: 30 April: Applicants who require a visa can only apply until the application deadline.

Start of studies in the spring semester (mid-February)

  • Application deadline: 31 October: Applicants from Switzerland and EU/EFTA countries may also apply after the application deadline if there are still places available.
  • Application deadline: 31 October: Applicants who require a visa can only apply until the application deadline.
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Lucerne: a great place to study – an international perspective

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Lucerne: a great place to study – an international perspective

Info-Events | Further links to Majors & Minor

Interested? Visit our Info-Event. We look forward to meeting you!

Further links to the programme, majors & minors:
→ Major AI Business Leadership
→ Major Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship
→ Major Health Business & Management
→ Major International Tourism Management
→ Major Online Business and Marketing
→ Major People Management and Organisation
→ Minor Data Science
→ Financial Times Ranking / International AACSB Accreditation
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