Business Administration
At Master's level, students in Business Administration will take a more in-depth look at the structures and processes of companies: How do you run a company and set out a business strategy? How do you manage finances and carry out accounting? How do you motivate employees and create successful ways of promoting a company and its products? There is also a focus on the way in which companies interact with the market and regulatory practices.
You will have a great deal of personal freedom in designing your course of study, with the opportunity to delve more deeply into individual areas of interest – such as Accounting, Auditing and Governance, Corporate Finance and Banking, Organization and Human Resource Management, Marketing, Business Policy and Governance, and Management Science – and to combine them however you wish.
In the Master's program in Business Administration, you will learn to apply your knowledge in a problem-solving manner to new and unfamiliar situations in the environment of business administration. You will also acquire the skills to make competent assessments based on limited access to information while demonstrating social and ethical responsibility.
Career prospects and further degree programs
A Master's degree in Business Administration will provide you with the ideal prerequisites to assume demanding specialized or management roles in companies in industry, the financial sector, the service sector and in public administration, or to set up your own business.
Moreover, graduates with the right aptitude have the opportunity to complete a doctorate in Business Administration, an outstanding foundation for an academic career.
Business Administration is available as:
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Major program: 90 ECTS credits. |
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Business and Economics |
Informatics |
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| Accounting and Finance | Development and Economic Policy |
Data Science |
| Banking | Financial Economics | Informatics |
| Managing Education | Information Systems | |
| Behavioral Economics | Marketing | People-Oriented Computing |
| Business Administration | Sports Management | |
| Corporate Finance | Sustainable Finance | |
| Economics | Quantitative Finance | |
| Minor program: 30 ECTS credits. Can be combined with the following major programs: |
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| Business and Economics | Informatics | |
| Banking and Finance | Artificial Intelligence | |
| Business Administration | Data Science | |
| Economics | Information Systems | |
| Management and Economics | People-Oriented Computing | |
| Software Systems | ||
| Minor program for students from other faculties: 30 ECTS credits. |
| This minor study program can be combined with a major study program in accordance with the provisions set out in your program. |
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What next?
Are you planning to pursue a Master's degree program at our Faculty? Here you will find the further procedure.
Next steps and main contact points
- Application and admission: To study with us, you apply centrally at the University of Zurich.
Application and admission
- Admission based on academic background: If you have a Bachelor's degree from another higher education institution, get informed about the categorization process.
Admission to the Master's program
- Changing program: You are already studying with us and have realized that you might like another study program even better.
Changing program
- Regulations: In the regulations you will find everything you need to know about studying here.
Regulations
- Questions about your studies: You are already studying with us and have specific questions. Our Student Advisory Service or the Dean's Office team will be happy to help you.
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Business Administration: Structure of Studies
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