Program Structure

The Master's program in Management and Economics spans four semesters and comprises a total of 120 ECTS credits. The standard curriculum provides for full-time students to earn 30 ECTS credits per semester. You design the sequence of modules and your focus areas in the elective section individually.

1st - 3rd Semester: Module Phase Major & Minor

• Completion of the seven compulsory modules (36 ECTS)
• Enrollment in elective modules from the six subject areas BWL 1 - BWL 6 and the three subject areas ECON 1 - ECON 3 (24 ECTS)
• Completion of the Minor program (30 ECTS)
• At least 12 ECTS credits from seminars

4th Semester: Master's Thesis

• Writing the Master's thesis (30 ECTS)
• Optional: Completion of remaining course modules

The time schedule can be organized flexibly. It is recommended to complete the compulsory modules early on.

Mandatory Modules (36 ECTS Credits)

All students complete seven mandatory modules that lay the methodological foundations for further study:

• Corporate Finance (3 ECTS)
• Advanced Microeconomics I (6 ECTS)
• Empirical Methods (6 ECTS)
• ME 1 Personnel Economics (6 ECTS)
• ME 2 The Economics of Innovation (6 ECTS)
• ME 3 Organizational Economics (6 ECTS)
• ME 4 Accounting & Economics (3 ECTS)

Elective Mandatory Section (24 ECTS Credits)

In the elective mandatory section, you select a total of 24 ECTS credits from the six subject areas in Business Administration and the three subject areas in Economics according to your individual interests and career goals:

• BWL 1: Accounting, Auditing and Governance
• BWL 2: Corporate Finance and Banking
• BWL 3: Personnel and Leadership 
• BWL 4: Marketing, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship
• BWL 5: Strategy, Organization and Innovation
• BWL 6: Business Analytics and Operations
• ECON 1: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2: Microeconomics
• ECON 3: Empirical Economic Research and Econometrics

The Minor program complements your profile through specialization in a subject area.

The Department of Business Administration offers the following minors:

Personnel and Leadership

Marketing, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship

Strategy, Organization, and Innovation

Business Analytics and Operations

Accounting & Corporate Finance (together with Finance Department)

All available minors of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics as well as the option to choose minors from other faculties can be found in the program overview.

The Master's thesis is written in a business administration subject area and enables you to engage in depth with a research question. The processing period is six months. Detailed information can be found under the section Master's Thesis.

Seminars (at least 12 ECTS Credits)

At least 12 ECTS credits must be acquired from seminars in the elective mandatory section of the Major program. The seminar must be creditable in an elective area according to the information in the course catalog.

Tutorships (maximum 9 ECTS Credits)

By conducting tutorships, a maximum of 9 ECTS credits can be acquired. These can be:

• Credited in the same elective mandatory section as the module for which the tutorship was conducted
• Credited in the elective section

The same tutorship can only be credited once toward the degree completion.

Module Offerings and Planning

The specific course offerings are published each semester in the electronic course catalog of UZH. There you will find:

• Module descriptions with learning objectives
• Information on dates and examination formats
• Credit options in the various subject areas