Business / MBA Degree Programs in Switzerland

Business School Lausanne:
Founded in 1987, Business School Lausanne (BSL) in Switzerland is a leading innovator in business education. We are located in the Greater Lausanne area just 30 minutes by road or train from Geneva and its international airport. We offer a range of ACBSP-accredited degree programs including an accelerated 2 year undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program through to a Masters (MBA) and Doctorate (DBA) level. In addition, specialized Master’s programs in Finance, International Business (MIB) and Global Marketing are offered.

Undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered include:

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree Program:
The BSL BBA is designed for students who look forward to a successful career in business as well as for those who wish to continue their education with a specialized master's program in a business field. BSL runs over 4 semesters, each with 2 terms. This accelerated program can be completed in 2 years by including summer terms instead of the normal 3 years. The entire taught program consists of 22 months of class work.

Master's Degree Courses:
- Master in International Business (MIB) integrated with CMI - The Chartered Management Institute
- MSc in Global Marketing presenting the latest in marketing tools
- MSc in Finance integreated with CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst
- MSc in Management with integrated CMI
- MSc in Luxury Management with integrated CMI

*the above programs do not require work experience

Who's eligible?
Candidates with a bachelor's degree

Start date:
September and February

Program duration:
- 24 months, including thesis and internship (MIB, MSc Finance, MSc in Management, MSc in Luxury Management)
- 12 months (MSc in Global Marketing)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) & Executive MBA (EMBA) Degree Programs:
The BSL Modular MBA and EMBA provides you with an unforgettable learning experience that focuses on personal leadership and global thinking. By studying at BSL in Switzerland, you'll interact in a multicultural environment and earn an internationally accredited degree, representing 60 ECTS credits, reputed for its superior quality. The BSL MBA is ranked in the top 40 in Europe and 4 in Switzerland by QS (2009).

BSL offers a modular, one-year MBA program designed to meet the demands of today’s competitive and global business environment. In addition to case studies and interactive lectures, the BSL MBA program includes an applied Management Report, where students must apply academic skills to a concrete business situation. This pragmatic approach prepares MBA students to successfully manage a business and overcome unexpected challenges.
The BSL Executive MBA Program brings together executives from many different sectors of business. All share the desire to improve their problem-solving capabilities in a rapidly changing business world. BSL’s pragmatic approach provides an atmosphere for high quality discussions among professionals who encounter similar business problems. The resulting effects are exciting, stimulating, and highly conducive to rapidly broadening their experience.

We also offer a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) degree program.

Executive Education

Diploma in Sustainable Business:
The 1-year executive program leads to a joint degree of a “Diploma in Advanced Studies in Sustainable Business” from BSL and the University of St. Gallen in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It represents 30 ECTS credits and falls under the category of Diploma of Advanced Studies.

The Diploma in Sustainable Business brings together experts from IWö-HSG’s renowned Institute for Economy and the Environment, specialists in interdisciplinary learning and training from BSL and business and sustainability professionals from the WBCSD. The year-long course addresses global sustainability challenges, explores their strategic implications and assesses their impacts via lectures, corporate visits, exchanges with NGOs and outdoors sessions.

Modules are taught by accomplished leaders from academia, government, non-governmental organizations and business leaders. The Diploma in Sustainable Business is aimed at participants who want to develop their skills in the sustainability field, integrate sustainability into their existing area of responsibility or become sustainability experts.There are three learning dimensions incorporated in the program’s content: global challenges, strategic implications, business impact.

The program provides participants with a broad understanding of global sustainability issues and equips them with practical skills to develop and implement sustainability-oriented solutions in organizations stretching from businesses to NGOs and social ventures.

Management Training Seminars:
BSL provides executive education for working professionals through its fully accredited MBA program. Designed in collaboration with leading CEOs and HR directors, BSL’s MBA modules are given as separate 3-day Management Training Seminars and provide a cost-effective way for professionals to advance their management and leadership skills.

Upon completion of each seminar, participants get MBA credits (which may be applied towards an MBA degree) and practical knowledge delivered by a multidisciplinary team of professors, who are all acting professionals with contemporary and accomplished business acumen.

BSL’s seminars cover wide range of topics to support working professionals and managers gain leadership skills and advance in their area of business:

Management:
Effective Self-Management
Strategic Thinking for General Manager
Successful Negotiations
Project Management
Leading Change & Turn-around Management

Finance:
Corporate Finance
Finance for Entrepreneurs

Effective Marketing:
Marketing Essentials
Competitive Positioning

Strategic Communications:
Advanced Communications Skills
Advanced Teamwork & Cooperation Skills

Human Ressources:
Developing & Managing Others

Corporate Social Responsibility:
Creating Sustainable Value