The MAS BA program has been specifically developed for business professionals, junior managers, and business leaders with a proven track record but no broad education in business management.

We would be happy to have a personal conversation with you to discuss your professional situation and the extent to which the MAS BA can support you in your professional development.

Participants profile(PDF 116,0 KB)

The MAS BA program enables participants to

• lay the foundation for their next career milestone
• acquire management know-how within the most important core functions of a corporation
• learn to apply essential management tools in a practical context
• enhance the knowledge they have acquired by working through a range of case studies and their own business case
• expand their professional network

The Next Step After an MAS in Business Administration

If you already have some leadership experience and would like to further strengthen and develop your skills: Why not use the credit from completing the MAS BA program towards our MBA program (90 ECTS)? Our MBA Development Program (30 ECTS) will enable you to earn an MBA after an additional six-month period. In the MBA Advanced Program, you will focus on strategic, financial, and international leadership as well as crisis management. The MBA program is the ideal complement to the MAS BA for any executive.

In some cases, transfer of credit from MAS BA degrees offered by other universities may also be possible.

The primary goal of the MAS BA is to offer a quality program of continuing education which delivers a broad range of management skills to business professionals. In a highly efficient manner you will be able to focus on learning exactly what you need in order to be a successful manager. 

The program consists of the following modules:

• Module 1: Introductory Seminar (3 ECTS)
• Module 2: Corporate Finance (6 ECTS)
• Module 3: Business Law, Economics, Business & Politics (6 ECTS)
• Module 4: Strategic Management (6 ECTS)
• Module 5: Marketing Management (6 ECTS)
• Module 6: Operational & Project Management (6 ECTS)
• Module 7: Human Capital Management & Leadership (6 ECTS)
• Module 8: International Management (6 ECTS)
• Module 9: Master's Thesis (15 ECTS)
  
  Module overview(PDF 31,9 KB)

The didactic concept and teaching methodology of the MAS BA program meet all the requirements and demands of modern adult education. The program delivers specialist content in ways that are concise and systematic. A key methodological goal is for students to apply what they learn to their professional practice. Classes take place mostly on campus, combined with online teaching sequences. Innovative training methods result in various forms of teaching and learning:

• A combination of methods in the form of lectures, seminars, group assignments, exercises, and workshops
• Living cases
• Integrative case studies
• Business simulation

The program is designed to enable participants to combine work and study.
Classes are held as follows:

• Friday afternoons 1.45 - 6.00pm
• Saturday mornings 8.15am - 12.30pm

Starting dates are twice a year, in February and August.

• Completion of a university or technical college degree and 5 years of professional experience.
• Admission is possible without a university degree. Minimum age: 26 years.

The head of studies decides on the final admission.

Please upload your application together with the following documents attached:

• Resume
• Copies of references
• Copies of certificates (education and continuing education)
• Letter of motivation
• Digital picture (passport photograph)