University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland Masters Degrees

The MSc in Business Information Systems has been designed for ambitious students who are committed to pursuing a career on the interface between business and information technology. The programme is based on three pillars: practice orientation, innovation and internationality. The goal is to empower students to effectively exploit information to sustain the success of enterprises in a globalized, networked and digital economy.

The MSc in Business Information Systems is divided into three main module groups. Projects and a variety of electives allow students to design their course programme individually according to their preferred areas of interest.

Core Modules (24 ECTS)

The core modules cover essential topics in the area of business information systems and provide the essentials for the other module groups.

Research and Innovation Projects (30 ECTS)

In the research and innovation projects students apply concepts and
models learned in classes. Students are free to decide on the topics of their projects.

Electives (36 ECTS)

A variety of elective modules have been designed to provide students the choice best suited to their interests and career prospects.

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We develop managers and leaders with a unique set of cross-cultural competencies, able to apply core concepts of international management and leadership in their managerial practice around the world. Our graduates are mobile and flexible; they excel with their aptitude for lifelong learning.

Their international business background allows our graduates to take up roles as responsible managers to reach challenging goals with their co-workers and multi-cultural teams in an international environment.

Curriculum and Modules

Research Methodology and Master Thesis (36 ETCS)
- Research and Innovation Path
- Advanced qualitative research design
- Practice-orientated project
- Master Thesis proposal
- Master Thesis

General International Management (30 ETCS)
- Cross-cultural management and leadership
- Manager’s shadow project
- Financial reporting and Corporate finance
- Developing international business strategy
- Community action project
- Entrepreneurship and innovation

Elective Module groups (free of choice, 24 ETCS)

Dual Degrees

Our close partnership with Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS), Cambridge, UK, has led to combining our unique master‘s programmes offering outstanding study routes.

Full-time students who spend the second semester at the partner university (ARU for FHNW students, FHNW for ARU students) may qualify for a dual degree

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The overall objective of the dual degree programme is to educate individuals as managers and business specialists and thus improve the quality of management as a profession. The MBA adds value by developing an integrated and critically aware understanding of management and organisations in individuals and assists said individuals in taking effective roles within these organisations.

Dual Degree Programme

The Dual Degree study track encompasses Swiss and British academic culture alike, providing in-depth insights into business clusters, history and culture.

Curriculum and Modules

7 EBS core courses/modules (70 ECTS)
- Organisational Behaviour
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
-Project Management
- Marketing
- Strategic Planning.

1 FHNW elective course/module chosen from (10 ECTS each):
Cross-cultural Consumer Behaviour, Leading across Cultures, International Entrepreneurship, Intercultural Negotiation and Communication, Social Media and Customer Experience, Sustainable Tourism and Event Management.

Master Thesis (15 ECTS)

Workshop days and times core courses

Friday session mode: Friday afternoon (14.00 –19.00)
Saturday session mode: Saturday morning (09.00 –14.00)

Each elective course consists of five workshop days, which take place on a Saturday once or twice a month.

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