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Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics

Management and Economics

How do you run a successful company and drive the economy as a whole? Management and Economics combines business administration, economics, and empirical methodology.

Your studies will examine issues relating to both business administration and economics, giving you an extensive insight into the world of business and sound knowledge of the market environment in which companies operate.

You will also gain more in-depth knowledge of personnel economics, the economics of innovation, organizational economics, and microeconomics. Significant emphasis is placed on teaching modern, empirical methods of economic research.

Good knowledge of English is required for the Master's program in Management and Economics as the majority of courses are taught in English.

Career prospects and further degree programs

The major study program in Management and Economics qualifies students in particular for strategic management positions in international companies that are continually faced with new business and economic challenges brought on by globalization.

Moreover, graduates with the right aptitude have the opportunity to complete a doctorate, an outstanding foundation for an academic career at the juncture between business administration and economics.

Department of Business Administration

Major

Management and Economics is available as:

Major program (90 ECTS credits)

Can be combined with the following minor programs:

Business and Economics

Informatics
Accounting and Finance Development and
Economic Policy		 Data Science
Banking Financial Economics Informatics

Banking and Finance

 Managing Education Information Systems
Behavioral Economics Marketing People-Oriented Computing
Business Administration Sports Management  
Corporate Finance Sustainable Finance  
Economics Quantitative Finance  

Social and applied skills courses (core elective area)

In the major program «Management and Economics», courses that teach social and applied skills can be transferred to the core elective area.

Below you will find a list of these modules, which are offered either at UZH, Innovation Hub UZH or ETHZ and which are eligible for credit transfer to the core elective area of «Management and Economics».

Module Overview 2024/2025 (PDF, 54 KB)

Further information on attending modules at ETH: ETH Modules

Weiterführende Informationen

How to proceed?

You plan to pursue a Master's program at our Faculty. Information on the next steps you need to take is available here.

Application and admission: For assuming studies at our Faculty, you first need to apply to 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: Being a student at our Faculty, you have come to the conclusion that another study program might fit your interests even better.
Changing program

Regulations: You will find everything you need to know about your studies in the regulations.
Regulations

Questions on your program of studies: You are pursuing studies at our Faculty and have specific questions? Our academic advisors or the Dean's Office are ready to help you.