Geneva Business School - Master's Degrees

As advancement in the workplace becomes increasingly competitive, more and more professionals are looking to graduate studies as a way to improve their skills.

The Geneva Business School offers a number of options to help you advance in your career. Wherever it is you want to be, GBS can help you get there.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most coveted degrees in business. Like all MBA degrees, we place a strong emphasis on the expansion and reinforcement of your knowledge in business and administration.

What truly separates Geneva Business School from the crowd is the accessibility we offer you to a team of world class professionals. With classes of limited size, GBS ensures you have an exclusive and privileged education. Your questions are answered. Your voice is heard.

Objectives:

We provide students with an understanding of the social, economic and political realities which impact the business environment. You will improve your conceptual and innovative abilities in the recognition and resolution of organizational problems. We will enhance your interpersonal and communication skills for a more effective relationship with all stakeholders in an organization.

Subjects Covered: Economic Analysis at Micro and Macro Levels; Strategic Management and Marketing; Leadership and Organizational Behavior; HR and Operations; Management; Corporate Finance and Tax/Cost Accounting; International Business Law; Assets and Portfolio Management

Course Language: English

Admission Requirements:

Bachelor degree in a relevant field
Good knowledge of English

Intakes:

September - February

Tuition fees:

CHF 22'440.- 1st year; CHF 8'400.- 2nd year (not including new applicant administration fees of CHF 2000 - CHF 4000)

Master of Science Degree in Finance

The Master of Science in Finance program is designed to challenge your understanding of finance through rigorous training in the conceptual, analytical and empirical intricacies of modern international finance and investment.

Over the course of two years you will be guided and mentored by our faculty to maximize your own potential while providing you with the academic knowledge needed to successfully navigate the complexities of the global financial matrix.

Objectives

To prepare you for a leading position in the financial world. You will develop rigor and understanding in solving financial problems. You will understand how to participate in the strategic decisions of allocating financial resources.

Subjects Covered: Capital Markets and Bank Office; Banking Organization and Administration; Corporate and Technical Analysis; Assets and Portfolio Management; Risk Management and Insurance; International Banking and Tax Laws; Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments

Duration: 18 months

Course Language: English

Admission Requirements

Bachelor degree in a relevant field
Good knowledge of English

Intakes: September - February

Tuition fees

CHF 22'440.- 1st year; CHF 8'400.- 2nd year. (not including new applicant administration fees of CHF 2000 - CHF 4000)

European Master Program International Private Banking (EMIB)

• The European Masters are designed to provide students with rigorous training in the conceptual, analytical and empirical foundations of modern International Private Banking and International Corporate Finance.
• This program emphasis on the history and culture of the European economy and the organisation and competition between Companies.

Objectives:

To prepare future international leaders with a good knowledge about the European culture and companies and competition with a good basement in the international private banking. After the courses, the participants should understand or work easely in a european environment.

Example of courses:

Companies and Competition in Europe; Economic Analysis & Business Government strategy; Asset Management Analysis; Economic activity under European Law; The market, the position in the market and the European regulations; Competition and the common action in the European laws;European Language; Economic Analysis, Business Ethics; Quantitative Analysis for international Finance; Financial Analysis; Internacional Business & Financial Law; Equities Investment; Debt Investment;Derivates Investment; Internacional Taxation and Estate Planning; Banking Organization and Administration; Portfolio Management.

Duration: 2 years

Admission Requirements:

• An undergraduate diploma in a commercial or an economic field.
• Good knowledge of English.
• A motivation letter for the personal interview.

Intakes: September - February

Tuition fees:

CHF 22'440.- 1st year; CHF 8'400.- 2nd year. (not including new applicant administration fees of CHF 2000 - CHF 4000)

Master of Islamic Finance

The Master in Islamic Finance (MIF) is a comprehensive post graduate program for people who are seeking a detailed understanding of the concepts and mechanisms of Islamic Finance.

Over the recent decades, Islamic banking and finance has emerged as a viable way of financial intermediation. It has gained credibility and has spread worldwide and is the preferred way of banking for one fifth of the world's population.

The Course offers an opportunity to study the structure of the Islamic banking and finance industry, including its theoretical foundations, products, performance, Islamic financial instruments and risk management issues. The classes will be conducted by qualified academics having in-depth knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic finance and Islamic Banking.

Objectives:

The program is structured and designed to offer an overall understanding of the theories and principles of banking and Islamic Finance in a current context

Subjects Covered: Principle of Islamic Jurisprudence; Introduction to Islamic Finance; Islamic Banking; Contracts and Partnership in Islamic; Islamic Insurance – Tactful; Creating and Measuring the Performance of Islamic portfolio; Islamic Accounting; Islamic Law and Financial Transactions

Duration: 18 months

Admission Requirements :

• Bachelor degree in a relevant field
• Good knowledge of English

Intakes: September - February

Tuition fees: CHF 22'440 the first year; CHF 8'400 the second year

(not including new applicant administration fees of CHF 2000 - CHF 4000)

Master of Digital Marketing

The Master of Digital Marketing is designed for freshmen and professionals interested in furthering their career in industry and are willing to take a lead role in the marketing career.

It is a highly relevant innovative degree that prepares candidates for success in an ever changing professional field. It provides a powerful skill set in new marketing ethics in the emerging digital field and it will raise your value with potential employers.

Marketers must now take account of this technological behavioral, they must also adapt their approaches and continuously integrate new developments in their work process and decisions.

Objectives:

The digital marketers have a duty to learn new communication technologies continuously and develop skills to anticipate and adapt quickly.

Subjects Covered: Cyber Law; Digital Marketing; New Ventures; Digital Communication tools; Techniques of websites creation; Media Effectiveness & Measurement; Community Manager

What kind of positions can students apply for: E-Marketing Manager; Digital Communication Manager; E-commerce Manager; Community Manager; E-CRM Manager; Web Project Manager; Traffic Manager; Search Engine Optimization Specialist; Affiliates Manager

Duration: 18 months

Course Language: English

Admission Requirements : Bachelor degree in a relevant field or 10 years experience in a lead business position; Good knowledge of English

Intakes: September - February

Tuition fees:

CHF 22'440 the first year

CHF 8'400 the second year

(not including new applicant administration fees of CHF 2000 - CHF 4000)

Dual Degree Programs with ESC Chambèry (France)

This program combines our Bachelor program with with ESC Chambèry - France.  

This special agreement allows students to exchange their BMU credits to study at ESC-Chambèry during their Bachelor (and also Master level) studies and vice-versa. BMU and ESC-Chambéry students will then have the advantage to study both in Switzerland and France.

This program is normally eligible for students in their last semester/year.

Dual Degree

This will result in receiving 2 separate diplomas from Switzerland and from France.

Example of courses:

Interpersonal, Oral and Written Business Communication (Languages); Foreign Languages (Languages); Management Accounting; Macro-Economics ; Computer Architecture ; Modern Applications; Introduction to Databases; Programming Methods; Multimedia Development; E-business Principles; Web programming; Online Commerce.

Duration:

• 1 - 2 semesters

Admission Requirements:

• The student must be enrolled for the Degree Program and must have successfully completed the second year and all of its academic requeriments.
• Good level of French and proven level of English (TOEFL IBT of minimum 67%) as all subjects are taught in English.

Intakes :

 September - February