Master of Arts (MA) in Public Management & Policy

The increasing complexity of the tasks carried out by the State and the manner in which it performs them require us to look at public service and the modernisation of public administrations in a new way. Today’s institutions need decision-makers with interdisciplinary knowledge who are capable of understanding and solving complex managerial, economic, political and legal problems. Switzerland’s multilingual culture necessitates a multicultural approach to management in the public and quasi-public sectors.

University studies develop, in addition to specific academic skills, a great many transverse skills such as: oral and written communication, critical, analytical and summarising faculties, abilities in research, the learning and transmission of knowledge, independence and the ability to make judgements in the field of specialisation and overlapping areas. This panoply of skills, combined with specialist knowledge acquired in the course of studies, is excellent preparation for a wide range of employment opportunities such as:

• Federal, cantonal, local public administration
• Non-profit organisations
• Quasi-public institutions
• Associative structures
• Journalism
• Doctoral studies
• Public and private companies
• Research and teaching
• International organisations

Because teaching occurs in three of Switzerland’s different linguistic regions, student mobility is strongly encouraged.