ZHAW School of Management and Law

ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) is one of Switzerland’s leading business schools; featured in the Financial Times rankings and meeting standards of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

The ZHAW SML offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and cooperative PhD programs with both a national and international focus that are challenging, performance-oriented, and geared towards practical application. It promotes holistic and critical thinking among students and empowers them to assume responsibility.

If you seek for an interdisciplinary, practical, and international approach study with us.

The Bachelor’s degree programs offered at the SML provide students with current, practically relevant foundation knowledge of business and law. At the same time, you will specialize in the field of study of your choice, which will optimize your career prospects.

We currently offer the following BSc degree programs

Business Administration in

Banking and Finance

Behavioral Design

Financial Management

General Management

Marketing

Politics and Management

Risk and Insurance

Business Information Technology (BIT) and BIT with a specialization in Business Information Systems or in Data Science.

Business Law and Applied Law.

These programs are mainly taught in German with some modules in English.

The BSc degree program International Management is fully taught in English.

A Master's degree from the ZHAW School of Management and Law gives you the opportunity to develop yourself and your specialist skills.

We currently offer the following MSc degree programs in

Accounting and Controlling

Banking and Finance

Bus. Administration - Healthcare

Bus. Administration - Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Bus. Administration - Marketing

Bus. Administration - Public Management

Bus. Administration - Enterprise Development

Circular Economy Management

Management and Law

Real Estate & Facility Management

Business Information Technology

These programs are mainly taught in German with some modules in English.

The master’s degree in Banking and Finance is offered in German and English.

Both programs, MSc in Circular Economy Management and the MSc in International Business Program are fully taught in English.