The Master in Management and Informatics is offered jointly by the Faculty of Informatics and by the Faculty of Economics of the Università della Svizzera italiana, USI, situated in Lugano - Switzerland. This full-time study programme comprises 120 ECTS spread over 4 semesters (usual duration 2 years) and is entirely offered in English.

The MSc in Management is designed to provide graduates, from a wide variety of backgrounds, with the necessary tools and skills for understanding modern management, creating the best possible start for a successful career.

New technologies, globalization and exploding digital data drive our world into new challenges that will only be taken up by managers and leaders equipped with the finest skills and knowledge. The orientation in Business Analytics provides students with knowledge to extract the information from data to make efficient decisions and to improve their performance. The orientation in Strategy, Organization & Leadership offers qualifications for a wide range of positions (consultant, analyst,etc.) but also for developing one’s own entrepreneurial venture.

The Institute of Facility Management is continuously developing the range of courses at bachelor's and master's levels. The aim is to train excellently qualified specialists and executives for the real estate and facility management industry. The course previously known as the Master of Science in Facility Management (MSc in FM) is currently being augmented with additional expertise in banking and finance. From the autumn semester of 2022, the course will commence under the title of “Master of Science in Real Estate and Facility Management” (MSc REFM). Combining the competencies of the Institute for Facility Management and the Banking and Finance department make this Master of Science course unique in Switzerland. Admission to the MSc REFM is based on the successful completion of the IFM's bachelor's degree in facility management. However, admission is also open to those with a degree in real estate management, business administration, architecture, engineering, and/or hospitality management. The students become qualified for management positions in the diverse strategic areas of responsibility of real estate and facility management where technical and business areas intersect. Thanks to the interdisciplinary competencies they acquire, they are optimally equipped for the challenges of digital transformation and sustainability in the dynamic context of supply and demand in the real estate market. This includes new technological possibilities as well as the topics of energy management, circular economy, and sustainability. Future graduates are “facilitators” and “relationship managers” and benefit from outstanding career prospects.

New technologies, globalization, and the explosion of digital data raise new challenges. To answer them, managers and leaders will have to master specific knowledge and skills. The Business Analytics orientation provides you with the knowledge to extract information from data that will enable efficient decisions to be made and improve performance. The orientation in Strategy, Organization & Leadership allows you to acquire useful skills for a wide range of jobs (consultant, analyst, etc.) but also to develop your own business. The Marketing orientation gives you the mastery of the most recent concepts, trends, and methods in marketing. The orientation in Behavior, Economics, and Evolution aims at an integrative understanding of social interactions by mobilizing knowledge from management, economics, and evolutionary biology. You will come to a deep understanding of human decision-making, necessary to make important managerial decisions both better and faster.