Admission

The formal requirement for admission to the Master's degree in Public Management and Policy is the completion of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university in public economics, business management, politics, sociology, law, communication sciences, or an equivalent university degree.

Specifically, admission to USI master's programmes requires a Bachelor's degree from a university or another Swiss academic institution, or a foreign Bachelor's degree from an equivalent institution that is recognized or accredited in the country of origin.

The following requirements particularly apply:

• The certificate must be issued by a recognized higher education institution in the country where the candidate completed their studies.
• The university degree must confirm at least three years of study (at least 180 ECTS credits).
• 80% of the credits must have been obtained at a recognized higher education institution.
• At least 50% of the credits must have been earned at the university that issued the degree.

The Bachelor's degree must be completed prior to starting the Master's programme. The term may be postponed in case some assessments are recorded, or the Bachelor thesis is defended later on, on a case-to-case basis.

Candidates with a Bachelor's degree of a recognised University of Applied Sciences may be admitted with 30-60 additional ECTS to be earned during or before the beginning of the programme, with Bachelor or Master courses according to a study program defined by the scientific director. Admissions will be treated on a case by case basis.

Please check the language requirements.

It is also reminded that the Master in Public Management and Policy, being part of the SPAN - Swiss Public Administration Network and offered in partnership with the Universities of Lausanne and Bern, has its own regulations.