Master of Science in International Business Development
Current students
- By default, you are enrolled in the basic programme, MSc in International Business Development (90 ECTS).
- You may enroll for the enhanced programme (120 ECTS)
- The regular duration of study is 3, resp. 4 semesters.
- Intake in September or in February
- For all details, please refer to the following documents.
- If you started your studies before this academic year, please review your study plan, directives, and the cours description on this page:
Selecting courses
- The study plan includes both mandatory and elective courses. Mandatory courses lay the foundation for the more specialised elective courses. It is therefore recommended to take as many mandatory courses as possible each semester and complete the remaining credits with electives.
- Students must register for and pass at least three mandatory courses during the first semester of their studies in the first attempt to be admitted to the next semester.
- Please read carefully all the information concerning the courses and exams of our Faculty on the following pages:
Basic programme (90 ECTS)
Semesters 1 and 2 are dedicated to the acquisition of scientific knowledge and professional skills, while developing a multicultural perspective
During semester 3, students apply the knowledge acquired through the programme thank to their master thesis or specialise in a specific domain thanks to their minor.
Enhanced programme (120 ECTS)
Semesters 1 and 2 are similar as per the basic programme (90 ECTS) described above.
During semester 3, complete the credits related to the minor (30ECTS)
And in semester 4, students apply the knowledge acquired through the programme thank to their master thesis.
About the courses:
Fall :
- International Strategy
- Quantitative Methods in Management
- Marketing and Globalisation
- Global Innovation Management
Spring :
- Global Corporate Governance and Ethics
- Marketing Analytics and Customer Management
- International Negotiation
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Culture, Human Resources and International Firms
- Qualitative Methods in Management
Electives part of the Study plan…
may be chosen without any prior consent of the director of the programme.
The electives in the Minors are part of the optional courses for students who are not registered in the Minor and can be taken without prior agreement from the director of the programme.
Elective courses in other master programmes…
can also be chosen electives in other master programmes from the Faculty of Economics and Business, from UNINE or from other Swiss universities. However, the approval for these courses is mandatory.
How to get the approval?
The student should send this request form to the Study Advisor
Once examined and discussed with the programme director, the Study Advisor will advise the student if the course is approved or not.
Please note that it is the students’ responsibility to contact the host university regarding all the administrative issues and eventual prerequisites for the chosen course(s).
AZUR : students attending courses at the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva are entitled to train fare reimbursement. Complete information on how to proceed is available on the Mobility Office of the University of Neuchâtel.
Conditions of registration as per the Directive
For all details concerning the courses and exams of the Faculty, please visit our intranet website.
Contact
- MScIBD programme director: bruno.kocher@unine.ch
- MScIBD programme administration: mscibd@unine.ch
- Faculty administration (student record, grades, registration): secretariat.seco@unine.ch
- Student advisement (curriculum, mobility): conseil-etudes.seco@unine.ch
