Course overview per semester
1st semester (MA1 – 30 ECTS)
Bloc 1 : Technology (12 ECTS)
Bloc 2: Economics & Management (9 ECTS)
Bloc 3 : Transferable Skills & Group Project (6 ECTS)
Group : Leadership competencies – development & integration (3 ECTS)
2nd semester (MA 2 – 30 ECTS)
Bloc 1 : Technology (15 ECTS)
- Data science and machine learning
- Energy supply, economics and transition
- Environmental assessment and reporting
- Sustainable logistics operations
Bloc 2 : Economics & Management (12 ECTS)
- Marketing & sustainability in a digital world
- Sustainable & entrepreneurial finance
- Systems Thinking
Group : Leadership competencies – development & integration (3 ECTS)
3rd semester (MA3 – 30 ECTS)
Bloc 2 : Economics & Management (3 ECTS)
Bloc 3 : Transferable Skills & Group Project (13 ECTS)
- Communication for impact
- Transformative project
Bloc 4 : Electives (14 ECTS)
- Choice of courses
Important information – Fall semester 2024-25
When courses are tagged “no withdrawal” (“sans retrait”) on the study plan, withdrawal is not allowed once the registration deadline has passed.
Please note that some courses are taught on EPFL campus, others on UNIL or IMD campus; and some courses have special schedules!
The following course is taught in “block”. Please check in advance the exact dates, time and the location.
MGT-495 Introduction to ethics & critical thinking (Prof. G.Palazzo)
Given on IMD Campus from 8h30-12h30 on the following days:
- Monday 18.11.24
- Friday 22.11.24
- Monday 25.11.24
- Friday 29.11.24
- Monday 02.12.24
- Friday 06.12.24
MGT-540 Advanced sustainable accounting and finance (Prof. G.Markarian)
Course given from the week of 04.11.2024 until the end of the semester, on Fridays 09h15-13h00.
- Friday 08.11.24
- Friday 15.11.24
- Friday 22.11.24
- Friday 29.11.24
- Friday 06.12.24
- Friday 13.12.24
- Friday 20.12.24
Exercise sessions on Thursdays; please check the schedule
Please note that the following SMT courses are only open to students admitted to the SMT matser program
Courses given on IMD Campus:
- MGT-487 Complex problem solving in organizations
- MGT-556 ESG accounting and reporting
- MGT-476 Improve your personal effectiveness
- MGT-475 Strategy, sustainability and Innovation
Sustainable Management and Technology 2024-25
Block 1: Technology Courses
- Courses: 3h
- Exercises: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
Written
- Courses: 2h
- Course based project: 1h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
- Course based project: 1h
Written
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
- Course based project: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 2h
Written
Block 2: Economics & Management
- Courses: 4h
Oral
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 4h
During the semester
- Courses: 3h
- Course based project: 1h
During the semester
Block 3 : Transferabe skills and team projects
- Courses: 1h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Individual project: 10h
During the semester
Block 4: Electives
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
During the semester
- Courses: 4h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
- Course based project: 1h
Written
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
Written
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
- Course based project: 1h
Written
- Courses: 2h
- Course based project: 1h
During the semester
- Courses: 4h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
- Exercises: 1h
Written
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 4h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
Written
- Courses: 2h
- Course based project: 1h
During the semester
- Courses: 3h
During the semester
Group: Leadership competencies â development & integration
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
- Courses: 2h
During the semester
Master project
- Individual project: 900h
- Individual project: 900h
Oral