Business Management

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Academic and practice-oriented, this generalist training course contributes to the development of specific and transversal knowledge and skills, applicable in any professional commercial and administrative context.

The course

This is a comprehensive, professionally-oriented course in business management, aimed at the local economy, however with a national and international focus.

Content

The curriculum of the Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Business Administration covers all the classic areas of business management in five main areas:

Management & Human Resources
Finance and Accounting
Marketing & Communication
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
Business Environment

The main options (Marketing and Communication, Finance, Supply Chain Management or Human Resources), the secondary options and the Bachelor’s thesis allow you to specialise your knowledge according to your interests.

The following specialities distinguish the Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration HEG Arc from the other HEGs/Universities of Applied Sciences in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

A strong focus on languages and communication

Compulsory courses in two languages: English and German or Russian
Free optional courses for the preparation of recognised language certificates: Cambridge Business English Certificate Vantage/Higher (BEC); Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD); Russian exam (TRKI); The Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) and The Cambridge Advanced Certificate (CAE).

A strong focus on industry

Thanks to the main option in Supply Chain Management, which focuses on local industry.

The language of instruction is French.

Detailed information concerning the course organisation is available on the French version of the website.

Title issued

An HES-SO Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Business Administration (BSc)

180

ECTS

Study duration and organisation

Two study paths are proposed:

Full time

Duration: three years

Teaching venues: Neuchâtel and/or Delémont

In employment

Duration: four years (in parallel with a professional activity in the commercial field of a minimum of 50%)

Teaching venues: Neuchâtel and/or Delémont

The language of instruction is French.

Detailed information concerning the course organisation is available on the French version of the website.

Study fees

The annual registration and tuition fees are identical for all universities of management in the French-speaking part of Switzerland:

A one-off registration fee of CHF 150 is charged
The tuition fee is CHF 500 per semester, excluding course materials.

Admission

The main entry route is the Swiss Vocational Diploma in Economics and Services.

Other access routes are possible, please contact administration for further details.

Due to the courses being taught in French, a good level of language skills is required. Detailed admission requirements are available on the French version of the website.

Perspectives

Our graduates work in the following sectors, among others:

Watchmaking, Jewellery, Perfumery
Machine Tools, Microtechnology
Other industrial sectors
Public Sector and Health
Financial and Real Estate sector
Public Sector and Health
Training and Education, Communication and IT

Protected and recognised by the Swiss Confederation, the title of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration opens access to the world of work, as well as to the pursuit of a Master’s Degree or post-graduate studies in Switzerland and abroad.