Diploma of Advanced Studies

The Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) offers you an opportunity to learn and improve skills on how to innovate, produce consistently superior results and successfully lead both local and global organisations. The modular course structure provides unmatched flexibility and helps you to supercharge your career

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Audience

The DAS is designed for managers and leaders who would like to enhance their knowledge and competence in leadership, strategic management, financial management, and human resource management taking the challenges of the digital revolution into account.

Structure

Choose the skills that are most relevant to you. Out of the wide range of our potential CAS you select those two that best match your preferences and needs.

Fees

CHF 27’900 (CHF 1'000 discount for early payers)

The courses are developed in close collaboration with market-leading employers and industry experts who play a vital role by providing their insights on what is required to successfully lead an organisation. Prof. Dr. Stephan Nüesch, Director of the iimt and DAS scientific coordinator

Essentials

University Degree Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)
Faculty/University Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Fribourg
Prerequisite/Admission Bachelor or Master degree from a University or University of Applied Sciences or other diploma recognized as equivalent and three to five years’ work experience. Admission is given “sur dossier”. In justified cases, the study management can admit people who do not or only partially meet individual admission requirements.
Fees CHF 27’900 (10’800 for each of the two CAS and 6’300 for the Diploma Project with Coaching and Diploma Thesis) Discount of 1000 CHF if you pay the entire price in advance. If you choose CAS Leading Change and Innovation: please note that additional fees may apply if you choose the Strategy Champion programme.
Language English
Credits 40 ECTS
Examination 1 mid-programme examination and 1 final project for each CAS 1 final DAS thesis

Content

Key Advantages

Our DAS has a focus on integrated management of small, medium-sized, and large firms in the technology sector. The modular structure offers high flexibility. Out of the wide range of potential CAS you select those two that best match your preferences and needs. The study structure adapts to your personal situation and not vice versa. You can start with one CAS, and finish with the complete Executive DAS.

Programme Structure 

The DAS consists of 2 CAS, each one requiring a mid examination and a final CAS project. After completing the two CAS you can start with your supervised DAS thesis project. The Diploma-thesis project includes an introduction on scientific work practices and one-to-one coaching sessions with a University professor coaching you to conduct and write a highly relevant scientific thesis.

Choose the skills that are most relevant to you

CAS Artificial Intelligence for Managers

Learn how to use machine learning and artificial intelligence with no programming skills.

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CAS Strategic Management 

Learn the basics of strategic management to gain a sustainable competitive advantage.

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CAS International Business

Understand the reasons behind and methods of companies’ internationalization and overseas investments.

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CAS Financial Decision-Making

Learn to use financial tools for management decisions, performance measurement and risk management in a fast changing environment.

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CAS Leadership and Human Resource Management

Develop a deeper understanding about how leaders manage the human capital of their teams.

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CAS Soft Skills in Project Management

Lerne verschiedene Tools kennen, um deine Persönlichkeit, deinen Kommunkations-, Verhandlungs- und Konfliktstil besser einzuschätzen.

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CAS Leading Innovation and Change

Advance your career by learning to master complex tasks with agile, people-centred methods and to achieve sustainable added value for your company.

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CAS Ethical Management

Gain insights into foundational key areas in business leadership, and prepare yourself to include ethics, sustainability and faith perspectives into your business agenda.

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Testimonials

Próspero Filipe

Co-founder of NALU

He won’t make it in secondary school, and neither will he be able to follow postgraduate studies”. Those were the words my primary school teacher said to my mother in...

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Contact

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask us.

Melissa Rohrer
Head of Executive Programmes & Administration

Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 16:00
 +41 26 300 84 28 
 melissa.rohrer@unifr.ch