The MBA Curriculum
Think Across Disciplines. Lead With Confidence.
The University of St.Gallen MBA combines business knowledge with practical experience and personal development to help you move forward with confidence. You’ll learn to connect ideas across disciplines, make thoughtful decisions and lead people across cultures. Through your choice of electives, international experiences and real business projects, you can build on your strengths and explore new directions. Whether you want to take on greater responsibility, change paths or start your own business, the programme gives you the skills and space to shape what comes next.
A Redesigned MBA. More Choice For Your Next step
We’ve redesigned the University of St.Gallen MBA to give you more flexibility in where and how you study.
Choose between St.Gallen (September 2027) and Luxembourg (January 2028), and three study paces: Accelerated, Progressive or Extended, designed to fit your professional and personal commitments.
Whichever path you choose, you’ll develop business and leadership skills, gain international experience and earn the same University of St.Gallen MBA degree.
| Accelerated | Progressive | Extended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 12–15 months | 15 months | 24 months* |
| Study commitment | Full-time study | 84 teaching days, including weekends, spread over 15 months | 84 teaching days, including weekends, spread over 24 months* |
| Teaching schedule | Wednesday–Saturday | Wednesday–Saturday | Wednesday–Saturday |
| St.Gallen cohort starts | September 2027 | September 2027 | September 2027 |
| Luxembourg cohort starts | January 2028 | January 2028 | January 2028 |
| Leadership modules | St.Gallen or Zurich | St.Gallen or Zurich | St.Gallen or Zurich |
For the Progressive and Extended paces, 65 of the 84 teaching days fall on weekdays.
*The Extended pace can be extended to up to 36 months.
Ready To Take The Next Step?
Explore your future with our globally recognised MBA programme.