Digital Business Administration

Interested in evolving digital business models and helping to shape the latest developments? A Master’s in Digital Business Administration prepares you to play a central role in the digital future of your organisation.  

Ready for challenging leadership and expert roles?

Shape the digital transformation of your organisation – for example, as Chief Digital Officer. 

Our graduates work in the following fields: 

• Chief Digital Officer 

• Digital Business Architect 

• Digital Strategist 

• Digital Project Manager 

• Digital Business Analyst 

• eBusiness Manager

Study model

The classroom blocks, always held from Thursday to Saturday, take place around four to five times a semester (approx. once a month). Online learning is organised in predefined, two-week cycles. How you schedule your learning within each period will largely be up to you.  

The Master’s programme typically takes four semesters. We recommend the workload of 60% next to the study. Need more time? No problem: you have the option of extending your study period (e.g. to six semesters) for extra flexibility.

The programme content centres around four key module groups: 

• Entrepreneurship and Strategy 

• Leadership and Organisation 

• Technologies, Data and Operations 

• Business Research & Methods 

We also focus on handy intermodular skills for your personal digital toolbox (e.g. design thinking and change management).  

Live cases are a central part of the programme. These involve creating digital business models for real business partners. 

Do you have a university degree in another discipline that relates to (digital) business administration and/or digital business, for example in communication, media studies, business engineering or agricultural economics?

You need to meet the following provisions:

• At least 30 ECTS credits of your bachelor’s degree were earned in business or economics-related modules.
• You can demonstrate at least six months of professional experience, recognised by the Business School.
• Applicants from abroad must have an equivalent degree (as per the swissuniversities regulations) plus at least six months of professional experience recognised by the BFH Business School.

Before applying to BFH, please check with the Swiss embassy in your country about regulations and the process of applying for a student visa. In some countries, school and university degrees must be notarised before they can be submitted to the Swiss embassy. The notarisation process can take up to 10 weeks. When applying to BFH Business School from these countries, you must include copies of the certified documents with your other application forms.

Students with an equivalent degree in business and economics or business administration awarded by a university abroad are also eligible for admission.

Language skills

Teaching is in English. You will need to be proficient in English to at least C1 level .

Proof of language proficiency can be a C1 certificate, for example, an equivalent diploma, or proof that the candidate has studied/worked in English or similar.

Application deadlines

Application deadline: 31 July (place guaranteed until 31 March)
Start date: calendar week 37/38
Induction day:  first day of programme in calendar week 37 
Request for credit transfer: 15 August
Deadline to withdraw application: 31 July

Start your studies this autumn semester

If you need to apply for a visa, we recommend that you register for this degree programme by 31 March. 

Curriculum change from HS25. Details will be published in September 2024.

Brief explanation of the online application

Online applications only.
Our Online Application Guide explains how it works, step by step.

Mandatory requirements:

• Passport or ID card (front and back) 
• Passport photo that meets international passport requirements
• Up-to-date CV
• Proof of proficiency in English to at least C1 (C1 English certificate or equivalent/alternative proof e.g. degree/modules attended in English)
• Personal statement 
• Confirmation of termination of matriculation
• Diplomas and leaving certificates (e.g. vocational baccalaureate/specialised baccalaureate with grades, university entrance qualification, Abitur or upper secondary level qualification)
• Bachelor’s degree certificate or equivalent qualification plus transcript of records (ToR)

Required documentation if you were educated abroad or if your educational background is in a related field and you are looking to transfer credit from other universities

• Passport or ID card (front and back) 
• Passport photo that meets international passport requirements
• Up-to-date CV
• Proof of proficiency in English to at least C1  (C1 English certificate or equivalent/alternative proof e.g. degree/modules attended in English)
• Personal statement
• Confirmation of termination of matriculation
• Comparable non-Swiss university degree with at least 30 ECTS credits in business and economics subjects (bachelor’s degree certificate) including transcript of records (ToR)
• Proof of at least six months of professional experience, recognised by the Business School

An incomplete dossier will be rejected for revision and correction. A short period of grace is granted on the understanding that the application will be deemed withdrawn if it is not resubmitted within the specified time limit.