Program Overview

Introduction to the Law & Management Program

The Law & Management (LM-HSG) program at the University of St.Gallen offers a unique opportunity for executives to tailor their education to their individual needs. This program enables participants to profit from many advantages, including the ability to start a course at any time, extend their education continually, or interrupt it as needed.

Program Overview

The part-time Law & Management curriculum consists of up to fifteen individual modules, which are self-contained and allow participants to start at any time. The program is designed to be flexible, enabling participants to choose the contents, timing, and duration of their education.

Participant Profile

The program is designed for executives, board members, members of management, consultants, entrepreneurs, lawyers, attorneys, compliance officers, risk officers, crime risk controllers, regulators, internal auditors, financial officers, compliance and legal experts, data protection practitioners, IT managers, IT specialists, risk management specialists, and marketing managers.

Program Structure

The program consists of three different levels:

• Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
• Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)
• Executive Master's program

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

• Scope: 3 modules
• Days of contact time: 15
• ECTS credits: 10
• Fees: CHF 13,500
• Entry requirements: None
• Certificate awarded: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)

• Scope: 3 CAS (9 modules)
• Days of contact time: 45
• ECTS credits: 30
• Fees: CHF 39,000
• Entry requirements: None
• Certificate awarded: Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)

Executive Master's Program

• Scope: 1 DAS and Master's level
• Days of contact time: 65
• ECTS credits: 60
• Fees: CHF 63,000
• Entry requirements: University-level degree
• Certificate awarded: Executive Master

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a variety of modules, such as:

• Compliance Culture
• Cooperative Negotiation
• Organisation and Implementation
• Legal Operations
• Business models, procurement, and organisation
• Negotiation skills and intercultural negotiation
• Norms and implementation
• Compliance-oriented Law
• Corporate Growth and Competition
• Customer Orientation and Business Development
• Risk and Crisis Management
• Sustainability (ESG) for Support Functions
• Legal Bases in Switzerland and the EU
• Personality and Leadership
• Competitive negotiation
• Technology & incident response
• Companies and Employees
• Accounting, Pricing, and Finance
• Reorganization, liability, and succession
• Strategy & Governance
• Company sale and taxes
• Trends, Strategy, and Positioning

Executive Master's Program Details

The Executive Master consists of four CAS degrees (60 days) and the Master Module, which includes 5 additional course days, coaching, and a master's thesis. The Executive Master can also be combined with the Certified Global Negotiator CAS, with fees of CHF 45,000 for the DAS and CHF 69,000 for the Executive Master.