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SMT Study Plan & Rules

Course overview per semester

1st semester (MA1 – 30 ECTS)

Bloc 1 : Technology (12 ECTS)

Bloc 2: Economics & Management (9 ECTS)

Bloc 3 : Transferable Skills & Group Project (6 ECTS)

Group : Integration Weeks (3 ECTS) 

2nd semester (MA 2 – 30 ECTS)

Bloc 1 : Technology (14 ECTS)

Bloc 2 : Economics & Management (11 ECTS)

Bloc 3 : Transferable Skills & Group Project (2)

Group : Integration Weeks (3)

3rd semester (MA3 – 30 ECTS)

Bloc 2 : Economics & Management (3 ECTS)

  • ESG accounting and reporting    

Bloc 3 : Transferable Skills & Group Project (10 ECTS)

  • Transformative project                                  

Bloc 4 : Electives (14 ECTS)

  • Choice of courses in Technology
  • Choice of courses in Economics & Management

Group : Integration Weeks (3 ECTS)

  • Improve organizational & societal effectiveness

Important information – Fall semester 2023-24

When courses are tagged “no withdrawal” (“sans retrait”) on the study plan, withdrawal is not allowed once the registration deadline has passed.

Please note that some courses are taught on EPFL campus, others on UNIL or IMD campus; and some courses have special schedules!

The following courses are taught in “block”. Please check in advance the exact dates, time and the location.

MGT-495 Introduction to ethics & critical thinking (Palazzo)
Course given on IMD Campus from 8:30-12:30:

  • Monday 20.11
  • Friday 24.11
  • Monday 27.11
  • Friday 01.12
  • Monday 04.12
  • Friday 08.12

MGT-498 – Platforms & Digital business Models (Peukert)
Course given on EPFL campus from 8:15-12:00:

  • Friday 20.10
  • Friday 27.10
  • Friday 03.11
  • Friday 10.11
  • Friday 17.11
  • Friday 24.11

Please note that the following SMT courses are only open to students admitted to the programme
Courses given on IMD Campus:

  • MGT-475 Strategy & disruption
  • MGT-487 Complex problem solving in organizations
  • MGT-532 Marketing & sustainability in a digital world
  • MGT-534 Strategic partnership

Sustainable Management and Technology 2023-24

Master project

Courses
Language
MP Autumn
l
e
p
MP Spring
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits
Master project in sustainable management and technology
MGT-589 / Section MTE
Profs divers
EN
-
-
900h
-
-
900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
30

Block 1: Technology Courses

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Master 3
l
e
p
Exam
Credits
Data science and machine learning
MGT-502 / Section MTE
Thurm, Vacat, Vlachos
EN
-
-
-
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
5
Energy supply, economics and transition
ENG-410 / Section SIE
Ballif, Binder Signer, Thalmann
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
-
-
-
Summer session
Written
2
Information security & digital trust (In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-493 / Section MTE
Humbert
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Science of climate change
ENV-410 / Section MTE
Schmale
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
4
Statistics and data science (Courses given on UNIL Campus.)
MGT-499 / Section MTE
Chiarotti, Gallea, Thurm
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Sustainable logistics operations
MGT-530 / Section MTE
Gallay
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
2h
-
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Technology, sustainability and public policy
MGT-450 / Section MTE
Aklin
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
Summer session
Written
4

Block 2: Economics & Management

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Master 3
l
e
p
Exam
Credits
Economics for challenging times
MGT-494 / Section MTE
Gallea, Laurent-Lucchetti, Thoenig
EN
4h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Oral
6
ESG accounting and reporting (Not given in 2023-24. Courses given on UNIL Campus. MA3 only)
MGT-556 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Globalisation, robotics and the future of work (In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-464 / Section MTE
Baldwin
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
-
Winter session
Written
4
Marketing & sustainability in a digital world (Courses given on IMD Campus. In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-532 / Section MTE
Dalsace
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
2h
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Platforms & digital business models (In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-498 / Section MTE
Peukert
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
2h
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Strategy & disruption (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-475 / Section MTE
Bonardi, Bouquet
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Sustainability accounting (Courses given on UNIL Campus. In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-533 / Section MTE
Markarian Lavetsky
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Sustainable & entrepreneurial finance
FIN-429 / Section MTE
Jondeau, Mitali
EN
-
-
-
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
5

Block 3 : Transferabe skills and team projects

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Master 3
l
e
p
Exam
Credits
Complex problem solving in organizations (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-487 / Section MTE
Chevallier
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Introduction to ethics & critical thinking (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-495 / Section MTE
Palazzo
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Managing effective communications (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-488 / Section MTE
Cairns-Lee
EN
-
-
-
1h
-
-
-
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
2
Strategic partnership (Courses given on IMD Campus. In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-534 / Section MTE
Henderson
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
1h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
2
Transformative project
MGT-535 / Section MTE
Profs divers, Wicki
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10h
Winter session
During the semester
10

Block 4: Electives

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Master 3
l
e
p
Exam
Credits
Advanced sustainable accounting and finance (Not given in 2023-24. MA3 only)
MGT-540 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Analytics in operations management (Not given in 2023-24. MA3 only)
MGT-537 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Legal aspect of sustainability & digitalisation (Not given in 2023-24. Courses given on UNIL Campus. MA3 only)
MGT-536 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
4h
-
1h
Winter session
During the semester
4
Nature finance (Not given in 2023-24. MA3 only)
MGT-541 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Project Management: from prediction to adaptation (Pas donné en 2023-24)
MGT-557 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Risk analytics (Not given in 2023-24. MA3 only)
MGT-542 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Robotics for society (Not given in 2023-24. MA3 only)
MICRO-427 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
2h
Winter session
Written
4
Software and disruption (Not given in 2023-24. MA3 only)
MGT-538 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3

Group: Integration Weeks

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Master 3
l
e
p
Exam
Credits
Improve organizational & societal effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus)
MGT-579 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Improve your group effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-477 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
-
-
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Improve your personal effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-476 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3