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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 : Leadership competencies – development & integration (3 ECTS) 

2nd semester (MA 2 – 30 ECTS)

Bloc 1 : Technology (15 ECTS)

Bloc 2 : Economics & Management (12 ECTS)

Group : Leadership competencies – development & integration (3 ECTS)

3rd semester (MA3 – 30 ECTS)

Bloc 2 : Economics & Management (3 ECTS)

Bloc 3 : Transferable Skills & Group Project (13 ECTS)

  • Communication for impact
  • Transformative project                                  

Bloc 4 : Electives (14 ECTS)

  • Choice of courses

Important information – Fall semester 2024-25

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 course is taught in “block”. Please check in advance the exact dates, time and the location.

MGT-495 Introduction to ethics & critical thinking (Prof. G.Palazzo)
Given on IMD Campus from 8h30-12h30 on the following days:

  • Monday 18.11.24
  • Friday 22.11.24
  • Monday 25.11.24
  • Friday 29.11.24
  • Monday 02.12.24
  • Friday 06.12.24

MGT-540 Advanced sustainable accounting and finance (Prof. G.Markarian)
Course given from the week of 04.11.2024 until the end of the semester, on Fridays 09h15-13h00.

  • Friday 08.11.24
  • Friday 15.11.24
  • Friday 22.11.24
  • Friday 29.11.24
  • Friday 06.12.24
  • Friday 13.12.24
  • Friday 20.12.24

Exercise sessions on Thursdays; please check the schedule

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

  • MGT-487 Complex problem solving in organizations
  • MGT-556 ESG accounting and reporting
  • MGT-476 Improve your personal effectiveness
  • MGT-475 Strategy, sustainability and Innovation

Sustainable Management and Technology 2024-25

Block 1: Technology Courses

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Data science and machine learning
MGT-502 / Section MTE
Vlachos
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Summer session
During the semester
5
Energy supply, economics and transition
ENG-410 / Section SIE
Ballif, Binder, Thalmann
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
-
Summer session
Written
2
Environmental assessment and reporting
MGT-504 / Section MTE
Friot
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
Summer session
During the semester
4
Science of climate change
ENV-410 / Section MTE
Schmale
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
-
Winter session
Written
4
Statistics and data science
MGT-499 / Section MTE
Chiarotti, Gallea, Thurm
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Sustainable logistics operations
MGT-530 / Section MTE
Gallay
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Summer session
During the semester
4
Technology, sustainability and public policy
MGT-450 / Section MTE
Aklin
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
Winter session
Written
4

Block 2: Economics & Management

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Economics for challenging times
MGT-494 / Section MTE
Gallea, Laurent-Lucchetti, Thoenig
EN
  • Courses: 4h
-
-
Winter session
Oral
6
ESG accounting and reporting ( Courses given on IMD Campus. MA3 only)
MGT-556 / Section MTE
Hoos, Melloni
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Marketing & sustainability in a digital world (Courses given on IMD Campus)
MGT-532 / Section MTE
Dalsace
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Strategy, sustainability and innovation (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-475 / Section MTE
Bonardi, Bouquet
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Sustainable & entrepreneurial finance
FIN-429 / Section MTE
Jondeau, Mitali
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
-
Summer session
During the semester
5
Systems thinking
MGT-505 / Section MTE
Nick
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
Summer session
During the semester
4

Block 3 : Transferabe skills and team projects

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Communication for impact (Pas donné en 2024-25 - Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-545 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Complex problem solving in organizations (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-487 / Section MTE
Chevallier
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Introduction to ethics & critical thinking (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-495 / Section MTE
Palazzo
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Transformative project
MGT-535 / Section MTE
Profs divers, Wicki
EN
-
-
  • Individual project: 10h
Winter session
During the semester
10

Block 4: Electives

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced sustainable accounting and finance (MTE-SMT Students : MA3 only )
MGT-540 / Section MTE
Markarian Lavetsky
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Business and society - corporate sustainability (Courses given on UNIL Campus)
HEC-500 / Section MTE
Gallay, Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 4h
Winter session
During the semester
6
Energy conversion and renewable energy
ME-409 / Section GM
Maréchal, Nguyen
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
Written
4
Innovation for construction and the environment
CIVIL-424 / Section GC
Terzis
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Legal aspect of sustainability & digitalisation (Courses given on UNIL Campus. MA3 only)
MGT-536 / Section MTE
Brunner, De Werra, Fischer, Glauser, Jaccard
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
4
Life cycle assessment in energy systems
ENV-510 / Section EL
Margni
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Winter session
Written
3
Material flow analysis and resource management
ENV-501 / Section SIE
Binder, Felix Martin Del Campo
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
Written
4
Nature finance (MTE-SMT Students : MA3 only )
MGT-541 / Section MTE
Coutu
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Risk analytics (MA3 only - Courses given on UNIL Campus)
HEC-501 / Section MTE
Gallay, Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 4h
Winter session
During the semester
6
Sanitary engineering for development
ENV-402 / Section SIE
LĂŒthi
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Winter session
Written
3
Social innovation Lab (MA3 only - Courses given on UNIL Campus)
HEC-502 / Section MTE
Gallay, Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Social norms change (MA3 only - Courses given on UNIL Campus)
HEC-503 / Section MTE
Gallay, Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 4h
Winter session
During the semester
6
Sustainability in the global context (MTE-SMT Students : MA3 only )
MGT-470 / Section MTE
Baldwin
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
Winter session
Written
4
Sustainable transformation and future-fit business
MGT-546 / Section MTE
Chahidi
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Value chain management in practice
MGT-417 / Section MTE
Riboni
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
Winter session
During the semester
4

Group: Leadership competencies ñ€“ development & integration

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Improve organizational & societal effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus. In automne 2024-25 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2023-2025)
MGT-579 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Improve your group effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-477 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Improve your personal effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-476 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3

Master project

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