Certificate studies are career-integrated continuing education programs,which comprise several certificate courses coordinated in terms of time and content. Successful completion of the individual certificate courses leads to the award of the higher degree. In the case of a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS), at least 10 ECTS must be achieved, and in the case of the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS), which builds on this, at least 30 ECTS must be achieved. The CAS and DAS continuing education degrees are based on the system established by SwissUni (an association of Swiss colleges and universities). The integration into the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) ensures transparency and comparability of the degrees.

Systematics of the certificate studies

Your advantages:

• In a certificate study program, you develop higher-level competencies that prepare you for an individual professional goal: be it professional specialization, career advancement, re-entry or professional reorientation.
• You will benefit from the high practical relevance of our courses, which are led by lecturers with many years of professional experience in companies and institutions. So bring questions and problems from your everyday working life to the certificate program!
• You will link your practical professional experience with scientific theories and methods and thus expand your competencies.
• Our continuing education program is specifically tailored to working professionals. The modular certificate courses and the combination of classroom and online-supported self-study phases offer you a high degree of flexibility.
• Have you completed vocational training and have three years of professional experience? Then you've come to the right place, because even those with professional qualifications have access to academic continuing education at university level: you don't need any previous studies.
• With us, you will learn in small groups - this way, we guarantee you optimal supervision and enough space for your individual questions.
• You benefit from the exchange with colleagues and expand your professional network.
• You will receive a CAS or DAS certificate with credit points (ECTS) if you have successfully completed the examinations of the certificate courses included in the certificate program.
• Crediting of the ECTS points achieved towards subsequent studies is possible in principle after examination by the respective university.