Double degree requirements

This section describes the degree requirements for a student studying the first academic year at SSE and the second year at the University of St. Gallen.

Year 1 - Courses at SSE
60 ECTS mandatory and elective courses.

Year 2 - Courses at the University of St. Gallen
47* ECTS consisting of courses, core studies and contextual studies. The course choice must be approved by the SSE Program Director.

*The number of credits depends on how many courses the SSE student can transfer to HSG.

Master thesis
Graduation requirements differ: The University of St. Gallen requires a Master thesis of 18 ECTS, while SSE requires a thesis of 30 ECTS. Because of this, SSE students spending their second year at the University of St. Gallen will write and defend their thesis at the University of St. Gallen (in compliance with all local rules and calendars), and, in addition, write a second thesis, for the remaining 12 ECTS, with an SSE supervisor. Both theses will be graded by an SSE examiner and should be submitted as one document under a common title in fulfilment of the SSE graduation requirements.