Master Programmes at the USI

Organisation:: Universitá della Svizzera italiana, USI-University of Lugano
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Lugano, South, Switzerland
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: MA
Duration:: 4 Semester/s
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 4 Semester/s
Certificate:: MAS
Duration:: 3 Semester/s

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MASTER OF SCIENCE OR OF ARTS PROGRAMMES

The Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) also known as University of Lugano, offers high-quality graduate education through its Master programmes in Architecture, Communication, Economics and Informatics. Masters provide high specialization both in terms of professional training and of academic research. Top-level faculty of international renown teach innovative courses, with a strong multi-disciplinary orientation and in collaboration with prestigious institutions at local and international level. USI friendly, familiar environment encourages contacts among students, researchers and faculty members, allowing for an enhanced, more personalized teaching.

The Masters presented hereafter are full-time study programmes that comprise 90 or 120 credit points, which means that they are 3- or 4-semesters long. All courses are held in English except where indicated with * (in Italian).

Architecture

MSc in Architecture
The Master trains practitioners who, on the basis of the acquired awareness and knowledge of current architectural practice, are competent both to carry out the functions of direct architectural design and to understand the different technical and humanistic aspects involved in the development of specialised projects.

Communication

MSc in Communication, Management & Health
Want to fight obesity, cancer or HIV? Want to improve the health of people around the globe? Interested in marketing an innovative pharmaceutical product? Or in managing communication for a hospital? Does conducting market research for an agency sound right for you? This Master prepares you to appreciate the complexity of the health sector and meet the challenges that arise in it. This truly international degree provides students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a global world.
MSc in Media Management*
The Master of Media Management is addressed to students interested in learning fundamental aspects of publisher activities as well as managerial aspects concerning media companies. The Master includes a semester of work experience in a media company (publisher, radio, television, internet,...) where students are in direct contact with a real production and distribution system.
MSc in Public Communication* (bilingual English and Italian)
The programme provides in-depth knowledge on aims, structures, functioning and contexts of those organisations dealing with societal issues and not having profit as their primary purpose - i.e. public and private, nonprofit, national and international organizations -, and allows students to develop a set of operational competences necessary for managing communication processes and projects within this sector. Master's courses are taught in Italian and English.
MA in Master in Italian Literature and Civilisation*
The Master in Italian Literature and Civilisation covers three main thematic areas: Italian language / Italian and Comparative Literature / Arts, History and Civilisation, in a holistic educational approach that favours the acquisition of a body of knowledge pertaining traditionally to distinct areas, separated by disciplinary confines. Italian literature, the central theme of the MA, is set thus in relation and analysed against the context of the civilisation by which it has been produced and studied.

Joint Masters in Economics and Communication

MSc in Corporate Communication
The programme develops analytical and decision-making abilities for corporate communication -considered today a key management function, grounded in a sound knowledge of organization, business economics and management, through a balanced mix of lectures and more active teaching methods such as case studies, role-playing and projects.
MSc in Financial Communication
The programme is focused on three main pillars - business economics and finance, communication and argumentation, and law and ethics. It offers the necessary instruments and competences for understanding and mastering the communication processes in the financial market, enabling graduates to bridge the gap between financial experts and investment decision makers and to work as an effective interface between the financial system and the public at large.
MA in International Tourism
The programme seeks to provide students with knowledge, expertise, and innovative development models designed for the strategic management of tourism systems, at different degrees of complexity and geographical scale. The focus is on the creation and development of new tourist resources and ventures.
MSc in Marketing
The programme aims to explore the various aspects of managing market relationships and the task of marketing in different types of organizations. The study curriculum sets to provide students with the skills to analyse and interpret market behaviour and dynamics, and conceive effective solutions.
MSc in Public Management and Policies* (bilingual English and Italian)
Attraverso una formazione intensiva, interdisciplinare, interculturale e aperta a esperienze interuniversitarie e internazionali, il Master in Public Management and Policy si propone di formare i futuri attori protagonisti del cambiamento, capaci di assumere posizioni di responsabilità tanto all’interno dell’amministrazione pubblica federale, cantonale e locale, quanto all’interno di istituzioni internazionali e di organizzazioni del privato no-profit.

Informatics

MSc in Applied Informatics
The Master combines the study of fundamental aspects of computer systems with a hands-on approach, preparing professionals for successfully pursuing a career in research and development. Students learn how to design, test and analyze software programmes using appropriate methodologies.
MSc in Dependable Distributed Systems
The programme develops professionals capable of designing and developing distributed systems: data management systems, telecommunication networks, large scale multiplayer games, etc. The emphasis of the design taught is on dependability, where systems are engineered to withstand failures of system components, heavy computation and intense traffic.
MSc in Embedded Systems Design
Offered in collaboration with ETH Zurich and Politecnico di Milano and coordinated by the ALaRI (Advanced Learning and Research Institute), the programme equips students with a unique body of knowledge about the multidisciplinary area of embedded systems.
MSc in Intelligent Systems
"Intelligent Systems" is an area of computer science and engineering dealing with intelligent behaviour, adaptation and learning in machines and robots. Students will be able to apply their competences in interdisciplinary areas such as robotics, intelligent searching agents, video games, speech recognition, etc.
MSc in Software Design
The MSc in Software Design provides students with an in-depth perspective on advanced topics of modern software systems related to their design, development and evolution, with a project-driven, hands-on approach.
MSc in Geometric and Visual Computing
Geometric and Visual Computing is a combination of computer
science (discrete algorithms, data structures, software engineering), mathematical modeling (theoretical foundations and computational methods), which are used in the domains of computer graphics, computer vision, 2D and 3D signal processing, and pattern recognition.
The curriculum of the Master in Geometric and Visual Computing is based on a synergy between computer science, mathematical models and computational methods, and domain-specific curricula in computer graphics, computational geometry, computer vision, pattern recognition, and image processing.

Joint Masters in Informatics and Economics

MSc Management and Informatics
This unique cross-discipline programme combines USI's world-leading expertise in Management and Informatics and offers exciting career prospects that range from project management to consulting. The programme has been designed to provide graduates from a wide variety of backgrounds with the necessary tools and skills for understanding complex information technology (IT) problems while, at the same time, knowing about the needs and requirements of a modern organization.

*These programmes are offered in Italian. The other programmes are held in English.

For more detailed information, please visit www.master.usi.ch or contact the Study Advisory Service: studyadvisor@usi.ch.

MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES OR EXECUTIVE MASTER PROGRAMMES

The University of Lugano (USI) currently runs seven Executive Master programmes in highly relevant professional fields; specialized, international in scope, taught by top-quality faculty, they are designed to meet the needs of experienced professionals in an increasingly global society. Good relationships with faculty members, easy to establish in the friendly USI environment, allow keeping up to date on the ever-evolving knowledge of specialized fields.

Executive Master in Healthcare Economics and Management (Net-MEGS)
As part of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) network, along with other five Swiss universities, this programme aims at developing scientific, managerial and professional skills of people responsible for public health. Courses are taught in Italian.
Executive Master of Science in Communications Management (MScom)
With an academic staff of over 30 professors from renowned institutions around the world, MScom is recognized for its academic excellence and multinational orientation. MScom cooperates with the Copenhagen Business School on program content and joint sessions, including a summer session at UCLA Anderson School of Management (Los Angeles), one of the world's leading business schools. Courses are taught in English.
Executive Master in Education Management (MaGF)
The Master programme facilitates the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the successful management of educational institutions. Courses are taught in Italian.
Master of Advanced Studies in Intercultural Communication (MIC)
The Executive Master in Intercultural Communication is designed to equip students with the tools to handle the challenges and opportunities of multiculturalism. Theoretical instruction is integrated with an intercultural laboratory, where participants apply methodological bases to projects and specific experiences. Courses are taught in English and French.
Master of Advanced Studies in Embedded Systems Design (ALaRI)
Professional programme providing a complete overview of the Embedded Systems Design themes in order to prepare, or to re-skill, the future team leaders of the field. Courses are taught in English.
Executive Master in Public Administration (EMAP)
Directed towards the managerial training of cantonal and local public administrators, the programme is focused on the modernisation of institutional and managerial practices. Being a partnership between several public management educational institutes in Switzerland, it is also open to Italian regional and local administrators. Courses are taught in Italian.
Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management
The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management is a post-graduate course of study for professionals interested in the Humanitarian sector. A international faculty of professors from institutions around the world will ensure the academic excellence of the programme and its international orientation.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Admission Requirements for MA and MSc programmes Bachelor degree (180 ECTS) awarded in a compatible field of study from a recognised University. The Faculty concerned will assess every case individually and may recommend an appropriate amount of ‘levelling credits’ accordingly. Tuition Fees for MA and MSc programmes Tuition fees amount to SFr 4'000.- (approximately Euro 2'500) per semester. For Swiss residents (incl. Liechtenstein and Campione d’Italia) at the time of obtaining their high school diploma (Maturità or equivalent), fees are SFr. 2'000.- per semester. A total of 60 one-off study grants of the amount of 4'000 CHF each will be awarded based on merit to students admitted as first-year students of a USI Master programme starting in the Fall 2011. MAS and Executive Master programmes For details about entry requirements, tuition fees and study grants for MAS and Executive Master programmes, please refer to their respective websites.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English, Italian
Going abroad:	possible
	Erasmus and other Exchange programmes.

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Organisation

The profile USI has created for itself is of a multilingual institution with a broad international scope. USI stands out for its truly interdisciplinary approach to developing curricula whose quality and relevance are regularly monitored by means of appropriate assessment exercises. In addition, USI hopes to further streamline its teaching programmes by testing them for the appeal exercised by the various Bachelor’s and Master’s curricula on the students, but also by measuring them against the demands of the labour market.

There are two circumstances that allow USI to considerably expand and improve the quality and tenor of its teaching. On the one hand, it plays an active part in strategic national programmes within the network of Swiss universities; on the other, it enjoys special relations with top universities in Northern Italy. Clearly acknowledged in the Swiss academic context as representing Italian language and culture, USI decided to invest in this feature by founding an Institute of Italian Studies, and by launching, in parallel, a Master in “Italian Literature and Civilisation”, characterised by an interdisciplinary approach, an element that distinguishes it from the more ordinary departmental models.

Sensitive to its role as an academic bridge between two diverse cultural and scientific territories, USI wants to enhance its appeal for student from across the Alps by trying out innovative teaching methods (such as the dual language system), designed to smooth out the difficulties inherent in the language barrier.

At present, USI numbers 2852 full-time students altogether representing more than 100 different nationalities, over 700 academic staff and 31 research institutes with around 50 active projects.

Study in Lugano

The University of Lugano has two campuses, one in Lugano housing the Faculties of Communication Sciences, Economics and Informatics; the other in Mendrisio, less than ten miles south of Lugano, close to the Italian border, which houses the Academy of Architecture. The campuses are a place of learning, of meeting and exchange, where students can not only devote time to study but also meet up and interact with fellow students, colleagues and teachers, build new friendships and take part in extra-curricular activities.

In both towns, the campuses have developed around an existing grand neoclassical hospital structure, that after some appropriate refurbishment and adjustment work became ready to accommodate students, teaching staff, classrooms, computer labs, and design ateliers. State-of-the-art buildings have recently been added to improve support for teaching and research. In the restructuring process, architects have managed to achieve a harmonious blend of the old buildings with the new structures within the fabric of the city, resulting in an original contrast between modern and neoclassical design.

The precincts, classrooms, design ateliers, dedicated study spaces, and facilities offer an overall seating capacity for more than two thousand students. The computer rooms are open round the clock and offer hundreds of PC workstations for teaching purposes and for individual study. Spacious facilities are a distinctive feature of USI’s philosophy, which aims to provide its students with an education and training abreast of the times.

Universitá della Svizzera italiana, USI-University of Lugano
Via Buffi 13
6900 Lugano
Switzerland

+41 (0)58 666 46 72

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