Sustainable Management and Technology 2025-26

Block 1: Technology Courses

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Data Science & Causal Inference for Sustainability (Courses given on UNIL Campus, open to EPFL students)
MGT-499 / Section MTE
Chiarotti, Gallea
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
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 SIE
Schmale
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
-
Winter session
Written
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
  • Course based project: 2h
-
-
Winter session
Oral
6
ESG accounting and reporting ( Courses given on IMD Campus. MA3 only)
MGT-556 / Section MTE
Hoos, Melloni
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 1.71h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Marketing & sustainability in a digital world (Courses given on IMD Campus)
MGT-532 / Section MTE
Dalsace
EN
-
  • Courses: 1.71h
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Strategy, sustainability and innovation (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-475 / Section MTE
Bonardi, Bouquet
EN
  • Courses: 1.71h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Sustainable & entrepreneurial finance (Courses given in UNIL Campus)
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: Transferable Skills & Group Project

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Communication for impact (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-545 / Section MTE
Cairns-Lee
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2.29h
Winter session
During the semester
3
Complex problem solving in organizations (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-487 / Section MTE
Chevallier
EN
  • Courses: 1.71h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Introduction to ethics & critical thinking (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-495 / Section MTE
Palazzo
EN
  • Courses: 1.71h
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Transformative project
MGT-535 / Section MTE
Profs divers
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
Applied ecology
ENV-422 / Section SIE
Grossiord
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • TP: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
4
Business and society - corporate sustainability (Courses given on UNIL Campus, only available to SMT students)
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
Information security & digital trust (In automne 2023-24 - only in MA3 for students cohort 2022-24)
MGT-493 / Section MTE
Humbert
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 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 ( Pas donné en 2025-26 Courses given on UNIL Campus. MA3 only)
MGT-536 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 1h
Winter session
During the semester
4
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 (Courses given on UNIL Campus, only available to SMT students)
HEC-501 / Section MTE
Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 4h
Winter session
During the semester
6
Social innovation Lab (Courses given on UNIL Campus, only available to SMT students)
HEC-502 / Section MTE
Gallay, Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
Winter session
During the semester
3
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
Headon, Normand
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
Water and sanitation for development
ENV-402 / Section SIE
Lüthi
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Winter session
Written
3

Group: Leadership competencies - development & integration

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Master 3
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Improve your group effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-477 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
-
  • Courses: 2.29h
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Improve your personal effectiveness (Courses given on IMD Campus.)
MGT-476 / Section MTE
Mischke Jaep, Pfluger
EN
  • Courses: 2.29h
-
-
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