The University of Basel offers a range of programs for continuing education that ideally combine academic learning with professional experience and promote the career.

Part-time degree programs for professionals have different admission requirements depending on the subject and type of study. A person is not automatically entitled to enroll in a certain degree program.

In general, a Master's degree from a university or equivalent certification from a recognized higher education institution is required. Highly qualified individuals who do not meet these criteria may be accepted in exceptional cases if they are able to document their professional experience and additional qualifications in the relevant subject areas.

Admission to certain degree programs is decided on the basis of an interview or entrance examination.

Proficiency in the language(s) of instruction is a prerequisite for all degree programs.

Continuing education programs are standardized across all Swiss universities. Programs differ with respect to the length and scope of studies, i.e. what students are expected to achieve in terms of ECTS credit points.

The following types of programs are available:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA, four to six semesters, 60 ECTS credits, part-time for professionals)
• Master of Advanced Studies (MAS, four to six semesters, 60 ECTS credits, part-time for professionals)
• Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS, two to four semesters, 30 ECTS credits, part-time for professionals)
• Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS, one to two semesters, 10 ECTS credits, part-time for professionals)

Continuing education courses (one to several days)

ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. One ECTS credit point is equivalent to 30 hours of work.

Fees for continuing education degrees are usually billed in installments. The director of the respective degree program can provide further details.

Yes, this is possible but the process for doing so depends on the specific degree program.

One of key aims of a continuing education program is to link academic knowledge with one's career.

Continuing education programs create a direct connection between the curriculum and students' professional work in their field through the selection of subject matter, expert input, discussions, case studies and projects. The focus of these programs is to strengthen the student's problem-solving skills, which are practiced in practical tasks relevant to the person's field of work.

Students of the following study programs are enrolled: DAS, MAS and MBA.

Students attending a CAS study program are not enrolled. Consequently, CAS students do not receive a Unibas account.

No. CAS students are not enrolled and therefore do not receive a Unibas account. However, they can still access the library's resources. To get access to the resources, they need to open a user account at the University Main Library. With this user account, private individuals can access licensed content, such as journals and databases, via a university computer. Access to the contents of the University Main Library and its departmental libraries via VPN is not possible, as a VPN access would require a Unibas account. However, students can use the databases/journals of Munzinger Online, ProQuest and De Gruyter and can even access the resources of Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and Springer Nature (the latter, however, do not provide access to the most recent volumes - please contact the University Main Library for more information) from their own PC outside the university network.

Borrowing physical resources is possible with the library card. Private individuals receive a library card as soon as they have opened a user account. In addition, Swisscovery also grants private individuals access to other Swiss libraries (and their resources) that are members of the Swisscovery network.

More information can be found on the website of the University Main Library (UB).

Language certificates are no longer required for admission to undergraduate courses (§ 14 of the University of Basel's Student Regulations). This also applies to continuing education programs. Students are expected to make sure that they meet the language requirements stipulated by the study program.