Bachelor of Arts

Part-time corporate management (Austria)

Cooperation for future managers with the IBS Academy Vienna. The focus is on personnel management, new technologies, International Affairs and management systems.

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faculty:Business Administration and Engineering Management
Location:Zittau, Vienna
Degree:Bachelor of Arts
standard period of study:7 semesters (can be shortened to 5 semesters with prior coursework), part-time
ECTS credits:180
Enrolment for:Winter and summer semesters, depending on demand
Partner institution:IBS Academy Vienna, Austria

The Austrian economy is often made up of small and medium-sized enterprises, ranging from traditional craft businesses to high-tech companies. And that's not all: Austria wants to become the most startup-friendly country in Europe by 2020 and is therefore supporting startups with a whole bundle of measures. It is clear that anyone who wants to be successful as an entrepreneur in the SME sector today should not only understand numbers, but also want to shape things and be open to new approaches and ideas. With the part-time Bachelor's degree program in Business Management - a cooperation between the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz and the IBS Academy in Vienna - you have the opportunity to expand your practical experience with future-oriented management methods or to gain a foothold in a wide variety of business sectors. The focus of the program is on human resource management, new technologies, internationalization and the application of different management systems.

Your Coursework in the Bachelor's Program in Corporate Management

1st semester
  • Mathematics I
  • General Business Studies
  • Principles of Economics I
  • Law I (Fundamentals of Private Commercial Law)
  • Business Information Systems I (Fundamentals of Information and Communication Systems, Database Systems)
  • Understanding science and humanities (AWG) / Accounting
2nd semester
  • Accounting I (Annual Financial Statements)
  • Accounting II (Cost Accounting and Fundamentals of Controlling)
  • Activity-Based Costing
  • Business Informatics II (IT Application Systems, Selection of Standard Software, IT Management)
  • Corporate Management/Organizational
    Management
  • Business English B2
3rd semester
  • Business law
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Investment/Financing
  • Business ethics/business history
  • Business English (comprehension)
4th semester
  • Project management/knowledge management
  • Management/Human Resource Management
  • Corporate culture/conflict management
  • Management systems
5th semester
  • Business Analysis
  • Financial Statements and Corporate Taxation
  • Security Management
  • Controlling
  • Research Project I
6th semester
  • Marketing for SMEs
  • International Affairs / Regionalization in SMEs
  • Information and communication technology for SMEs
  • Production planning/logistics
  • personnel management
7th semester
  • Seminar on Scientific Work and Methods
  • Research Project II
  • Final Module (Bachelor’s Thesis and Defense)
  • Admission Requirements

    You have a state-recognized degree:

    • from a commercial academy or vocational secondary school (BHS) in Austria
    • a higher educational institution for business or tourism professions in Austria
    • as a business economist in Germany

    The degree can be credited with up to 60 ECTS points.

  • Target group

    The part-time Bachelor’s program in Corporate Management is designed for professionals in a professional occupation who have successfully completed training in the fields of commerce, business, or tourism and who wish to gain the qualifications needed for leadership roles.

    You should be interested in taking a holistic view of business processes and possess a strong understanding of numbers as well as a high level of perseverance. In addition, you should be willing to actively incorporate the course material into your daily work routine and bring your practical experience into the classroom.

  • Study program

    Lectures for the Corporate Management program are generally held in person in Vienna, but they are also streamed online and recorded.

  • Study objective

    The degree programme is offered with the goal of training professionals for roles in Corporate Management. It is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach to skills development and instruction.

    This gives students the opportunity to:

    • gain academic-level qualifications while working,
    • acquire generalist knowledge in business management, and
    • further develop their methodological, communicative, and interpersonal skills in addition to their skills in Business Administration.
  • Tuition fees

    The following options are available for paying tuition (for a maximum of 60 ECTS credits of recognition):

    • 30 monthly installments of 278 euros each
    • 18 monthly installments of 460 euros each
    • 3 installments of 2,670 euros each
    • A single payment of 7,999 euros

    In addition, there is a one-time registration fee of 499 euros and an exam fee of 500 euros for the bachelor’s thesis defense.

    The costs include: the registration fee, access to the online learning platform, digital course materials, the exam fee, and the evaluation of the Bachelor thesis. There are no additional expenses throughout the course of study.

  • Career prospects

    As a graduate of the part-time Bachelor’s degree programme in Corporate Management, you will be qualified as an aspiring manager with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.

    You also have the option to continue your studies at the Master’s level to deepen your knowledge of Business Administration or to specialize.

    Typical career paths for our graduates include:

    • Retail companies
    • Technology companies
    • Start-ups
    • Financial institutions
    • Management and tax consulting firms
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Faculty of Business Administration and Engineering Management
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+49 3583 612-4678
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Student Services & International Affairs
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