Department of Economics

Johannes Kepler University

MASTER MANAGEMENT & APPLIED ECONOMICS

In the Master's program Applied Economics and Management (120 ECTS, 4 semesters) students are offered an advanced training in economics. This includes the teaching of insights from the fields of business and economics and about the links of these two disciplines. The students will thus acquire the ability to combine research questions from business and economics. The program focuses on developing problem solving and analytical competences.

The study prepares students for a career as economics expert and managerial positions in business and the public sectors and in public administration, for example in the field of financial management, strategic management or economic policy consulting.

Apart from compulsory modules in the core areas of business and economics, the study program provides the opportunity to specialize in accordance with the interests and career goals of students on individual topics. A sensible combination of business and economic approaches is key in this choice. The students acquire knowledge of modern methods of empirical economic research, which are used as analytical tools in many economic questions. The courses are offered mainly in English giving students the opportunity to acquire active and passive language skills.

The Master's degree Management and Applied Economics is ideal for students,

  • with an interest in economics issues and relationships who want to deepen the theoretical foundations of the knowledge acquired in a Bachelor's program in economics and who wish to acquire further qualifications in specialized areas;
  • who want to apply the acquired skills in different careers in business and politics with an emphasis on jobs where analytical problem solving skills are required;
  • who want to pursue a scientific career and who want to acquire advanced academic skills necessary for doctorate or PhD studies.

 

Program Master Management and Applied Economics

  

Applied Economics

Principles in Applied Economics 12ECTS

Aspects in Applied Economics 8ECTS

Elect 2 of the following five:

Business and Economics 12ECTS

Elect 3 of the following 4 (at least one Seminar Advanced Topics):                   

  

Management

Principles in General Management 18ECTS

Elect 3 of the following 6 courses:

  • Strategic Management 6ECTS
  • Marketing 6ECTS
  • Organization 6ECTS
  • Human Resource&Change Management 6ECTS
  • Managerial Accounting 6ECTS
  • Financial Accounting 6ECTS

 

International Dimensions 8ECTS

  • Dimensions of Globalization 4ECTS
  • Seminar Globalization: Politico Economic Perspectives 4ECTS
  • Corporate Finance 6ECTS



Business or Economics

Research Methods 6ECTS

Elect 1 of the following 2:  

  • Econometrics I (Thesis Applied Economics) 6ECTS
  • Methods in Management Research (Thesis General Management 6ECTS

Electives 10ECTS

Elect courses from the following modules (not necessarily all from the same module)  

  • Economic Theory
  • Methods in Economics
  • Leadership Challenge: Innovation
  • Leadership Challenge: Sustainability
  • Advanced Topics in Applied Economics
  • Advanced Topics in Globalization

Free 12ECTS

You can elect any course from JKU or even another university

Gender 4ECTS

Master Thesis 24ECTS

 

Study Plan Master M&AE Fall 2011

Study Plan Master M&AE Spring 2012

Study Plan Master M&AE Fall 2012 

Study Plan (in German)
 

ADMISSION

Access to the Master Management and Applied Economics requires the completion of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent).

Students with a Bachelor (or Diplomstudium) in Business and Economics (WiWi) from JKU can enter the Master program without any further conditions.
Students with a Bachelor's degree from other universities, colleges or other domestic or foreign post-secondary education have to fulfill two requirements. First, the Bachelor has to be from an accredited institute of higher education. We use the following list to test this, http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/list-heis. Second, the Bachelor has to contain enough ECTS in Business and Economics. Students can access the program if their completed Bachelor's program contains at least 20ECTS of Business and 20 ECTS of Economics courses.
Students can start with the program if their Bachelor's program contains at least 10ECTS of Business and 10 ECTS of Economics courses. They can fulfil the requirement of 40ECTS in total by taking courses from the Economics Bachelor at JKU in the first year of their Master.

REGISTRATION

Registration for Austrian Students  

Registration for International Students 

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