Master's Programme Organization Studies

Requirements

Relevant bachelor's resp. diploma degrees at the University of Innsbruck:

• Bachelor's Programme in Management and Economics
• Bachelor's Programme Inter­na­tional Eco­nomics and Busi­ness Studies
• Diploma Programme International Economic and Business Studies

• Bachelor’s Programme Economy, Health and Sports Tourism

Proof of general university entrance qualification:

The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme. The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.

• Knowledge from the fields of management and social sciences as well as analytical and methodological skills for solving problems from these fields, which are required to understand the content of this curriculum. This knowledge is deemed to have been acquired if courses totalling 15 ECTS-Credits in the field of management or 15 ECTS-Credits in the field of statistics have been successfully completed.
• In the winter semester 2024/25, a fundamentally revised curriculum for the Master’s programme Organization Studies will come into force. The Master's programme Organization Studies and all other English-language Master's programmes at the Faculty of Business and Management have been fundamentally revised. The courses now include a more flexible range of (research) topics. One change is that the Master’s programme Organization Studies and all English-language Master's programmes now have as an additional qualitative admission requirement a GMAT with at least 550 points or GMAT Focus with at least 525 points.
  For graduates of the Faculty of Business and Management at the University of Innsbruck, the GMAT is waived for an overall grade between 1.0 and 2.8. This admission requirement holds in addition to the existing requirement of 15 ECTS-Credits in the field of management or 15 ECTS-Credits in the field of statistics.

Recommended Course Sequence (in progress)

The exemplary course of study listed below is a recommendation for full-time students starting their studies in the winter semester. The list serves to illustrate a possible course of study and is not binding. Please note that the introductory module (Approaches to OS), which is a prerequisite for all other modules, is currently only offered in the winter semester. Any examination repetitions or their effect of delaying the study period are not taken into account in the presentation.

The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

First Semester

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Approaches to Organization Studies
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Organizational Design
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Communication and Conflict

Second Semester

10.0 ECTS-Credits: HRM and Organization
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Organizational Dynamics and Change
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module ⁽¹⁾

Third Semester

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Organizational Analysis: Research Methods
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Organizational Knowledge and Management Development
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module ⁽²⁾

Fourth Semester

20 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis
5 ECTS-Credits: Preparation of the Master's Thesis
5 ECTS-Credits: Research Colloquium for Master's Thesis

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Elective Modules § 8 Para 1

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Ethics in Organizations
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Art, Culture and Expert Organizations
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Gender, Work and Organization
10.0 ECTS-Credits: HRM and Organization
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Organizational Communication and Governance
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Current Issues in Theory and Practice of Organizations
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Accounting and Organization

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Elective Modules § 8 Para 2

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Special Topics in International Accounting
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Corporate Valuation
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Information Economics
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Applied Risk Management
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Current Topics in Banking and Finance
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Financial Regulation
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Applied Behavioral Finance
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Current Topics of Information Systems, Especially Social Aspects of Information Systems
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Entrepreneurship
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Marketing Performance Management
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Current Topics in Strategy & Marketing
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Creativity & Change Management
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Human Relation Management (I): Intercultural Human Resource Development
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Human Relation Management (II): Employment-Oriented Consulting
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills

(1) One elective module  totalling 20 ECTS-Credits from the catalogue § 8 Para 1 has to be completed.
(2) One elective module  totalling 10 ECTS-Credits from the catalogue § 8 Para 2 has to be completed.

Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.

Forms

• Recognition of Exams AND Supplementary Sheet (will be published soon)
• Application for the Master's Thesis (inclusive english translation)
• Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
• Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
• Submission of the Master's Thesis (inclusive english translation)
• To block a thesis (inclusive english translation)

​​​​​Contact and Information

Examination Office
Location Universitätsstraße 15

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Richard Weiskopf

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Mike Peters

Information about the Programme (in German only)

• Guidelines for electronic submission and publication of academic theses and Instructions from the ULB