Master in International Industrial Management

Master in International Industrial Management is one of 32 English-taught Business Administration programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 19 institutions. 29 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 727 a year. 18 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

This is a full-time Master's programme at FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, taught in German and English. It runs over four semesters and 120 ECTS, and you graduate with the degree Diplomingenieur/Diplomingenieurin (DI). The campus is in Kapfenberg.

What you study

The programme trains industrial engineers (WING) who can manage both economic and technical teams. You choose one of three study tracks: Smart Production and Services, Business Transformation, or Supply Chain Engineering. Smart Production and Services puts AI and analytics at the centre, so you learn to analyse complex data and make decisions. Business Transformation focuses on questioning traditional business models, managing innovation and implementing change, with practical projects and collaborations with companies. Supply Chain Engineering integrates sustainability principles into the curriculum so you can shape corporate supply chains responsibly.

Across the programme you build knowledge in General Management, Supply Chain Engineering, Smart Production & Services and Business Transformation. You also take Business English at a high level, plus courses that develop intercultural, interpersonal, intrapersonal and social skills. AI tools and analytics are part of the teaching, applied in the way industrial engineers use them to drive change across a company and its value chain. In the second semester you lead a project team and carry out an Industrial Research Project on a current issue from national or international business practice.

How the programme is organised

The first two semesters are full-time. From the third semester the programme becomes part-time: classes are mainly on Fridays and Saturdays and in block weeks, with some courses online in the evenings. That structure lets you take up a full-time position from the third semester, and it also suits educational leave. The third semester is when you can spend a semester abroad, and in the fourth semester you can write your Master's thesis abroad. Several one-week intensive programmes support intercultural exchange.

If your previous degree is in Business Administration, you can pick up the technical ECTS you need in a technical transition semester by taking relevant courses from the Bachelor's programme in Industrial Management. If you come from a technical degree, you take industrial engineering orientated modules at the start; if you already have an industrial engineering degree, you take technical modules.

Who it suits

It suits people who want to work at the interface between technology and business, managing technical and economic teams. The part-time second half is aimed at students who want to keep working or need to balance family, work and study. If you are interested in digitalisation, sustainability in supply chains or leading change projects, the three tracks give you a way to specialise. The programme also expects you to develop your social and intercultural skills, so it fits students who plan to work internationally.

Admission, language and next steps

You apply directly to FH JOANNEUM and go through its admissions procedure; the programme page gives the application period and the dates. The teaching language is German and English, so the programme is partly taught in English and you should check which parts. As a university of applied sciences, FH JOANNEUM sets its own tuition fee; the programme page lists the amount per semester. Applications are not handled through a central portal.

The International Industrial Management programme combines management skills with expert knowledge in engineering and business with a focus on supply chain management and the future of production. Students can specialise in Industry 4.0 or Supply Chain Engineering.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences. Universities of applied sciences set their own application periods and admission procedures, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: Admission procedure. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.