Master in ESS, Sustainability and Innovation Management

Master in ESS, Sustainability and Innovation Management is one of 12 English-taught Sustainable Development programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 9 institutions. 10 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 1,453 a year. 7 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

The ESS master's programme in Sustainability and Innovation Management at the University of Graz is a degree in the social and economic sciences. It builds on a bachelor's degree in business administration. You deepen your specialist knowledge and carry out independent research work. The specialisation subject Management is strongly research-oriented. It sharpens your ability to work scientifically, especially a methodically correct approach to problem solving. It also gives you the basis for solving practical business tasks. The major in economics gives you an in-depth, research-oriented education in economics. It also prepares you for scientific work on interdisciplinary environmental and resource economic problems.

Admission, language and next steps

Teaching is in English. There is no entrance examination. The degree is a Master of Science, MSc, worth 120 ECTS and lasting two years (four semesters). The programme trains you for senior specialist and managerial positions and for independent entrepreneurship in the private, public and semi-public sectors. Applications go directly to the University of Graz, not through a central portal. The university's own page gives the application period. At a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters. Other students pay a fee per semester.

Graduates of the master’s degree programme in Environmental Systems Science, which is a degree programme in the social and economic sciences, will expand the sound specialist knowledge of their specialisation (in business administration) acquired in their bachelor's degree programme by deepening their knowledge and carrying out independent research work. The specialisation subject Management is strongly research-oriented, it enhances the ability to work scientifically and, in particular, fosters a methodically correct approach to problem solving. At the same time it also provides the basis for solving practical business tasks. The degree programme provides academic training for senior specialists and managerial positions as well as for independent entrepreneurship in various fields of application in the private, public and semi-public sectors. The major in economics provides, on one hand, an in-depth and above all research-oriented education in economics and, on the other hand, the prerequisite for scientific work on interdisciplinary environmental and resource economic problems.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Graz. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. 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.