Master in Organization Studies

Master in Organization Studies is one of 3 English-taught Business & Management programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 3 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 3 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 programme builds knowledge on three levels. Conceptual knowledge gives you a view of how organisations work and what function they have within their societal context, and it opens up new perspectives. Methodological knowledge lets you analyse complex organisational connections and create them. Reflective learning elements give you room to develop personal, social and communicative competences and to take a critical-constructive posture toward yourself and others.

The register names the field plainly: organisation, organisational development, organisational consulting, management theory and the market economy. The aim is to turn you into a reflective practitioner and an expert in complexity, able to grasp and shape complex organisational connections in a socially responsible way and to push their further development with creative impulses.

Admission, language and next steps

Teaching is in English. There is no entrance examination, so admission runs on the standard requirements for a master's programme at a public university. The programme takes 2 years over 4 semesters and carries 120 ECTS, and it leads to a Master of Science, MSc. It is taught in Innsbruck.

There is no central application portal. You apply directly to the University of Innsbruck, and its own programme page gives the application period and the documents you need. 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.

The degree programme conveys knowledge on various levels: Conceptual knowledge provides a comprehensive view of the work and function of organizations within their societal context, promoting the development of new perspectives. Methodological knowledge enables complex organizational connections to be analyzed and created. Elements of reflective learning offer the opportunity to further develop personal, social and communicative competences and to assume a critical-constructive posture toward self and others. As reflective practitioners and experts in complexity, graduates are able to comprehend and create complex organizational connections in a socially responsible manner and to contribute to their further development through creative impulses.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Innsbruck. 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.