International Business Management

Programme

• International Business Management is highly practice-oriented. Challenge-based learning, real-life case studies, online simulations, consulting projects for international companies, team challenges and excursions provide opportunities to learn about international management in an engaging and interactive way.
• International Business Management is an internationally recognized high quality two-year Master’s program which is taught entirely in English.
• The brand-new curriculum (starting in 2021) offers an even stronger focus on developing personal skills (e.g. coaching skills, negotiation skills, communication skills and problem-solving skills), competencies related to the intelligent use of digital technologies in an international management context, and managing for sustainability.
• With its flexible specialization structure, International Business Management allows students to gain both, a well-grounded general business education in an international context, and the opportunity to immerse themselves in two out of four fields of specialization – International Human Resource Management or International Supply Chain Management, and International Marketing and Sales Management or International Finance and Accounting.
• The master?s program also provides an opportunity to learn a new foreign language. As part of the curriculum, students can choose from German, Italian, Russian and Slovene language courses. Together with a curriculum that is taught entirely in English and the location in a German-speaking country, studying at CUAS is a great opportunity to upgrade your language skills.
• International Business Management is taught in a truly international environment. Students from all over the world meet with students from Austria and the South East and Central European region, thus opening opportunities for forming strong international networks and getting to know firms in the region.
• Boutique-size classes, a modern infrastructure, lots of opportunities for teamwork, low drop-out rates, personal service of our administration and intensive interactions with our faculty – that’s what you can expect in an environment that is characterized by a passion for teaching and learning, high quality orientation, and a personal touch.
• The practical business knowledge, internationality, solution-oriented approach, intercultural competence and multi-lingual communication abilities of our students are highly valued by employers both in Austria as well as around the world, as the impressive careers of our alumni in many different sectors (including, for example, consulting, industry, retail, media, services, public administration and research) prove.

Emphasis/Curriculum

• Core curriculum
  • Effective Management and Leadership of Global Teams
  • Integrated Financial Management & Controlling
  • Managing the Internationalization Process
  • International Strategic Management
  • CEE/SEE and Global Business Environment
  • Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Research Methods
  • Sustainable Global Management Practices
• Practical business laboratories
  • International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab
  • International Digital Marketing Lab
  • International Consulting Lab
• Electives/specialization modules (2 out of 4)
  • International Human Resource Management
  • International Supply Chain Management
  • International Marketing and Sales Management
  • International Finance and Accounting
• Language immersion courses (either German, Italian, Russian or Slovene)
• Personal skills development program
  • Global Case Challenge
  • Coaching skills
  • Elective skills seminars

• completion of a bachelor of arts/science degree that corresponds to the respective master degree program
• completion of an equivalent degree program at a recognized Austrian or an international post-secondary institution of higher education 

Additional

• effectively collaborate with others to responsibly manage complex business challenges in an expert or managerial role in an internationally active company
• create and implement international business development strategies, business models, business plans and marketing strategies
• take an active and leading role in achieving joint goals in a team together with other people from a variety of different cultural backgrounds
• effectively communicate with others about international business-related issues
• apply extended foreign language skills (in at least one foreign language besides English)
• understand the specifics of doing business in the Central Eastern and South Eastern European region
• recognize the opportunities and limitations that digital technologies offer as a support tool for managers in internationally active companies
• consider ethical issues as well as potential societal and environmental impacts when making business decisions
• analyze financial and non-financial data as well as institutional, legal and economic framework conditions as a basis for making and implementing international management-related decisions
• use methods and tools for effective problem-solving in selected functional specialization areas in the management of internationally active companies (Human Resource Management or International Supply Chain Management, and International Marketing and Sales Management or International Finance and Accounting)

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