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Term dates & deadlines
Winter semester 2020/21
General admission period:
13 July to 30 September
Extended admission period:
1 October to 30 November
Master Business and Law
Contents of degree programme
The Master's degree programme Business and Law offer students a well-founded and simultaneously practically relevant education at the intersection of business and law. In addition to an in-depth education in Business Law, students select a specialisation in one of the four branches of study (Finance, Taxation and Tax Accountancy, Accounting and Auditing, Public Management and Public Administration Law). This specialisation serves to provide students with a focused preparation for professional activities in a specific field of work. Consequently, a heavy emphasis is placed on the practical relevance during the respective courses. Additionally, students are required to apply and test the expertise they have acquired at the university within the scope of a relevant practical placement lasting three months.
Particularities
Within the scope of the Master's degree programme Business and Law, students can choose specialisations according to the following branches of study:
1. Finance
2. Taxation and Tax Accountancy
3. Accounting and Auditing
4. Public Management and Public Administration Law
Fact Box
Duration:
ECTS:
Level of qualification: Master's degree programme
Degree:
Prerequisites:
Special admission procedure:
Language of instruction:
Curriculum (PDF)
4
SemesterECTS:
120
Level of qualification: Master's degree programme
Degree:
Master of Science (MSc)
Prerequisites:
Yes
Special admission procedure:
No
Language of instruction:
German, some courses are taught in English
Curriculum (PDF)
Contact details
Student Guidance Service
E-Mail: studieninfo [at] aau [dot] at
Office of the Programme Director
Website of the Programme Director
E-Mail: Sandra [dot] Vidoni [at] aau [dot] at
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Student Representatives
Website of the Student Representatives
E-Mail: oeh [dot] abw [at] aau [dot] at
Study objectives
Within the scope of the selected branch of study, students acquire comprehensive business administration and legal expertise for activities in the respective professional field. The Master's degree programme Business and Law qualifies students to perform a critical assessment and analysis of legal and economic issues. Moreover, they receive an in-depth education in matters of Business Law. Finally, students are prepared for an advanced university education in the context of a doctoral degree programme.
Admission to the degree programme
The admission to the degree programme must take place before the end of the extension period (winter semester: 9 July to 30 November | summer semester: 8 January to 30 April).
Prerequisites
Successful completion of a relevant Bachelor's degree programme, e.g. Business and Law, Applied Business Administration, a Bachelor's degree programme at a University of Applied Sciences, or another degree programme of equivalent academic value at a post-secondary educational institution.
Students, who have completed a Bachelor's degree programme in the fields of Business Studies or Law, or a comparable degree at a domestic or foreign university, University of Applied Sciences, or other recognised post-secondary educational institution, shall be admitted to the Master's degree programme, provided that they can demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the following core areas to the extent defined below:
- Fundamental Principles of Law and Business Law, 8 ECTS credits
- Fundamental Principles of Business Taxation or of Fiscal Law with a focus on national law, 4 ECTS credits
- Fundamental Principles of external financial reporting systems, 8 ECTS credits
- Fundamental Principles of Financing, 4 ECTS credits
If the specified preconditions are not met, and only individual additions are still missing, the Rectorate can tie the admission to the requirement to sit certain examinations, which serve to establish equivalence.
Programme structure
Overview
| Fach | Fachbezeichnung | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Pflichtfächer | Wirtschaftsrecht (Vertiefung) | 16 |
| Finanzwissenschaft | 4 | |
| Gebundene Wahlfächer | Nach Wahl einen der Studienzweige
| 52 |
| Praxis | 14 | |
| Seminar zur Aufarbeitung der Praxis | 1 | |
| Masterarbeit | 23 | |
| Seminar zur Masterarbeit | 4 | |
| Freie Wahlfächer | 6 | |
| Summe | 120 |
Practical training
The design of the Master's degree programme Business and Law provides for the scheduling of a practical placement aligned to the selected branch of study, with a duration of at least three months. Working students can choose to conduct the placement at their place of work. Upon completion of the placement, students must attend a seminar, in which the experiences gained are processed and scientifically reflected. Under certain circumstances, if students spend a semester abroad, the practical placement can be omitted.
Periods of study abroad
Comprehensive personal, cultural and language training and further education also includes periods of study or placements abroad. Uniquely located at the very centre of the Alps-Adriatic Region, Klagenfurt University is highly committed to the promotion of internationality.
Erasmus+ and Joint Study programs offer opportunities to study at numerous partner universities in Europe and across the globe.
Careers and occupational profiles
Due to their professional, personal and social competences, graduates are qualified to take on top positions in the private sector and in the civil service. They are particularly well-prepared for professional activities in the following areas:
- banking and financial services
- chartered accountancy firms
- management consultancy
- financial management
- public administration
- public enterprises and non-profit organisations
What our graduates say
"The Master's degree programme Business and Law at Klagenfurt University serves as an ideal preparation for the entry into the professional field. The carefully modulated curriculum comprises specialised legal topics as well as core areas from business administration. Graduates are consequently well-equipped to open doors to the traditional occupational fields, such as tax accountancy or auditing, as well as to numerous other opportunities in both the national and the international sphere."
Continuing your studies
Upon successful completion of the Master’s degree programme Business and Law, students can continue their studies in the Doctoral degree programme.
Specialist courses
Within the scope of the free electives and in accordance with the respective curriculum, students can receive credits for individual courses or for entire modules from other subject areas.
Term dates & deadlines
Summer semester 2021
General admission period:
11.01.2021 – 05.02.2021
Extended admission period:
06.02.2021 – 30.04.2021
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