FH Upper Austria

Managing Nonprofit and Public Services

  • Master of Arts in Business (MA)
  • Extra occupational
  • German
  • 4 Semester (120 ECTS)
  • FH OÖ Campus Linz
  • 30
Application period
from 01.10.2024 to 30.06.2025

Your springboard for the non-profit, healthcare, and public sectors

The part-time Master's program offers industry-specific general management training with a focus on non-profit organizations and public institutions. With experts from academia and practice, state-of-the-art knowledge and trends in non-profit and public management are explored in small groups, allowing students to acquire well-founded, industry-specific competencies at the master's level. As part of the program, students independently conduct projects for non-profit organizations and public institutions. This allows the knowledge gained to be directly transferred into practice. Various elective modules enable further and individual specialization, for example in the healthcare sector or social management. Providing a comprehensive understanding of the management of non-profit organizations and the public sector prepares students in the best possible way for future leadership challenges

Management Competencies for Leaders:

  • Industry-Specific Competencies in Non-Profit and Public Management
  • Leadership Skills
  • Strategic Competence
  • Control and Resource Competence
  • Innovation and Transformation Competence
  • Scientific Competence

Career Prospects

Graduates of the program can find employment opportunities across a wide range of organizations in the non-profit sector, such as associations, federations, or advocacy groups, as well as in the public sector—administrative bodies, district authorities, municipalities, international organizations, and public enterprises. These institutions cover a broad spectrum of areas, including:

  • Social Services
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Culture
  • Recreation and Sports
  • Advocacy for Citizen and Consumer Interests
  • Infrastructure
  • Technology and Regional Development
  • Economic Development
  • Housing
  • Environmental and Nature Conservation

Entry requirements

Degree with courses in the social sciences or economics amounting to at least 30 ECTS credits.
People without a bachelor's or diploma degree in economics - such as lawyers, political scientists or social workers - now also have direct access to the MNP master's degree program. To facilitate this access, we offer intensive business administration courses alongsid

Appointment

Application mode:
Online via https://bewerbung.fh-ooe.at

Application time:
Period 1: 01.11. to 30.04. Period 2: 01.05. to 30.06. Period 3: for remaining places: 01.07. to 31.08.

Admission procedure:
Interview

Study information days:
https://fh-ooe.at/en/study-information/info-services

Tuition fee:
The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria charges tuition fees for Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes as follows: For students from EU and EEA countries: EUR 363.36 per semester + ÖH (Austrian Student Union) contribution For students from non-EU-member states: EUR 726.72 per semester + ÖH (Austrian Student Union) contribution. Merit-based scholarships are available.

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