Master Management, Communication & IT

Organisation:: MCI Management Center Innsbruck
City, country:: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Type:: Full-time
Certificate:: M.A. (Master of Arts)
Duration:: 4 Semester

Programme

The significance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in our society is constantly growing. Internationalization and the flexible combination of businesses and their structures are key success factors for modern companies. Innovative IT solutions improve the competitiveness and design the communication between enterprises and customers. Therefore the job market increasingly requires highly qualified personalities, designing efficiently the interface between management and applied informatics and being able to edit and implement concrete applications.

The Master’s program Management, Communication & IT enables participants to develop and focus on applying skills and theories that allow them to recognize and use market opportunities in- and outside organizations in the field of management, human interaction and applied informatics. Thus they are provided with the necessary base to be innovative and reach sustainable success.

Graduates of the program are conferred the academic degree Master of Arts in Business, in short MA or M.A. (attested by a leaving certificate, the Master’s diploma, the international diploma supplement etc.). Other than embarking on their professional career, graduates will have the option of continuing their studies by a corresponding Ph.D. program in Austria or abroad.

FH-Prof. Mag. Peter J. Mirski
Head of Program

Job description and job opportunities

Job opportunities result in enterprises, in which communication and IT-systems play a significant role (e.g. IT to support communication processes within companies). Our graduates make career in the service industry, health care, trading, with hardware manufacturers, software and computer retailers, in media enterprises, banks, consulting companies, assurances as well as in the education sector (with universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutes).

The key industries are:

Creative industry
Management Consultancy
Service industry
Computer CentersIT-Departments
Software houses
Telecommunication industry
Specialized industry

Emphases/Curriculum

Communication:

Business Ethics & CSR
Communication & Moderation
eCollaboration & Fields of Application
Information Management
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Management
Presentation Techniques
Team Management

IT, Information & Communication technology:

Information Engineering
Innovation Management
Multimedia & Design Project
Multimedia Technologies
Principles in Human-Computer Interaction
Security
Software Engineering
System Planning
Virtual Teams & Technologies
Web-Usability Project

Management & Business Management:

Business Intelligence
Company & Financial Analysis
eBusiness, Requirements & Technologies
eCompliance
Entrepreneurship
Global IT-Markets
International Accounting
International Marketing
IT-Governance
Management Information Systems
Mergers & Aquisitions
Project & Process Management
Quality Management
Sales Management
Strategic Management

Academic Research:

Quantitative Research Methods

Practical relevance

An intensive dialogue with business experts, reflected by research and practical projects, shall procure to the students a sustainable impression on the relevance of the transferred learning.

This unique program leading to a master’s degree also offers the possibility to spend a term at one of our numerous international partner universities.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Full-time:
Number of participants max.:: k.A.
Number of applicants:: k.A.

study fees:: € 363,-

Admission requirements:
Applications for the Master’s program Management, Communication & IT include the official application form and necessary enclosures required. Early application is recommended. In total, MCI admits 30 students per year to the Master’s program Management, Communication & IT.

Terms:

Winter semester: End of September – February
Summer semester: March – July

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Languages and semester abroad

voluntary:: Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Miscellaneous, Spanish, Turkish

semester abroad:: possible

: Semester Abroad
The global perspective is reflected in the composition of the faculty, the students, the curriculum and the study related projects. Particular importance is placed on the excellent command of English.

A selected number of students will have the opportunity to take part in a semester-abroad program with a partner university .

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Organisation

Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) is an integral part of the unique "Open University Innsbruck" concept in Austria and has attained a leading position in international higher education as a result of its on-going quality and customer orientation. MCI strives to mentor motivated people, who want to build their future through goal-oriented continuing education, in their personal and professional development.

MCI offers graduate, non-graduate and post-graduate educational programmes of the highest standard to senior and junior managers from all management levels and branches. MCI's programmes focus on all levels of the personality and include areas of state-of-the art knowledge from science and practice relevant to business and society.

As an internationally oriented information and communication centre, MCI is open to new perspectives, methods and projects. Constructive dialogue and co-operative development of interdisciplinary competences are two of the pillars of teaching and learning at MCI.

Study in Innsbruck

As a well-established university town Innsbruck offers plenty of housing possibilities for students in e.g. residence homes and dormitories or through private rental and flat-sharing communities. It is a very young-minded city offering students a broad range of activities and entertainment (the arts, culture, music, society, religion, health, shopping, nightlife …).

MCI offers students an excellent infrastructure including attractive lecture rooms, computer labs, space for group work and state-ofthe- art research facilities as well as conveniently situated student dormitories, convenient car parks and excellent public transport facilities. The nearby lively Old Town of Innsbruck, the Tyrolean mountains within grasp, the region’s unbeatable sports- and leisure facilities and the proximity to Germany, Switzerland and Italy all guarantee a unique ambience for students.