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Programmes

Find the right programme for you …

… in business & psychology, IT or health, and study online wherever and whenever suits you, combined with selected on-campus sessions.

Flexible. Practical. Future-focused.

Distance learning programmes.

Find out more about the flexible way of studying at FERNFH.

Study flexibly.

Our programmes combine academic quality with the greatest possible flexibility. As Austria’s first Distance-Learning University of Applied Sciences, we offer studies that adapt to our students’ lives – not the other way round. Our bachelor, master and continuing education programmes combine digital learning with targeted on-campus sessions, creating ideal conditions for balancing work, family and studies.

Flexible paths. Real opportunities.

Continuing education

Our continuing education programmes are flexible, practical and tailored to your needs. Whether short competence modules or comprehensive academic programmes – our offerings are aimed at people who want to develop in a targeted way and build their knowledge sustainably. Different formats enable individual learning paths and qualifications with recognised quality standards.

Master degree programmes

Postgraduate programme

An MBA or master degree programme is a postgraduate programme that deepens specialist knowledge, strengthens management competences and qualifies you for leadership roles.

  • Qualification: MBA
  • Duration: 24 – 48 months
  • Workload: 120 ECTS
  • Format: online
View master degree programmes (German only)

Certificate programmes

Compact continuing education

A certificate programme is a compact continuing education programme that provides practical specialist knowledge and concludes with a recognised qualification.

  • Qualification: certificate
  • Duration: 1 – 2 semesters
  • Workload: 20 – 30 ECTS
  • Format: blended learning
View certificate programmes (German only)

Certificate courses

Compact know-how

A certificate course is a compact form of continuing education in which you acquire specific specialist knowledge that is officially certified.

  • Qualification: certificate
  • Duration: 1 – 7 days
  • No ECTS
  • Format: face-to-face training, blended learning
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Micro-Credentials

New skills without a full degree

Micro-Credentials are short, certified learning units that allow you to acquire and demonstrate specific competences in a targeted way. Level: bachelor or master programme.

  • Qualification: certificate
  • Duration: 1 – 2 semesters
  • Workload: 5 – 15 ECTS
  • Format: blended learning
View Micro-Credentials (German only)