Admission requirements
You must meet certain requirements in order to start a bachelor degree programme, master degree programme or certificate programme at FERNFH. Details on the requirements are presented below:
Bachelor
In general, you must meet one of the following requirements to study for a bachelor’s degree:
- General university entrance qualification, attested by
- an Austrian university entrance certificate or a general university entrance qualification certificate
- a corresponding university entrance examination certificate
- a foreign certificate equivalent to one of these Austrian certificates
- a certificate of completion of at least three years of study at a recognised national or foreign post-secondary educational institution
OR
- A subject-relevant professional qualification (plus additional examinations*):
We recognise applications of candidates who hold vocational and professional qualification certifications equivalent to an Austrian apprenticeship diploma or an intermediate VET school leaving certificate. The subject-relevance will be decided on an individual basis during the admission procedure.
Master
To be able to complete an in-depth master degree programme at FernFH, you must meet the following requirements:
- A completed and relevant bachelor’s degree
OR
- an equivalent degree awarded by a recognised national or foreign post-secondary educational institution with 180 ECTS.
Equivalent degrees awarded by recognised national or foreign post-secondary educational institutions are studies with subject-related orientation obtained from an educational institution to which the conditions for admission are the general university entrance qualification and which are recognised as a post-secondary educational institution under the legislation of the state in which it is registered.
In addition, a minimum level of professional competence for MA in Business Administration and Psychology is required.
Relevant bachelor degree programmes are bachelor degree programmes in the fields of social sciences, economics and psychology.
In addition, the following minimum level of professional competence in the core subjects of economics and psychology is required:
- 15 ECTS in the fields of “general business administration/human resources/management/organisation/strategic management/corporate management/finance/accounting/marketing management”
- 15 ECTS in the fields of “business psychology/personal psychology/general psychology/social psychology/personality psychology/psychological diagnostics”
- 4 ECTS in the field of “empirical social research & statistics”
Please note: Compliance with the admission requirements is checked and approved by the head of the degree programme on a case-by-case basis.
Relevant bachelor degree programmes are bachelor degree programmes in the fields of economics and engineering.
Please note: Compliance with the admission requirements is checked and approved by the head of the degree programme on a case-by-case basis.
More information is available in the following infosheets on admission (only available in German):
Certificate programmes
To be admitted to the certificate programme Evaluation in the Health, Social and Education Sector, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- An internationally recognised national or foreign academic degree* (at least equivalent to a bachelor’s degree)
The subject relevance refers to the completion of teaching content on quantitative and/or qualitative methods covering at least 3 ECTS.
OR
- Higher education entrance qualification PLUS relevant work experience (at least 3 years)
The leader of certificate programme decides on the suitability and relevance of the professional experience.
Access to the admissions procedure may also be granted in individual cases if proof of one of the two options mentioned cannot yet be provided in full at this point in time, but it is foreseeable that the conditions for admission will be fulfilled at the time the certificate programme for executive education begins.
Please note: Compliance with the admission requirements is checked and approved by the head of the certificate programme on a case-by-case basis.
To be admitted to the certificate programme NPO Management Basic, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- General university entrance qualification, attested by
- an Austrian university entrance certificate or a general university entrance qualification certificate
- a corresponding university entrance examination certificate
- a foreign certificate equivalent to one of these Austrian certificates
- a certificate of completion of at least three years of study at a recognised national or foreign post-secondary educational institution
OR
- An appropriate professional qualification.
The mangement of certificate programme decides on the suitability and relevance of the professional experience.
Please note: Compliance with the admission requirements is checked and approved by the head of the certificate programme on a case-by-case basis.
Diploma programmes
To be admitted to the certificate programme NPO Management Basic, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Certificate NPO Management Basic
AND
- General university entrance qualification, attested by
- an Austrian university entrance certificate or a general university entrance qualification certificate
- a corresponding university entrance examination certificate
- a foreign certificate equivalent to one of these Austrian certificates
- a certificate of completion of at least three years of study at a recognised national or foreign post-secondary educational institution
OR
- An appropriate professional qualification.
The mangement of certificate programme decides on the suitability and relevance of the professional experience.
Please note: Compliance with the admission requirements is checked and approved by the head of the certificate programme on a case-by-case basis.
MBA programme
Information for applicants
Barbara Hager
Paul Lindorfer