Admission Requirements

Admission to the Bachelor's Program

• General University Entrance Qualification
  • General university entrance qualification, demonstrated by
    • an Austrian high school diploma or a certificate of completion of the vocational matriculation examination
    • a corresponding certificate of eligibility for higher education
    • a foreign diploma that is equivalent to one of these Austrian diplomas
    • a certificate of completion of at least three years of study at a recognized domestic or foreign postsecondary educational institution

• Relevant work experience (plus additional exams)
  • As relevant professional qualification Either completion of an apprenticeship in a relevant trade or graduation from a vocational secondary school with a program of at least three years is required. The “relevance” is determined on a case-by-case basis within the framework of the Admissions Process decided.

    If you have the relevant professional qualifications, you must provideproof of additional knowledge:

    • • Proof of English proficiency:
        • at the “Modern Foreign Languages 2” level as part of a college entrance exam, or
        • a certificate at Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or
        • Cambridge Certificate “BEC Vantage” or “First Certificate in English” (FCE), or
        • TOEFL test (IBT 83 / CBT 220 / PBT 560) or
        • International English Language Testing System (IELTS, Academic Module, band score 6.0)
        • You can find a free preparatory course, including a qualifying exam to demonstrate English proficiency at the “Living Foreign Language 2” level , on our Online Campus.
        • Proof of proficiency in mathematics at the “Mathematics 1” level – You can find a free preparatory course for the “Mathematics 1” qualification exam on our Online Campus.

    If additional exams are required, they can also be taken—after successfully completing the admissions process—directly as part of the degree program through free qualifying exams. Learn more about studying without a Matura…

    For more information on admission requirements, please refer to the academic and examination regulationsfor the respective degree program.

Admission to the Master's Program

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
  • In order to pursue a master's degree at FERNFH, you must, in this case, have a a completed bachelor's degree in a relevant field demonstrate. Compliance with the admission requirements is reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis by the program director.
    

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    Master's in Business Administration & Business Psychology

    Pursuant to Section 4(4) of the University of Applied Sciences Act (FHG), the academic admission requirement for a master’s program at a university of applied sciences is a completed bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a university of applied sciences or the completion of an equivalent program at a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution. If equivalence is generally established and only a few additional requirements are needed to achieve full equivalence, the program director is authorized to make the determination of equivalence contingent upon the completion of examinations to be taken during the respective master’s program.

    Relevance to the field

    In any case, the Bachelor’s program in Business Administration & Business Psychology completed at the Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH is considered a relevant Bachelor’s program. Admission to this Master’s program is also possible upon completion of another relevant Bachelor’s program or a Bachelor’s program at a university of applied sciences. Relevant bachelor’s degree programs or bachelor’s programs at universities of applied sciences must comprise a minimum total of 180 ECTS credits in the following areas: social and economic sciences as well as psychology, and must cover the content from each of these areas that is relevant to the master’s program:

    • 15 ECTS credits in General Business Administration/Human Resources/Leadership/Organization/Strategic Management/Corporate Management/Finance/Accounting/Marketing Management
    • 15 ECTS credits in Business Psychology/Organizational Psychology/General Psychology/Social Psychology/Personality Psychology/Psychological Assessment
    • 4 ECTS in Empirical Social Research & Statistics

    
    Relevant bachelor's degree programs

    Students often transfer into the Master’s program in Business Administration & Business Psychology from the degree programs listed here, as they provide a comprehensive academic foundation in the field for the Master’s program. However, the academic admission requirements may also be met by other bachelor’s degree programs at universities and universities of applied sciences.

    Examples of relevant bachelor's degree programs:

    • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (all universities)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (all universities)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Business Psychology (Seeburg Castle Private University, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Business Psychology & Management (Kufstein University of Applied Sciences)
    • Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management (Vienna University of Applied Sciences, WKW)
    • BA in Marketing & Sales (Vienna University of Applied Sciences, WKW)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt)
    • Bachelor's Degree in Product Marketing & Product Management (University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (MCI Management Center Innsbruck)
    • BA in Business Administration (online, MCI Management Center Innsbruck)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Social Sciences (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

    For questions regarding admission, please contact the FERNFH Admissions Office: +43 2622 32600-600, studieninfo@fernfh.ac.at

    Please note that only a limited number of spots are available for the master’s program. Meeting the academic admission requirements therefore does not guarantee a spot in the program. In accordance with § 11 of the Higher Education Act (FHG), an admissions process must be conducted whenever the number of applicants exceeds the number of available spots. Please also note that this information sheet does not establish any legal entitlement to admission.

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    Master's in Digital Health Management

    Admission to themaster’s program in “Digital Health Management”requires completion of arelevant bachelor’s degree programor an equivalent or higher postsecondary degree totaling 180 ECTS credits.

    Degrees in health sciences, social sciences, economics, and computer science are considered relevant.
    Additionally,acertainlevel of expertisein core subjects is required (in each case, prior knowledge at the bachelor’s level):

    • Health Sciences / Public Health
    • Project and Process Management
    • Computer Science, Digital Transformation, and eHealth

    It is the responsibility of the program director to assess and determine the applicant’s academic level as part of the admissions process. In individual cases, admission to the admissions process may also be granted if, at the time of application, the applicant is unable to provide all of the required documentation (see “Admission to the Program with Conditions”).

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    Master's in Information Technology

    The Bachelor's degree programin Business Informatics is considered therelevantBachelor's degree program for theMaster's program in Information Technology.

    The bachelor's degree required for admission to the master's program in Information Technology may be submitted at a later date.

    Note:The "Computers, Networks, and IT Security"micro-credential offers applicants to the master's program in Information Technology who do not have relevant prior academic experience an opportunity to meet the required admission criteria.

• Completion of an equivalent degree program

  • In order to pursue a master’s degree program at FERNFH, you must, in this case, have a degree from an equivalent programat a recognized domestic or foreign postsecondary educational institutiontotaling 180 ECTS credits.

    Degrees from recognized domestic or foreign postsecondary educational institutions are considered equivalent if they are in a relevant field of study, were earned at an educational institution for which the admission requirement is general university entrance qualification, and are recognized as postsecondary educational institutions under the laws of the country in which they are located.

Certificate Programs

• Marketing Essentials

  To be admitted to the Marketing Essentials course, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • General University Entrance Qualification (pursuant to § 64(1) of the University Act)

  
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  • Alternatively, relevant professional experience in the field plus a qualification exam in English at the BC100 level

• Empathic Design & Innovation

  To be admitted to the Empathic Design & Innovation program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • General University Entrance Qualification (pursuant to § 64(1) of the University Act)

Special Master's Programs

• MBA in Sales Management

  To be admitted to the MBA in Sales Management, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  
  Admission with Prior Study

  
  Prerequisite:

  • Completed bachelor's degree in a relevant field (at least 180 ECTS)
  • orcompletion of another relevant degree program at least at the same level of higher education at a recognized domestic or foreign postsecondary educational institution (at least 180 ECTS)

  
  Work Experience

  • and three years of relevant professional experience at the start of the program. Relevant professional experience refers to verifiable professional experience in at least one of the core areas or a related core area of the distance learning program.

  Admission Without Prior College Work

  
  Prerequisite:

  • General university entrance qualification (e.g., Matura, Abitur)

  
  Work Experience

   

  • andfive years of relevant professional experience at the start of the program. Relevant professional experience refers to verifiable professional experience in at least one of the core areas or a related core area of the distance learning program.

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