The Bachelor’s Programme in Business Administration at the University of Graz provides you with the ideal preparation for your career in the world of business and industry. Thanks to personalised specialisations, an international outlook and a focus on innovative business practices, you’ll be well equipped for the business world of tomorrow.
Key facts: What the Bachelor’s Programme Business Administration at the University of Graz has to offer
- Focus on sustainable business
practices: Teaching business management expertise with a particular emphasis on sustainable and future-proof business practices in an increasingly digitalised world.
- A broad foundation in business administration with opportunities
for specialisation A comprehensive understanding of key areas of business administration, complemented by attractive specialisations – tailored to individual interests and career goals.
- An international environment at the University of Graz
A global outlook thanks to lecturers from all over the world, international students and a wide range of opportunities for semesters abroad at partner universities.
- Strong links with the business
world Benefit from Graz as a business hub: partnerships with companies, numerous internship and job opportunities, and insights into various sectors.
- A dynamic start-up and innovation scene
Access to a vibrant start-up scene centred around the university, with opportunities to launch your own start-up projects and gain entrepreneurial experience whilst still studying.
Your journey through your degree
A comprehensive and in-depth understanding of business
administration; learning
to strategically shape and manage global and local companies; sustainable business practices in the digitalised world
Are you interested in business and economic processes across different organisations? Then the Bachelor’s degree programme in Business Administration is perfect for you. Through a wide range of varied modules, we’ll equip you with comprehensive knowledge that will immerse you deeply in the world of business administration. Business and leadership are central themes throughout the programme. Whether you want to become a manager, an entrepreneur or a managing director – at the University of Graz, you’ll learn how to strategically shape and lead organisations. All with a view to the digitalised world of tomorrow!
Lecturers and students from all over the world
; semesters abroad at renowned partner universities
; English as the language of business across the entire range of degree programmes
Today’s economy is globally oriented. To ensure you can pursue a successful career anywhere in the world, our comprehensive range of degree programmes prepares you perfectly for every challenge. At the University of Graz, you’ll meet lecturers and students from all over the world. This enables you to successfully build your own global network right from your Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, paving the way for unique career opportunities. At the same time, we offer you the ultimate opportunity to spend a semester abroad at one of our renowned partner universities and deepen your specialist knowledge there.
To prepare you for all the challenges that await you later in the business world, English as a business language will be a constant feature throughout your degree. Consequently, you’ll find a wide range of English-taught modules with both national and international focus, which you can take as part of your compulsory and optional subjects.
A wide range of specialisation options, elective modules and advanced study programmes
. Tailor your business studies programme to suit your own schedule
. A seamless transition to a Master’s programme – even before you complete your Bachelor’s degree
You can set your own areas of focus through elective modules: in at least one of eleven specialised business administration subjects, in complementary subjects such as team training and conflict management, information literacy, economic history and many more, or in the free-choice electives. Compared to more specialised degree programmes, this has the advantage that you can first explore your interests and do not have to decide on a specialist area right from the start – one that might then turn out to be less interesting and fascinating than you expected. With us, you are not confined to a highly specialised curriculum, but enjoy the greatest possible flexibility to explore and pursue your interests. Even before you complete your Bachelor’s degree, you can get a taste of your first Master’s modules and thus transition seamlessly into your Master’s programme. Develop your personal profile with our versatile Business Administration programme and lay the perfect foundation for a successful career!
Networking with businesses whilst studying
Interesting work placement and job opportunities for you
A vibrant start-up scene centred around the university
Graz is regarded as Styria’s leading business hub. For this reason, the Business Administration programme at the University of Graz is highly practice-oriented. Even as a student, you’ll make your first contacts with national and international companies and easily lay the foundations for a successful career. To ensure we can support you as best as possible in your endeavours, you’ll regularly find interesting and varied internship and job opportunities via the university’s platform. However, there is deliberately no compulsory work placement – and that’s good for you. This means you can decide which placements to accept and on what terms. Your degree programme does not oblige you to take up every offer or undertake unpaid work placements.
Particularly handy: you can have suitable work placements credited towards your degree as part of your free-choice modules, enabling you to progress through your studies more quickly and successfully. Or you can take the entrepreneurial route and become part of the vibrant start-up scene, which paves the way for you to become an entrepreneur straight from campus. Innovative ideas and exciting challenges await you, leading to creative, unique and successful business ventures.
5 main areas of specialisation from Bachelor’s level onwards: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Production and Logistics, Management
; Master’s degree with further specialisations and areas of focus
Overall, the Bachelor’s degree programme in Business Administration offers maximum flexibility through numerous attractive options and combinations, allowing you to develop your personal profile and thus lay the foundations for your future career. It helps you realise your potential and is deliberately not just on-the-job training – in short, it provides the best possible conditions for building a successful career in the future. With us, you’ll also learn to organise yourself – an essential skill for future entrepreneurs and managers. Your Business Administration degree in Graz offers you a unique opportunity to specialise in several areas of business administration. At the start of your Bachelor’s programme, you’ll have the choice of five main specialisations: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Production and Logistics, and Management.
At Master’s level, you’ll find further in-depth options and specialisations, so that by the end of your Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, you’ll be able to enter the world of work not only with a degree, but also with a wide range of expertise. In our new curriculum for Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, you’ll find everything you need to know to choose the right specialisation for you.
