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Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control – (M.Sc.)
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Department of Strategic Management and Innovation
- MSc in Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control
- MSc in Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control
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| Application Deadline: | Rolling Admissions starting on September 1st for the academic year 2012/13. | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 728 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Vienna / Austria / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
The master program `Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control´ (organizational leadership master), which is taught entirely in English, prepares tomorrow´s executives for their role as organizational leaders. The program combines theory, practice, and instruction in relevant social skills, for an integrated approach to ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. Great emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to identify new entrepreneurial opportunities and, based on that ability, to developing strategies for achieving sustained success. Also highly important is the consistent organizational planning of strategy implementation, and management control.
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The master program "Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control" (organizational leadership) is a four-semester program and requires 120 ECTS points to obtain a degree. Graduates are awarded a Master of Science (WU) degree, which is abbreviated as MSc (WU).
For selected students we provide the opportunity to join a double degree program with some of our most prominent international partner schools such as Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Canada and Graduate School of Management or St. Petersburg State University, Russia.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
WU´s ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP master will accept a maximum of 60 students a year. To be admitted to the program, applicants have to undergo a comprehensive selection process.
Minimum requirements for application
1. Completion of or enrollment in a relevant Bachelor's program or other equivalent degree program at a recognized Austrian or foreign post-secondary institution. To be considered relevant, the completed program has to meet the following criteria:
- The program comprises at least 180 ECTS credits. 180 ECTS credits correspond to three academic years.
- 45 ECTS credits have to be earned by passing exams in the field of business administration.
Please note: It is not necessary to have completed this program at the time of application, proof of completion of your first-degree program is not required until actual enrollment. Nevertheless the minimum requirements listed above have to be documented within the uploaded documents.
2. Proof of sufficient proficiency in English:
- English as first language
- Full Bachelor's program done in English (university confirmation required)
- valid TOEFL 600/250/100 or valid IELTS 7.0 or the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
- certificates of exams taken at WU in English Business Communication worth at least 14 ECTS credits and with a weighted average grade of 2.49 or higher
Proof of aptitude (Selection criteria)In addition to the minimum requirements you have to proof your aptitude for the Master's program.
(The document indicated at item 1 has to be submitted at the time of application. In case this document is not uploaded in the online tool, your application will be rejected.)
- Proof of achievement potential: valid GMAT result *
- Communication skills, interpersonal competencies, international orientation (these skills will be tested within the interview)
* Please note: The GMAT result is obligatory for all Non-EU and Non-EEA citizens. Applicants from EU and EEA states can submit the weighted grade point average of all exams completed as part of the relevant study program instead of the GMAT. But the GMAT is also highly recommended for EU and EEA citizens!
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Score: 67 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
The EQUIS accreditation is without a doubt WU’s most important international quality assurance standard. The limited circle of EQUIS accredited business schools includes only 130 universities in 36 countries (as of December 2010). WU is the largest of the EQUIS accredited schools in Europe, and one of only five accredited universities in the German-speaking world.
A clear mission statement and a modern and comprehensive selection of degree programs in line with the Bologna reform process convinced the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), the agency that grants EQUIS accreditation, that WU is worthy of this distinction. Quality and practical relevance of teaching, as well as the international orientation of the academic programs, were further criteria. Graduates’ qualifications and research activities were also evaluated, and all of these aspects, together with WU’s continuing education program portfolio, formed the basis for the panel’s positive decision.
EQUIS accreditation and the quality control process preceding it have added to WU’s reputation both in Austria and abroad. To meet the quality regulations, WU is subject to continuous and comprehensive quality assurance procedures. Important criteria for these procedures include:
› The university’s strategic development
› Internationalization
› Connections to the business community
› Quality management
AMBA (Association of MBAs) is one of the world’s leading accreditation agencies, alongside renowned institutions such as EQUIS, AACSB and FIBAA. AMBA’s prestigious quality assurance goes only to MBA and DBA programs that fulfill AMBA’s high standards.
All of WU Executive Academy’s MBA programs are AMBA accredited:
- Executive MBA (Vienna)
- Executive MBA (Bucharest)
- Executive MBA (PGM Vienna)
- Professional MBA
Currently, only 161 business schools in 72 countries (as of October 2010) have received AMBA accreditation. WU is one of only three AMBA accredited universities in the German-speaking world.
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