*subject to accreditation by A3ES (Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education)
Active Ageing and Age Friendly Society* – Joint Master Programme
The demographic changes are progressing and present new challenges for our societies, politics, the economy, and health systems. Do you want to be part of the effort to address the challenges of demographic change and contribute to a brighter future for our community and society?
Interdisciplinary and international Joint Master Programme
The Joint Master’s programme “Active Ageing and Age-Friendly Society” (EMMA) addresses the effects of demographic change by developing an interdisciplinary and transnational study programme. It prepares you to develop and implement innovative models on the topic of ageing and promotes future-oriented concepts of Active Ageing and an Age-Friendly Society.
This interdisciplinary and international master’s programme is conducted by five partner universities:
- Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS), Austria, coordinator of the joint programme EMMA
- The University of Lisbon (UniLisbon), Portugal
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece
- University College Cork (UCC), Ireland
- Karelia University of Applied Sciences (KareliaUAS), Finland
The curriculum combines interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches of ageing research, including areas such as social sciences, politics, economics, technology, and health, in both theory and practice. Students acquire in-depth knowledge and critical perspectives on active aging and societal changes associated with demographic shifts. These skills help to face the effects of demographic change and to shape the future.
The contents of the EMMA Joint Programme emerged from the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership Project EMMA (2020 – 2023) which was co-funded by the European Union.
A highlight of the EMMA Master’s programme is within its structure, as a transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary joint programme, delivered by partner universities throughout Europe. This enables perspectives that go beyond national borders and includes global considerations as well as knowledge transfer. Through this, students acquire important international competencies and future skills to sustainably shape ageing and the ageing processes based on transnational knowledge.
- Active Ageing and Age-Friendly Society as central concepts of the programme
- In-depth knowledge of ageing in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective
- Expertise in designing and implementing future concepts of active ageing
- Essential knowledge in the field of interdisciplinary ageing research
- Individual specialization through four core of choice and six elective modules
- Practice-oriented teaching that combines theoretical learning with real-world applications from international teachers
- Teachers and researchers from a wide variety of disciplines: social sciences, health sciences, economics, technology, architecture, etc.
- Intergenerational approaches to understand Active Ageing and Age Friendly Society in a broader context
- Flexible study model: The EMMA Master offers a study model that can be tailored to your individual needs:
- 100% online with synchronous and asynchronous elements
- 1 on-site intensive week in the 3rd semester at CUAS in Carinthia, Austria
- Teacher and peer-to-peer support
The effects of demographic change require innovative and interdisciplinary approaches. The Joint Programme EMMA offers you the opportunity to acquire valuable skills that are in high demand across various professional fields. From business, economy and technology to fields of social work, administration, politics and public health, the career prospects are diverse and future oriented.
- 2-year Master’s Joint Programme with 120 ECTS
- 100% English
- Academic degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.), awarded by five European Universities (The conditions for the awarding of the degree in this joint programme are recorded in the contract of training and education.)
- Intersectoral and transnational perspectives
Active Ageing and Age Friendly Society – Information
Contact
Please contact us if you have any questions about your studies:
FH-Prof.in Dr.in Christine Pichler, Bakk. MA
Head of Joint Master Programme EMMA
+43 5 90500 3326
c.pichler[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
www.iara.ac.at
Master
120.00
€ 363.36 / semester
- Master of Science in Health Studies
5 semester
€ 25.20 / semester
German
- Klagenfurt
Active Ageing and Age Friendly Society – Curriculum
Contents of the Curriculum of the Joint Programme EMMA:
60 ECTS Core Modules:
- Transdisciplinarity in Active Ageing
- Research Methodology in Active Ageing
- Dissertation/Master Thesis, Master Thesis Seminar and Difensio
15 ECTS Core of Choice Modules (three out of four, depending on prior education):
- Physical, Psychological and Cognitive Ageing Processes
- Social Dimensions of Active Ageing
- Promoting Healthy and Active Ageing
- Technology for Active and Healthy Ageing
45 ECTS Elective Modules (three out of six):
- Advanced Technology and Ageing
- Advanced Skills in Research and Entrepreneurship
- Ecological sustainability and ageing
- Advanced Health Promotion
- Economics and Ageing
- Advanced Social Dimensions of Active Ageing
Profile
Student admissions are handled directly by the coordinator CUAS of the master programme and the process is defined by the EMMA Scientific Board, which will consider the student's previous qualifications, language proficiency and motivation in deciding on admission and referral.
Applicants apply for admission to the EMMA Master Programme by completing the online application form, following the guide for applicants available on the EMMA Master Programme website, and uploading the required documents.
Admission requirements for the EMMA Programme include a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Health Sciences, Technological Sciences, Sport Sciences, Economic Sciences and related fields or equivalent ECTS Level 6 qualification (for details see: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/tools/vet-glossary/glossary/europees-kwalificatiekader-voor-een-leven-lang-leren-ekk-niveau-6?etransnolive=1).
Following documents are needed for application:
- Bachelor’s degree certificate
- Citizenship certificate
- passport
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Motivation letter/statement of purpose for admission in EMMA
- Additional certificates: e.g. other education, course or work certificate
Student fees (tuition fees) cover mandatory administrative/operating expenses related to student participation in the programme and the administration of the EMMA Master Programme.
- Regular tuition fee for the EMMA Master: 12.810 € for study circle 2025/2026 (start winter semester 2025, when a minimum number of students is reached and the Master's programme has been positively accredited by A3ES (Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education))
- Additional costs may arise for diploma fees or repeating semesters
Campus & Arrival
Campus Primoschgasse
Klagenfurt combines joie de vivre, nature and culture. The city of just over 100,000 inhabitants on Lake Wörthersee is a recreational area that fulfils every wish. Slovenia and Italy are not far away, the mountains are within reach. Klagenfurt's cultural scene is also vibrant, with clubs, stages and museums. The Old Square with its many shops, restaurants and cafés is the centre of city life. The idyllic Lendkanal connects the city with the lake and, like Kreuzbergl, is a popular destination for amateur sportsmen and nature lovers.
The campus in Primoschgasse has perfect transport connections - a separate bus line stops directly in front of the FH on the Südring. The view from the roof terrace onto the mountain panorama surrounding Klagenfurt offers the perfect space for relaxing breaks.
Explore Campus Klagenfurt–Primoschgasse on a 360° Tour.
coming from the west (from A10, A11) along the southern motorway A2:
Exit Klagenfurt/Wörthersee (Minimundus), along Südring for about 7 km, turn left at the Südring/Gerberweg intersection (BP gas station), after 150 m turn right to FH Kärnten - Standort Klagenfurt, Primoschgasse 10.
Coming from the east along the southern motorway A2:
Exit Klagenfurt-Ost, turn into town (left), direction Klagenfurt-Zentrum after 1 km on Völkermarkterstraße (right) after about 2.5 km turn left at the intersection into Südring (Kika), at the intersection Südring/Gerberweg (BP gas station) turn into town (right), after 150 m turn right to FH Kärnten - Location Klagenfurt, Primoschgasse 10.
Coming from the south along the Rosentalerstrasse B91:
turn right at the intersection Rosentalerstrasse/Südring (PSK) into Südring, along Südring for about 2.5km. turn left at the intersection Südring/Gerberweg (BP gas station), after 150 m turn right to FH Kärnten - Location Klagenfurt, Primoschgasse 10.
Coming from the north along the St. Veiterstrasse B83:
Turn left, follow St. Veiterring into Völkermarkterring (right) southbound, extension Völkermarkterring into Lastenstraße until you reach the railway underpass (approx. 800m), extension Lastenstraße into Gerberweg, after approx. 750m turn left to FH Kärnten - Location Klagenfurt, Primoschgasse 10.
Klagenfurt main station, footpath to Südpark along Bahnstraße (direction east), footpath along Gerberweg to Primoschgasse to FH Kärnten - location Klagenfurt, Primoschgasse 10 (direction south), duration from main station about 20 min.
Airport Klagenfurt, by taxi to the FH Kärnten - location Klagenfurt, Primoschgasse 10 (duration about 20 min), or by public utility bus to Heiligengeistplatz, change to line 40, 41, 42, 70 or 71, duration from airport about 50 min.
Kontakt
Primoschgasse 8–10
9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
+43 5 90500 3101
engineering-it[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
+43 5 90500 3301
gesundheit-und-soziales[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
Erkunden Sie den Campus Klagenfurt–Primoschgasse bei einer 360° Tour.
