Mag. (FH) Susanne Pichler-Baumgartner, MA
Nach ihrem Abschluss des Diplomstudiengangs Soziale Arbeit im Jahr 2007 an der FH Kärnten startete Susanne Baumgartner sofort in ihrem Spezialgebiet…
In the "Master Session ONLINE" on Monday, April 7th, 2025, from 4 - 7 p.m. CET, you will receive valuable information about all master's degree programs and courses at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS). These will be presented in 30-minute time slots each.
HERE you can register for the info session on your desired study program or course.
Participation is free of charge and without obligation.
Would you like to deepen your knowledge in the social field and expand your planning and design related action competence? Project development and implementation sounds exciting to you, because you want to give the development of the (regional) social landscape a new direction and actively participate in shaping it?
Then the Master's program in Social Work is the right place for you!
The course trains you to become experts for innovative design perspectives and new concepts within the framework of social services - you will become architects of the social landscape. The Master's program focuses on deepening the specialist knowledge contexts of social work, further developing your professional personality and attitude, developing steering skills and the ability to develop concepts in the social economy, but also the competent management of personnel in social institutions in the context of a management position.
… die Entwicklung und Durchführung eines semesterübergreifenden Projekts in aktiver Teamarbeit nicht nur die intensive theoretische und praktische Auseinandersetzung mit einem bestimmten Thema garantiert, sondern Sie auch befähigt, Projektmanagement von der Antragsstellung bis zur Abwicklung und richtigen Dokumentation samt Evaluation zu betreiben?
... unser Studium modular aufgebaut ist? Chancen und Grenzen psychosozialer Unterstützung werden interdisziplinär beleuchtet, um möglichst ganzheitliche Veränderungsperspektiven entwickeln zu können. Die eigenen Interessen können in vier unterschiedlichen Modulen vertieft werden.
… wir Vielfalt leben? Unsere Studierenden erreichen uns mit verschiedensten Ausbildungs- und Berufsprofilen und unterschiedlichen Schwerpunkten, die wir als Basis des wertschätzenden Austausches und der gemeinsamen Weiterentwicklung begreifen. Am Ende des Studiums verfügen Sie über allgemein anerkanntes Wissen, das Ihnen neue Chancen am Arbeitsmarkt eröffnet.
Studierende haben die Option, durch das Doppel-Diplom-Programm in Kooperation mit der finnischen Hochschule Jyväskylä (JAMK) gleich zwei Abschlüsse zu erlangen – für die Bereiche Gesundheitsmanagement sowie Soziale Arbeit.
In cooperation with the Finnish University of Applied Sciences Jyväskylä (JAMK), the master's programs "Health Management" and "Social Work: Developing and Shaping" offer an international double degree program (DDP).
The DDP is an initiative of the study programs with the aim of strengthening the European dimension in studies and thus opening up international career opportunities for students. It also enables students to make international contacts and take a broader perspective on the health care system.
The program comprises 30 ECTS. These are integrated into the curricula of the Master's programs and include two international study weeks (Summer School in Jyväskylä and Spring School at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences), a specific offer of online courses, the Master's thesis, and optionally one or two practice weeks.
All segments of the program are held in English.
Health Management
Social work: Developing and shaping
Requirement for participation:
Application:
1st Semester
2nd Semester
3rd Semester
4th Semester
Magdalena Collins, BA MA
Winterterm 2025
Period I: 01.11.-15.03.2025
Period II: 16.03.-15.05.2025
Period III: 16.05.-15.07.2025
Period IV: 16.07.-15.09.2025*
For applicants from outside Europe applications are only accepted within Period I.
*We reserve the right not to open the period or to close it early!
The semester starts in October - we only offer intake in winterterm!
The start of lectures can be found in the individual timetable which is available after enrollment.
Friday 12:45 - 21:30 h
every 1. & 3. Thursday 16:30 - 21:30 h
2 Blocked Weeks per Semester:
Tuesday - Saturday
08:30 - 19:45 h
70 % on campus, 30 % online
Study Guidance
Book your personal appointment right now!
You can find out more about our advisory services, events and fairs on our website.
Language of Instruction: German
Minimum of B2, stated by either
-DAF ("Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
-ÖSD ("Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch)
-GOETHE Sprachinstitut
Admission requirements:
Please note that foreign educational documents in some cases need to be legalized as well as translated in order to apply. More information can be found in our official application guideline
In den Online-Infosessions stellt Ihnen die Programmleitung das Studium detailliert vor. Sie erhalten wertvolle Informationen zu Studieninhalt, Praktika, den Aufnahmevoraussetzungen und den vielfältigen Karrieremöglichkeiten.
FH-Prof.in MMag.a Dr.in Waltraud Grillitsch
Head of Degree Program Social Work, Professor of Social Economy & Social Management
+43 5 90500 4230
w.grillitsch[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
Please contact us if you have any questions about your studies:
Brigitte Pintar, BA M.Ed.
Program Administration
Kerstin Kucher
Program Administration
FH-Prof.in MMag.a Dr.in Waltraud Grillitsch
Head of Degree Program Social Work, Professor of Social Economy & Social Management
+43 5 90500 4230
w.grillitsch[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
With over 100 Study & Work partner companies and organizations, CUAS offers students the opportunity to combine studying and working!
Modern society is in a constant state of development and places high demands on the ability to act and the performance of its individuals. It is not always possible to meet these high demands. Social work as an indispensable pillar of the welfare state supports people through planning, counselling, accompanying and caring activities to find a more successful and independent way of life. In the Master's program, the already acquired disciplinary knowledge is deepened and supplemented with practical skills in order to give professionals the necessary competences for this important task - also in higher positions.
The "Carinthian" Master of Social Work combines current discourses of social work with action-oriented approaches, thus bringing theory, research and practice closer together. Four elective modules allow students to set individual priorities. In "Empirical Research" techniques of qualitative and quantitative social research are taught, while the critical further development of the state-of-the-art in daily work with addressees, for example through retrospective-reflexive case work in the "Case Workshop", is dealt with under the elective topic "Innovative Methods".
In the second module complex, students choose between the specializations "Social State" and "Leadership and Management". The in-depth examination of innovative theoretical models of social work, the significance of human rights, but also social planning and social management and the subject area of organisation and law enables graduates to develop and design a promising landscape of social services, to manage social institutions and to lead teams. A project lasting several semesters with high practical relevance forms the core of the course.
Double Diploma Program
Students also have the option of obtaining two degrees at the same time through the double-degree program in cooperation with the Finnish University of Applied Sciences Jyväskylä (JAMK) - in the fields of health management and social work.
The Master's program "Social Work: Developing and Shaping" combines theory-based expertise with an action-oriented approach. In addition to sociological and socio-economic knowledge, the focus is on organisational and legal knowledge, extended planning and design competence, but also the development of communication strategies and professional public relations, moderation and successful networking.
Students of the Master's program in Social Work: Developing and Shaping are expected to
The graduates of the Master's program Social Work: Developing and Shaping are able to
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
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Brainstorming and Project Outline | UE | 2,0 | 4,0 | M3.0607.10.030 |
Personality Journey | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.010 |
Social Work and Human Rights | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.080 |
Theme Journey | VO | 3,0 | 5,0 | M3.0607.10.020 |
Transformative Science, Citizen Science and Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.070 |
Scientific Basics for Project Work - Theory of Argumentation and Writing | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.040 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Wahlmodul I - Forschungswerkstatt - Von der Idee zum Forschungsprojekt | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.060 |
Innovative Case Workshop I | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.050 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
The Socio-Political Principle - History and Currentness of the Welfare State | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.090 |
Welfare State in Concrete Terms - Social Law | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.100 |
Organisation, Human Resources and Management in Non-profit Organisations | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.110 |
Corporate and Employment Law | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.120 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
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Selected Discourses of Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.060 |
Education and Equality | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.070 |
Research Journey | UE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.010 |
Master Thesis: Conception | MT | 0,0 | 7,0 | M3.0607.30.400 |
Project Realisation | UE | 4,0 | 8,0 | M3.0607.30.020 |
Project Supervision | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.030 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Interpretative Exercises | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.050 |
Socio-Spatial Oriented Methods and Socio-Spatial Research I | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.040 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Social Movements | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0670.30.080 |
Organisation and Human Resources Development | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0670.30.090 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
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Diversity and Human Rights | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.070 |
Current theory discourses in Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.060 |
Public Relations Work for Projects and Social Institutions | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.030 |
Praxisreise | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.010 |
Project Development | UE | 4,0 | 9,0 | M3.0607.20.020 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Data Collection and Assessment | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.050 |
Innovative Case Workshop II | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.040 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Developing Social Infrastructure - Social Planning and Networking | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.080 |
Shaping the Welfare State - Socio-Political Representation of Interests | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.090 |
Wahlmodul II - Leitung und Management in sozialen Einrichtungen: Leitung in sozialen Einrichtungen | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.120 |
Quality Management for Social Services | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.110 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
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Global Challenges and Social Work | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.050 |
Masterarbeit | MT | 0,0 | 13,0 | M3.0607.40.400 |
Master's Colloquium Group 1 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 10 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 2 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 3 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 4 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 5 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 6 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 7 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 8 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Master's Colloquium Group 9 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Masterprüfung | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.070 |
Paradigms of Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.040 |
Project Evaluation and Project Presentation | UE | 1,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.010 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Evaluation Workshop | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.030 |
Socio-Spatial Oriented Methods and Socio-Spatial Research II | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.020 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brainstorming and Project Outline | UE | 2,0 | 4,0 | M3.0607.10.030 |
Personality Journey | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.010 |
Social Work and Human Rights | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.080 |
Theme Journey | VO | 3,0 | 5,0 | M3.0607.10.020 |
Transformative Science, Citizen Science and Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.070 |
Scientific Basics for Project Work - Theory of Argumentation and Writing | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.040 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Wahlmodul I - Forschungswerkstatt - Von der Idee zum Forschungsprojekt | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.060 |
Innovative Case Workshop I | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.050 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
The Socio-Political Principle - History and Currentness of the Welfare State | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.090 |
Welfare State in Concrete Terms - Social Law | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.100 |
Organisation, Human Resources and Management in Non-profit Organisations | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.110 |
Corporate and Employment Law | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.120 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Selected Discourses of Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.060 |
Education and Equality | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.070 |
Research Journey | UE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.010 |
Master Thesis: Conception | MT | 0,0 | 7,0 | M3.0607.30.400 |
Project Realisation | UE | 4,0 | 8,0 | M3.0607.30.020 |
Project Supervision | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.030 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Interpretative Exercises | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.050 |
Socio-Spatial Oriented Methods and Socio-Spatial Research I | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.040 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Social Movements | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0670.30.080 |
Organisation and Human Resources Development | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0670.30.090 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diversity and Human Rights | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.070 |
Current theory discourses in Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.060 |
Public Relations Work for Projects and Social Institutions | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.030 |
Praxisreise | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.010 |
Project Development | UE | 4,0 | 9,0 | M3.0607.20.020 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Data Collection and Assessment | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.050 |
Innovative Case Workshop II | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.040 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Developing Social Infrastructure - Social Planning and Networking | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.080 |
Shaping the Welfare State - Socio-Political Representation of Interests | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.090 |
Wahlmodul II - Leitung und Management in sozialen Einrichtungen: Leitung in sozialen Einrichtungen | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.120 |
Quality Management for Social Services | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.110 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global Challenges and Social Work | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.050 |
Masterarbeit | MT | 0,0 | 13,0 | M3.0607.40.400 |
Master's Colloquium | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
Masterprüfung | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.070 |
Paradigms of Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.040 |
Project Evaluation and Project Presentation | UE | 1,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.010 |
Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
Evaluation Workshop | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.030 |
Socio-Spatial Oriented Methods and Socio-Spatial Research II | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.020 |
The graduates of this Master's program are the highly qualified experts needed to meet the new challenges and associated innovative development needs of the professional fields of the social sector.
Exemplary fields of activity are:
The successful completion of the Master's program subsequently entitles the holder to pursue doctoral studies.
Nach ihrem Abschluss des Diplomstudiengangs Soziale Arbeit im Jahr 2007 an der FH Kärnten startete Susanne Baumgartner sofort in ihrem Spezialgebiet…
Betreuerin in der sozial- und erlebnispädagogischen Wohngemeinschaft „Spatz’nnest“ der ais-Jugendbetreuung
Sozialarbeiter, Stadt Klagenfurt // Nebenberuflich Lehrender an der FH Kärnten
Leitung der Wohnungslosen- Tagesstätte „Eggerheim“
„Als Aufbau auf den Bachelor Sozialer Arbeit ist der Master für mich eine große Bereicherung. Die vielfältigen Zugänge in den Lehrveranstaltungen, die Exkursionen und die Entwicklung eines eigenen Projekts würde ich persönlich besonders hervorheben. Durch diese Möglichkeiten sehe ich mich jetzt im beruflichen Feld der Sozialen Arbeit noch einmal gefestigter und bin bereit etwas zu verändern!“
Kristina Jost, BA
„Ich sehe die Menschen, mit denen ich arbeite als Unterstützung. Als Herausforderung und Möglichkeit. Für mich ist die Herausforderung das System zu verändern, um die Möglichkeiten auszubauen und die Menschen zu unterstützen. Wir helfen uns gegenseitig.“
Tamara Prossegger, BA
"Durch die praxisorientierten Lehrveranstaltungen im Masterstudiengang SOZIALE ARBEIT: ENTWICKELN & GESTALTEN wird der Raum geboten, neue Netzwerke und Allianzen zu bilden, um gesellschaftliche Systemveränderungen initiieren zu können. Der Studiengang besticht durch die Vielfalt der Vortragenden, die ihre jahrelangen Kenntnisse aus der Soziallandschaft mit viel Engagement und Leidenschaft an uns Studierende übermitteln. Für mich bietet das Studium eine inhaltliche Vertiefung aber auch die Möglichkeit neue Lösungsansätze zu kreieren und damit einen Beitrag zu mehr sozialer Gerechtigkeit leisten zu können.“
Daniela Schuller-Knauf, BA
FH-Prof.in MMag.a Dr.in
Waltraud GrillitschMag.a
Christina Anticevic-HarrantFH-Prof. Mag. Dr.
Hubert HöllmüllerMag.
Bernd SuppanFH-Prof. Mag. (FH) Mag. Dr.
Martin Josef KlemenjakFH-Prof.in Mag.a (FH) Dr.in phil.
Gabriele Hagendorfer-JaukFH-Prof. Dr.in
Katrin FeldermannFH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in
Ruth HechtlFH-Prof. Mag. phil. Dr. phil.
Gerald PoscheschnikFH-Prof. Dr.
Helmut Richard ArnoldMag.
Florian Baravalle, LL.M.Mag.
Cornelia Dobrautz-LeitnerMag. iur.
Mario DrussnitzerDSA
Christian Eile, M.S.M. BScMMag.
Peter GriehserMag.
Christian RudischFH-Prof.in Dr.in
Bringfriede ScheuMag.a
Christina Staubmann, MBAMag. (FH)
Jana TilliThe young district town of Feldkirchen in Carinthia, gateway to the Carinthian Nockberge mountains and Lake Ossiacher See, lies in the centre of Carinthia, in Austria's southernmost province. In addition to unspoilt nature and friendly people, Feldkirchen with its modern shops, stylish boutiques, cosy restaurants and coffee houses is an ideal location for students. Both the mountains and lakes in the area and the proximity to Slovenia and Italy offer a wide range of sports and leisure activities for young and old. Swimming, surfing, sailing or mountain hiking or skiing, ice skating or snowboarding make Feldkirchen an attractive and popular campus!
Take the car, it's so tempting.
Coming from Klagenfurt: You drive on the bypass of Feldkirchen to the 3rd traffic light (Baumax) and turn left there(Ossiacher See Süduferstraße). Follow the road for approx. 1km and turn left towards the centre, into Ossiacher Straße (before the railway crossing). After approx. 200m you will see a free parking lot on the left side, drive straight on for approx. 200m and you will reach the main square. At the lower end on the left you will find the building of the Fachhochschule. There are a few short parking spaces in front of the building.
Coming from Villach: Turn right at the first traffic light into the Ossiacher See Süduferstraße. Follow the road for about 1km and then turn left towards the centre, into Ossiacher Straße (before the railway overpass). After approx. 200m you will see a free parking lot on the left side. Continue straight ahead for approx. 200m to the main square. At the lower end on the left is the building of the University of Applied Sciences. There are a few short parking spaces in front of the building.
Take bus or train, it is safe and comfortable.
Coming from the station: When you leave the station building, turn left towards the centre. Turn left into Obere Tiebelgasse and then right into Bürgergasse, which will take you to the main square. The building on your left is the Fachhochschule, choose the entrance at the main square. Walking time: approx. 10 min.
Go on foot - discover the city!
Coming from the bus station: Walk along 10. Oktober-Strasse towards the city centre until you reach Schillerplatz. There turn right into Kirchgasse until the street forks. Turn left into Ossiacher Straße, which will lead you to the main square after a few steps. The University of Applied Sciences is located at the lower end of the main square, so go down to the left and you will find yourself right in front of the entrance. Walking time: approx. 5 min.Go on foot - discover the city!
Campus Feldkirchen
Hauptplatz 12
A-9560 Feldkirchen i. K.
+43 5 90 500 4101
gesundheit-und-soziales[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
In order to be admitted into a bachelor degree program at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:
Moreover, there are degree program specific additional prerequisites as well as more comprehensive information regarding admissions on the individual web pages of the corresponding degree program. The German University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) entrance qualification certificate is only valid as an admission prerequisite for an Austrian UAS/FH bachelor degree program when combined with an applicable vocational certificate.
Persons in their last year of school may apply for a study place in a bachelor degree program before taking their secondary school-leaving exams by submitting their most current secondary school grade/marks report. The secondary school-leaving certificate must be submitted during the registration process at the beginning of the semester.
In order to be admitted into a master degree program at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:
Persons in their last semester of their bachelor degree programs may apply for a study place in a master degree program by submitting their most current transcript of records. The completion of the bachelor degree program certificates must be submitted during the registration process at the beginning of the semester.
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Before enrolment in a degree program at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, a learning agreement is concluded between the prospective student and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences.
This contract defines the rights and obligations of the student and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences.
The rights and obligations of the student at a glance:
The learning agreement is sent electronically to applicants who have been accepted onto a degree program. In addition to the electronic consent to the learning agreement, the timely payment of the tuition fee and the Austrian Students´ Union fee is a prerequisite for admission to the degree program.
Significant legislative basis for a UAS degree program in Austria can be found here:
FHG - Federal Act on University of Applied Sciences Degree Programs (in German only)
HS-QSG - Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Regarding the accreditation of previously gained academic knowledge through courses and/or exams taken at other institutions of higher education, the respective degree program administration/director will use the principle of ‘course per course relevant accreditation.
The equivalency of the previously taken courses in terms of content and scope to the offered courses in the degree program will be determined by the degree program administrator/director. If an equivalency is determined to exist, then those courses passed with positive marks/grades will be recognized and accredited. Additional examination of academic knowledge in these cases is not foreseen.
Specialized knowledge and relevant experiences acquired through professional and on-the-job experience may also be considered for accreditation for relevant courses. In cases of accrediting professional experience for course credits, additional examinations may be carried out if applicable.
Applications for accreditation are to be submitted directly to the Program Director no later than the start date of the relevant study course(s).
The student must decide where s/he will spend the semester abroad (i.e., a partner university) and will need to coordinate with the responsible Departmental International Coordinator concerning the necessary requirements.
Before the student spends the semester abroad, s/he is required to submit a completed Learning Agreement. This document contains all the courses the student will take abroad and will be recognized at CUAS once s/he finishes the courses successfully. The courses should correspond as much as possible to the courses offered in the curriculum of the student’s CUAS study program in the relevant semester in content and semester hours. It is highly recommended to students to take 30 ECTS credits abroad.
The Learning Agreement is signed and approved by the individual student, the host institution and the program director of the study degree program or a designated faculty member at CUAS.
The Learning Agreement is a declaration of the courses which are to be taken abroad and is not valid as an official recognition document by Austrian law. Therefore, the document is to be linked to the official document “Antrag auf Anerkennung / Application for Accreditation” for academic studies abroad.
During the first four weeks of the study abroad semester the student is allowed to change the Learning Agreement. For example, previously selected courses do not take place or overlap. The host institution and CUAS must agree upon the courses to be changed. If this is approved, the changes must be listed separately on the Learning Agreement (section “Changes to the original Learning Agreement). Afterwards the document is signed and approved by the individual students, the host institution and the program director of the study degree program or a designated faculty member at CUAS.
After the semester abroad the courses taken abroad will be recognized at CUAS. Therefore, the original Transcript of Records from the host institution and the legally valid document “Antrag auf Anerkennung / Application of Accreditation” (which is linked to the Learning Agreement) are obligatory. The student lists on the document the successfully finished courses abroad. After the recognition process is positively completed, the CUAS Transcript of Records will contain those courses.
In cases where the semester abroad is not completed successfully, the Departmental Coordinator and program director of the relevant study degree program will determine on an individual basis if and what courses will be accredited and what a student can do to make up those missing credits which were not accredited.
Detailed information about a semester abroad
For further questions please contact the International Relations Office.
Degree programs at University of Applied Sciences fundamentally only offer a limited number of study places.
In the framework of the application process each applicant will carry out an interview which will influence the allocation of the study places. Additionally, specific degree study programs may require written application tests as well as content-specific/technical aptitude tests. Detailed information regarding the degree program specific application requirements are provided on the degree programs’ web pages.
Repetitive applications for a study place at the same study degree program (e.g., in the following year) is generally allowed; however, the entire application process will start anew and candidates must resubmit all documents and carry out all steps again.
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to levy a surety of EUR 363.36 from the applicant in case of doubt on the authenticity or correctness as regards content of the documents proving the fulfillment of the admission requirements or in case that the documents are not sufficient for a decision on the fulfillment of the admission requirements in accordance with § 4 para. 5a FHG. This surety will be reimbursed to the applicant if the review has proved the authenticity and the correctness of the documents and the fulfillment of the admission requirements.
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Detailed information about application deadlines can be found at the websites of the respective degree programs!
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences accepts both exchange students from partner institutions and so-called ‘Free Mover’ students. The decision to accept Free Movers is made on an individual basis by the relevant Degree Program Director. In the first case an official nomination (via e-mail) from the partner institution is necessary. After the nomination the student will be provided information regarding the application procedure.
Free Movers may apply directly.
Detailed information and deadlines
In order to register as a student at CUAS, each student must fulfill the following:
The enrollment periods for each degree program will be announced in advance to all applicants.
The examination regulations are an integral part of the education contract between the student and Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. It is also available to students and lecturers on the intranet.
Exams are graded according to the FHG [Federal Act on University of Applied Sciences Degree Programs]) § 17 (1), in the Austrian Grading System:
Austrian grading scheme | Definition |
1 | EXCELLENT: |
2 | GOOD: |
3 | SATISFACTORY: |
4 | SUFFICIENT: |
Successfully completed | Positive Leistung, wo eine genaue Differenzierung nicht tunlich ist. |
5 | UNSATISFACTORY: |
Not completed | Negative performance, where a strict differentiation is not adequate |
Recognised | Transfer credits for courses with equivalent learning outcomes |
The final bachelor's and master's examinations before a committee are graded according to FHG (Federal Act on University of Applied Sciences Degree Programs) § 17 (2) in the following grading scale:
In applying this grading system, it has to be noted that the grades “Pass with merit” and “Pass with distinction” are reserved exclusively for an examination performance clearly exceeding the level of performance required to pass these final exams.
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Die Nostrifizierung ist die Anerkennung eines ausländischen Studienabschlusses (Ausbildung im tertiären Bereich/an Hochschule/Universität) als gleichwertig mit dem Abschluss des inländischen Bachelor- bzw. Masterstudiums an der FH Kärnten. Die Nostrifizierung an der FH Kärnten kann nur erfolgen, wenn ein mit dem ausländischen Studienabschluss gleichwertiger Studiengang an der FH Kärnten eingerichtet ist und sofern die Nostrifizierung zwingend für die Berufsausübung in Österreich notwendig ist (z.B. reglementierter Beruf). Ein nostrifizierter akademischer Grad entfaltet dieselben Rechtswirkungen wie ein im Inland erworbener akademischer Grad.
Innerhalb der Europäischen Union (EU) bzw. des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraumes (EWR) ist eine Nostrifizierung nicht zwingend erforderlich und daher auch nicht möglich. Die Anerkennungsentscheidung von europäischen Ausbildungen in einem reglementierten Beruf (z.B. im Bereich der medizinisch-technischen Dienste, Hebammen und Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege) erfolgt in Österreich durch die zuständige Behörde (das für Gesundheit zuständige Ministerium bzw. Landesregierungen).
Auszug aus: nostrifizierung.at
Nostrifizierungsansuchen können nur für Studienabschlüsse eingebracht werden, welche mit dem Studienangebot der FachhochschuleKärnten übereinstimmen.
Die Nostrifizierung ist ein Verwaltungsverfahren an einer Universität bzw. Fachhochschule, die an bestimmte Voraussetzungen gebunden ist.
Der/Die Antragsteller/in muss nachweisen, dass die Nostrifizierung für seine/ihre angestrebte Tätigkeit in Österreich eine zwingende (siehe: „Was ist vorzulegen?“) Voraussetzung ist. In allen anderen Fällen obliegt die Bewertung des ausländischen Studiums ohnehin dem/der Arbeit- oder Dienstgeber/in.
Die Nostrifizierung kann an jeder Universität bzw. Fachhochschule, an der ein vergleichbares österreichisches Studium eingerichtet ist, beantragt werden. In vielen Fällen kommen daher mehrere Universitäten bzw. Fachhochschulen in Betracht. An welcher davon der/die Antragsteller/in in einem solchen Fall das Verfahren beantragt, bleibt seiner/ihrer Wahl überlassen. Der gleiche Nostrifizierungsantrag kann jedoch nur an einer Hochschule eingebracht werden.
Siehe: Notwendige Anlagen zum Antrag auf Nostrifizierung
Die Nostrifizierungstaxe beträgt derzeit EUR 150,00 und ist im Voraus zu entrichten. Dazu kommen Gebühren und Verwaltungsabgaben. Mehr Informationen unter Anlagen zur Nostrifizierung.
Kriterien der Überprüfung sind Inhalte, Umfang und Anforderungen desjenigen österreichischen Studiums, mit dessen Abschluss die Gleichwertigkeit beantragt wird. Wenn einzelne Voraussetzungen nicht zutreffen, können diese als außerordentliche/r Studierende/r absolviert werden. Sämtliche Bedingungen werden mit Bescheid vorgeschrieben. Wenn der/die Antragsteller/in alle zusätzlichen Bedingungen erfüllt hat oder wenn keine Bedingungen vorgeschrieben wurden, stellt die zuständige Stelle die Nostrifizierung fest.
..., weil die Unterschiede zum österreichischen Studium zu groß sind, kann um Zulassung zum österreichischen Studium angesucht und nach erfolgter Zulassung die Anerkennung von Prüfungen aus dem ausländischen Studium, soweit sie den österreichischen gleichwertig sind, erfolgen. Danach kann das österreichische Studium fortgesetzt und abgeschlossen werden.
Auszug aus: Wie-Verläuft-eine-Nostrifizierung
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-oriented system to accumulate and transfer different study credits.
The ECTS is one of the main characteristics of the Bologna Process and is used within the European tertiary system to allow universities and other institutes of higher education to recognize and accredit students’ previous post-secondary coursework. Moreover, this allows students to accumulate credits from different institutions as well ensure that their tertiary degrees are recognized internationally. Thus, the ECTS-system regulates not only student mobility within Europe but also the admission to institutes for further studies.
The system is based upon the transparency of defined learning outcomes and learning processes. The acquisition of experience and knowledge is made transparent through the defined learning outcomes in the course description, the corresponding curriculum module and the degree program’s entire curriculum; this significantly contributes to quality assurance.
ETCS credits are calculated based upon a student’s workload, which in normal cases is necessary to pass a course successfully.
The learning outcomes describe what students should know, understand and be able to do after the successful completion of a learning process. The work load defines the amount of time typically necessary for all learning activities (e.g., lectures, seminars, projects, lab exercises, self-study, exams) in order to achieve the expected learning outcomes.
Within the European tertiary system, a semester is assessed to have 30 ECTS credits and an academic year 60 ECTS credits. The workload for an academic year ranges between 1.500 and 1.800 hours. In Austria, one ECTS credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 real hours.
The Learning Agreement (an agreement to accredit courses completed in a semester abroad) encompasses a listing of all the courses/modules/learning units that a student is to attend and complete at the partner university during the semester abroad. The courses’ ID-numbers and the ECTS credits to be transferred are listed in this document as well. When a ECTS credit transfer is to take place, then the learning agreement must be signed and approved by all three parties involved before the semester abroad: the student, the host institution and the sending institution. It is possible to make amendments to the learning agreement four weeks after the begin of the semester abroad.
The document Confirmation of Stay (Aufenthaltsbestätigung) confirms the actual stay of students at the host institution and is normally issued by the International Relations Office. The document may be issued by the host institute’s International Relations Office at the earliest two weeks before students abroad depart back to their home countries. This document is mandatory for Erasmus+ students.
The Transcript of Records (Datenabschrift) provides an overview of all study courses (completed courses/modules, grades/marks and the number of achieved ETCS credits). The ToR provides a proof of courses successfully completed and thus is very useful for student mobility (before the semester abroad, the ToR can be provided to the host institution and after the semester abroad, it provides the foundation for the recognition/accreditation of courses completed abroad at the sending institution).
The Diploma Supplement (Diplomzusatz) contains a standardized description of a completed degree program. The diploma supplement aims to improve the overall international transparency of degrees as well as to serve as a document for the recognition of academic and professional qualifications.
Infos unter www.fh-kaernten.at
For payments within the additional period, the tuition fee increases by 10%. Registration is only possible after receipt of payment at the account of CUAS!
*Please note the individual start of the courses! The exact dates can be found on the website of the respective degree programme, or contact the responsible administration for more information
**Please refer to the websites of the respective degree programs to find out which application periods are open.
*** Deviations and changes concerning the lecture-free periods are possible! Please inform yourself
about your study programme with your administration.