Academic course in retail management

Expand your career in the Austrian retail sector with our part-time Retail Management programme. The programme was developed by the Marketing & Sales Department in cooperation with leading Austrian retail companies and lasts three semesters. Our practice-orientated course content is tailored to the current challenges in retail management and imparts sound knowledge and skills. Start your successful career in retail now with our further education programme!

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What to expect on the course

Content focus

The course prepares you in a compact and practical way for requirements in the following areas, among others:

  • Instore Marketing
  • Digital Commerce
  • Customer Experience
  • Omni-Channel-Retailing
  • Team-Management
  • Employee management
  • Sustainability

Curriculum

1st semester

Introductory course (0.5 SWS, 0.5 ECTS credits) Time management & self-organisation (0.5 SWS, 0.5 ECTS credits) Preparation of project reports & scientific papers (0.5 SWS, 1 ECTS credit) General Business Administration (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Fundamentals of trade (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Relevant legal aspects for retail (1 SWS, 1.5 ECTS credits) Personal selling (1 SWS, 1.5 ECTS credits) Communication, Presentation & Rhetoric (1 SWS, 1 ECTS credit) Fundamentals of retail marketing (1.5 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Market research in retail (0.5 SWS, 1 ECTS credit)

2nd semester

Introduction to buyer behaviour (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Customer - buyer - consumer (1 SWS, 2.5 ECTS credits) Bookkeeping (1 SWS, 1.5 ECTS credits) Cost accounting (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Controlling (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Pricing in retail (1 SWS, 1.5 ECTS credits) Integrated communication in retail (1.5 SWS, 3.5 ECTS credits) Product range policy (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Merchandise management (1.5 SWS, 3 ECTS credits) Personnel development (1.5 SWS, 3 ECTS credits) Employee management (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Team (management, conflict resolution, meetings) (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits)

3rd semester

Business simulation retail (1 SWS, 3 ECTS credits) Sustainability in Trade (1.5 SWS, 2.5 ECTS credits) Location policy (1 SWS, 2.5 ECTS credits) Instore marketing (1.5 SWS, 3 ECTS credits) Dealing with complaints and claims (0.5 SWS, 1 ECTS credit) Sales management (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Omni-channel retailing (1 SWS, 2 ECTS credits) Technologies at the POS (0.5 SWS, 1.5 ECTS credits) Digital Commerce (0.5 SWS, 2.5 ECTS credits)

SWS = Semester hours per week ECTS = European Credit Transfer System Status 2022 - changes possible

Facts

3
Semester

Part-time

Dauer: 54 Ausbildungstage in 3 Semestern
400 Lehreinheiten: davon ca. 30 % in Form von Online-Unterricht

Degree:

Academic retail manager

Ideal for people in retail who want to develop further and aspire to a responsible position in retail.

ECTS —> 60 CREDITS
Costs: € 7.990,- payable in 3 instalments
or € 7.790,- for a one-off payment
plus ÖH fee (currently: € 24.70) per semester

Studyplace

Application procedure

1. online application
2. submission of further application documents according to requirements
3. admission interview with the commission

Teaching times

Next start: 14 October 2024

Lessons take place every 3-4 weeks either in person or online. The teaching times are from Monday to Thursday from 08:30 to 17:15. If the lessons take place in person on Mondays, they will probably start at 13:00 and end at 20:00.

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Application

  • 01Online Application
  • 02Submission of further application documents
  • 03Admission interview with the Commission

max. number of participants: 25

Application deadline: to be announced

Requirements

A-levels are not required, but at least an apprenticeship qualification and 4 years of professional experience.

 

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You benefit

Take off professionally

Erfahren Sie, wie erfolgreicher Handel im 21. Jahrhundert funktioniert. Entwickeln Sie ein gesamthaftes unternehmerisches Denken und Handeln und leben Sie Kund*innenorientierung im Zeitalter von Customer Experience und Touchpoint Management. Lernen Sie, Mitarbeiter*innen zu motivieren und zu führen und meistern Sie die Herausforderungen moderner Handelsunternehmen, einschließlich Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit. Werden Sie zukunftsfähig und erfolgreich im Markt!

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