Take your career to the next level with our part-time academic course in retail management, developed in collaboration with leading retail companies. Expand your leadership skills and deepen your management knowledge to successfully meet the dynamic demands of modern retail. This practice-oriented course, taught by top experts, equips you with new knowledge and crucial skills to take on leadership positions and actively shape the retail industry of tomorrow. Take advantage of this opportunity to advance your career! Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
The course prepares you in a compact and practical way for requirements in the following areas, among others:
Duration: 54 training days in 3 semesters
400 teaching units: of which approx. 30 % in the form of online teaching
Degree:
Ideal for people in retail who want to develop further and aspire to a responsible position in retail.
1. online application
2. submission of further application documents according to requirements
3. admission interview with the commission
nächster Start: voraussichtlich Oktober 2026
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.
You can download the exact overview of lesson times here
(subject to change)
max. number of participants: 25
Application deadline: to be announced
Completed vocational training (apprenticeship certificate) and 3 years of relevant professional experience
Part-time
Duration: 40 training days (with an average of 8 teaching units) and 20 online evenings (each with 4 teaching units), spread over 3 semesters
Approximately 45% of this is in the form of online lessons
max. number of participants: 25
Study location: Graz
Academic retail manager
Who is this vocational training programme for?
This course is ideal for people in retail who want to develop their skills and aim for a position of responsibility in the retail sector.
Requirements
Completed vocational training (apprenticeship certificate) and 3 years of relevant professional experience
ECTS
60 ECTS credits spread over 3 semesters
Costs
Application & deadlines
Registration deadline: 30 September 2026
Teaching times
Next start: Monday, 19 October 2026
The 40 training days are offered in the form of 10 teaching blocks of 4 days each (Monday–Thursday). Seven of the ten teaching blocks take place in the form of face-to-face teaching at FH CAMPUS 02, while the remaining three teaching blocks take place in the form of online teaching (via MS Teams).
In face-to-face teaching blocks, lessons always start at 1 p.m. on the day of arrival (Monday) and at 8:30 a.m. on all other days. The online evenings (4 teaching units of 45 minutes each) take place during the week and last from 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
The detailed timetable with all teaching days can be downloaded here.
Enclosed you will find a structured overview of all course content, organized by semester.
ECTS = Score laut European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
CAMPUS 02 University of Applied Sciences
Department Marketing & Sales
Koerblergasse 126, 8010 Graz
Learn how successful retail works in the 21st century. Develop a holistic entrepreneurial way of thinking and acting and live customer-orientation in the age of customer experience and touchpoint management. Learn how to motivate and lead employees and master the challenges of modern retail companies, including digitalisation and sustainability. Become future-proof and successful in the market!
