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
max. number of participants: 25
Study location: Graz
Duration: 40 training days (with an average of 8 teaching units) and 20 online evenings (each with 4 teaching units), spread over 3 semesters
Ca. 45 % des Unterrichts finden online statt
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
nächster Start: Montag, 19. Oktober 2026
Die 28 Ausbildungstage werden in Form von 7 Lehrblöcken á 4 Tagen (Montag – Donnerstag) in Form von Präsenzunterricht an der FH CAMPUS 02 angeboten. In Präsenz-Lehrblöcken startet der Unterricht am Anreisetag (Montag) immer erst um 13 Uhr, an allen anderen Tagen um 08:30 Uhr. Die 44 Online-Abende (4 Lehreinheiten á 45 Minuten) finden immer am Dienstag und Mittwoch statt und dauern jeweils von 17:00 bis 20:45 Uhr.
Das detaillierte Zeitmodell mit allen Unterrichtstagen und Online-Abenden finden Sie hier zum Download.
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!
