The management of companies and people has always been considered challenging and thus a central criterion for success. What makes Strategic Leadership particularly challenging today are technological, economic and social changes. These changes affect not only competition, but also how companies interact with their stakeholders, how they are organized, and how employees are managed. In the Strategic Leadership minor and major, you will learn basic tools and methods as well as theories and models to achieve strategic goals, develop organizations, and lead people.

In the Minor, we highlight fundamental current findings and discuss their usefulness in specific competitive environments with practitioners. This will give you an overview of relevant instruments, methods, models and theories. In the Major, the focus is not only on deepening individual aspects, but also on the practical application of the acquired knowledge. You will have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge and skills in practice-oriented seminars. In doing so, reflection on practical experiences with reference to theory creates awareness of the benefits and limitations of different concepts and methods.

The Strategic Leadership program profiles you in particular for the following professional fields:

• Managers and business developers
  They benefit from knowledge on how to develop and achieve strategic goals with their team.
• People Management
  You will benefit from knowledge on how to plan strategic changes and develop organizations with adequate strategies and customized HR systems.
• Consultants and trainers
  They benefit from knowledge on how to accompany organizations, groups and individuals in strategic changes.

Minor "Strategic Leadership"

You can also choose "Strategic Leadership" as a Minor. This comprises 8 semester hours and consists of two foundation and two advanced courses.

Details on each course can be found in the KUSSS, opens an external URL in a new window, opens an external URL in a new window or Student Handbook., opens an external URL in a new window

Major "Strategic Leadership"

The major comprises a total of 14 semester hours (24 ECTS) and consists of seven courses as well as the written subject examination. In addition, a bachelor seminar is offered in which you develop your Bachelor Thesis step by step. The courses are offered by the Institute of Strategic Management and the Institute of Human Resource Management and Change Management in German.

In the major "Strategic Leadership" you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge from the minor in selected topics according to your personal preferences and needs. For this purpose, you can choose two out of four practice- and application-oriented seminars:

The subject exam Strategic Management is held as an open-book exam in presence. The subject exam lasts two hours and includes four questions on a real case study.

Details of the exam literature can be found HERE, opens an external URL in a new window, opens an external URL in a new window.

Registration for the subject examination can only be done via KUSSS (please note the respective deadlines). Relevant information and examination dates can be found here: 

https://www.jku.at/studium/studierende/pruefungsinformation/pruefungstermine/