Master's degree in Operations Management
Steyr, Austria
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
German
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 363 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* plus the ÖH contribution for students from EU and EEA countries | for students from third countries: €726.72 per semester
Introduction
The Master's Degree in Production Management
In a global, dynamic economy, those companies that are successful are those that make their production efficient, customer-oriented and sustainable. To do this, they need people who develop appropriate strategies, plan and control production, optimize processes and successfully implement projects with their team. The Master's degree in Operations Management, with its forward-looking management training, provides the perfect breeding ground for the development of these personalities. The students develop and expand their personal skills and acquire technical know-how in the areas of production, digitization, business analytics, sustainability and business software.
Important facts
Operations managers design companies in a customer- and result-oriented manner. They understand how to use smart tools optimally and thus use the company's resources economically. Graduates manage value creation within the company as well as cooperation with customers and suppliers and can assume responsibility for costs, results and management. The best career opportunities can be found in the following areas: company management, production management, digitalization, sustainability, project and process management.
- Organizational form: Full-time
- Academic degree: Master of Science in Engineering (MSc)
- Admission procedure: case study and interview
- Costs: Information on tuition fees and ÖH contribution
- Duration of study: 4 semesters
- Language: German
- ECTS: 120
Admissions
Curriculum
Studienplan
Smart Operations
- Advanced Operations Management
- Analytics for Operations
- Business Software
- Digitalisierung der Produktion
- Operational Excellence
- Planung und Optimierung der Produktion
Management, Leadership und Sozial/ Transferkompetenz
- Finance und Controlling
- Führung
- Leadership
- Scientific Writing
- Umwelt. Qualität, Sicherheit und Gesundheit
Vertiefungen, Wahlfächer und Masterarbeit
- Einstiegswahlpflichtfach Digitalisierung
- Einstiegswahlpflichtfach Finance
- Einstiegswahlpflichtfach Produktion
- Entry-level elective subject Sales and Sales Management
- Einstiegswahlpflichtfach Servitization
- Freies Wahlpflichtfach
- Masterarbeit
- Wahl-Modul Advanced Business Software
- Wahl-Modul Agilitätsmanagement
- Wahl-Modul Corporate Sustainability
- Wahl-Modul Digital Operations
- Wahl-Modul Six Sigma
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Operations managers design companies to be customer- and results-oriented. You understand how to use smart tools optimally and thus use company resources economically. Graduates manage value creation within the company as well as collaboration with customers and suppliers and can assume responsibility for costs, results and leadership. The best career opportunities can be found in the following areas: corporate management, production management, digitalization, sustainability, project and process management.
Good to know
The Operations Management degree program imparts holistic skills for the management of manufacturing companies and thus provides optimal preparation for personal and professional development
Program delivery
Organisational form: Full-time (mainly 3 days per week) or part-time (block courses, Friday afternoons, Saturdays), some of the courses take place online.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.