Social Sciences Study at FH Upper Austria

Reach higher by studying at the FH Upper Austria

Would you like to support underprivileged people or make the social and healthcare system more efficient?

At our FH Upper Austria campus in Linz we offer <link en study focus-of-studies applied-health-social-sciences>two Bachelor´s and two Master´s Programmes

Studying Applied Health & Social Sciences at FH Upper Austria campus in Linz

If you study at Austria´s largest and most research-oriented University of Applied Sciences, you don´t need to worry about your future. 

Bachelor


Human Services Management and Public Management

This degree programme qualifies graduates to work in the social sector. They work in leading positions in social enterprises where they take on responsibilities in HR and development, controlling, organisational development, resource management, project management, quality management, marketing & PR, product development and contract management.   mehr
  • Part-time
  • Social Sciences
  • Economics & Management

Social Work

Professional training in the counselling, guidance and support of people in distress is the focus of the social work programme. This research-based programme includes extensive internships/practica, which may be done abroad. After an introduction to 8 areas of social work, students have the opportunity to specialise starting in the third semester.   mehr
  • Full-time / Part-time
  • Social Sciences

Master


Leading Transformation for Impact Organizations

This degree empowers graduates to become transformation experts in the fields of digital, sustainable and organizational transformation, enabling them to take on managerial, advisory or independent roles to design and manage transformation projects, make data-driven decisions, manage impact in a targeted manner and shift leadership to transformational and meaningful styles in the new work mode.   mehr
  • Part-time
  • Economics & Management
  • Environment & Energy
  • Social Sciences
  • Economics & Engineering

Managing Nonprofit and Public Services

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  • Part-time
  • Social Sciences
  • Economics & Management

Social Work

The Master’s programme in Social Work is designed for graduates of Universities of Applied Sciences and academies of social work. It is an in-depth, research-based graduate programme in Social Work with a focus on intercultural communication skills, which are essential in all fields of social work due to an increasingly non-homogenous population.   mehr
  • Part-time
  • Social Sciences

Certificate Programmes