JKU PAC student
Conditions d’achèvement
In case you have been nominated for the PAC program at the JKU Business School you find your step-by-step guide from admission at JKU through program information such as scholarships, accommodation in different countries etc. ... to navigate this section you can click through step-by-step or use the lesson menu bar on the right hand side.
Please reach out via mgb@jku.at if some information you are looking for is not available, thank you!
Study related information - Program curriculum, master thesis and graduation
Program website including recommended study plan: Website link
Program curriculum: Curriculum link
Some important remarks:
- The national phase can be completed either prior or after the international phase.
- It is also possible to interrupt the 2 national phase semesters, doing national phase semester #1 prior the international phase and completing national phase semester #2 after returning to Austria.
- IMPORTANT: the second - Austrian module - during the international phase is NOT for completing national phase courses.
- Concerning double degree course requirements please check the relevant lesson section on the landing page of this Moodle course, thank you!
Master Thesis Writing in General
Depending on the preferred field (Marketing, Strategy, Finance, Leadership etc.) for the Master Thesis all PAC students can chose freely the institute where to write the Master Thesis. However, many students decide to chose my institute (Institute of Innovation Management, ifi) as we have adjusted our supervision approach to the Global Business Master program.
The Master Thesis Seminar is normally done at the institute where you write the Master Thesis. If you decide for an external supervisor (other institute than ifi) and he/she is ok with the fact that you do the master thesis seminar at ifi, you are welcome to join the group of students presenting and discussing their Master Thesis with us.
Master Thesis Seminar at the Institute of Innovation Management (ifi)
The MT Seminar is offered every semester but it is assigned to different Global Business Tracks in the summer and winter term. That is the reason why you may be confused about not finding the course in the coming winter semester 24/25. Students can start with the seminar every semester and complete the seminar whenever they are ready to hand in the Master Thesis.
The MT Seminar at ifi has to be done beside working on the Master Thesis. Students should start the seminar, when they are starting to write on their Master Thesis. The Seminar is graded once the Master Thesis is nearly finished. Thus stating and completing the seminar might not be happening in the same semester (e.g. (you start the Seminar and Master Thesis writing in October 2024 and complete the Master Thesis and the MT Seminar in March 2025). The planned dates are always announced on the Moodle page of the Master Thesis Seminar. Students signed up, get the dates emailed as well.
The MT Seminar at ifi is offered ONLINE only. The reason for the online course is that Global Business students are normally spread all over the globe while attending the course and writing and completing the thesis.
Master Thesis Writing at other JKU Business School Institute
Some supervisors at JKU Busiess School prefer that students writing the Master Thesis with them should attend the MT seminar with them or at their institute (e.g. Institute of Strategic Management) other Institutes are more flexible (e.g. Institute of Leadership and Change Management). Please check the preference with your preferred supervisor.