Curriculum Structure

To implement the Program´s mission, the curriculum is subdivided into 4 phases:

1st Semester


Content:
Preparatory introduction courses to the basics of economics, including application–oriented cases from service practice.

Strategic and operative direction of a company and/or service organisation.
Result: After the 1st semester, a company´s strategic and operational dimensions in the service area have been described and structured for the students.
Skills: Management skills are the basis required for leadership competences.

2nd Semester


Content: Operative implementation in the service business.
Result: By the end of the 2nd semester, a service organisation can be planned as a theoretical framework and it can be operated and aligned with the company´s mission.
Skills: The skills module primarily imparts the set of values required for positioning the company in its social context.

3rd Semester


Content: Increasing efficiency, customer orientation
Result: After the 3rd semester, participants will be able to design a service organisation in detail and to optimise the organisation to meet customer requirements and manage economic constraints
Skills: The skills module of the 3rd semester imparts creativity techniques for services and supporting skills for the successful management of customer negotiations.

4th Semester


Content: International and intercultural requirements
Result: After the 4th semester, the participants will be able to develop and effectively position international service organisations strategically.
Skills: The intercultural training provides the basis for cooperating with, and leading, international teams.