Integrated Risk Management

Overview

How do you plan for the unplannable? No one can see into the future. But good managers have the foresight to identify risks early on and the courage to implement innovative solutions. The Master's degree program in Integrated Risk Management allows you to pursue two exciting career paths. With the focus on Risk Management, you will learn to recognize and deal with hazards and threats in a highly dynamic environment. By focusing on Internal Auditing, you will learn to check the effectiveness of the measures taken and report directly to the top management or the Supervisory Board.

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Duration of course: 4 Semesters

Organisational form: part-time

120ECTS

Language of instruction German

26Study places

Final degree: Master of Arts in Business (MA)

Application period for academic year 2022/23

12^th October 2021 to 30^th May 2022

tuition fee / semester:

€ 363,36¹

+ ÖH premium + contribution²

¹ Tuition fees for students from third countries € 727,- per semester

² for additional study expenses
(currently up to € 83,- depending on degree program and year)

What you can offer

What we offer you

With us, you will receive scientifically based professional education that will sharpen your eye for organization-wide management of risks and opportunities. Over the years, we have built up a strong network of industry, politics and stakeholders. Through strategic cooperation with the Institute of Internal Auditors Austria (IIA Austria)(Conent only available in German), we are in close contact with the auditors of all major companies and organizations, from the banking industry to public administration.

Our teachers are represented in the national and international standardization committees for risk management and are thus leaders in the development and design of the industry's regulations. To help you deal with the unpredictable in the future, we have been integrating complexity research into our teaching for over ten years. During your studies you will be taught by international experts who will give you insights into the world of state-of-the-art management systems in organizations and prepare you for your work in positions in administration, economy, security or politics. In addition, you have the opportunity to obtain renowned, international certificates (e.g. quality manager, process manager, senior risk manager).

What makes this degree program special?

The resilience of companies is more important than ever. Due to the integrated and innovative approach of the Master's degree program in Integrated Risk Management at FH Campus Wien, you will act at the interfaces to risk, process and quality management at the end of your studies. You can set innovative impulses and also see opportunities where others only see risks.

Due to the strong practical relevance of the degree program, you will learn directly in companies and on the basis of real scenarios for the business world.

unique education in the German-speaking world
internationally recognized certificates: Risk, Process and Quality Manager, Certified Internal Auditor

With this part-time degree program, you are opting for an education that is unique in the German-speaking world and combines risk management with economics, process and quality management as well as internal audit expertise. The integrated approach of the study program is represented by the Three Lines Model (Content only available in German), which serves organizations as a basis for a functional control and monitoring system. Integrated Risk Management is a degree program that can be applied in many ways in business, whether in profit or non-profit organizations, corporations or in small and medium-sized enterprises, with which you will secure excellent career opportunities for yourself.

What you will learn in the degree program

Performance indicators are an essential tool in risk management. It requires both the development of financial and procedural indicators. To meet these requirements, different focuses are set in the first semester:

Students with a business background will attend courses in process and quality management
Students with process and quality management experience will attend courses in business studies - business planning

In the following semesters, you will learn various qualitative and quantitative analysis methods. Thus you will learn to identify potential hazards to analyze operational and strategic risk situations and to develop multidisciplinary approaches to a complex environment. Finally, you will learn to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, the controls and the management and monitoring processes from the perspective of the internal audit. You will acquire the basic authorization for the certificate as a certified internal auditor.

Curriculum

1. Semesters

Lecture	SWS	ECTS
Internal Control ILV Internal Control ILV Lector: Mag.a Ines Schubiger 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents ICS frameworks and standards, differentiation of ICS from other management and control systems, COSO-ICS and its components, implementation of an ICS, ICS from an internal and external control perspective Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Management Theory ILV Management Theory ILV Lector: FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer, Mag. Josef Ruh, PD Dr.Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Guido Strunk 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Management (function, process, roles), currents in management theory, management as a strategic and operational planning system, management of complex systems Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Organization Theory ILV Organization Theory ILV Lector: Natalie Brezer, DI (FH) Mag. Thomas Goiser, MBA MA CMC, FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer, Mag. Clemens Österreicher, Mag.a Dr.in Beatrice Preßl, Mag. Josef Ruh 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Dimensions of the concept of organization, development lines of organizational theory, theories of organizational design, emergent processes in organizations, organizational change, methods of organizational analysis Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4
Risk ILV Risk ILV Lector: FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer, Mag. Josef Ruh 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Concept of risk in changing times, paradigms of contemporary risk practice, descriptive decision theory (problems of incomplete information processing, heuristics) and decision-theoretical criteria in dealing with risk Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4

Specialization Business Administration

Lecture	SWS	ECTS
Business Economics ILV Business Economics ILV Lector: Oliver Deltl, BSc, MA, Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA, LektorIn PlatzhalterIn 1, Mag. Erwin Vitovec, Mag.(FH) Johann Weber, MBA MPA MA 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Overview of accounting, annual financial statements, double-entry bookkeeping, income and expenditure accounting, forms of business and companies, principles of proper accounting. Entrepreneurial opportunities and implementation, innovation and entrepreneurship, financing, legal basics Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4
Practical Project Business Economics UE Practical Project Business Economics UE Lector: Mag.(FH) Johann Weber, MBA MPA MA 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Application of the taught contents in business administration within the framework of a concrete project Assessment methods Final exam Practice project Teaching methods Practice project Language German	1	2
Practice Transfer Business Economics SE Practice Transfer Business Economics SE Lector: FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer 2SWS 8ECTS Lecture contents Reflection of the imparted contents in relation to practice Assessment methods Continuous assessment Reflection Paper Teaching methods Experiential learning / reflection Language German	2	8
Advanced Business Economics ILV Advanced Business Economics ILV Lector: Markus Ohler, BA, Mag.(FH) Johann Weber, MBA MPA MA 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Key figures, comparability and presentation of key figures, outcome-related key figures, social security, tax law Strategy and business model, entrepreneurial marketing and market orientation, business planning Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4

Specialization Project, Process and Quality Management

Lecture	SWS	ECTS
Practical Project Process and Quality Management UE Practical Project Process and Quality Management UE Lector: Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Application of the imparted contents in process and quality management within the framework of a concrete project Assessment methods Final exam Practice project Teaching methods Practice project Language German	1	2
Practice Transfer Process and Quality Management SE Practice Transfer Process and Quality Management SE Lector: FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer 2SWS 8ECTS Lecture contents Reflection of the imparted contents in relation to practice Assessment methods Continuous assessment Reflection Paper Teaching methods Experiential learning / reflection Language German	2	8
Process and Quality Management ILV Process and Quality Management ILV Lector: Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA, Mag.(FH) Johann Weber, MBA MPA MA 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents PM according to IPMA, methods for project start, methods for project coordination, methods for project marketing, methods for project controlling, methods for coping with a project crisis, methods for project closure, Process Lifecycle - Designing Processes: including a process in process map, developing processes (identification and delimitation / analysis of actual process / conception of target process / realization of improvement potentials), success factors of process management, accompanying changes: system, people, team, leadership, motivation, conflict, creativity methods, organizational cultures, resistance, change, organizational change, change management. Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4
Advanced Process and Quality Management ILV Advanced Process and Quality Management ILV Lector: Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Rosita Dey, Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA, Dr. Roman Käfer 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Standard ISO 9001:2015: Overview, Introduction, Chapters 4-5, Normative (Vision, Mission, Culture, Values, Mission Statement), Strategic (Strategy, Objectives), Operational (Processes, Projects, Measures, Strategy Map, BSC),Standard ISO 9001:2015: Chapters 6-8, Documentation Process Management,Standard ISO 9001:2015: Chapters 9-10, Models, Audit 9001, Assessment,Optimization QM Methods,Statistical Quality Management,Overview Integrated Management Systems, Corporate Policy IMS, Definition Management System, Communication, Transcultural Differences in Quality Culture Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4

2. Semesters

Lecture	SWS	ECTS
Complexity ILV Complexity ILV Lector: PD Dr.Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Guido Strunk 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Application-oriented system-theoretical basics for the understanding of complex systems: General Systems Theory, Cybernetics, Autopoiesis, Theories of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Synergetics. Importance of the system theoretical basics for the understanding of the management of complex systems. Limits and possibilities of targeted influencing of complex systems. Recent complexity-scientific approaches to influencing self-organization processes in organizations. Management as stimulation or stabilisation of self-organisation processes. Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Practical Project Risk Management UE Practical Project Risk Management UE Lector: Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Application of the taught contents in risk management within the framework of a concrete project Assessment methods Final exam Practice project Teaching methods Practice project Language German	1	2
Practice Transfer Risk Management SE Practice Transfer Risk Management SE 2SWS 8ECTS Lecture contents Reflection of the imparted contents in relation to practice Assessment methods Continuous assessment Reflection Paper Teaching methods Experiential learning / reflection Language German	2	8
Risk Management ILV Risk Management ILV Lector: Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA, Christian Koller, Mag. Josef Ruh, Jürgen Steinbrecher, Mag.(FH) Johann Weber, MBA MPA MA 3SWS 6ECTS Lecture contents Development lines in risk management, 4-phase model of risk management (risk identification, risk analysis and aggregation, risk control, reporting and monitoring), principles of risk management according to ISO31000/ONR49000f., elements of the risk management system, risk policy and risk strategy, risk management and internal control system (framework, instruments, interfaces), organization and risk management Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	3	6
Statistics and Probabiltiy Calculation ILV Statistics and Probabiltiy Calculation ILV Lector: Markus Ohler, BA 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Probability distributions (expected value, variance, binomial distributions), inferential statistics (confidence intervals, VaR, statistical tests) Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Advanced Complexity ILV Advanced Complexity ILV Lector: PD Dr.Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Guido Strunk 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Application-oriented foundations of complexity research: theories of nonlinear dynamical systems, synergetics, chaos theory, fractal structures. Recognition of complexity as a provable gap of knowledge and an independent phenomenon area. Preconditions for the occurrence of complexity and the properties of complexity. Complexity as a limit to predictability, a source of innovation, and an early warning system for the occurrence of dramatic changes in systems. Practical content: Determine limits of predictability, synergetic navigation system for managing complex systems. Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Advanced Statistics and Probabiltiy Calculation ILV Advanced Statistics and Probabiltiy Calculation ILV Lector: Markus Ohler, BA 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Calculating with probabilities (Laplace probabilities, tree diagrams, Bayes' theorem, probability and likelihood) Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4
Advanced Risk Management ILV Advanced Risk Management ILV Lector: Astrid Donaubauer-Grobner, MA, MA, Ing. Herbert Dvorak, MBA, Dr. Holger Klier, FH-Prof. Dipl.-Inform. Timo Kob, FH-Prof.in Mag.a Claudia Körmer, FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer, Mag.a Dr.in Beatrice Preßl, Mag. Josef Ruh, Mag.a Ines Schubiger, Dr. Christoph Schwärzler, PD Dr.Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Guido Strunk, Martin Wolf, LL.B, MA 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Establishment and optimization of a risk management system, business continuity management, crisis communication, systemic integration of risk management into the organization, risk-appropriate alignment of the overall organization, communication of the risk management process and system, international aspects of risk culture Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4

3. Semesters

Lecture	SWS	ECTS
Thesis Proposal SE Thesis Proposal SE 2SWS 8ECTS Lecture contents Description of the planned research project - Elaboration of the object of research, problem and research question - Presentation of the completed literature research (cf. current state of research, theoretical foundations) - Presentation of the research design (data collection, processing and analysis) Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Exposé Language German	2	8
Research Methods ILV Research Methods ILV 2SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Immersion into philosophy of science, immersion into empirical social research (cf. qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), discussion and reflection of selected research methods (e.g. survey, content analysis), focus on data collection, processing and analysis Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	2
Internal Audit ILV Internal Audit ILV 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Law/Business Administration/Organization/Professional Basics, Competencies of the Internal Auditor, Basics of the Audit Process, Quality Assurance in Internal Auditing Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4
Practical Project Internal Audit UE Practical Project Internal Audit UE 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Application of the taught contents in the internal audit in the context of a concrete project Assessment methods Final exam Practice project Teaching methods Practice project Language German	1	2
Practice Transfer Internal Audit SE Practice Transfer Internal Audit SE 2SWS 8ECTS Lecture contents Reflection of the imparted contents in relation to practice Assessment methods Continuous assessment Reflection Paper Teaching methods Experiential learning / reflection Language German	2	8
Advanced Internal Audit ILV Advanced Internal Audit ILV 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Compliance, risk management; process and project management from the perspective of internal auditing; auditing of finance, accounting, IT; white-collar crime; whistleblowing/internal investigation; transcultural aspects of internal auditing, guest lectures on current issues in internal auditing Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	4
Compliance ILV Compliance ILV 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Building blocks of an efficient compliance organization (procedures and standards, top-level commitment, risk analysis, business partner compliance, communication and training measures, monitoring system for early detection of risk areas incl. whistleblowing), profile and tasks of the compliance officer, labor law aspects in compliance implementation Assessment methods Continuous assessment Group tasks Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Controlling ILV Controlling ILV 1SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Strategic controlling, cost and performance management, financial and investment management, integrated financial planning Assessment methods Continuous assessment Group tasks Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	1	2
Group Dynamics UE Group Dynamics UE 2SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Forming and shaping a training group, formation and changeability of individual roles and functions in groups, the emergence of norms and standards, the importance of influence and trust as structure-forming elements of social events, conflicts in groups, gender and social differentiation, the importance of feedback for individual and collective learning, the emergence and importance of authority and leadership in groups, phases of group development, reflective connection a practice transfer. Assessment methods Continuous assessment Group task Teaching methods Experiential learning in the group dynamic training group, tandem observation, feedback, working groups, lectures, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language German	2	2
Vital Leadership UE Vital Leadership UE 2SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents Mindfulness, perception, self-awareness Assessment methods Continuous assessment Practicing mindfulness Teaching methods Experiential learning Language German	2	2

4. Semesters

Lecture	SWS	ECTS
Business English ILV Business English ILV 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Reading and writing, listening, speaking in English at level C1 Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, individual and group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research) Language English	2	4
Integrated Risk Management ILV Integrated Risk Management ILV 2SWS 4ECTS Lecture contents Current topics in the field of (risk) management and auditing, workshops, international days Assessment methods Module exam Teaching methods Lectures, presentation, group assignments, self-study (e.g. reading, research), experiential learning. Language German	2	4
Master Thesis MT Master Thesis MT 2SWS 20ECTS Lecture contents Writing a Master's thesis Assessment methods Final exam Master thesis Teaching methods - Language German	2	20
Master Exam AP Master Exam AP 0SWS 2ECTS Lecture contents - Assessment methods Final exam Master's examination Teaching methods - Language German	0	2

Times
Every two weeks all-day block on Friday as well as weekends, occasionally Thursday or Monday, plus online formats during the week in the evening.

Exams may take place outside of these dates. For students who are not employed to the extent of at least 24 hours with a single employer, there are additional attendance blocks. Likewise, there are additional attendance blocks as part of the supervision for the master thesis or the practical project.

Language of Instruction
German

Career opportunities

The master's degree program prepares you for management and staff positions in international corporations as well as in small and medium enterprises. In these functions, you will consult the management strategically in the development of new business fields and the further development of the company. With your widely diversified education you have the advantage of being able to take on various management functions in companies such as risk management, controlling, compliance and auditing. In addition, you will be able to establish a comprehensive control system from the ground up, as well as all the required processes.

Enterprise risk management
Internal revision
Risk-oriented controlling
Compliance
Internal control systems (ICS)
Process management

Process-oriented risk management
Quality management
Quality risk management
Strategic management
Business development
Security management

Admission

Admission requirements

The basic requirement is a bachelor or graduate studies degree at a university with a total of 180 ECTS.
Graduates of business administration degree programs and the bachelor’s degree program Integrated Security Management meet this prerequisite.

Graduates of other disciplines need proof of sound knowledge in the fields of process and quality management that they have acquired as part of a bachelor or graduate degree or from relevant institutions. You must possess sufficient knowledge of German and basic knowledge of English in order to be able to understand the lectures.

Application

To apply you will require the following documents:

Bachelor/diploma certificate or equivalent certificate from abroad
List of courses completed or transcript
Letter of motivation
CV in table form
Insurance data extract / any confirmations of professional activity

Please note
It is not possible to save incomplete online applications. You must complete your application in one session. Your application will be valid as soon as you upload all of the required documents and certificates. In the event that some documents (e.g. references) are not available at the time you apply, you may submit these later via email, mail or in person by no later than the start of the degree program.

Contact

> FH-Prof. DI Dr. Martin Langer

Head of Integrated Safety and Security, Head of Integrated Riskmanagement, Head of Risk Management and Corporate Security
T: +43 1 606 68 77-2151
martin.langer@fh-campuswien.ac.at

Secretary's office

Brigitta Hofmann
Favoritenstraße 226, B.3.11
1100 Vienna
P: +43 1 606 68 77-2175
F: +43 1 606 68 77-2159
risikomanagement@fh-campuswien.ac.at

Office hours
by appointment

Teaching staff and research staff

> FH-Prof. Mag. Claudia Körmer

Academic Staff

> Mag. Josef Ruh

Academic Staff, Deputy Head of Works Council

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