Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments
Basic information:
- studies in the field of: International Economics
- name of the programme: Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments
- studies: full-time second-cycle programme, track: general academic
- leading discipline: economics and finance
- studies conducted in English
- programme conducted jointly by four universities: Donau-Universität Krems (Austria), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal), University College Dublin (Ireland) and Poznań University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Enrolment for the programme is conducted by Donau-Universität Krems (Austria).
Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments (TISE) is a unique, multidisciplinary and innovative programme focused on social systems in transformation. Its completion enables students to obtain a diploma from the following four universities that are jointly conducting the programme: Donau-Universität Krems (Austria), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal), University College Dublin (Ireland) and the Poznań University of Economics and Business (Poland). Students learn the working and transformation of social systems, their dynamics and interactions in science, technology, ethics and economics. The programme uses innovative teaching methods and a wide range of instruments that help to analyse complex socio-economic problems, and to develop multidimensional strategies for a sustainable development of the global economy.
Main features of the programme:
- studies in English at four European universities in four countries, one semester in each, ending with a joint diploma,
- holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of social and economic problems,
- strong emphasis on applying the acquired knowledge,
- cooperation with business practice; innovative educational methods; interesting courses.
Job profile:
- Company owner
- CEO/ Managing director (in different departments of an organization)
- Organizational-development specialist
- Market analyst
- Social work specialist
- Consultant
- Teacher
- Researcher
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Code | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cyber culture
|
Lectures:
48 |
10 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Cyberspace, Media and Interaction
|
Lectures:
48 |
10 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Elective course
|
Lectures:
48 |
10 | Assessment | 5 | B |
| Sum | 144 | 30 | |||
| Sum (Lectures) | 144 |
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Code | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elective course
|
Lectures:
24 |
5 | Assessment | 5 | B |
|
Information Ethics
|
Lectures:
24 |
5 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Internship
|
Internship:
120 |
5 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Research Methods/Applied Research Methods
|
Lectures:
24 |
5 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Topics in Digital Media
|
Lectures:
24 |
10 | Assessment | 1 | B |
| Sum | 216 | 30 | |||
| Sum (Lectures) | 96 | ||||
| Sum (Internship) | 120 |
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Code | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applied quantitative methods for economic analysis
|
Lectures:
30 |
4 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Data Analysis using VBA
|
Lectures:
30 |
4 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
Economics of transition and institutional change
|
Lectures:
30 Classes: 15 |
5 | Exam | 1 | B |
|
Elective course
|
Lectures:
60 |
8 | Assessment | 5 | B |
|
International entrepreneurship
|
Lectures:
30 Classes: 15 |
5 | Exam | 1 | B |
|
Internet of Things
|
Lectures:
30 |
4 | Assessment | 1 | B |
| Sum | 240 | 30 | |||
| Sum (Lectures) | 210 | ||||
| Sum (Classes) | 30 |
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | Code | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Complexity Science and Social System Theories
|
Lectures:
40 |
5 | Exam | 1 | B |
|
Master’s Thesis
|
Seminars:
20 |
15 | Assessment | 1 | B |
|
System Models, Agents of Change & Coupled Systems in Transition
|
Lectures:
50 |
5 | Exam | 1 | B |
|
Transdisciplinary Field Research Training (TFRT)
|
Lectures:
20 |
5 | Assessment | 1 | B |
| Sum | 130 | 30 | |||
| Sum (Lectures) | 110 | ||||
| Sum (Seminars) | 20 |