The format for this graduate degree program is unique in Austria, offering considerable advantages:

• For the first time, one curriculum includes subjects areas such as business, social sciences, law, and computer sciences, enabling you to approach digitization in all of its complexity and magnitude and ultimately shape social change.
• You will be part of an interdisciplinary team - the majority of courses will be co-taught: Educators from different backgrounds and subject areas will work together to teach courses that feature interdisciplinary content.
• A separate mentoring program provides you with support during your studies, including guidance and and academic advising.

The Master's degree program in Digital Society includes the following subject areas:

You complete

• courses in key fields in sociology, computer sciences, business, and law
• courses about theories in the field of social sciences and Digital Society methods
• hands-on, real-world research projects during the first, second, and third semesters of the program
• elective courses designed to better acquaint you with digitalization in other subject areas and fields at the JKU.
   

Students in the first semester of the Master's degree program in Digital Society have an opportunity to take part in the mentoring program! The mentoring program has been designed to support a smooth transition to graduate studies and during the course of the program, your mentor will be at your side to help.

This program focuses on the way "Man-Machine", "Digitalization - Society", "Economy - Artificial Intelligence" and "Law - Digital Transformation" interact. You will explore the various facets of digitization as a socio-technological phenomenon:

• As part of our society, how are business, law, information technology, communications, and social media changing and how is society changing as a whole??
• Who is driving digitization? How is technological development being influenced by computer science, business, law and other areas of society?
• How can we actively drive digitization forward? How can we assess the risks and identify the potential? How can we shape developments accordingly?
• How will digitization address and impact different disciplines (such as mechanical engineering, chemistry, gender studies, etc)?

Graduates are highly sought after and in high demand, not only when it comes to understanding complex relationships in digital transformation, but also toactively shape processes without losing focus on highly important connections.

Your responsibilities include project management, consulting, strategy development, research & development, or in science/academia at universities.

You are highly qualified to work at international companies and organizations, government institutions, innovative start-up companies, as well as at established companies, or at non-profit organizations.

On average, graduates in this field find a job immediately after completing the program. After 3 years on the job, their average monthly gross salary is € 3.127.

Those holding a Bachelor's/Master's degree awarded by the JKU in the following majors (or a degree program equivalent in content and scope earned at another university/college) can be admitted to this Master's degree program without any further constraints:

• Sociology
• Social Economics

Those holding a Bachelor's/Master's degree awarded by the JKU in the following majors (or a degree program equivalent in content and scope earned at another university/college) can be admitted to this Master's degree program with an added requirement to pass supplementary examinations in the (maximum) amount of 40 ECTS credits:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Business Administration
• Informatics/Computer Science
• Business Information
• Business & Economics

If you are enrolled in one of these degree programs, we recommend taking courses during your studies that could help minimize the number of any supplementary examinations you would need for this program. The following is a list of potential courses:

Those holding a Bachelor's/Diploma degree (or a degree considered comparable in content and scope awarded by another university/college) in the following subject areas can be admitted to this Master's degree program after passing supplementary examinations in the amount of (maximum) 40 ECTS credits:
 

• Journalism and Communication Studies
• Media and Communication Studies
• Communication Sciences
• Civic Studies
• Psychology

Program Management

If you have any questions about the Master's degree program in Digital Society, please do not hesitate to contact us by making an appointment for an academic advising consultation!

digital.society(at)jku.at

After successfully completing the Master's degree program, you can opt to pursue a doctorate degree:

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