NEW: Digital Tax & Accounting*
Bachelor of Arts in Business (BA)

For ambitious high school graduates:
Additional Study & Work-Chance
in top tax consulting and accounting offices

Study Program Digital Tax & Accounting 
Bachelor Degree Program Management

Academic training for the profession of tax consultants and accountants

Using digitalization of processes and procedures effectively, thinking analytically and systematically, looking after and advising demanding clients - specialists in tax consulting and accounting offices face a wide variety of professional challenges every day.

Innovative range of courses in cooperation with the "Akademie der Steuerberater & Wirtschaftsprüfer"

The new study branch Digital Tax & Accounting is an innovative study offer for qualification in a core area of the economy, which was developed in cooperation with the "Akademie der Steuerberater & Wirtschaftsprüfer". The program is characterized by the training of qualified employees who take on responsible, job-specific tasks in the economy, especially in tax consulting and auditing firms.  It is becoming increasingly important to have solid qualifications in the field of "digitalization". This requirement is justified by the special market requirements and development opportunities that result from digitization in the fields of tax and accounting.

Study & Job

Ambitious high school graduates are offered the opportunity to combine studies with a job. With the study program Digital Tax & Accounting you start an academic education and have the opportunity to work in one of the top tax consulting and accounting offices in Carinthia right from the start. You can find detailed information HERE.

Application deadline

Winterterm 2024

Period I:  01.11.-15.03.2024
Period II: 16.03.-15.05.2024
Period III: 16.05.-15.07.2024
Period IV: 16.07.-30.10.2024*

For applicants from outside Europe applications are only accepted within Period I & II.

*We reserve the right not to open the period or to close it early.

Study start

The semester starts in October - we only offer intake in winterterm!


The start of lectures can be found in the individual timetable which is available after enrollment.

Teaching time

Monday to Friday full-time and occasionally on Saturdays

Events

Study Guidance

Book your personal appointmentright now!

You can find out more about our advisory services, events and fairs on our website.

Further information

Language of instruction: German
Minimum language skills B2

* subject to accreditation by AQ Austria

 

Information

Contact

Please contact us if you have any questions about your studies:

Program Director

Level of qualification
Bachelor
ECTS credits
180.00
Tuition fees
€ 363.36 / semester
Qualification awarded
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business
Duration of study
6 semester
ÖH (Austrian Student Union) fee
€ 24.70 / semester
Language of instruction
German
FH campus
  • Villach

General Study Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Study + Work

With over 100 Study & Work partner companies and organizations, CUAS offers students the opportunity to combine studying and working!

Study & Work for full-time students

  • Extent of employment: marginally up to 8h / week possible
  • Timetable: Some degree courses are organized so that Monday is a day off.

Study & Work for part-time students

  • Scope of employment: part-time up to max. 20h / week possible
  • The timetable is organized in a work-friendly way (lectures at the end of the day, weekend, blocked or online).

Profile

Digital Tax & Accounting is a branch of study within the bachelor's program in economics, which combines basic knowledge of business administration with practical know-how. It is positioned at the interface between the areas of Tax & Accounting and Digitalization. The focus is on the following modularly structured subject areas:

  •  IT & Organization - Data Management
  •  Digitalization of processes
  •  IT Law & Security
  •  Business Information Systems
  •  Data analytics
  •  Value Added Tax & Federal Fiscal Code
  •  Income tax law & cash accounting
  •  Personnel Accounting
  •  Corporate law and accounting
  •  General Management

Close contacts to the business world give students deep insights into professional practice. Compulsory internships take place under the supervision of the lecturers to ensure the best possible success of the students in their working life.

What students should bring to their studies:

  • Interest in economic and digital topics.
  • The ability to work in teams
  • Language and communication skills.
  • Responsible behaviour.
  • analytical and systemic thinking
  • Interest in innovative technologies.

After successful completion of their studies, graduates have the following skills and knowledge:

Graduates in this field of study will deal with tax returns and annual financial statements in addition to payroll and financial accounting. Graduates of the bachelor's program in "Management" with a focus on "Digital Tax & Accounting" are also expected to be able to

  • effectively apply the possibilities of digitalizing processes and procedures in accounting,
  • develop, implement and use concepts for the use of digital transactions with clients and tax authorities
  • to support demanding clients of tax consulting and auditing firms and to prepare complex consultations with regard to content.

Job & Career

Due to the interdisciplinary education in the bachelor's degree program in economics, graduates* in the individual branches of study are offered very good career opportunities in the respective industries. In addition to their professional know-how, graduates have extensive key qualifications and skills. In particular, knowledge in the following areas comes into play:

  • IT & Organization - Data Management
  • Digitalization of processes
  • IT Law & Security
  • Business Information Systems
  • Data analytics
  • Value Added Tax & Federal Fiscal Code
  • Income tax law & cash accounting
  • Personnel Accounting
  • Corporate law and accounting
  • General Management

In order to prepare students for their entry into professional life, the work placement is a particularly important part of the curriculum. Practical units enable the direct implementation and deepening of already acquired knowledge in practice, so that the knowledge can be further developed "on the job". In addition, important initial contacts are made with potential employers. It is not unusual for a concrete job offer to result from the internship.

The successful completion of the bachelor's degree entitles the student to a master's degree in Business & Management at a university of applied sciences or university.

 

 

Statements


Practice-oriented business education & profile-building specializations

SPECIFIC KEY AND FUTURE SKILLS

The Bachelor study program in Management offers a compact, practice-oriented basic education in economics. In addition, there is a strong focus on teaching key and future skills tailored to the respective branches of study (6 German-language and 2 English-language) from the first semester onwards. This profile-building specialization accounts for more than half of the total course content. Current topics such as sustainability, digitality, internationality and diversity are an integral part of many modules.


PRACTICAL RELEVANCE

The high practical relevance of the study program is ensured by close cooperation with regional, national and international companies as well as the use of experienced lecturers from industry, business and institutions, who bring current topics and new developments from professional practice into the study program or can also be experienced in excursions. The students' transfer skills are strengthened by working on specific and current practical tasks.


Degree program management full-time: modern study time model

In the full-time study program, the modules are divided into two semesters with an intermediate or final examination week. This enables focused learning and makes it easier for students to plan the time required to complete their examinations.


Faculty and Staff - Digital Tax & Accounting

Dean Management

FH-Prof. Mag. Dr.

 Thomas Fenzl
Vice Dean Management, Professor of Business Management

FH-Prof.in Mag.a

 Hermine Bauer
Student Support Services

Mag.

 Michaela Rosenwirth
Administration of Studies - Bachelor Intercultural Management

MMag.a

 Julia Ebenberger-Fidebauer
Administration of Studies - Economy and Business Development & Management Master
 Evelyn Eigner
Administration of Studies - Economy and Public Management Master
 Romana Pechac
Stunden- und Raumplanung
 Rita Maria Elsa Marak, BA MA
Planning of Schedules and Rooms

Mag.a

 Margit Schager
Senior Lecturer1

MMag.a

 Jirina Ley, MSc
Lecturer of English

Mag.

 Georg Jeschke
Lecturer

Mag.a (FH) Dr.

 Marika Gruber
Senior Lecturer of English, International Coordinator
 Janet Brown, MA MA
Professor "Digital Business Management"

FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. rer. soc. oec.

 Stefan Dreisiebner
Leading Team Business Management, Professor of Business Management, Focus: Human Resources Management & Organisation

FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in

 Ursula Liebhart
Professor for Intercultural Management

FH-Prof.in Dr.in

 Eithne Knappitsch
Professor of Logistics and Change Management

Mag.

 Wolfgang Leitner
Professor of Public and European Law

FH-Prof. MMag. Dr.

 Florian Oppitz
Professor for Public- and Nonprofit-Management

Dr.

 Anna Hauser-Oppelmayer, Bakk. MSc
Professor of Applied Economics

FH-Prof.in Mag. (FH) Dr.in

 Birgit Aigner-Walder
Program Director of Digital Business Management

Dipl.-Ing.

 Martin Stromberger
Program Director & Professor of Hotel Management

FH-Prof. Dipl.BW FH

 Stefan Nungesser
Head of Degree Program International Business Management Master, Professor of International Management

FH-Prof. Mag. Dr.

 Dietmar Sternad, BSc MBA
Head of Degree Program & Professor of Public Management

FH-Prof.in MMag.a Dr.in

 Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle
Lecturer of English

Mag.a

 Andrea Gaggl
+43 (0)5 90500-5124
a.gaggl[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at

Villacher Straße 1
9800 Spittal an der Drau
Empoyee Student Support Service

FH-Prof.in MMag.a Dr.in

 Vera Seyer
+43 (0)5 90500-7105
v.seyer[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at

St. Veiterstraße 47
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Research Assistant
 Verena Fink, B.A. MA
Project Assistant
 Jessica Pöcher, B.A.
Part-time Lecturer

Hon.-Prof. (FH) Mag.

 Günter Bauer

Mag.a Dr.

 Barbara Covarrubias Venegas

Mag. (FH)

 Peter Heymich, MA

MMag. Dr.

 Meinrad Höfferer

Dr. phil.

 Andreas Nikolaus LUDWIG, MA

Mag.a phil.

 Katharina Rodgers

DI Dr.

 Andreas Starzacher, Bakk.

Mag.a

 Eva Maria Stefaner, BA

Hon.-Prof.in (FH) MMag.a Dr.in

 Gabriele Stoiser

Steuerberaterin Mag.

 Eva Maria Winkler

Campus & Arrival

Villach

The Villach region combines tradition, cosmopolitanism and quality of life with the advantages of an innovative business location. Villach, a small town with about 60,000 inhabitants, is an international high-tech location with groundbreaking cooperation between science and industry and is also increasingly developing into a start-up town.

Situated directly at the intersection of three cultures, Villach, situated on the Drava river, is an important traffic junction in the Alps-Adriatic region. This special geographical location and the beautiful landscape around Villach and in the federal state of Carinthia have made the region a popular holiday destination for generations, further beyond the borders. The drinking water quality of the lakes and the particularly clean air make Villach and its surroundings an environmental paradise.

In addition to its geographical advantages, Austria also leads the world in terms of its social and health care system and is considered a particularly safe, prosperous and liveable country.

Despite the above-average prosperity and the comprehensive state social benefits, Villach compares favourably with many international destinations. The "small town bonus" comes into its own here and makes everyday life affordable.

 Explore Campus Villach on a 360° Tour.
 Make a virtual walk through the Science & Energy Labs – T10.

Motorway exit Wernberg, then on the B 83 approx. 2 km in the direction of Villach, after the Villach town sign the B83 passes under the A2 motorway, and then immediately right the first exit in the direction of MAGDALENEN SEE. Following the signs for Magdalenen See, the road leads through a small wooded area, always follow the road, after an S-curve past Magdalenen See (left) always straight ahead, cross the southern railway line and go uphill directly into the centre of St. Magdalene. Turn right at the top of the hill, down the road, the grounds of the technology park are already visible to the south, the chimney of the combined heat and power plant, and directly in the sharp right-hand bend turn left onto the grounds of the technology park.

 

Motorway exit Villach/Ossiacher See, then approx. 2 km in the direction of Villach, on the right is Gasthof Seehof, on the left is Lake Vassach, continue on the B33 left in the direction of east, Wernberg, Klagenfurt, always follow the B33, after approx. 4 km turn right in the direction of Magdalenen See. The road leads through a small forest, always follow the road, after an S-curve past Lake Magdalenen (left) always straight ahead, cross the southern railway line and go uphill directly into the centre of St.Magdalen. Turn right at the top of the hill, down the road, the grounds of the technology park are already visible to the south, the chimney of the combined heat and power plant, and directly in the sharp right-hand bend turn left onto the grounds of the technology park.

 

 

The bus company Dr. Richard runs from Villach city to the FH in about every 15 minutes. The timetables are coordinated with the timetables of the ÖBB.

Contact

Europastraße 4
9524 Villach, Austria

+43 5 90500 7700 
villach[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at

Explore Campus Villach on a 360° Tour.