From basic to specialization

In the basic modules "Leadership & Organizational Behavior" and "Management & Technology Essentials" you will receive economic and technical management knowledge and raise your personal leadership skills to a new level.

In the "Masterclass" basic module, you expand and renew your specialist technical knowledge and are informed about the latest trends and developments in space architecture. Here you will be taught by the Academic Director and international experts with who you will develop an excellent industry network. 

In the “Project Management” Insight, you will learn how to manage complex projects in accordance with the IPMA standard.

At the end of the program you will be asked to devote yourself to a specific topic in the form of your written master's thesis. You will of course be continuously supervised until you graduate.

 

 

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Curriculum

  • Execution: Focus on strategic important issues
  • Engagement: motivating employees, using and promoting their potential
  • Enhancement: providing impetus for further development and influencing transformation processes (employee and organizational level)

You will learn the core tasks of management to ensure financial performance and operational processes:

  • Corporate accounting, basic financial principles, financing and valuation problems
  • Economic policy and macroeconomic contexts, central economic theories and concepts
  • Data Science and Technology Management, Big Data - applicability  and assessment
  • Statistical methods for collecting and analyzing data
  • Innovation management
  • Marketing analysis, strategic marketing plans and consumer behavior
  • Control with performance indicators and financial key figures 

Modul 1: The Big Picture: Differences, Commons and Synergies

Introduction to the Field of Space Architecture, Environmental Issues, Challenges of designing for extreme environments and Design Consequences, Lessons Learned from Living and Working in Space, Bridging the Gap: Learning from Space Tech for a Sustainable Future, Space Strategies and International Relations

Modul 2: Making most of what we have: Resources and Cycles

Sustainability in Space Architecture, The field of space resources, space resource utilization, Life Support and Habitability, Bioscience and -technology, Bioregenerative Life Support Systems, Space Manufacturing and Construction, Design Integration

Modul 3: Innovating the Future: Strategies and Approaches

Pioneers, Leaders and Milestones, Emerging and Cutting-Edge Materials and Technologies, Implementation Challenges, Innovative Strategies and Concepts: Insights from Industry Leaders

Modul 4: New Space: Synthesis and Best Practices 

New Space and Space Architecture, Innovations and Best Practices, Collaborative Approaches Entrepreneurship, Case studies and current projects
 

For good reason, more and more companies are demanding that their employees have a profound knowledge of project management. The same also applies to public tenders and funding agencies, which require applicants to demonstrate project management competence in addition to specialist knowledge. A specialized training at the TU Wien according to the guidelines of the International Project Management Association pma/IPMA® stands for the highest quality in project management training. Employees benefit from this as well as companies and research institutions.

Our seminar comprehensively prepares participants for the internationally recognized certification exams pma/IPMA® Level D (Junior Project Manager), C (Project Manager) or B (Senior Project Manager). The contents are taught by lecturers with many years of experience and in accordance with the current guidelines and examination requirements.

In your Master's thesis, you will work independently on a problem in a topic area of your own choice, in terms of content and using scientific methods. In most cases, this is a question with practical relevance to your own working environment. The Master Thesis will be supported by the faculty members. There will also be a possibility to work in close cooperation with selected industry.