Abstract
Since the mid-2000s a need for well-educated public affairs professionals emerged in Austria. In 2006, the University of Vienna established a postgraduate Master of Arts program with an specialization in public affairs. The extra-occupational program runs for four semesters with a workload of 120 ECTS-points. The program consists not of practical training only, but is founded upon a theoretical framework. It successfully integrates real world, experiential, learning into higher education. To graduate students have to write a master thesis and pass a final examination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 52 – 64 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Interest Groups & Advocacy |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 508007 Communication science
Keywords
- Austria
- Lobbying
- Postgraduate program
- Professionalization
- Public affairs education