Career Design Initiative

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Episode 2: Career Design Initiative

In this blog article, staff from the PLUS Career & Startup Center and graduates provide insights into the supplementary studies.

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Focus

Against the backdrop of ongoing developments in the education market, the demand for academic professionals in the labor market has also changed. The professional world places diverse demands on academics, many of which go beyond technical qualifications. Therefore, acquiring so-called soft skills plays a significant role in personal development.

The goal of the supplementary studies is to enhance the employability of students and graduates, who for the first time can attend courses at all participating universities as part of the supplementary studies.

Target Group

The supplementary studies are aimed at students from:

• Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS)
• Mozarteum University Salzburg (MOZ)
• Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (FHS)

Students from PLUS can choose to complete either the Basic Module “Personal Performance and Self-Management” (12 ECTS) or “PLUS.Startup School” (12 ECTS) to acquire the supplementary studies “Career Design Initiative.” Regardless of the chosen Basic Module, the Advanced Module “Communication and Teamwork” (12 ECTS) is required to complete the supplementary studies with a total of 24 ECTS points.

Inter-University Cooperation

To strengthen Salzburg as a shared educational location, the supplementary studies Career Design Initiative are carried out in cooperation between Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Mozarteum University, and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.

If you participate in courses of the supplementary studies at another educational institution, the necessary data (name, student ID number, university email address) will be shared with us to facilitate the process. Learn more about your rights and the  data protection policy via the links provided on the PLUS website.

Since January 1, 2016, the University of Salzburg has been a project partner of the network incubator  Startup Salzburg. As part of this project, innovative and knowledge-intensive startup ideas in various fields are supported, and potential founders are guided into entrepreneurial independence. In collaboration between the Career Center and PLUS.Startup, the Basic Module “PLUS.Startup School” is additionally available to PLUS students within the framework of the supplementary studies. This Basic Module focuses on topics in entrepreneurship and business management and offers the opportunity to acquire key qualifications related to startups. The Basic Module “PLUS.Startup School” can only be completed by students of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg.

Structure & Requirements

Basic Module (12 ECTS)

For the Basic Module “Personal Performance and Self-Management,” courses totaling 12 ECTS points from the course offerings must be completed.

Basic Module PLUS.Startup School (12 ECTS)

For the Basic Module “PLUS.Startup School,” elective courses* totaling 12 ECTS points from the following areas must be completed according to the course offerings:

• Economics
• Management & Organization
• Personnel & Finance

^{*Courses from your own field of study may only be chosen if they are not part of the mandatory or elective subjects.}

Advanced Module (12 ECTS)

For the Advanced Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS points from the area “Communication and Teamwork” according to the course offerings must be completed.

Course Registration

The Career Center courses are subject to fees. Details and registration for individual courses are available via PLUSonline.

Note: For courses taken as part of the supplementary studies, select “Free Registration” in PLUSonline during course registration:

Certificate

After successfully completing the courses listed above, the following certificates can be requested:

• Basic Module Career Design Initiative – Personal Performance & Self-Management. This will be issued after successful completion of the corresponding Basic Module totaling 12 ECTS points.
• Basic Module Career Design Initiative – PLUS.Startup School. This will be issued after successful completion of the corresponding Basic Module totaling 12 ECTS points.
• Supplementary Studies Career Design Initiative. This will be issued after successful completion of a Basic Module and the Advanced Module, totaling 24 ECTS points.

IMPORTANT: It is possible to include supplementary studies and specializations in the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diploma examination certificate (naming of free electives). Regulations can be found in your curriculum, or you may need to reach an agreement with the chair of your curriculum committee beforehand.

Requesting a Certificate

Once you have completed the required courses, submit the completed exam pass and the corresponding certificates to the PLUS Career & Startup Center. After verifying the documents, the certificate will be issued by the ZFL – Flexible Learning on behalf of the Vice-Rectorate for Education and Student Experience and will be sent digitally to your university email address.

Issuing the certificate is no longer possible after graduation. Therefore, please make sure to apply for the certificate at least a few weeks before graduation.

If it is not possible to print the academic records from PLUSonline, only submit the completed exam pass.

Download Exam Pass

• Exam Pass Basic Module Career Design Initiative  (12 ECTS)
• Exam Pass Basic Module PLUS startupSCHOOL (12 ECTS)
• Exam Pass Supplementary Studies Career Design Initiative (24 ECTS)

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