By developing a wide range of transferable skills, students will receive an excellent foundation for several future career directions. Deeply honed thinking skills--required to tackle many social and economic issues--are in high demand and can therefore open many doors open for PPE graduates. These range from pursuing graduate studies to a wide variety of career options in the private, public and non-profit sectors.

This BA program will be available in a three-year and a four-year version. The former integrates into the European-wide Bologna system, while the latter is offered to benefit from the best of the American undergraduate education system. Students who complete the four-year degree will graduate with a dual Austrian and US-degree. The four-year BA can pave the way to pursuing a one-year MA for students who choose to specialize further. 

Future Paths

After graduation, a PPE graduate working at the World Bank--for example--would be equipped with the skills to:

• Contribute to the preparation of a range of key economic policy papers, policy notes and reports
• Situate activities within a coherent strategic framework
• Prepare periodic economic updates and briefs
• Support dialogue on policy reform with Government authorities and development partners
• Present their work via written reports, big data presentations, website development, and visual media campaigns
• Develop key strategic pieces and/or engagements
• Effectively and confidently orally communicate their work to colleagues, to government officials, and to the public at large
• Organize events for the public and relevant stakeholders
• Show leadership in teamwork settings.