European Economy and Business Management

Our European Economy and Business Management programme is THE degree for a broad-based training in business administration. You will gain an overview of internal company processes on a programme which takes an international perspective and covers everything from accounting and legal frameworks to advanced topics such as setting up a company, choosing a business location, and export management.

Are you interested in taking a business degree? Do you want to learn languages? Would you like to work in an international environment? Do you see management tasks as an exciting challenge?

Focus areas

This degree will prepare you for assuming a wide range of responsibilities in the ever-changing world of business.

The environment in which companies operate is a crucial factor. That’s why the programme adopts an interdisciplinary perspective on the political and economic frameworks and developments in the European Union.

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend a time at one of our partner universities.

Qualifications

Graduates are able to

Analyse and implement international business opportunities.
Understand the interdisciplinary environment of international developments and implement measures to promote the sustainable development of a company.
Develop new or modified business models and assist in their implementation.
Communicate business field decisions to national and international stakeholders.
Build international relationships and networks.
Plan and execute international business transactions.

Career opportunities

Management consultancy
(International) tax and accounting firms
Controlling and finance
Start-ups and company formation
Export management
National, European, and international interest groups
Public sector
EU institutions, international think tanks

You can find more information in the current brochure of the degree programme (German)

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Studiengangsbroschüre Bachelor Europäische Wirtschaft und Unternehmensführung

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Interview with degree programme director Elisabeth Springler (german)

The programme at a glance

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Business, BA

Length of programme

6 semesters

Mode of study

Career-parallel - three times a week and Saturdays during the day
Full-time - Monday to Friday (daytime) (FT)

Place of study

Campus Wohlmutstrasse
Wohlmutstrasse 22
1020 Vienna

Language of instruction

German

Credits

180 ECTS

Tuition fee

€ 363.36 / semester (+ € 22.70 student union fee)

Specialisation possible

In semesters 4 and 5, you can choose from 5 electives:

Business in a Global Economy or
Recht & Politik im internationalen Kontext or
Controlling, Risk & Finance or
Business Development or
Social Entrepreneurship

Compulsory elective languages

French
Russian
Spanish

Opportunity to obtain an accredited language certificate

Semester abroad

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend time at one of our partner universities. The 4th semester is intended for a possible semester abroad.

Traineeship

Semester 6

Admission procedure

Online admission test (multiple choice) (reading comprehension, English, mathematics, business administration and and a degree-programme-specific section)

Preparation for admissions procedure

For preparation materials please see the download section. No external courses are required.

Application period for EU/EEA-citizens

1 October until 15 May

Application period for non-EU/EEA-citizens

1 October until 30 April

Admission requirements

Austrian secondary school leaving certificate (Matura) or
Vocational matriculation qualification or
General university entrance examination for social and economics sciences or
Foreign equivalent of an Austrian school-leaving certificate (The legalization list can be found here.) or
Subject-relevant apprenticeship or graduation from a school for intermediate vocational education (BMS) with additional examinations in English and mathematics

Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

NQR 6

Field(s) of study (e.g. ISCED-F)

0413 Management and administration

Access to further studies

Graduates of university of applied sciences bachelor programmes may enroll in relevant master programmes at universities and universities of applied sciences.

Michaela Diasek

Coordinator

+43 1 720 12 86-221

office-ewuf@fh-vie.ac.at

Andreas Dvorak

Coordinator

+43 1 720 12 86-249

office-ewuf@fh-vie.ac.at

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Course Business English I

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand and apply situation- and topic-appropriate vocabulary orally and in writing
- Correctly use basic and advanced English grammar
- Describe consequences
- Read and debate about current topics
- Communicate successfully in a variety of business-related situations
- Carry out a needs analysis using leading and opening questions
- Write different types of e-mails, and graph descriptions
- Deal with questions (respond to questions, propose a change)
- Brainstorm and promote collaboration in a meeting
- Present and defend ideas
- Manage challenging conversations
The learning outcomes contribute mainly to the following (International) Programme Learning Outcomes:
LO 1.4./ ILO 4
LO 2.1/ ILO 5
LO 2.2/ ILO 6
LO 4.2/ ILO5
LO 4.3 / ILO 8
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Course Business English I

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand and apply situation- and topic-appropriate vocabulary orally and in writing
- Correctly use basic and advanced English grammar
- Describe consequences
- Read and debate about current topics
- Communicate successfully in a variety of business-related situations
- Carry out a needs analysis using leading and opening questions
- Write different types of e-mails, and graph descriptions
- Deal with questions (respond to questions, propose a change)
- Brainstorm and promote collaboration in a meeting
- Present and defend ideas
- Manage challenging conversations
The learning outcomes contribute mainly to the following (International) Programme Learning Outcomes:
LO 1.4./ ILO 4
LO 2.1/ ILO 5
LO 2.2/ ILO 6
LO 4.2/ ILO5
LO 4.3 / ILO 8
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Course Business Simulation

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
Course Business Simulation

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
Course French 1

ECTS Credits 6.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
Exemplary for level A1 French
After successful completion of the course, students can:
- illustrate the main idea of simple texts giving information and of short, simple descriptions, especially if they contain pictures that facilitate understanding.
- fill in a personal information sheet.
- write simple messages to friends.
- follow what is said at a very slow rate, with careful diction and long pauses to allow time to make sense of it.
- relate basic information or take part in a basic factual conversation on a predictable topic
- discover the culture of the respective country/countries in order to successfully apply the principles cultural codes in business situations
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Course French 1

ECTS Credits 6.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
Exemplary for level A1 French
After successful completion of the course, students can:
- illustrate the main idea of simple texts giving information and of short, simple descriptions, especially if they contain pictures that facilitate understanding.
- fill in a personal information sheet.
- write simple messages to friends.
- follow what is said at a very slow rate, with careful diction and long pauses to allow time to make sense of it.
- relate basic information or take part in a basic factual conversation on a predictable topic
- discover the culture of the respective country/countries in order to successfully apply the principles cultural codes in business situations
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Course Fundamentals in Economics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand political science issues as well as micro-economic and macro-economic topics that are currently discussed in the public sphere, and to form an opinion about them. Building on this knowledge and by employing additional discussion and reflection exercises, participants will develop a differentiated perspective of different economic theories as well as underlying conceptions.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 2.1./ILO 5
LO 2.2./ILO 6

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Course Fundamentals in Economics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand political science issues as well as micro-economic and macro-economic topics that are currently discussed in the public sphere, and to form an opinion about them. Building on this knowledge and by employing additional discussion and reflection exercises, participants will develop a differentiated perspective of different economic theories as well as underlying conceptions.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 2.1./ILO 5
LO 2.2./ILO 6

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Course Fundamentals of Accounting

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Work with the system and components of double entry book-keeping,
- Enter simple transactions, such as wages, taxes, sundry expenses, etc.,
- Enter both sales and purchasing transactions,
- Prepare simple closing entries,
- And draw up balance sheet and income statement,
- Explain the difference between entries affecting and not affecting net income,
- And superficially analyse balance sheets and income statements
The Learning outcomes contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 3.2
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Course Fundamentals of Accounting

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Work with the system and components of double entry book-keeping,
- Enter simple transactions, such as wages, taxes, sundry expenses, etc.,
- Enter both sales and purchasing transactions,
- Prepare simple closing entries,
- And draw up balance sheet and income statement,
- Explain the difference between entries affecting and not affecting net income,
- And superficially analyse balance sheets and income statements
The Learning outcomes contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 3.2
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