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.

Online info sessions (in German)

Would you like to learn more about the European Economy and Business degree programme and have your individual questions answered? Then register now for our online info sessions! The degree programme team will inform you about application and admission, study contents and career opportunities. The online info sessions will be held in German.

Dates:

Currently, there are no online info sessions scheduled.

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)

Have a closer look:

Studiengangsbroschüre Bachelor Europäische Wirtschaft und Unternehmensführung

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Interview with degree programme director Elisabeth Springler (german)

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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/logic, 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 31 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 Export Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

After successful completion of this course, students will know the different manifestations and risks of international trade and are familiar with the basic processing, financing and hedging instruments available to a company in the export business. Thus, after completing the module, students are able to compare the opportunities of an international business activity with the corresponding risks in order to subsequently prepare and independently implement export decisions and handling techniques in the company.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 1.1., LO 1.2.

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Course Export Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

After successful completion of this course, students will know the different manifestations and risks of international trade and are familiar with the basic processing, financing and hedging instruments available to a company in the export business. Thus, after completing the module, students are able to compare the opportunities of an international business activity with the corresponding risks in order to subsequently prepare and independently implement export decisions and handling techniques in the company.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 1.1., LO 1.2.

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Course Financial Management and Investment Decisions

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of this course, students can
- name the various forms of financing, and to outline advantages and disadvantages,
- prepare a comparison to select adequate forms of financing,
- evaluate the liquidity situation
- select decision-relevant data for investment projects and aggregate them into meaningful reports
- identify use cases for static and dynamic investment appraisal methods
- apply dynamic investment appraisal methods to decide on the allocation of financial resources to investment projects and thereby
- help prepare investment decisions.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 3.2
LO 4.1
LO 5.1
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Course Financial Management and Investment Decisions

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of this course, students can
- name the various forms of financing, and to outline advantages and disadvantages,
- prepare a comparison to select adequate forms of financing,
- evaluate the liquidity situation
- select decision-relevant data for investment projects and aggregate them into meaningful reports
- identify use cases for static and dynamic investment appraisal methods
- apply dynamic investment appraisal methods to decide on the allocation of financial resources to investment projects and thereby
- help prepare investment decisions.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 3.2
LO 4.1
LO 5.1
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Course French 3

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
Exemplary for A2/A2+ French:
After successful completion of the course, students can:
find and choose the general information in writing such as letters, leaflets and short official documents
describe projects and make written arrangements
summarise the content of spoken or recorded information on familiar topics if expressed relatively clearly and slowly.
- speak in simple terms about a company (including history, products and their manufacture, market presence, organisation chart, safety and hygiene regulations, etc.)
- compare and analyse job offers, write a simple CV and conduct simple simulated job interviews.
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Course French 3

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
Exemplary for A2/A2+ French:
After successful completion of the course, students can:
find and choose the general information in writing such as letters, leaflets and short official documents
describe projects and make written arrangements
summarise the content of spoken or recorded information on familiar topics if expressed relatively clearly and slowly.
- speak in simple terms about a company (including history, products and their manufacture, market presence, organisation chart, safety and hygiene regulations, etc.)
- compare and analyse job offers, write a simple CV and conduct simple simulated job interviews.
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Course Marketing

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

After successful completion of this course, students can actively participate in the development and implementation of an enterprise marketing concept, from formulation of the marketing to the planning of marketing instruments.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 3.3

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Course Marketing

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

After successful completion of this course, students can actively participate in the development and implementation of an enterprise marketing concept, from formulation of the marketing to the planning of marketing instruments.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 3.3

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Course Negotiations Management

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
Course Negotiations Management

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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