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• Bachelor Programme Business Administration

  Students of the bachelor’s programme in Business Administration acquire general knowledge in the core subjects of marketing, production and logistics, management, finance and accounting. In addition, they gain knowledge in economic sociology, private and business law, computer science, economics, sociology, statistics, mathematics and business English.

  The methodological, institutional and application-oriented management competences imparted by the programme enable graduates to solve business administration problems independently.
• Bachelor Programme International Business Administration

  Students of the bachelor’s programme in International Business Administration acquire knowledge in the key areas of business administration which are supplemented by introductory modules in economics, business mathematics and statistics, business law, information technology, economic sociology as well as business English. Due to the international focus of all lectures and the range of different business languages offered, graduates are able to use their knowledge in a dynamic and international environment.
• Introduction to Business Administration (STEOP)

  The course Introduction to Business Administration provides students with an overview of different aspects of business administration as pertaining to social studies. A particular focus is put on giving an overview over the scope and application of business administrative teachings and its different sub areas:management, sales and marketing, production, materials management and logistics, investment and finance, accounting and financial analysis. The last mentioned area is investigated in particular under the aspect of recording of, and compressing the informational value from money and service flows arising during the process of value-creation.

  The module apprises students of the different specialization options and the occupational fields open to business administration graduates.
• ABWL Production and Logistics

  Der Kurs ABWL Produktion und Logistik I vermittelt die Grundlagen verschiedener Bereiche der der Produktion & Logistik. Anhand unterschiedlicher Anwendungsfälle und konkreten Rechenbeispielen werden Techniken gelehrt, die gestellten Probleme zu optimieren.

  The ABWL Production and Logistics course teaches the basics of various areas of production and logistics. Techniques for optimizing the problems presented are taught using different applications and concrete calculation examples.
• ABWL Production and Logistics II

  The objective of ABWL Production and Logistics II is to deepen and extend the knowledge acquired in the course Production and Logistics I. To this end, students are introduced to problems/models from the field of production and logistics in order to be able to independently analyze problems and solve them using appropriate quantitative methods.

  Content of the course:

  • Introduction to LP modeling
  • Travelling salesman problem: heuristic and exact solution methods, LP model
  • Multi-period program planning for several products with several capacity types, LP model
  • Demand forecasting
  • Material requirements planning: stochastic procurement models, newsvendor problem
  • Lot-size planning: exact solution of deterministic, dynamic one-product models
  • Capacity and deadline planning: acceleration in network plans, LP model
  • Production control, machine allocation problems

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• Master Program Business Analytics

  The goal of the Master's degree programme in Business Analytics at the University of Vienna is to familiarize students with the methods and instruments of predictive and prescriptive analytics required for business analyses and decision support. Students choose a more in-depth area of business administration, for which they then conduct data analyses and design, implement and prototype decision support systems.

  Students are able to independently solve and interpret business decision problems using extensive data sets and to derive recommendations for action. The field of Business Analytics requires a high degree of analytical thinking from students. Students deepen both the theoretical and practical concepts of statistics, operations research, data science, and the design of information systems, taking into account business, ethical, and legal aspects of handling large amounts of data. In addition, students are prepared for a continuation of their university education within the framework of a PhD study in a subject of economics.
• Organisation and Personnel (Major/Minor)

  The Major Organisation and Personnel consists of two parts, Organisation and Personnel I and Organization and Personnel II, each of which is worth 20 ECTS, and which together make up the 40 ECTS for the Major. Organisation and Personnel I on its own can also be chosen as a Minor.

  The module Organisation and Personnel I aims to convey the essential concepts of the analysis of organizations and personnel management with an emphasis on the economic perspective, complemented to an appropriate degree by behavioral and social science aspects.

  This module Organisation and Personnel II aims at building on the knowledge acquired in the first module and delve further into the realms of organization and personnel management and related topics.
• Smart Production and Supply Chain Management II - NEW 2024 (Major)

  The major "Smart Production and Supply Chain Management II" is created by combining it with one of the minor modules. Depending on your interests, you can choose the appropriate minor (Smart Production I or Supply Chain Management I) as a foundation.

  Building on the content taught in the specialization phase (Minors "Smart Production I" or "Supply Chain Management I", students develop the competence to model complex problems in smart production and supply chain management and to solve them with the help of metaheuristics, exact optimization procedures, simulation and other suitable methods. This also includes skills for modeling and solving complex, quantitative, business management problems in the areas of smart production and supply chain management in team and project work.

  Prerequisites for the Major (10 ECTS):

  • Data Analytics (4 ECTS)
  • Management II - Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2 ECTS)
  • Principles of Decision Support (4 ECTS)

  As well as one of the Minors: either VM16 Smart Production I or VM17 Supply Chain Management I
• Smart Production and Supply Chain Management - EXPIRING (Major)

  The major Smart Production & Supply Chain Management is dealing with Problems from the sphere of production and Transportation planning as well as a wide variety of supply chain Problems.

  By merging one of the minors with the modules from Smart Production and Supply Chain Management 2 you create the major Smart Production & Supply Chain Management II. By selecting the foundation minor according to your interests you can select between production or SCM as main emphasis of your studies. 

  In the mandatory part you will deal with programming and the structure of solution algorithms (heuristics & metaheuristics) if you are interested in intensifying your studies in this field you may consider selecting "KU Metaheuristics". Otherwise we would advice you to select between "KU LP Modeling II" and "KU Simulation II" according to you minor.

  These minor subjects are part of the "Master's Program in Business Administration" and "Master's Program in International Business Administration," which will expire on October 31, 2026. If you are enrolled in the new curriculum, check out the course "Smart Production and Supply Chain Management II - NEW 2024 (Major)" mentioned above.

  
• Smart Production I or Supply Chain Management I - NEW 2024 (Minor)

  In the specialization phase, students can choose from the two minors "Smart Production I" and "Supply Chain Management I". The major "Smart Production and Supply Chain Management II" can also be completed in combination with one of these two minors.

  Students who complete the module "Smart Production I" have in-depth knowledge in the field of "intelligent production". They have the ability to use quantitative methods to classify, model and solve fundamental problems in production planning. These include problems of material requirements planning, production program planning, lot sizing and resource planning and machine allocation planning. Students also learn the specifics of scientific writing in the field of production planning.

  After completing the module "Supply Chain Management I", students will have in-depth specialist knowledge in the field of transportation logistics and supply chains. They can apply the acquired knowledge of quantitative methods for strategic, tactical and operational planning in companies. After completing the module, students are thus able to map and solve fundamental problems in supply chain management (e.g. network design, demand forecasting, inventory management, risk pooling).

  Prerequisites for both Minors (10 ECTS):

  • Data Analytics (4 ECTS)
  • Management II - Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2 ECTS)
  • Principles of Decision Support (4 ECTS)
• Smart Production I or Supply Chain Management I - EXPIRING (Minor)

  In cooperation with the chair for Production and Operations Management we offer two minors which can be extended to an major. Both deal with classical problems araising in the field of logistics and apply methods from the area of operations management/ research to those problems. 

  The minor "Smart Production" mainly focuses on production and inventory problems. From a method point of view you will deal with scheduling problems and get insides to simulation based solution mehtods. 

  In contrast the minor "Supply Chain Management" deals with routing problems and in general the flow of goods & services. This envolves the whole value creation process in production or service industries from an raw product or any kind of ressource to the point of sale. This minor focuses on exact solution/ modelling approaches for different routing and shortest path problems. 

  If one of these minors gets extended to a major you may also apply and implement metaheursitic methods to those problems.

  These minor subjects are part of the "Master's Program in Business Administration" and "Master's Program in International Business Administration," which will expire on October 31, 2026. If you are enrolled  in the new curriculum, check out the course "Smart Production I or Supply Chain Management - NEW (2024)" mentioned above.

  
• Analytics in eServices and Operations (Minor)

  When planning and realizing services and operations, significant amounts of data are created. These data usually contain details about customer and service characteristics including customer demand, service times, service quality, etc.

  With the minor Analytics in eServices and Operations, we want to provide business students an overview on recent methods of business analytics in the context of eServices and operations. This includes the statistical background of big data analysis. Furthermore, application-oriented classes provide insights into how these methods can be applied to improve planning and operations of (electronic) services.

  Prerequisites (12 ECTS):

  • Management I – Marketing (2 ECTS)
  • Management II – Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2 ECTS)
  • Data Analytics (4 ECTS)
  • Principles of Decision Support (4 ECTS) 
• Public and Non-profit Management (Major/Minor)

  In Public and Non-profit Management I (PNPM I) and Public and Non-profit Management II (PNPM II), students acquire in-depth knowledge about the management and operation of very specific companies and institutions that are of particular importance to us. We encounter them every day, be it when we get on the subway or attend a lecture, be it when we turn up the heating at home - or simply take a shower. Even if we need help in an accident or fall ill, we often have to deal with them. These companies and institutions often have a monopoly character and often have a special cost structure, sometimes they have network-bound technology - and usually have a connection to the public sector. The pursuit of profit is not always at the center of their activities, but they are typically very important for the well-being of society and economic progress!