Curriculum of Business Administration

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Structure and Length

The diploma studies in Business Administration consist of two parts for diplomas 1 and 2 of four semesters each.

The first diploma is laid out as a foundation course introducing social and economic sciences as well as those subjects in law, arts and general (statistical) sciences that form a basis for business studies.

The second diploma is intended to allow acquisition of more in-depth knowledge and skills to enable scientific vocational training.

Each part is concluded by a diploma exam.

 

1. General Description: Set Courses in the first diploma

The first part of business studies consists of 80 weekly hours (1 weekly hour = 1 hour weekly for 1 term) of classes. The curriculum prescribes 70 weekly hours in obligatory courses. The remaining 10 weekly hours are made up of voluntary courses. Each term consists of at least 15 weekly hours to be taken.

The first diploma comprises the following subjects:

to be taken as written diploma exams:

exam on foundation course in business administration including data processing

exam on foundation course in political economy including recent social and economic history

exam on one of the following:

© foundation course in private law

© foundation course in applied mathematics and statistics

© foundation course in sociology

to be taken as oral exams:

the two others from the three options above

one foreign language

The individual exams for the first diploma are taken separately with individual examiners as indicated; whenever required for administrative reasons, oral exams may be taken in written form.

Obligatory courses cover the following areas:

1. Foundation course in business administration including data processing
 

weekly hours
1.1 Lecture: Introduction to Business Administration

2
1.2 Lecture: Accounting 1

2
1.3 Lecture: Functional Business Studies

2
1.4 Lecture: Data Processing

2
1.5 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Introduction to Business Administration

2
1.6 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Accounting 1

2
1.7 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Functional Business Studies

4
1.8 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Data Processing

2
 

18

2. Foundation course in political economy including recent social and economic history
 

weekly hours
2.1 Lecture in Economic Theory (Microeconomics)

2
2.2 Lecture in Economic Theory (Macroeconomics)

2
2.3 Lecture in Economic Policy

2
2.4 Lecture in Political Economy

2
2.5 Lecture in Economic History

2
2.6 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Economic Theory, Economic Policy, Political Economy or Economic History

2
 

12

3. Private law
 

weekly hours
3.1 if chosen as an oral exam  
3.1.1 Lectures in Civil Law

3
3.1.2 Lectures in Commercial and Securities Law

3
3.1.3 Tutorials (to supplement lectures): Civil law or Commercial and Securities Law

2
 

8
3.2 plus, if chosen as a written exam  
3.2.1 Lectures on Special Aspects of Civil Law or Commercial and Securities Law

2
 

10

4. Foundation course in applied mathematics and statistics for social and economic scientists
 

weekly hours
4.1 if chosen as an oral exam  
4.1.1 Lecture in Mathematics

3
4.1.2 Lecture in Statistics

3
4.1.3 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Mathematics

2
4.1.4 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Statistics

2
 

10
4.2 plus, if chosen as a written exam  
4.2.1 Lectures on Special Aspects of Mathematics or Statistics

2
 

12

5. Foundation course in sociology
 

weekly hours
5.1 if chosen as an oral exam  
5.1.1 Lecture in General Sociology or History of Sociology

3
5.1.2 Lecture in Methods of Empirical Social Studies

2
5.1.3 Lecture in Economic Sociology

1
5.1.4 Tutorials (to supplement lecture): Methods of Empirical Social Studies or Economic Sociology

2
 

8
5.2 plus, if chosen as a written exam  
5.2.1 Lecture on Special Aspects of General Sociology, History of Sociology, Methods of Empirical Social Studies or Economic Sociology

2
 

10

6. Foreign language studies in one of the following languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese
 

weekly hours
6.1 Tutorials: Remedial Language Work and Preparation for Use of Language in the Study of Social and Economic Sciences

2
6.2 Lectures: Foreign Language for Selected Areas of Studies

4
6.3 Tutorials in Special Communication Skills in Foreign Language

2
 

8

7. Introduction to Social and Economic Studies
 

weekly hours
7.1 Introductory Course

4
 

70

Voluntary courses in the first diploma

Additional tutorials or lectures taken in the obligatory subject areas are considered as voluntary courses. It is also recommended to enrole in optional courses for the second diploma, to be counted as voluntary parts of the first diploma.

Note!

Knowledge of a foreign language relevant for social and economic studies and knowledge of bookkeeping have to be documented by

1. Pass in A-level exam (Matura) of secondary school, or

2. Pass in a supplementary exam.

These certificates are prerequisite to admission for the final part of the first diploma exams.

 

2. General Description: Set courses for the second diploma

There are two different study courses students can select:

Business Administration and
Management and Administration

The second part of business administration consists of courses covering 72 weekly hours, with 62 hours in obligatory subjects and 10 hours in voluntary subjects. A minimum of 12 weekly hours per term is required.

In order to qualify for an individual exam for the second diploma, the set courses for the subject in question have to be passed satisfactorily. Admission to the final individual exam for the second diploma requires positive marks on all the exams of subjects chosen plus the positive assessment of the diploma thesis.

The second diploma for Business Administration comprises the following subjects:

to be taken as a written and oral exam:

General business administration

Two special areas of business administration depending on the candidate's choice

Economic theory, economic policy and financial sciences;

to be taken as an oral exam:

Foundation course in public law

A subject depending on the candidate's choice which supplements business studies

The second diploma for Management and Administration comprises the following subjects:

to be taken as a written and oral exam:

Business studies of administration and enterprises

Financial sciences

Economic theory and economic policy with special focus on administration and enterprises

Foundation course in public law

to be taken as an oral or written exam:

One of the following subjects depending on the candidate's choice:

© Administration studies

© Financial and securities law

© Foundation course in computing

A subject which supplements management and administration.

The individual exams for the second diploma are taken separately with individual examiners. A pass in the written part is prerequisite to admission to the oral part. Both parts have to be taken within four weeks.

Obligatory courses cover the following areas:

1. General Business Administration
 

weekly hours
1.1 Lectures

6
1.2 Seminars or Tutorials

4
 

10

2. Special Field of Business Administration depending on candidate's choice

 

weekly hours
2.1 Lectures

8
2.2 Seminars or Tutorials

6
 

14

3. A second Special Field of Business Administration depending on candidate's choice
 

weekly hours
3.1 Lectures

8
3.2 Seminars or Tutorials

6
 

14

 

4. Economic Theory, Economic Policy and Financial Sciences
 

weekly hours
4.1 Lectures in Economic Theory

2
4.2 Lectures in Economic Policy

3
4.3 Lectures in Financial Sciences

3
4.4 Seminars, or Tutorials in Economic Theory, or Economic Policy, or Financial Sciences

2
 

10

5. Foundations of Public Law
 

weekly hours
5.1 Lectures in Administrative and Constitutional Law

2
5.2 Lectures in Business Law

2
5.3 Tutorials in Business Law

2
 

6

6. Option
 

weekly hours
6.1 Lectures

6
6.2 Seminars or Tutorials

2
 

8
 

62

Options are:

Special Areas of Sociology
Financial Law
Labour Law and Introduction to Social Law
Introduction to Data Processing
Applied Psychology
Social and Economic History
Commercial and Securities Law
Recent and Contemporary History
Economic Geography
Econometrics
A Foreign Language; other than the one chosen for the first diploma
Competitive Law and Legal Protection
Legal Aspects of Contracts and Compensation
Scientific Theory and Methodology
Political Science
Environmental Economics and Eco-system Analysis
Developmental Policies