Course offer in English

Bachelor International Business

Gain understanding of how global businesses operate and become ideally equipped for the job market. The programme offers students the opportunity to specialize in the following fields:

Accounting & Finance
Marketing & Sales
Supply Chain Management
Human Resources & Organisation
Digital Management & IT
Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Key data of the semesters taught in English

English course offer in	semester 4	semester 5	semester 6
Mode of study	full-time	full-time	full-time
Term	spring/summer	autumn/winter	spring/summer
Duration	February - June	August - December	February - June

Prerequisites for incoming students

Basic knowledge of business administration
(students need to be at least in their second year of business studies).
Students who want to follow Semester 6 Courses must be enrolled in a Double Degree Programme and have completed the 5^th semester at FHV.
English at least Level B2.

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Courses offered in English

Semester 4

Spring (summer) semester 2025

Business and Management Electives

Students can choose one elective from each time block:

	Specialization Track
Time Block 1 \| 27.02.2025 - 07.03.2025
Group Accounting and IFRS (3 ECTS)	Accounting & Finance

Time Block 2 \| 13.03.2025 - 21.03.2025
Product Portfolio Management (3 ECTS)	Marketing & Sales
IT Support in Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)	Digital Management & IT \| Supply Chain Management

Time Block 3 \| 26.03.2025 - 04.04.2025
Sales and Account Management (3 ECTS)	Marketing & Sales
Organisational Development & Change Management (3 ECTS)	Entrepreneurship & Innovation \| Human Resources & Organisation

Time Block 4 \| 10.04.2025 – 18.04.2025
Negotiation Techniques (3 ECTS)	All
Introduction to Software Development (3 ECTS)	Digital Management & IT

Time Block 5 \| 24.04.2025 – 02.05.2025
Transport & Intermodality (3 ECTS)	Supply Chain Management
Digital Product & IT Project Management (3 ECTS)	Digital Management & IT

Time Block 6 \| 07.05.2025 - 16.05.2025
Growth Hacking for Startups (3 ECTS)	Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Financial Analysis and Stock Markets (3 ECTS)	Accounting & Finance

Time Block 7 \| 22.05.2025 - 30.05.2025
Business Model Innovation (3 ECTS)	Entrepreneurship & Innovation \| Marketing & Sales
Advanced Spreadsheets in Management Accounting (3 ECTS)	Accounting & Finance

Time Block 8 \| 04.06.2025 – 13.06.2025
Business Ethics (3 ECTS)	Human Resources & Organisation
Big Data (3 ECTS)	Digital Management & IT

Time Block 9 \| 16.06.2025 – 20.06.2025
Cross cultural management (3 ECTS)	Human Resources & Organisation

Additional Business Course

English for Job Applications (3 ECTS)

German Language and Austrian Culture Courses

These courses are scheduled weekly and run over the full semester. It is only possible to select one German course.

During spring/summer semester 2025 the German courses are available for all exchange students. Because of scheduling conflicts students attending the Computer Sciences - Digital Innovation Bachelor (IDI) programme cannot chose the German courses. However, alternatively the course Exploring Austrian Culture and Values is open to IDI students. Students from other programmes can only register for Exploring Ausrian Culture and Values based on availability and if there are no timetable conflicts.

German for International Students I (3 ECTS)
German for International Students II (3 ECTS)
Exploring Austrian Culture and Values (3 ECTS)

Downloads

SS 2025 Course Package International Business.pdf (PDF / 283 KB)

Semester 5

Autumn (winter) semester 2025

Business and Management Electives

Students can choose one elective from each time block:

	Specialization Track
Time Block 1 \| 05.09.2025 - 16.09.2025
Brand Management (3 ECTS)	Marketing & Sales
Strategic Decision Making (3 ECTS)	Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Time Block 2 \| 19.09.2025 - 25.09.2025
Knowledge Management (3 ECTS)	Human Resources & Organisation
International Tax Planing (3 ECTS)	Accounting & Finance

Time Block 3 \| 01.10.2025 - 09.10.2025
Leadership (3 ECTS)	Human Resources & Organisation
Data Analytics (3 ECTS)	Digital Management & IT

Time Block 4 \| 17.10.2025 – 23.10.2025
Financial Services & Technology (3 ECTS)	Accounting & Finance
Global Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)	Supply Chain Management

Time Block 5 \| 30.10.2025 – 08.11.2025
Online Marketing (3 ECTS)	Marketing & Sales
Operations Research (3 ECTS)	Digital Management & IT

Time Block 6 \| 13.11.2025 – 20.11.2025
Green Supply Chain & Sustainability (3 ECTS)	Supply Chain Management
Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation (3 ECTS)	Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Time Block 7 \| 28.11.2025 - 04.12.2025
Early Stage Financing (3 ECTS)	Accounting & Finance
Audit, Fraud Prevention & Risk Management (3 ECTS)	Human Resources & Organisation

Time Block 8 \| 15.12.2025 – 18.12.2025
Disruptive Technology (3 ECTS)	Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Simulation Games

Students can choose one simulation game, all of them will take place from 26.09.2025 – 29.09.2025.

Simulation Game - Accounting and Finance (3 ECTS)
Simulation Game - Human Resources & Organisation (3 ECTS)
Simulation Game - Marketing and Sales* (3 ECTS)
Simulation Game - Entrpreneurship & Innovation (3 ECTS)
Simulation Game - Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)

*If there are more than 20 registrations in total, we reserve the right to divide students into the General Management Game used in the specialization Accounting & Finance in the role of the Marketing Manager required there or into the Simulation Game - Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Additional Business Courses

Storytelling in Business (3 ECTS)
Sustainability in Economic Development (3 ECTS)
International Economics and Financial Markets (3 ECTS)

German Language and Austrian Culture Courses

These courses are scheduled weekly and run over the full semester. It is only possible to select one German course. During autumn/winter semester 2025 the German courses are available for all exchange students.