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1 1 COURSE STRUCTURE for the degree program in BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (WIRTSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFTEN) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU) (as passed by the Degree Program Committee on February 26, 2003, and not rejected by the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Culture on June 2, 2003 (GZ /5-VII/6/2003)) On the basis of the Austrian Federal Act on University Studies (University Studies Act; Universitäts- Studiengesetz, or UniStG: Austrian Federal Law Gazette I No. 48/1997 in its current version), the Business and Economics Degree Program Committee at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration hereby establishes the following course structure for the University's degree program in Business and Economics. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Target Qualifications The degree program in Business and Economics serves to prepare students academically and to equip them with the necessary qualifications for professional careers in business and society for which an advanced knowledge of law, management science and social economics is required. 2. Program Structure, Total Number of Hours (1) The degree program in Business and Economics consists of two parts and comprises eight semesters of study. Part I of the degree program lasts two semesters; Part II lasts six semesters. (2) The Business and Economics degree program requires 125 weekly hours in Core, Special and Elective Subjects. (3) Part I of the degree program constitutes the introductory phase of studies under 38 UniStG. (4) In Part II, the degree program is divided into three Specialist Areas: Business and Law, Management Science and Social Economics. (5) In all three Specialist Areas, students are required to complete a master's thesis under 61 UniStG. The topic of this master's thesis is to be chosen from the Core and Special Subjects.. 3. Examination Types (1) In this degree program, achievement is verified by the following types of examinations: (a) Class examinations ( 4 No. 26 UniStG), abbreviated LVP (Lehrveranstaltungsprüfung) in this document (b) Classes with continuous assessment of student performance ( 4 No. 26a UniStG), abbreviated PI (prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung) (c) Subject examinations ( 4 No. 27 UniStG), abbreviated FP (Fachprüfung) (2) The examination type for each class in the course structure is indicated using the abbreviations above.

2 2 (3) For classes with continuous assessment of student performance, the instructor is to inform the students of all class requirements in a publicly accessible manner before the class begins. In this context, information posted on the respective department's web site is also considered publicly accessible. 4. ECTS Credits (1) For class examinations, ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System ECTS, 87/327/EEC, Official Journal L 166 of June 25, 1987, CELEX No. 387D0327) are awarded according to the number of WU weekly hours earned in each class or examination. Class examinations (including classes with continuous assessment of student performance) are assigned ECTS credits according to the number of hours they involve; one weekly hour generally equals 1.75 ECTS credits. One exception to this rule is the class in Private Business Law I ( 6 Par. 4 No. 2), for which four ECTS credits are awarded. Seven ECTS credits are awarded for the subject examination in Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematical Methods. (2) In cases where a subject examination is required in a Specialist Business Administration Option ( 13), in Private Law ( 11 Par. 4) or in Public Business Law ( 11 Par. 5), the number of ECTS credits awarded for the examination is calculated by applying the rule under Par. 1 Sentence 2 to those classes which do not involve class examinations or continuous assessment of student performance. (3) ECTS credits will be awarded for a passing grade on a master's thesis. DEGREE PROGRAM PART I 5. Part I: Core Subjects Core Subjects in Part I are as follows: Name of subject Hours (1) Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematical Methods 4 (2) Business Administration 10 (3) Economics 4 (4) Law 6 (5) Statistics 2 (6) Foreign Business Language 4 To be chosen by the student: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Czech (7) Social Sciences 4 6. Part I: Classes and Examinations in the Core Subjects Classes and examinations in the Core Subjects of Part I are as follows: (1) Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematical Methods: FP 1. Fundamentals A (Fundamentals of Economics) 2 (in subject examination) 2. Fundamentals B (Fundamentals of Mathematics) 2 (in subject examination)

3 3 (2) Business Administration: 1. Accounts and Financial Reporting I 2 LVP 2. Marketing I 2 LVP 3. Personnel Management, Leadership and Organizational Behavior I 2 LVP 4. Introduction to Business Information Systems 2 LVP 5. Corporate Finance I 2 LVP (3) Economics: 1. Political Economy and Economic History 2 PI 2. Economic Policy and Institutions 2 LVP (4) Law: 1. European and Public Business Law I 2 LVP 2. Private Business Law I 2 LVP 3. Tax Law and its Fundamentals in Company Law 1 LVP 4. Labor and Social Security Law 1 LVP (5) Statistics: 2 PI (6) Foreign Business Language: 1. Business Communication I 2 PI (Par. 9: LVP) 2. Business Communication II 2 PI (7) Social Sciences (four weekly hours to be chosen by the student): 1. Introduction to Sociology 2 LVP 2. Introduction to Economic and Social History 2 LVP 3. Introduction to Economic Geography 2 LVP (8) In Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematical Methods, students are required to complete a written subject examination (as defined in 4 No. 27 UniStG) which is equivalent to four weekly hours. The Fundamentals A (Fundamentals of Economics) and Fundamentals B (Fundamentals of Mathematics) classes are completed by means of this subject examination. (9) One exception to Par. 6 No. 1 is the fact that the Business Communication I class is completed by passing a class examination in cases where the language selected is English. 7. Special Prerequisites for Individual Classes and Examinations in Part I (1) Before attending Business Communication I in a Foreign Business Language, students must have attained a command of the respective language to the extent specified in the curriculum of Austrian general secondary schools. (2) Attendance of the Introduction to Business Information Systems pre-requires knowledge of application software in fulfillment of the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) requirements. (3) There are no further prerequisites for attendance of the following classes and admission to the corresponding examinations: 1. Fundamentals A (Fundamentals of Economics, 6 Par. 1 No. 1) 2. Fundamentals B (Fundamentals of Mathematics, 6 Par. 1 No. 2) 3. Accounts and Financial Reporting I ( 6 Par. 2 No. 1) 4. Marketing I ( 6 Par. 2 No. 2)

4 4 5. Personnel Management, Leadership and Organizational Behavior I ( 6 Par. 2 No. 3) 6. Introduction to Business Information Systems ( 6 Par. 2 No. 4) 7. European and Public Business Law I ( 6 Par. 4 No. 1) 8. Business Communication I ( 6 Par. 6 No. 1) (4) The prerequisites for attending all other classes in Part I and admission to the corresponding examinations are passing grades on the Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematical Methods subject examination ( 6 Par. 7) and in at least four of the six classes (or the respective examinations) listed in Par. 3 Nos. 3 to 8. (5) Before attending Business Communication II, students must receive a passing grade in Business Communication I. 8. Part I Degree Examination The Part I Degree Examination is made up of the examinations listed in Transition from Part I to Part II (1) In order to register for classes and examinations in the Core and Special Subjects of Part II, students must have earned at least 40 ECTS credits in Part I classes and received a passing grade in Business Communication I. (2) One exception to Par. 1 is that in the Business and Law Specialist Area it is only possible to attend classes in a Specialist Business Administration Option ( 13) once the Part I Degree Examination has been completed as specified under 8. In the Management Science Specialist Area, it is only possible to attend classes in Specialist Fields ( 17 Par. 1 No. 5) once the Part I Degree Examination has been completed as specified under 8. In the Social Economics Specialist Area, students can only attend classes in an Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject ( 23) once they have completed the Part I Degree Examination as specified in 8. DEGREE PROGRAM PART II Specialist Area: Business and Law 10. Part II Core and Special Subjects in Business and Law The Business and Economics Specialist Area serves to prepare students academically for careers in which an advanced knowledge of law is required in addition to a sound knowledge of business and economics. The Business and Economics Specialist Area comprises 91 weekly hours. 72 of those hours are required in Core Subjects, six in Special Subjects, and 13 in Elective Subjects. Core and Special Subjects in Part II are as follows: Name of subject Hours (1) Business Administration 10

5 5 (2) Economics 4 (3) Law (Fundamentals) 6 (4) Private Law 11 (5) Public Business Law 11 (6) Tax Law 5 (7) Labor and Social Security Law 5 (8) Classes held in a foreign language 4 (9) Specialist Business Administration Option 16 (10) Special Subject 6 (11) Electives Classes and Examinations in the Core Subjects ( 10 Par. 1 to 8) Classes offered in the Core Subjects ( 10 Par. 1 to 8) are as follows: (1) Business Administration: 1. Cost Accounting I 2 LVP 2. Accounts and Financial Reporting II 2 LVP 3. Personnel Management, Leadership and Organizational Behavior II 2 PI 4. Marketing II 2 PI 5. Corporate Finance II 2 PI (2) Economics: 1. Introduction to Public Finance for Business and Law 2 LVP 2. Fiscal and Economic Policy 2 PI (3) Law (Fundamentals): 1. Private Business Law II 2 PI 2. Company Law 1 PI 3. Tax Law and its Fundamentals in European and Public Business Law 1 LVP 4. European and Public Business Law II 2 LVP (4) Private Law: 1. Private Business Law III 9 (in subject examination) 2. Students are required to choose one of the following case-based classes: (a) Contracts (case-based) 2 PI (b) Competition Law (case-based ) 2 PI (c) Company Law (case-based) 2 PI (d) Law of e-commerce (case-based) 2 PI 3. Appendix 4 provides a list of mutually exclusive choices. (5) Public Business Law: 1. General Law of Business Administration 3 (in subject examination) 2. Market Access and Market Supervision Law 2 (in subject examination)

6 6 3. Business Facilities Law 1 (in subject examination) 4. Public Procurement Law 1 (in subject examination) 5. European Competition Law 1 (in subject examination) 6. The World Trade Regime 1 (in subject examination) 7. Complex Case Studies 2 PI (6) Tax Law: 1. Income and Corporate Tax Law 2 PI 2. Value-Added Tax, Transfer and Excise Taxes 1 PI 3. Special Issues in Tax Law 2 PI (7) Labor and Social Security Law: 1. Individual Labor Law 2 PI 2. Collective Labor Law 2 PI 3. Social Security Law 1 PI (8) In addition, students are required to select two of the following classes taught in a foreign language: 1. Accounting 2 PI 2. Corporate Finance 2 PI 3. International Trade 2 PI (9) In the subjects of Private Law (Par. 4) and Public Business Law (Par. 5), students are required to complete subject examinations ( 4 No. 27 UniStG). These examinations comprise a written part (lasting a maximum of four hours) as well as an oral part and are taken as individual examinations. Therefore, no separate evaluation of performance is carried out for the classes under Par. 4 No. 1 and Par. 5 Nos. 1 to Special Prerequisites for Individual Classes under 11 (1) Before attending Accounts and Financial Reporting II; Corporate Finance II; Marketing II; or Personnel Management, Leadership and Organizational Behavior II ( 11 Par. 1), students must first receive passing grades passing grades in the corresponding introductory classes (i.e., those labeled I) in Part I ( 6 Par. 2). (2) Before attending any classes in the Economics subject area ( 11 Par. 2), students must successfully complete all Economics classes in Part I ( 6 Par. 1 and 3). (3) Before attending any classes in the Law subject area ( 11 Par. 3 to 7), students must successfully complete all Law classes in Part I ( 6 Par. 4). (4) Before attending Special Issues in Tax Law ( 11 Par. 6 No. 3), students must receive a passing grade in the classes listed under 11 Par. 6 Nos. 1 and Specialist Business Administration Option (1) In Part II, students are required to select one of the following Specialist Business Administration Options: 1. Banking Studies 2. Tax-Oriented Management 3. International Business 4. Public Management 5. Corporate Finance 6. Investment Banking and Catallactics 7. Personnel Management 8. Risk Management and Insurance Studies 9. Management Accounting and Auditing

7 7 (2) Each Specialist Business Administration Option comprises classes in the amount of 16 weekly hours (four weekly hours in Fundamentals classes and twelve in Advanced Topics classes). (3) Specialist Business Administration Options can either be offered completely in the form of classes with continuous assessment of student performance (Examination Mode A), or it is possible to complete four weekly hours in Fundamentals classes and ten in Advanced Topics classes with continuous assessment of student performance. Students can then earn the remaining eight hours by passing a subject examination, which is taken as an individual examination comprising a written part (lasting a maximum of four hours) as well as an oral part. A passing grade on the written part is a prerequisite for admission to the oral part of the examination (Examination Mode B). (4) For each Specialist Business Administration Option, the following is indicated in Appendix 1: 1. The name and number of weekly hours for each class 2. Special prerequisites for attending individual classes, providing for a sequence of four weekly hours in Fundamentals classes and twelve in Advanced Topics classes. The sequence of classes is to be designed in such a way that all classes in the Specialist Business Administration Option can be completed within three semesters. 3. Whether all classes are offered with continuous assessment of student performance or a subject examination is to be taken (Par. 3). 14. Special Subjects (1) In Part II, students are required to choose and complete one of the Special Subjects listed below. Appendix 4 lists mutually exclusive choices. 1. European Business Law 2. Company and Capital Markets Law 3. Intellectual Property and Competition Law 4. International Tax Law 5. International Contract Law 6. International Business Law 7. IT Law 8. Law of International Commerce 9. Social Security Law 10. Environmental Law 11. Corporate Tax Law (2) Each Special Subject comprises classes in the amount of six weekly hours (two weekly hours in a Fundamentals class and four in Advanced Topics classes). (3) For each Special Subject, the following is indicated in Appendix 2: 1. The name and number of weekly hours for each class 2. Special prerequisites for attending individual classes under Par. 3. The sequence of classes attended is to be designed in such a way that all classes in the special subject can be completed within two semesters. 15. Elective Subjects (1) Students are required to complete 13 weekly hours in Elective Subjects ( 13 Par. 4 No. 6 UniStG). (2) Electives can be chosen from the classes offered by any recognized Austrian or foreign university as long as an examination is required for each class.

8 8 (3) The Degree Program Committee especially recommends the following electives: International Trade; Law of e-commerce; European Business Law; Corporate and Capital Markets Law; Intellectual Property and Competition Law; Interdisciplinary Elective: European Integration; International Tax Law; International Contract Law; International Business Law; IT Law; Law of International Commerce; Social Security Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Tax Law. Appendix 4 provides a list of mutually exclusive choices. Specialist Area: Management Science 16. Part II Core and Special Subjects in Management Science The Management Science Specialist Area serves to prepare students academically for professional activities which support management decision-making and require an advanced knowledge of methods. The Management Science Specialist Area comprises 91 weekly hours. 78 of these hours are to be completed in Core Subjects, and 13 are to be completed in Elective Subjects. Core and Special Subjects in Part II are as follows: Name of subject Hours (1) Business Administration 22 (2) Mathematics and Statistics 20 (3) Information Systems 14 (4) Economics 12 (5) Law 6 (6) Methods of Empirical Social Research 4 (7) Electives Classes offered in the Core Subjects ( 16 Par. 1 to 6) Classes offered in the Core Subjects ( 16 Par. 1 to 6) are as follows: (1) Business Administration: 1. Quantitative Business Administration 2 PI 2. Decision-Making Processes under Certainty 2 PI 3. Decision-Making and Information 2 PI 4. Operations Management 2 PI 5. Students must choose three of the following four Specialist Fields: 5.1. Analysis and Decision-Making in Production Management 2 PI 5.2. Analysis and Decision-Making in Financial Management 2 PI 5.3. Analysis and Decision-Making in Management Control 2 PI 5.4. Analysis and Decision-Making in Marketing 2 PI

9 9 6. The following is required in two of the three Specialist Fields under 5: 6.1. Management Science Lab 4 PI (2) Mathematics and Statistics: 1. Linear Algebra and its Applications in Statistics 4 PI 2. Probability Calculus and Simulating Stochastic Models 4 PI 3. Dynamic Systems and Time Series Analysis 4 PI 4. Analysis and Non-Linear Models 4 PI 5. Students are also required to complete two of the following four classes: 5.1. Combinatorial Optimization 2 PI 5.2. Statistical Inference and Resampling Methods 2 PI 5.3. Fundamentals of Stochastics in Financial Mathematics 2 PI 5.4. Statistical Experimental Design 2 PI (3) Information Systems: 1. Programming 2 PI 2. Database Systems for Management Science 2 PI 3. Internet 2 PI 4. Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) 2 PI 5. Data Warehousing and Data Mining 2 PI 6. Integration Management 2 PI 7. Computer Simulations 2 PI (4) Economics: 1. Fundamentals of Economic Analysis 2 PI 2. Game Theory 2 PI 3. Industrial Economics 2 PI 4. Economic Policy 2 PI 5. Money, Credit and the Financial Sector 2 PI 6. International Economy and Economic Growth 2 PI (5) Law: 1. Private Business Law II 2 PI 2. Company Law 1 PI 3. Tax Law and its Fundamentals in European and Public Business Law 1 LVP 4. European and Public Business Law II 2 PI (6) Methods of Empirical Social Research: 1. Fundamentals 2 PI 2. Advanced 2 PI 18. Special Prerequisites for Individual Classes under 17 (1) The classes mentioned under 17 Par. 1 Nos. 1 to 5, Par. 2 Nos. 1 to 5, and Par. 6 are to be completed in their respective numerical order. (2) Before attending any classes in the Law subject area ( 17 Par. 5), students must successfully complete all Law classes in Part I ( 6 Par. 4).

10 10 (3) The Degree Program Committee also recommends that students complete the classes in Par. 3 and 4 in numerical order. 19. Elective Subjects (1) Students are required to complete 13 weekly hours in Elective Subjects ( 13 Par. 4 No. 6 UniStG). (2) Electives can be chosen from the classes offered by any recognized Austrian or foreign university as long as an examination is required for each class. (3) The Degree Program Committee recommends the following electives: Business English; Advanced Topics in Business English; Geoinformatics & Geomarketing; Econometrics; Economic Geography. Specialist Area: Social Economics 20. Part II Core and Special Subjects in Social Economics The Social Economics Specialist Area prepares students academically for professional activities which require solutions to complex and heterogeneous problems in the planning, preparation and evaluation of economic decisions as well as control over differentiated and socially networked processes. The Social Economics Specialist Area comprises 91 weekly hours. 63 of these hours are to be completed in Core Subjects, 16 in Special Subjects, and 12 in Elective Subjects. Core and Special Subjects in Part II are as follows: Name of subject Hours (1) Fundamentals of Business and Economics 11 (2) Fundamentals of Law 6 (3) Economy and Society 14 (2) Socio-Economic Theories 10 (5) Methods in the Social Sciences 14 (6) Organization and Systems Development 8 (7) Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject 16 (8) Electives Classes offered in the Core Subjects ( 20 Par. 1 to 6) Classes offered in the Core Subjects ( 20 Par. 1 to 6) are as follows: (1) Fundamentals of Business and Economics: 1. Introduction to Business and Economics 1 PI 2. Socio-Economic Dimensions of Political Economy 2 PI 3. Institutional Approaches in Economic Policy 2 PI 4. Social Science Concepts in Business Administration 2 PI

11 11 5. The Economics of Social Policy 2 PI 6. The Economics of Social Services 2 PI (2) Fundamentals of Law: 1. Constitutional Law 2 PI 2. Administrative Law 2 PI 3. Theory of Law 2 PI (3) Economy and Society: 1. Principles of Economic and Social History 2 PI 2. Economic Sociology 2 PI 3. Austria and Europe 4 PI 4. Social Control and Transformation 2 PI 5. Integrated Project Class I 2 PI 6. Integrated Project Class II 2 PI (4) Socio-Economic Theory: 1. Basic Concepts in the Social Sciences I 2 PI 2. Basic Concepts in the Social Sciences II 2 PI 3. Macro Theories in the Social Sciences 2 PI 4. Micro Theories in the Social Sciences 2 PI 5. Epistemology and Scientific Theory 2 PI (5) Methods in the Social Sciences: 1. Introduction to Empirical Social Research for Social Economics Students 2 PI 2. Quantitative Social Research Methods 2 PI 3. Qualitative Social Research Methods 2 PI 4. Project Planning and Organization 2 PI 5. Practical Research 4 PI 6. Information Systems in the Social Sciences 2 PI (6) Organization and Systems Development: 1. Social Competence 2 PI 2. Group Processes 2 PI 3. Organizational Dynamics and Control 2 PI 4. Interdisciplinary Theory of Business Organizations 2 PI 22. Special Prerequisites for Individual Classes under 21 (1) Before attending the classes required under 21 Par. 3 Nos. 3 to 6, students must receive passing grades in the classes under 21 Par. 3 Nos. 1 and 2. (2) Before attending the classes required under 21 Par. 4 Nos. 3 to 5, students must receive passing grades in the classes under 21 Par. 4 Nos. 1 and 2. (3) Before attending the classes required under 21 Par. 5 Nos. 4 and 6, students must receive passing grades in the classes under 21 Par. 5 Nos. 1 to 3. (4) Before attending the classes required under 21 Par. 6 Nos. 3 and 4, students must receive passing grades in the classes under 21 Par. 6 Nos. 1 and 2.

12 Advanced Interdisciplinary Subjects (1) In Part II, students are required to complete 16 weekly hours in an Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject. Advanced Interdisciplinary Subjects must include at least six weekly hours of classes in Economics, with a focus on social economics. Upon application by a coordinator, new areas will be approved by the Degree Program Committee on the basis of available resources and foreseeable demand. (2) An Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject can be completed entirely in the form of classes with continuous assessment of student performance or with a subject examination ( 4 No. 27 UniStG), which is taken as an individual examination comprising a written and an oral part. A passing grade in the written part is a prerequisite for admission to the oral part of the examination. In cases where a subject examination is provided for, a maximum of eight weekly hours of additional classes can be held with continuous assessment of student performance or completed by means of another form of class examination. (3) For each Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject, the following is indicated in Appendix 3: 1. The name and number of weekly hours for each class 2. Special prerequisites for attending individual classes 1, providing for a sequence of four weekly hours in Fundamentals classes and twelve weekly hours in Advanced Topics classes. The sequence of classes is to be designed in such a way that all classes in the Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject can be completed within three semesters. 3. Whether all classes are offered with continuous assessment of student performance or a subject examination is to be taken (Par. 3). (4) Appendix 4 provides a list of mutually exclusive choices. 24. Elective Subjects (1) Students are required to complete twelve weekly hours in Elective Subjects ( 13 Par. 4 No. 6 UniStG). Electives can be chosen from the classes offered by any recognized Austrian or foreign university as long as an examination is required for each class. The Degree Program Committee recommends the following electives: Foreign Business Language; Applied Social Research; Economy and Culture; Special Problems in Economic History; Environmental Economics and International Aspects of Environmental Economics; Environmental Law; Economic Geography; Social and Business Psychology. (2) Appendix 4 provides a list of mutually exclusive choices. 25 Master's Thesis (1) Each student is required to complete a master's thesis ( 61 UniStG). (2) The topic of this thesis is to be chosen from the Core and Special Subjects defined in this course structure. (3) Students can also propose topics themselves, or choose topics from the suggestions provided by available master's thesis supervisors. The objective of the master's thesis is to be defined in such a way that the student can feasibly complete it within six months. (4) Students are also allowed to write joint theses as long as their performance can be evaluated separately. 1 This also covers entrance prerequisites from the common body of knowledge.

13 Part II Degree Examination (1) The Degree Examination for Part II is considered completed once the student has received passing grades for all classes and examinations in the Core, Special and Elective Subjects in accordance with this course structure, and once the student has received a passing grade on his/her master's thesis. (2) The certificate of completion includes the topic of the student's master's thesis as well as the grade received for the thesis. FINAL PROVISIONS 27. Entry into Effect (1) This course structure will go into effect on October 1, (2) The changes in this course structure pursuant to the University Studies Commission's resolution of January 16, 2004, approved by the University Senate on January 21, 2004, will go into effect on February 16, (3) The changes in this course structure pursuant to the University Studies Commission's resolutions of April 30, 2004 and May 13, 2004, approved by the University Senate on May 12, 2004, and June 16, 2004, will go into effect on October 1, Transitional Dispositions Degree program students who have already begun the Business and Economics program under the structure specified in the Committee's resolution of April 23, 2002, at the time when this course structure goes into effect will still be allowed to complete the degree program in accordance with the structure specified in the Committee's resolution of April 23, However, these students will be required to pass the class examinations in Fundamentals of Economics and Mathematics by the end of the summer semester If this is not the case, they can only continue the degree program in accordance with the structure specified in the Degree Program Committee's resolution of February 26, APPENDIX 1: SPECIALIST BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OPTIONS - BUSINESS AND LAW SPECIALIST AREA Examination Mode A: Name of class, number of weekly hours: Fundamentals I 2 PI Fundamentals II 2 PI Advanced Topics I 2 PI Advanced Topics II 2 PI Advanced Topics III 2 PI Advanced Topics IV 2 PI Advanced Topics V 2 PI Advanced Topics VI 2 PI Passing grades in the Fundamentals classes are prerequisites for the Advanced Topics classes.

14 14 Examination Mode B: Name of class, number of weekly hours: Fundamentals I 2 PI Fundamentals II 2 PI Advanced Topics I 2 PI Advanced Topics II 2 PI Advanced Topics III 2 (in subject examination) Advanced Topics IV 2 (in subject examination) Advanced Topics V 2 (in subject examination) Advanced Topics VI 2 (in subject examination) Passing grades in the Fundamentals classes are prerequisites for the Advanced Topics classes. The subject examination comprises a written part (lasting a maximum of four hours) as well as an oral part and is taken as an individual examination. A passing grade in the written part is a prerequisite for admission to the oral part of the examination. Therefore, no separate assessment of student performance is carried out in Advanced Topics III to VI. List of Specialist Business Administration Options by examination mode: Examination Mode A: International Business Investment Banking and Catallactics Personnel Management Risk Management and Insurance Studies Examination Mode B: Banking Studies Tax-Oriented Management Public Management Corporate Finance Management Accounting and Auditing APPENDIX 2: SPECIAL SUBJECTS - BUSINESS AND LAW SPECIALIST AREA Name of class, number of weekly hours: Fundamentals 2 PI Advanced Topics I 2 PI Advanced Topics II 2 PI A passing grade in the Fundamentals class is a prerequisite for the Advanced Topics classes. List of Special Subjects: European Business Law Company and Capital Markets Law Intellectual Property and Competition Law International Tax Law International Contract Law

15 15 International Business Law IT Law Law of International Commerce Social Security Law Environmental Law Corporate Tax Law APPENDIX 3: ADVANCED INTERDISCIPLINARY SUBJECTS SOCIAL ECONOMICS SPECIALIST AREA Examination Mode A: Name of class, number of weekly hours: Fundamentals I 2 PI Fundamentals II 2 PI Advanced Topics I 2 PI Advanced Topics II 2 PI Advanced Topics III 2 PI Advanced Topics IV 2 PI Advanced Topics V 2 PI Advanced Topics VI 2 PI Passing grades in the Fundamentals classes are prerequisites for the Advanced Topics classes. Examination Mode B: Name of class, number of weekly hours: Fundamentals I 2 PI Fundamentals II 2 PI Advanced Topics I 2 PI Advanced Topics II 2 PI Advanced Topics III 2 (in subject examination) Advanced Topics IV 2 (in subject examination) Advanced Topics V 2 (in subject examination) Advanced Topics VI 2 (in subject examination) Passing grades in the Fundamentals classes are prerequisites for the Advanced Topics classes. The subject examination comprises a written part (lasting a maximum of four hours) as well as an oral part and is taken as an individual examination. A passing grade in the written part is a prerequisite for admission to the oral part of the examination. Therefore, no separate assessment of student performance is carried out in Advanced Topics III to VI. List of Advanced Interdisciplinary Subjects and their examination modes: Examination Mode A: Advanced Topics in Business Administration Heterodox Economics International Economics and Development Environment, Economy and Society Economy and Regions

16 16 Examination Mode B: There are currently no subjects which use this examination mode. APPENDIX 4: OVERLAPS In cases where the subject in the left-hand column of the table below has already been completed, the corresponding subject on the right can not be taken; this also applies to electives. Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject: Environment, Economy and Society Elective: Environmental Economics and International Aspects of Environmental Economics Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject: Economy and Regions Elective: Economic Geography Competition Law (case-based) Special Subject: Intellectual Property and Competition Law Company Law (case-based) Special Subject: Company and Capital Markets Law Elective: Environmental Economics and International Aspects of Environmental Economics Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject: Environment, Economy and Society Elective: Economic Geography Advanced Interdisciplinary Subject: Economy and Regions Special Subject: Intellectual Property and Competition Law Competition Law (case-based) Special Subject: Company and Capital Markets Law Company Law (case-based)