ECON in vienna
Course Planning
Make sure you meet with your academic advisor to plan your remaining semesters, identifying any courses you must complete while abroad. Some students have full flexibility with their schedules. Others may need to take specific courses.
Required
GER 101 Beginning German I (or placement into a higher-level course)
Recommended
GER 205 Austria and Europe (Gen. Ed.: Humanities - Hist & Phil, Cultural Studies - Western)
All participants who have completed two years of college-level German or the equivalent are invited to enroll in our German in Austria Core Courses.
Additional Courses: Many relevant advanced courses (3-- and 4--) available.
Selected when the course catalogue is available for the specific institution.
Participants receive information about pre-arrival online registration for WU courses in English.
Participants are be able to find Economics courses and courses offered in a variety of other subjects (business, technology, international relations, etc.).
Spring-semester participants also may receive 1-hour KIN credit for successful participation in the IiVP Ski Week.
The Illinois in Vienna Programs permits a course load of 34 credit hours/academic year (maximum of 18 credit hours/semester). Many participants complete 15 credit hours/semester. Participants must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours/semester to maintain full-time status.
To view courses previously taken by Illinois students in Vienna, search the course approval database:
Our IiVP partner universities offer a wide variety of relevant courses in English.
Course catalogues are published in late June-July for the fall semester (Wintersemester=WS) and in December-January for the spring semester (Sommersemester=SS).
The Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU, University of Economics and Business) course search. Please consult the WU International Office website for information on courses offered in English.
The Universität Wien (UW, University of Vienna) course search. When searching for courses offered in English with key words, add "lang:en" to the keyword you enter in the search field. When searching for courses from spring 2021 add "2021S“ to your keyword. (for example: “European Union lang:en 2021S”)