Admission to master programme Applied Economics
From winter semester 2025/26 a selection procedure is conducted in this degree programme. Information on this website is valid only until summer semester 2025.
The prerequisite for admission to a master programme is the completion of an eligible Bachelor or diploma programme (= in the same discipline). Here you will find information on the prerequisites required for admission. If your previous degree programme is considered as a eligible degree programme will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Our advice: Thoroughly acquaint yourself about the prerequisites for admission to your chosen master programme at an early stage. Thereby, you have the possibility to fulfil prerequisites during the course of your previous studies, for example by completing specific extension curricula ("Erweiterungscurricula" - EC).
If your degree programme is not listed as example in the Master Access Guide, your application will be checked individually to determine if an admission to the master programme is possible. To do this, you must apply for admission to the degree programme by the relevant deadline. The University of Vienna can only assess the eligibility of your previous degree on the basis of your complete application. Preliminary assessments are not possible.
Qualitative admission requirements
Please note the qualitative admission requirements listed below.
Master programme Applied Economics: Previous degree programmes
Information about extension curricula
The title and/or content of the subsequently mentioned extension curricula was changed before winter semester 2024/25. The extension curricula with the old title can still be accepted. For further information please note the corresponding entries in the University Gazette (only available in German).
Qualitative admission requirements
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Qualitative admission requirements
Applicants have to prove the following knowledge as qualitative admission requirements:
- Knowledge in microeconomics (6 ECTS) AND
- Knowledge in macroeconomics (6 ECTS) AND
- Knowledge in mathematics (6 ECTS) (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) AND
- Knowledge in statistics (6 ECTS)
- Knowledge of the languages of instruction of the degree programme: English language proficiency at level B2
By completing the extension curricula "EC Economics: an Introduction" and "EC Economics: Methods" at the University of Vienna the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge in Economics are fulfilled.
1. Completion of a degree programme at the University of Vienna
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Business Administration (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations.
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
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International Business Administration (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations.
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
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Economics (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations.
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
2. Completion of a degree programme at another university or institution of higher education in Austria
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Completion of a degree programme at another university or institution of higher education in Austria: VWL (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations for completed degree programmes - VWL (bachelor) - at the following universities:
- Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
- Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
- Universität Graz
- Universität Innsbruck
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
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Vienna University of Economics and Business: Business Law (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations.
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
3. Completion of a degree programme from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland
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Completion of a degree programme at a university in Germany: VWL (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations for completed degree programmes - VWL (bachelor) - at the following universities in Germany:
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- Universität Augsburg
- Universität Bielefeld
- Universität Göttingen
- Universität Hamburg
- Universität Konstanz
- Universität Mannheim
- Universität Regensburg
- Universität zu Köln
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
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Completion of a degree programme from an EU/EEA country: Economics (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations for completed degree programmes - Economics (bachelor) - at the following universities:
Netherlands
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Maastricht University
- Tilburg University
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University College London
- University of Bristol
- University of Cambridge
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Oxford
- University of St. Andrews
- University of Warwick
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
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Completion of a degree programme at a university in Italy: Economia Politica (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations for completed degree programmes - Economia Politica (bachelor) - at the following universities in Italy:
- Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
- Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
- Università degli Studi di Napoli
- Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
- Università degli studi di Verona
- Universität Bologna
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
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Completion of a degree programme at a university in Spain: Economia (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations for completed degree programmes - Economia (bachelor) - at the following universities in Spain:
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Universitat de València
- Universidade de Vigo
- Degree programmes with "admission without supplementary examinations" already fulfil the qualitative admission requirements regarding the knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics (college level calculus, optimization, linear algebra or analysis) and statistics of 24 ECTS.
4. Completion of a degree programme from a non-EU/EEA country
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Completion of a degree programme from a non-EU/EEA country in combination with the completion of qualitative admission requirements
Has to be examined on an individual basis.