MSU Business Exchange in Austria
 

Program Requirements
 

You must be accepted to the College of Business. All students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing, with a minimum GPA of 2.7. MSU students must enroll in at least 12 credits while in Austria.

For futher information about Krems and your application process and forms. Please go to this link.
 

Course Equivalencies
 

Krems Course		MSU Equivalent Course
Managerial Accounting		Managerial Accounting	ACCT 210
Introduction to Economics	Fall 2 ECO 3	An Introduction to the US Economy	ECON 100
International Economics	Fall 2 ECO 3	International Economics	ECON 420
Finance and Capital Investment Budgeting	FALL 2 FIN 4	Business Finance	FINA 362
Corporate Finance	Spring 3 CFIN 4,5	Strategic Financial Management	FINA 462
Export Marketing		International Marketing	IBUS 428
Foreign Trade Techniques		Export Administration	IBUS 485
Project Management		Principles of Management	MGMT 330
Human Resource Management	Fall/Spring 1/2 HRM 2/3	Human Resource Management	MGMT 440
Business Start-Up Seminar	Spring 1 BSU 4	Entrepreneurship	MGMT 443
Introduction to Project Management*	Fall 2 PM 4	Information Technology Project Management	MGMT 472 (must take both ↓)
Finance and Capital Investment Budgeting*	SPRING 2 FIN 4,5
Business Administration II	Spring 2 BAD 3	Human Behavior in Organizations	MGMT 480
Personality Training V	Fall 1 PT 1,5	Leadership	MGMT 484
Personality Training VI	Sprint 1 PT 1,5	Leadership	MGMT 484
Marketing and Sales 1	Fall 2 MKT 4	Principles of Marketing	MRKT 310
Introduction to Marketing	Fall 2 IMK 4	Principles of Marketing	MRKT 310
Marketing and Sales II	Spring 2 MKT 4	Consumer Behavior	MRKT 316
Applied Marketing and Sales Techniques		Promotional Strategy	MRKT 318
Research Seminar	Fall 1 RES 3	Marketing Research and Analysis	MRKT 324
Marketing Research		Marketing Research and Analysis	MRKT 324
Export Marketing	Fall 2 EMKT 4.5	International Marketing	MRKT 428

All courses listed above are taught in English. The course information listed above is tentative and changes each semester. The courses listed above may not be offered every semester and there may be some additional courses not listed. For further information and advice about courses, consult with the MSU International Center (CSU250).
 

Language/Culture Course
 

MSU Exchange Students are required to take a language/culture course. No previous foreign language experience in Austrian/German is required, but we do recommend that students become familiar with a few useful greetings and phrases as common courtesy.
 

City/University Info
 

Krems is located on the banks of the Danube River, just an hour's drive to Vienna. A university town of 22,000 people, during term Krems has 9,000 students. IMC Fachhochscule Krems started in 1994 with 50 students and quickly grew into University of Applied Sciences with 1,000 students from all over the world. IMC Krems currently has 50 partner universities in 13 countries, and they pride themselves in small group work, project-related work, international lecturers and practical training seminars. The application for IMC Krems can be found here.
 

Academic Calendar
 

The academic calendar at IMC Krems is similar to MSU. For more specific dates, visit IMC's website.
 

Accommodation
 

Students attending IMC Krems usually live in residence halls near campus in Piaristengasse. Private accommodation in off campus apartments is also available. More information on accommodation at ICM Krems can be found on their website. 
 

Visa/Residency Requirements
 

Study in Austria requires both a student visa and possibly a residency permit. You will need your letter of acceptance from IMC Krems to acquire both the visa and the permit.

Here is the web site with a list of documents needed and the application form.
  

Transcripts of records will be issued with in 6 weeks after the end of the Krems term. Transcripts for the fall semester will be sent out by mid February and the spring term transcripst will be issued douring the second half of july. Students will have access to the university intranet and will be able to read their grades before the transcripst are issued.

In the case of negative grades, stduents who stay at Krems druing the following semseter can go in for a resit; students who return home can do the resit at their institution wit supervision.

Students should not leave prior to exam dates--except for specific cases such as students from the Americas which have been predetermined. Lecturers and professors cannot offer extra exam dates for exchange students.

Scholarship -- The Austrian OAD offers a limited number of scholarships for students from non-European countries: the name of the scholarship is : Ernst Mach for Austrain Universities of Applied Sciences. www.grants.at  Deadlines for the application are September 1st for spring semester and March 1st for fall semseter. A letter of acceptance from Krems must be attached to the on-line application. Contact Eva Werner the Vice-Rector of International at Krems.