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Access to the Specializations

Choosing specializations is an important decision you need to make during your studies. Your choice of specializations allows you to advance your expertise in a particular area and can influence your choice of a potential master’s program later on. 

WU offers a wide variety of specializations, and additional specializations are added on a regular basis.

Important dates and deadlines for the 2026 summer semester

January 29, 2026 - 2:00 p.m.Start of registration for the specializations' access coursesPlease check WU's online course catalog for details, and exact dates and times
February 3, 2026 - February 13, 2026Selection procedures of the  specializationsPlease check the specializations' websites for details on the selection procedures
Until February 16, 2026Publication of the results for the admitted studentsPlease check your results in LPIS
February 19, 2026 - February 22, 2026Registration period for courses/course 1 of the specializations
Please check WU's online course catalog for exact dates and times
Pay attention to the deviating course registration periods for some specializations
February 23, 2026Access to the specialization revoked if no active course registration has been made. 

Specializations available for BBE students

Please be aware that not all courses of a specialization are necessarily offered in both summer and winter semesters. Some courses might only be offered in the winter semester while others might be offered solely in the summer semester.

SpecializationsPlaces available
20 ECTS credits specializations 
Accounting and Taxation30*
Business Mathematics40* (only starts in WS)
Data Science60*
Decision Sciences: Game Theory, Psychology, and Data Analysis50*
Digital Marketing45*
Ecological Economics - Economy, Climate Change and Sustainability 40* (only starts in WS)
Economics Core15
Economics Fields10
Entrepreneurship and Innovation60*

Ethics for Management,Organizations, and Society  
30*
Finance: Market, Institutions and Instruments300*
Health and Social Policy30*
Information Management and Control30*
Interactions of Economy and Society10
International Accounting and Controlling SS60*/WS120*
International and European Tax Law10
International Business120*
International Business Communication60*
International Marketing Management45*
Marketing and Consumer Research 45*
Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business 60*
Responsible Management of Information Systems (formerly Business Information Systems)120*
Strategy and Managerial Accounting15*
Strategy and Organization30*
Supply Chain and Operations Management20
Supply Networks and Services40*
Sustainability Reporting 30
Urban and Regional Economics 10 (only starts in SS)
10 ECTS credits specializations 
European and International Economic Law 
Mathematical Methodsonly in SS
Philosophy: Logic and Ethicsonly in WS
Topics in Economic and Social History 

*: specializations that are not only offered to BBE students. Places as of 04.2024 - subject to change.

When will I be entitled to apply for specializations/for admission to specializations?

Admission to 20 ECTS specializations

You will need to complete a selection procedure before admission to your chosen 20 ECTS specialization. Varying selection procedures apply, depending on the individual specialization.

These selection procedures always start at the end of August for the winter semester and at the end of January for the summer semester. Further information on the admission criteria and details of the respective admission procedure can be found on the website of the relevant specialization.

Step 1: Find out about the offered specializations

Step 2: Register for "Access to Specialization" courses (ET) on MyWU

Step 3: Successfully pass the selection procedure/the Access to Specialization course

Step 4: Register for courses/course 1 of the specialization

Admission to 10 ECTS specializations

It is not required to register for "Access to Specialization" courses (ET) for 10 ECTS credits specializations. Just sign up for course 1 or course 2 on a first-come-first-serve basis in the announced registration periods.

For more information on the specializations, please visit the website of the individual specialization.