The Master's programme "Economics" is characterised by a mixture of basic and specialisation courses. Talented students also have the opportunity to participate in doctoral courses and gain credit for excellent performance. Much more than in the bachelor's programme, independent scientific work is what is required for master's students. The courses available offer numerous possibilities for integration with Business Administration, Law and the master's programmes in Philosophy & Economics and History & Economics. Despite the diversity of the courses offered, the aim remains to impart core competencies in the fields of institutional economics, international economic relations, and empirical economic research. Students will be able to structure and solve complex problems at a methodically high level. The courses are taught at a high academic level, most of them in English. Lecture and seminar materials are primarily in English. Students are familiarized with the reasoning and rigour of internationally recognized economic research. They learn to adequately comprehend and evaluate scientific economic discussions of the past, present, and future. Students are thus put in a position to act responsibly, recognizing the merits of and challenges to a free market-based, constitutional democratic state. They improve the ability to critically scrutinize and further develop models of purely economic as well as political economic interaction. The programme can be studied with an interdisciplinary focus. Options exist to link with the University of Bayreuth’s master’s programmes in Business Administration and Health Economics. Moreover, the programme leaves room for individual interests outside of economics. This allows for breadth and depth of thought – an important prerequisite for developing sustainable solutions to complex economic and social problems. Show less