Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Economics (B.Sc.)

The study of economics combines business administration and economics curricula. Business administration deals with the planning, organisation and mathematical representation of concrete decisions and actions in enterprises. The goal is the success of the entrepreneurial activities of the particular company. Economics is concerned with the economic explanation of human activity. Its perspective focuses more on macroeconomics and considers factors such as the business cycle, currency developments, political decisions or the availability of resources. It seeks out legal means from which it derives policy recommendations for economic and political actors.

What will I learn?

A particular feature of the Economics and Business Administration degree course at Justus-Liebig-University iis the great flexibility in the content of the study structure:

• The degree course first teaches economic principles, permitting a later focus on business administration or economics or a combination of both disciplines.
• For individual profile building, academic achievements in disciplines other than economics can also be included to a large extent.

What skills and interests should I have?

To succeed in your economics degree, you will, first and foremost, need an interest in economic issues, but also in (socio-)political issues. The complex thought processes and modelling structures also require a good level of analytical thinking and mathematical understanding. You should also have a good basic knowledge of English.

The course structure consists of an orientation phase (60 CP) and a core study area (120 CP)

In the orientation phase, the students acquire a basic knowledge of business administration, economics and methods. All modules in the orientation phase are compulsory modules:

• Management I+II
• Accounting
• Finance
• Microeconomics
• Economic Policy and Public Finance
• Macroeconomics I+II
• Mathematics for economists
• Formal foundations of statistics

The core study area consists of four "building blocks": major (42 CP), WiWi-Minor (30 CP), Profil-Minor (30 CP) and academic work (18 CP).

Major (42 CP)

Possible major:

• Business Administration
• Management
• Finance and Accounting (F&A)
• Economics
• General Business and Economics (GBE)
• Data economy

WiWi-Minor (30 CP)

Within the framework of the WiWi minor, you will contribute further modules of the faculty of Economics and Business Studies.

Profil-Minor (30 CP)

Academic work (18 CP)

Finally, you must complete the Proseminar module and the Thesis module as part of the building block academic work

Bachelor's Thesis

The thesis module is a major subject (possible majors: see above), i.e. you usually work on your thesis at one of the professorships involved. With this thesis you prove that you possess the ability to investigate a specific, delimited topic, within a limited time period, independently and scientifically, and can convey their results to the professional world.

Examination and study regulations

Special Regulations (with module descriptions and module plans)
General Regulations for Bachelor's and Master's programmes

Please note that only the German version of the regulation is official and legally binding. The English version is for informative purposes only.

Courses offered in the course catalogue

Electronical course catalogue (in German)

Study programme flyer

B.Sc. Wirtschaftswissenschaften (PDF in German)

Accreditation

The programme has been accredited since 22 August 2006.

Links

Bachelor's Degree Programmes of Faculty 02

Are you still not entirely sure whether the course of study is the right one for you? We support you with a wide range of information, events and advisory services around your study orientation and choice. For example, experience real university atmosphere at our Hoch­schul­informations­tagen (HIT) and the Open Campus Day!

To help you get off to a good start with your studies, we warmly invite you to attend our orientation events. Here you will learn
everything you need to know about starting your studies:

• creating a course schedule,
• examination regulations and registration deadlines,
• campus areas and leisure activities,
• and much more.

At the same time, you will have the opportunity to get to know your future fellow students.