Economics, Master of Science (M.Sc.)

The two-year master’s programme in Economics at the University of Bayreuth seeks to familiarize students with advanced methods of economic analysis and their applications. Graduates of the programme will have a sound understanding of current theoretical and empirical methods of economics as well as how these can be used to tackle specific problems.

Profile of the Master’s Programme

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 abiltiy 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.

Fields of Employment

Students enrolled in the master’s programme in Economics at the University of Bayreuth receive a sound research-based education with a range of options to focus on personal scientific interests. This prepares them for either a practical or a scientific career. Typical employers include banks, insurance companies and other businesses, research institutes, the public service, chambers of commerce, think tanks, NGOs, and international organizations. The master’s programme also provides an excellent basis for continuing one's education with a doctoral programme at University of Bayreuth or elsewhere.Globalization, the intensified application of information and communication technology and the rapid progress of other technological developments have increased the demand for employees with a high level of expertise in economics. The master’s programme in Economics at the University of Bayreuth is an excellent opportunity to achieve that level of expertise.