Courses
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Elective Module 32: SVWL Economic Policy (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire specialized knowledge of economic policy, the competence to
discuss and develop possible solutions to advanced issues in economics, as well as advanced presentation and communication skills.
Elective Module 33: SVWL Public Finance (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire specialized knowledge of public finance, the competence to discuss
and develop possible solutions to advanced issues in economics, as well as advanced presentation and communication skills.
Elective Module 34: SVWL Economic and Social History (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire specialized knowledge of economic and social history, the
competence to discuss and develop possible solutions to advanced issues in economics, as well as advanced presentation and communication skills.
Elective Module 35: SVWL The Macroeconomics of Open Economies and European Integration (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Consolidation of the methodical knowledge introduced in the course "Fundamentals
of Macroeconomics". Reflection on central theories about the dynamics of the European economic area.
Elective Module 36: SVWL Competition Theory and Policy (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Building on content covered by course "Theory of Economic Decisions: Decisions
and Strategies", students acquire advanced competence to analyze questions of competition theory and policy by means of the analytical instruments of welfare economics and learn to understand details of markets with incomplete competition.
Elective Module 37: SVWL Economics of the Leisure and Sports Industry (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Learning Outcome: Students learn to analyze the effects of the leisure industry on business cycles,
competition, employment and foreign trade; on this basis they acquire the competence to identify and critically evaluate the potential for economic policy decisions in this area.
Elective Module 38: SVWL Economics of the Welfare State (Basicis) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire the competence to carry out economic analyses of welfare state
institutions/instruments employed to safeguard against social risks, such as health issues, old age, longterm care, poverty etc.
Elective Module 39: SVWL Environmental Economics (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire the competence to understand, analyze, critically reflect on and
develop possible solutions to environmental issues from an economic perspective.
Elective Module 40: SVWL Regional Economics (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Learning Outcome: Students learn to appreciate the role of geography in economic analyses and reflect
on how models of regional development in the EU are applied.
Elective Module 41: SVWL Managerial Economics (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire the competence to analyze inventive structures in enterprises in
different forms of markets and identify optimal behavior
Elective Module 42: SVWL Econometrics (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Students acquire the competence to analyze, discuss and work on economic issues
by means of econometric methods
Elective Module 43: SVWL Behavioral Economics (Basics) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Learning Outcome: Students discuss selected models of different areas of behavioral economics and
apply them to economic issues
Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).