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Elective Module 2; SVWL Economic Policy (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of
Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3 and of the compulsory module Economics and the Public Sector according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
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 3: SVWL Public Finance (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3 and of the compulsory module Economics and the Public Sector according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
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 5: SVWL Economic and Social History (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3.
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 6: SVWL The Macroeconomics of Open Economies and European Integration (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3and of the compulsory module "Economics and the Public Sector" according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
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 7: SVWL International Economics: International Trade Theory and Policy (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Theory of Economic Decisions: Decisions and Strategies" according to § 6 Para 3 No 2 and the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3.
Learning Outcome: Students acquire specialized knowledge of international economic relations, the competence to discuss and develop possible solutions to advanced issues in economics, as well as presentation and communication skills.
Elective Module 8: SVWL International Economics: International Monetary Economics and International Institutions (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3 and the compulsory module "Economics and the Public Sector" according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
Learning Outcome: Students acquire specialized knowledge of international economic relations, the competence to discuss and develop possible solutions to advanced issues in economics, as well as presentation and communication skills.
Elective Module 9: SVWL Competition Theory and Policy (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Theory of Economic Decisions:
Decisions and Strategies" from the core area of economics according to § 6 Para 3 No 2.
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 10: SVWL Economics of the Leisure and Sports Industry (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3 and the compulsory module "Economics and the Public Sector" according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
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 11: SVWL Economics of the Welfare State (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3 and the compulsory module "Economics and the Public Sector" according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
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 12: SVWL Environmental Economics (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Theory of Economic Decisions:
Decisions and Strategies" according to § 6 Para 3 No 2 and the compulsory module "Economics and the Public Sector" according to § 6 Para 3 No 4.
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 13: SVWL Regional Economics (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Theory of Economic Decisions: Decisions and Strategies" according to § 6 Para 3 No 2 and the compulsory module "Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth" according to § 6 Para 3 No 3.
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 14: SVWL Managerial Economics (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Theory of Economic Decisions:
Decisions and Strategies" according to § 6 Para 3 No 2.
Learning Outcome: Students acquire the competence to analyze inventive structures in enterprises in
different forms of markets and identify optimal behavior.
Elective Module 15: SVWL Econometrics (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Statistical Data Analysis" according to § 6 Para 4 No 2.
Learning Outcome: Students acquire the competence to analyze, discuss and work on economic issues
by means of econometric methods.
Elective Module 16: SVWL Behavioral Economics (Basic Course) (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the compulsory module "Theory of Economic Decisions:
Decisions and Strategies" according to § 6 Para 3 No 2.
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).