Electives
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In the Master’s program in Public and International Economics, you have the flexibility to tailor your studies to your interests and career goals. During your second and third semesters, you can choose from a wide range of elective modules. This page will help you understand your options and guide you through the selection process.
It is divided into the following areas
- Core Electives: minimum 35 credit points
- Presenting and Discussing: minimum 10 credit points
- Free Electives: up to 15 credit points
Need help choosing your electives? Please contact us!
Core Electives
Choose from a variety of modules to deepen your expertise. You must complete at least 35 CP in this area. Here you will find all available Core Elective modules for the current academic year (as of September 2025).
Semester 2 (Summer)
| Modules |
|---|
| Cost and Prices in Transportation |
| Cost-Benefit Analysis in Transportation |
| Current Topics in Applied Econometrics |
| Current Topics in Financial Stability and Financial Market Regulation |
| Current Topics in Public Economics |
| Development Economics |
| Economics of Migration |
| Economics of the Welfare State |
| Empirical Research in Spatial and Environmental Economics |
| Empirical Research Task |
| International Financial Markets |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
| Resource Economics |
| Sustainability Economics |
| Topics in International Economics |
| Topics in Policy Evaluation |
| Urban Economics |
Semester 3 (Winter)
| Modules |
|---|
| Advanced Topics in International Economics |
| Current Topics in Empirical Economic Research |
| Current Topics in International Monetary Economics |
| Exchange Rates |
| Financial Stability and Financial Market Regulation |
| International Public Economics |
| Microeconomic Perspectives on Development Economics |
| Theory of Taxation |
| Topics in Economic Policy |
| Topics in Policy Evaluation |
For detailed module descriptions, visit our Study Documents page.
Presenting and Discussing
Develop your skills in presenting and discussing economic topics. Complete at least 10 CP in this area. All modules in this list (status: 09/2025) can also count toward Core Electives if you wish.
Semester 2 (Summer)
| Module |
|---|
| Current Topics in Financial Stability and Regulation of Financial Markets |
| Current Topics in Public Economics |
| Empirical Research Task |
| Sustainability Economics |
| Topics in International Economics |
| Topics in Policy Evaluation |
Semester 3 (Winter)
| Modules |
|---|
| Advanced Topics in International Economics |
| Current Topics in Empirical Economic Research |
| Current Topics in International Monetary Economics |
| Topics in Economic Policy |
| Topics in Policy Evaluation |
For detailed module descriptions, visit our Study Documents page.
Free Electives
Broaden your knowledge by choosing up to 15 CP from a selection of Free Elective modules. (status: 09/2025).
Semester 2 (Summer)
| Modules |
|---|
| Applied Multivariate Statistics |
| Data-Driven Multivariate Statistics |
| Time Series Econometrics |
| Topics in Empirical Finance |
Semester 3 (Winter)
| Modules |
|---|
| Advanced International Financial Reporting |
| Digital Business Engineering |
| Digital Health |
| Financial Technology |
| German Language Skills: Basic / Beginners |
| Internship |
| Multimedia Learning |
|
Power System Economics |
| Strategic Sustainability Management |
| Technology Management |
| Theoretical Multivariate Statistics |
For detailed module descriptions, visit our Study Documents page.