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BSc Economics (100% weighting) at Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University, Germany

Programme overview

Economic issues play a central role in our daily lives: economic growth, wage inequality and unemployment are featured just as frequently in the media as financial crises, emissions trading or the consequences of globalisation. At the same time, we must all make numerous economic decisions in our private and professional lives. Students in the economics programme focus on analysing and answering these and similar questions.

Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences  |  Department: Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option available); German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Successful completion of the Bachelor’s degree programme requires a total of 180 credits, obtained through both compulsory and elective courses. The degree programme is a modular programme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission route: Subjects with no admission restrictions. Language of instruction: German.

Intake: Winter semester only

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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