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MSc Economics (Volkswirtschaftslehre) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Consecutive programme building on economics Bachelor's degrees, offering a high degree of specialisation through large focus areas (majors: Economics or Economics of Global Risk) and small focus areas (minors).

Faculty: Fachbereich 02 - Economics and Business Studies  |  Department: Economics  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

A major (60 CP), a minor (30 CP, from business administration, economics, up to 12 CP of non-economics Master's modules at JLU, economics modules abroad or cross-sectional modules) and the Master's thesis (30 CP); the thesis requires 60 CP of completed modules and a completed seminar. Maximum study duration is 8 semesters.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Studies, Economics or another relevant professional degree of at least 180 CP containing, excluding the thesis, at least 40 CP in economics and 15 CP in mathematics, statistics or econometrics. International degrees are assessed for equivalence by the admission committee.

Intake: Winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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