• single major subject
• minor subject

Economics full subject:
95 female students and 144 male students

Economics complementary subject:
87 female students and 38 male students

• single major subject specialist science 180CP
• minor subject specialist science 60CP

• single major subject: restricted admission
• minor subject: open admission

• single major subject: open admission
• minor subject: open admission

General qualification for university entrance or specific higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Einstufungsprüfung).

Program-specific requirements

During the first three semesters, students are provided with a basic education in the fields of business studies, economics and methods. In the fourth semester the focus of the program moves to Economic Evolution, Human Behavior and Policy. Key competencies such as scientific work and teamwork are taught in the subject-specific context of the major.

The program in the complementary subject conveys basic concepts and general contexts in the essential areas of economics and business studies and is studied together with a profile subject in the so-called two-subject bachelor's degree.

The faculty's image film provides a first impression of the faculty and its degree programs (German only).

The Bachelor of Economics is composed of seven areas:
1. Basics of business studies: accounting and accounts, marketing, company taxation, production & logistics and theory of the firm
2. Basics of economics: microeconomics, macroeconomics as well as economic and financial policy
3. Methods: mathematics, statistics and project management
4. Major Economics
5. Compulsory-elective subjects: Econometrics, Operations Research, 
6. Bachelor Thesis combined with an accompanying seminar
7. General Studies: courses focusing on key competencies

The module guide provides descriptions of these areas and the associated modules:

Module Guide

Das wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Bachelorstudium (Vollfach) gliedert sich in sieben Bereiche:
1. Basis der Betriebswirtschaftslehre:
Rechnungswesen & Abschluss, Marketing, Unternehmensbesteuerung sowie Produktion & Logistik.
2. Basis der Volkswirtschaftslehre:
Einführung in die VWL, Mikroökonomie, Makroökonomie sowie Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik.
3. Methoden:
Mathematik, Statistik und Projektmanagement.
4. Studienschwerpunkt Wirtschaftswissenschaft
5. Wahlpflichtbereich:
z.B. Einführung in die Ökonometrie, Operations Research.
6. Abschlussmodul:
Bachelorarbeit mit begleitendem Seminar.
7. General Studies (Vermittlung von Schlüsselkompetenzen).

Beschreibungen zu diesen Bereichen und den integrierten Modulen können dem Modulhandbuch entnommen werden.

Module

The program starts with a basic education that integrates both business studies and economics modules. These subjects are supplemented by methodological training (mathematics, statistics, project management). Starting in the fourth semester, students take the Economics major, which is internally differentiated into the sub-areas of Bioeconomics and Digital Economics. Within the major, the focus is placed on research-based learning, which is particularly the case in the integrated project module. 

The subject-related studies are supplemented by the General Studies area. This area offers the possibility to integrate language courses, additional professional qualifications or an internship as electives. The courses sustainable management and law, among others, are mandatory components of this area of study. 

Students usually compete their studies in the sixth semester with the bachelor's thesis.

The range of subjects in the programs "Business Studies" and "Economics" (full subject) is identical in the first three semesters, so that a switch of programs is possible until the fourth semester.

In the complementary subject, students are required to take the following modules:
Introduction to Business Studies, Introduction to Economics, Analysis of Economic Data, Marketing, Microeconomics, Accounting & Accounts, Macroeconomics, Production & Logistics, Economic and Financial Policy, and Industrial Economics.

In addition to the study plan provided here, there is another alternative that is provided to students at the beginning of the program.

In the degree program of the full subject, there is an internal differentiation of the focus in two tracks. This offers students a comprehensive perspective on innovation-driven economic change, human behavior in economic contexts, implications of digitalization, sustainability issues, and political action in a complex, evolving world. Within the major, students can choose between the two tracks.
- Bioeconomics
- Digital Economics

A flyer explaining the major is available on the faculty homepage: www.uni-bremen.de/en/wiwi/studies/downloads

English language courses are integrated into the course offerings of the major. For this reason, English language proficiency at the B2 level is recommended at the beginning of the fourth semester.

There is no Economics major in the complementary subject.

General Studies account for 10 - 25% of the study programme. These courses train key competences for subsequent career fields. By building their own individual specialities, students are able to shape and amplify their academic profile.

General Studies account for 10 - 25% of the study programme. These courses train key competences for subsequent career fields. By building their own individual specialities, students are able to shape and amplify their academic profile.

General Studies are career-related study components and complement the subject-related studies of the full subject (or profile subject). They comprise between 10% and 25% of the program and teach study techniques and key qualifications for a profession in the non-school sector.

In the courses of the General Studies area, the focus is on the acquisition of general competencies that serve career orientation and professional qualification.

In the program of the full subject, both subject-related courses (e.g. sustainable management and law) and methodological subjects (analysis of economic data) are integrated into this area of study. In the elective area of General Studies, students can choose from a range of different subjects (foreign language courses, career field orientation, scientific work, introduction to psychology, and many more).

In the complementary program, the general studies are determined by the chosen profile subject.

We recommend that students complete an internship within the duration of their studies. Internships can be recognized within the elective options in the General Studies area of the Bachelor's degree program Economics. In order to receive credit points (6 CP) for an internship in General Studies, it must be of at least five weeks' duration and must not start before the end of the second semester. An internship report must be submitted by a specified deadline. Students are supported in their search for internships by the faculty's own career portal "7Careers" or by the central Career Center of the University of Bremen. Note: Internships completed prior to the start of studies cannot be credited. Currently, no completed apprenticeships are recognized.

An alternative to the internship is the Praxis Summer Camp (6 CP / General Studies). It is an intensive 3-week format with a high practical relevance during the lecture and exam-free period in August of each year. Various companies of different industries and sizes bring in specific project tasks, which are worked on by small student teams (max. 5 students). In most cases, a large part of the time is spent working directly in the company. The teams often work together on an interdisciplinary basis and also, in part, with students from our international partner universities. While the kick-off and final events are fixed dates in the plenum, the project duration in between is coordinated individually in the teams, together with lecturing coaches and the companies. The project results of all teams are presented at the final event.

The faculty maintains intensive contacts with companies and offers students, among other things, the faculty career day on the second Wednesday in November. This is a career fair that offers contact with companies directly in the faculty's rooms. Another practical format, the Career Camp, always takes place at the end of the lecture-free period of the winter semester (6 CP / General Studies). It is an intensive career week all about career entry, career orientation and networking with potential employers.

More information on the recognition of internships and all practice-related offers of the faculty at: www.uni-bremen.de/en/wiwi/practice-and-transfer/offers-for-students

Semesters abroad are not mandatory - however, they are recommended and the faculty provides support and advice. For example, the faculty maintains more than 80 cooperations with partner universities in the ERASMUS area and worldwide (Africa, Asia, South and North America). We also offer various scholarship opportunities, such as for the partner university with the University of the Freestate in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Students who receive a place at this university can expect a DAAD-ISAP scholarship of over 900 Euros plus a travel allowance. We also offer tuition-free stays at our U.S. partner universities such as the State University of New York at Binghamton or Stony Brook.

A semester abroad can best be integrated into the fourth or fifth semester based on the recommended study plan. The chosen major offers a high degree of flexibility with regard to the possibilities of recognition. Thus, a semester abroad can usually be included in the study plan without extending the total time of study. Assistance in organizing a semester abroad is offered by the faculty's Office for International Affairs.

The recognition of study achievements abroad is facilitated by the conclusion of Learning Agreements. Students need to discuss the courses they want to include in their learning agreements with the Office of International Affairs at the beginning of the planned semester abroad. (https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/wiwi/international-affairs/outgoing-bremen-students-abroad).

To apply for a study abroad position, check the necessary foreign language requirements. Within the framework of the Erasmus program, the B2 level of the respective language of instruction at the host university must be proven. This B2 level must be proven by means of language certificates. Proof via the Abitur certificate is not sufficient.

Within the first three semesters of the Bachelor’s degrees the students’ attendance at the university is required much more than in the later semesters. In addition to lectures, many courses also offer tutorials. Through this combination of course types the entry into university for first year students is eased and the transition from the school system into university studies is facilitated by the faculty, particularly by the professors and research assistants. In the second half of the program, the focus is on seminars and the project module, within which scientific and independent working are the focal points. The final examination is the bachelor’s thesis which is optionally accompanied by an additional seminar.

The terms lecture (V), seminar (S), project (P), exercise (Ü) and tutorial (T) describe the different types of events.
In lectures a teacher speaks for the most part and students mainly listen. Especially in the first semesters, this type of course is mainly used due to the high number of participants. Within the exercises, individual topics and questions from the lectures are taken up and discussed in depth. Tutorials are usually offered by the teacher or by academic staff. Tutorials are led by students of higher semesters, which serve to deepen the contents of methodologically oriented subjects. Exercises and tutorials are only taken in conjunction with lectures. In the Business Studies and Economics programs, lectures are sometimes supplemented by multimedia teaching units called Mobile Lectures.
In contrast to a lecture, seminars are more strongly oriented towards student participation. The topics of the seminar are discussed in a lecture. Students can, among other things, give presentations on the seminar topic. This type of course is primarily used in advanced studies.
In the project, students apply their previously acquired knowledge in solving case studies and subject-specific problems. These courses focus on self-study work.

• Studienverlaufsplan BA Wirtschaftswissenschaft KF [pdf] (123.5 KB)
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All examinations in the Economics bachelor’s program take place alongside the respective courses. One of the examination forms is the classic written examination whose duration differs depending on the course. This form of examination is mainly offered during the earlier semesters due to the generally large size of the cohorts. In some courses, electronic examinations ("eKlausur") are carried out in the Testcentre at the University of Bremen.

Oral examinations, presentations, assignments and projects are offered primarily in the later semesters. In many courses so called ‘Portfolios’ are admitted. These forms allow for ‘smaller’ examinations during the lecture period to be considered in the final grade.

When various examination forms are permissible within a course, the students will be informed at the beginning of the semester of which examination type will be carried out. The written and oral examinations take place following the lecture period.

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• Business Studies (Master of Science)
• Business Psychology (Master of Science)
• Professional Public Decision Making (Master of Arts)

• Management Information Systems (Master of Science)

Graduates of the Bachelor Program Economics can work in the middle management of private industry, economic consulting, in public administration, and in research.
Depending on the major subject the student chooses, occupational fields will be within industry, public administration and non-profit organizations or within the academic system in Germany and abroad.

The field of activity of graduates of the 'Komplementärfach' Economics depends on their choice of their 'Profilfach'. However, students of the complementary subject have the possibility to work in the private sector, administration or non-governmental organizations.

The faculty maintains close contacts with companies and offers students several chances to get in touch with them: for example at the faculty careers day, a trade fair taking place at the university in the faculty’s rooms.

Graduates qualify for admittance to a Master’s Program in the disciplines:

Business Studies, M.Sc.

Professional Public Decision Making, M.A.

Business Psychology, M.Sc.

Management Information Systems, M.Sc., provided that the subject-related prerequisites of 12 CP in computer science are proven

Our Topics

- Finance, Accounting & Taxation

- Innovation Economics

- Logistics

- Management and Entrepreneurship

- Marketing and

- Statistics and Econometrics.

The graduate group "Diginomics - Digitization, Economy and Society" investigates entrepreneurial, ethical and socio-political issues for emerging or newly forming digital markets, value chains and organizations. Content includes issues related to blockchain, digital finance, artificial intelligence, and the platform economy. Likewise, work is being done on the development of innovative methods such as self-learning algorithms.

Comprehensive information on the research areas, projects and fields of work can be found on the faculty's homepage at:

www.uni-bremen.de/en/wiwi/research/research-at-the-faculty

25 Professors in the subject business studies and economics

three honorary professors, four private lecturers, two university lecturers and scientific staff

Universität Oldenburg

Internationale Partneruniversitäten:

www.uni-bremen.de/en/wiwi/international-affairs/outgoing-bremen-students-abroad/partner-program-semester-abroad/partner-universities