The specialization Economics and Politics focuses on management in the public sector, which includes political and nonprofit organizations. As a graduate, you will have specialist knowledge of political science, administrative science, and economics. In addition, you will acquire extensive business knowledge, which includes current topics, such as digital transformation. You will engage with interesting case studies and lively simulations with experts from the field, where you will learn to use this knowledge professionally and effectively.

Functions

• Specialist positions
• Project management and project assistance
• Staff positions
• Team leadership roles
• Management support

Sectors

• Private enterprises
• Public administration
• Public enterprises
• Nonprofit organizations
• Nongovernmental organizations

As a full-time student, the program takes six semesters, as a part-time student eight semesters to complete. While classroom instruction is in German, you will have four semesters of English, bringing you up to Cambridge Advanced level. Four compulsory elective modules will enable you to deepen your knowledge of specific key focus areas.

By choosing four electives from a very wide, continuously updated, range of topics, you will be able to focus on your priorities. Of particular interest to students with a specialization in Economics and Politics are modules in the following areas:

• Politics
• Economics
• Administration law (e.g., public enterprise law, public personnel law, or spatial planning & construction law),
• Cultural management
• Public health
• Renewable energy

• A federally recognized vocational baccalaureate: no entrance exam or additional professional experience required
• A non-commercial vocational baccalaureate: no entrance exam required; at least one year of regular work experience in the commercial field
• A federally recognized academic baccalaureate: no entrance exam required; at least one year of regular work experience in the commercial field

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