Program Overview

Program Overview

The Economics – Bachelor 100% program at Heidelberg University focuses on analyzing and answering economic issues that play a central role in daily life. Students in this program acquire a sound understanding of economic relationships, enabling them to successfully analyze and develop economic and societal processes.

Facts & Formalities

• Degree: Bachelor of Science
• Type of programme: Undergraduate
• Start of programme: Winter semester only
• Standard period of study: 6 semesters
• Language(s) of instruction: German
• Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester
• Application procedure: Subjects with no admission restrictions
• Application deadlines: Information about deadlines can be obtained after putting together a degree program
• Part-time option: Yes

Course Content

The degree programme in economics conveys a sound understanding of economic relationships based on modern methods and concepts. Graduates will be able to analyze and develop economic and societal processes. The program includes the acquisition of theoretical tools, mathematical methods, and empirical techniques associated with economics, complemented by explanatory approaches from neighboring disciplines in the social sciences.

Course Structure

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, with 148 credits gained through economics and interdisciplinary courses, 12 credits through the Bachelor's thesis, and 20 credits through interdisciplinary skills.

Core Areas of Economics

• Compulsory modules in various areas of economics, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, public finance, mathematics, and statistics
• Specialization options through elective modules, allowing students to familiarize themselves with different topical areas of economics

Interdisciplinary Links

The program combines a strong core economic area with interdisciplinary links, offering a Bachelor’s degree programme that is innovative in choice of topics and applied methodology.

Additional Degrees

• Bachelor 25%
• Bachelor 50%
• Master, consecutive
• Master of Education (M.Ed.)