Program Overview

Introduction to the Master of Education in Economics

The Master of Education in Economics is a degree program designed to prepare students for a future teaching job. The program focuses on analyzing and answering economic questions, equipping students with additional knowledge and skills in the subject and in specialized didactics.

Facts and Formalities

• Degree: Master of Education
• Type of program: Consecutive
• Start of program: Winter and summer semester
• Standard period of study: 4 semesters
• Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester
• Application procedure: Application for Master of Education
• Application deadlines: Information about deadlines can be obtained after putting together a degree program.

Course Content

The degree program component in economics in the Master of Education is designed to prepare students to become teachers of economics as a school subject in German secondary schools (Gymnasium). The program builds on students' knowledge of economics, gained in the preceding Bachelor's degree program, by equipping them with additional knowledge and skills in the subject and in specialized didactics.

Course Structure

• The standard period of study for the Master of Education for secondary level teaching (Gymnasium) is four semesters.
• The degree program component in economics requires that students gain 31 credits.
  • 13 credits are allocated for didactics specific to the teaching of economics (including didactic elements taught alongside the practical semester in a school).
  • 18 credits are allocated for subject-specific course components focusing on subject knowledge in economics.
• The so-called "blended module" is worth 10 credits, combining subject-specific knowledge with specialized didactics.
• The course is interdisciplinary, allowing students to develop their knowledge of neighboring disciplines or complete a placement in a field of economics where they witness the practical application of theoretical knowledge gained through study.
• The Master's thesis may be completed in economics and is worth 15 credits.

Additional Degrees

• Bachelor 25%
• Bachelor 50%
• Bachelor 100%
• Master, consecutive

Program Description

Graduates of the program are familiar with the economic models and concepts required to teach economics at secondary school level. They are able to recognize economic problems, behaviors, and conflicts on a micro and macro level, provide systematic explanations for these, and draw on appropriate models for analysis. As well as gaining specific knowledge of economics, students benefit from interdisciplinary approaches to develop their understanding of selected neighboring subjects or gain practical experience in the field of economics.