- Degree
- Master of Science in Economics
Students obtain one of the following additional degrees when participating in the double degree programme with the University of Nottingham:
MSc Economics
MSc Economics and Econometrics
MSc International Economics
MSc Behavioural Economics
MSc Development Economics
- Course location
- Tübingen
- In cooperation with
- University of Nottingham (UK)
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held entirely in English.
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- Rolling admission
International students are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as the application process for a visa can take some time.
Deadline for students applying for the double degree option: 1 May
Please refer to our website (http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/de/18185) for further information.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Approx. 1,500 EUR per semester for students from non-EU countries
Please note that the University of Nottingham charges additional tuition fees, but it also awards (full) scholarships to double degree students. For further information, please refer to our website.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- Yes
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The MSc Economics programme offers a state-of-the-art education in economics at the highest international level, preparing students for careers in academia and in the public and private sectors.
Reasons to study MSc Economics at University of Tübingen:
• Excellence in research: Our internationally renowned faculty has been rewarded with two prestigious grants from the European Research Council and a research school from German Research Foundation. At Tübingen, you have the unique opportunity to work at the frontier of research on these and other topics through courses and Master's thesis:
• The Effect of ICT Adoption on Firm Organisation (https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/faecher/fachbereich-wirtschaftswissenschaft/wirtschaftswissenschaft/lehrstuehle/volkswirtschaftslehre/international-economics-and-european-integration/home/)
• Heterogenous Agent Macroeconomics (https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/faecher/fachbereich-wirtschaftswissenschaft/wirtschaftswissenschaft/lehrstuehle/volkswirtschaftslehre/macroeconomics/)
• Research School of International Taxation (https://www.rsit-uni-tuebingen.de/)
• Excellence in teaching: With a track record of 200 years, our department is the oldest economics department in Germany. We cover a wide range of subjects and offer small class sizes, close supervision of seminar papers and MSc theses, and research assistantships. Our teaching is based on cutting-edge research that addresses important contemporary policy issues:
• Taxation: E411 Economics of Taxation (https://alma.uni-tuebingen.de/alma/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=55503)
• Fiscal Policy during the Covid Pandemic: E434 Advanced Macroeconomics II (https://alma.uni-tuebingen.de/alma/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=38930) / Paper (https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/coronavirus-stimulus-package-quantifying-transfer-multiplier)
• Spillovers of war: E437 Computational Macroeconomics (https://alma.uni-tuebingen.de/alma/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=66810)
• Trade: E471 Empirical Topics in International Trade (https://alma.uni-tuebingen.de/alma/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=46795) / Paper (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002219962200037X)
3. The University of Tübingen is one of 12 German universities of excellence with a world-leading machine learning cluster.
For more information on the reasons why you should choose the MSc Economics, visit our website here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/faecher/fachbereich-wirtschaftswissenschaft/wirtschaftswissenschaft/studium/studiengaenge/master/msc-economics/ (https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/faecher/fachbereich-wirtschaftswissenschaft/wirtschaftswissenschaft/studium/studiengaenge/master/msc-economics/).