Elective Area Business Administration and Economics

The elective area Business and Economics comprises 75 or 30 credit points, depending on the study track. It provides fine opportunities for in-depth study and specialization.

Basic Structure

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• The modules of the elective area are organized in fields and profiles.
• The fields form the skeleton of the elective area. Credit point thresholds apply here.
• The profiles are optional, allowing for further accentuation of your study.

Modules

The full list of elective modules is available in the table

• Modules of the Elective Area (in German only, accesssible via VPN from outside the TUD network)

That table also shows which fields and profiles the modules belong to. Due to their fitting content, some modules appear in several fields and/or profiles simultaneously - see the ones marked green or red in the basic structure diagram. These modules are assigned primarily to the thematically closest profile and secondarily to one or more other profile(s).

The content and qualification objectives and the modules' teaching and examination forms are described in detail in the

• Module Handbook Business and Economics (in German only)
• and the Module Handbook Qualification Tracks (follows soon).

Fields

Covering the qualification objectives of the program, the elective area Business Administration and Economics comprises the fields of Business Education and Management Training, Business Administration and Economics, Methods and Procedures, Research Design, and Supplementary Qualifications (study track I only). Regulations differ between the two study tracks.

Study Track I

Here, you have to observe the following minimum point thresholds when selecting modules:

• 15 credit points in Business Education and Management Training,
• 30 credit points in Business Administration and Economics,
• 10 credit points in Methods and Procedures,
• 10 credit points in Research Design.

You acquire the remaining 20 credit points freely across these fields or in the Supplementary Qualifications.  This flexibility makes it easy to tailor your studies to your interests.

In Business Education and Management Training, at least 10 credit points must be from the field's Core Modules. Please visit the website Core Modules Business Education and Management Training to learn more about which modules and contents are available there. 

Study Track II

Here, the credit points to be earned in the fields are fixed as follows:

• 20 credit points in Business Administration and Economics,
• 10 credit points in Research Design, and
• 5 or 10 credit points, resp. in Methods and Procedures in the qualification track Computer Science or Mathematics.

Profiles

Groups of modules fitting well together thematically and complementing each other form profiles. You can use these profiles to further shape and highlight your study focus.

The Master's in Business Education and Management Training offers the following profiles:

Business Administration and Economics

• Accounting and Finance,
• Learning and Human Resources Management,
• Management and Marketing,
• Operations and Logistics Management,
• Public and International Economics,
• Sustainability Management and Energy Economics.

Methods and Procedures

• Econometrics,
• Operations Research,
• Statistics.

Supplementary Qualifications

• Business Information Systems,
• Health Management,
• Transportation Economics.

In addition, you may choose from a wide range of offers in Foreign Languages.

Profile Choice

There is no obligation to decide for any profile! Instead, you select your elective modules in fulfillment of the fields' minimum point thresholds. Once you have completed sufficient modules belonging to a profile, you can have it certified as a Major or a Minor:

• A Major requires modules of the profile amounting to at least 30 credit points, of which at least 20 credit points are from primary modules.
• For a Minor, modules of the profile amounting to at least 20 credit points are sufficient, with at least 15 credit points from primary modules. 

You can, therefore, acquire several majors and/or minors or do without them altogether.

For modules listed in several profiles, you decide which profile it should be assigned. The module then counts to the field to which the selected profile belongs.