Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Uni Tübingen

Nauklerstraße 48
72074 Tübingen
Phone: +49 7071 297-7957

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General remarks

On Bachelor level the department offers the degree program in Economic Sciences . In addition to the here shown offers on Master level in Business Administration there is another Master degree program in Economics.

Basic information

Number of master degree students	238
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	5.0 %

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, master's

37.5 %

International orientation

International orientation, master's

10/11 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, master's	4/10 points
Master theses in cooperation with work environment
Share of professors with work experience	1.0 %

Research

National publications per professor
International publications per scientist
Third party funds per academic
Doctorates per professor
Research reputation	1.2 %

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	1.8
Support in studies
Courses offered	1.7
Study organisation	1.7
Exams
Transition to Master's studies	1.7
Research orientation
Job market preparation
Support for stays abroad	2.1
Rooms
Library	1.5
IT-infrastructure	1.7
Overall study situation	1.6

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

Economics and Business Administration (B.Sc.), International Business Administration (B.Sc.), International Economics (B.Sc.), Economics and Finance (M.Sc.), Economics (M.Sc.), European Economics (M.Sc.), International Economics (M.Sc.), Management & Economics (M.Sc.), Bachelor minor Business Administration; Bachelor minor Economics; Bachelor of Education Economic Sciences

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
The profile of the degree courses is aligned to the research profile of the Faculty whilst also providing flexibility for the students to choose individual specialisations; Currently relevant key areas: AccFin, IntlBusiness; Bachelor's: Semester abroad built into the curriculum (internationally renowned partner universities), Economics combined with foreign language training, can be easily linked to Master's course; Master's: Master's programmes inherently focused on application (GenMan increased, AccFin decreased), linked to the strongly research-oriented option to transition to structured doctoral studies.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Periods of one to two semesters abroad can be completed at one of the many partner universities of Tübingen as part of the programmes. In the Erasmus+ programme alone, students at the Faculty of Economic Sciences can choose from 38 partner universities in Europe. They can also attend universities in other parts of the world thanks to the university’s partnerships. Around 40% of Bachelor’s courses and over 70% of Master’s courses are taught in English. Various dual Master’s options (I, F, AUS), more are planned, MSc. International Business with Africa and Asia.
Common partner universities for exchange
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; University of Reading, Great Britain; VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands; University of Oulu, Finland; Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary; Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland; Universidad Pontificia Commillas, ICADE, Madrid, Spain; Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France; Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Special features regarding the equipment
Very well-equipped computer centre with campus licences for common software, all lecture theatres fitted with permanently installed projectors, some have multimedia equipment and whiteboards as well. Well-equipped faculty library with specialist staff and student workstations, incl. computer equipment. Electronically based platform for conducting taught courses (ILIAS) with elements of e-learning. Good student support with databases for empirical work.
Special features regarding research activities
In large parts, focus on quantitative empirical research in the fields of Financial Marketing, Accounting, Personnel Management, Marketing, International Business and the Junior Research Group for University Economics, publications in international specialist journals with peer review process; third-party funding from German Research Foundation and from industry.
Website with further information on research activities
www.wiso.uni-tuebingen.de/forschung.html
Support for founders
Cooperation of the company contact point with GUT (Start-Ups at the University of Tübingen): Advice for students with a start-up or innovative idea: Assistance with finding funding, feedback, essential questions on entrepreneurship, finding office space, advice on the where and how of professional independence, advice on final thesis and research.
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Cooperation with the guidance centre for students with disabilities and chronic illness.
Characteristics of diversity advancement
The Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences took a survey of the status quo in a diversity study in 2012. In 2014, the Faculty Council adopted “framework guidelines of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences for dealing with students with family responsibilities” as well as “proposals for standardised compensation at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences to improve family-friendliness” for all subjects. These measures are to clarify responsibilities and provide assistance to all involved.
Other special features
Outstanding research and teaching; High-profile honorary, visiting professors; Range of topics in research and teaching: From banking finance and marketing to P&O as well as economic history, from empirical economic research to economic theory, from international business to international accounting; Focus on International Economic Relations is unique in Germany; Studying abroad: Around 2/3 of students spend one semester abroad in one of over 40 countries; 50% of MSc programmes taught in English.