Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft und Volkswirtschaftslehre at the Uni Mannheim

Abteilung Volkswirtschaftslehre

Uni Mannheim

L7, 3-5
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1773

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General remarks

This department is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Total number of students	1,060 *
Number of master degree students	220
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	5.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	0.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	90.4 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	73.7 % *

International orientation

Outgoing students

6.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	1.7 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	0.0 %
Share of professors with work experience	0.0 %

Research

Publications per professor	Points per professor within the range 1,1 to 1,7
Third party funds per academic	50.6 T€
Doctorates per professor	0.3
Research reputation	79.8 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.1
Support in studies	1.9
Courses offered	1.6
Study organisation	1.4
Exams	1.7
Research orientation	2.0
Job market preparation	2.2
Support for stays abroad	1.5
Rooms	1.4
Library	1.4
IT-infrastructure	1.6
Overall study situation	1.5

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	2.5
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	1.9
Study organisation	1.8
Transition to Master's studies	1.7
Research orientation	1.8
Support for stays abroad	2.2
Overall study situation	2.0

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Large compulsory lectures up to three times in parallel, exercises in up to 40 small groups; additional tutorials for exam preparation; some of the compulsory courses can be heard in either German or English; intensive method training including Data Analysis and Programming; current research relevance of teaching; various options for individual specialisation and profiling: large selection in the Economics elective area, eight optional interdisciplinary subjects, wide range of courses for the acquisition of social skills; E-learning platform and online forums accompanying the course.
Special features regarding the international orientation
The department maintains a wide range of exchange programmes with highly renowned partner faculties in the USA, Japan, China and Europe; there are also a variety of exchange programmes at university level and in the Master’s programme, double degree programmes with leading European faculties. Students benefit at departmental level from information sessions and professional individual advice about studying abroad. The international programmes are constantly evolving, so that the total number of available exchange spaces regularly exceeds demand.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
University of Warwick, England; University of Edinburgh, Schottland; Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norwegen; Tilburg University, Niederlande; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spanien; Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italien; Universität Zürich, Schweiz; Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, Frankreich; Keio University, Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China; Tsinghua University, Peking, China.
Special features regarding the equipment
Modern lecture halls with the latest technical equipment; very well-stocked libraries, very extensive range of e-books, e-journals and databases; state-of-the-art PC laboratories, current software; own experimental laboratory; WiFi; foreign language centre; multimedia centre; student workspaces.
Special features regarding research activities
Research at the Mannheim Department of Economics is traditionally characterised by its wide subject spectrum and by the connection between theoretical modelling, institution-oriented analysis and empirical application relevance. Due to the large number of chairs, the close cooperation with university (e.g. SFBs) and non-university research institutions (e.g. ZEW in Mannheim) as well as the large number of third-party funded projects, there are extraordinarily diverse opportunities for students to participate early on in the research.
Support for founders
The University of Mannheim offers a wide range and excellent development opportunities for founders of all disciplines. In courses, students can test business models and develop their entrepreneurial spirit. Important theoretical foundations and tools for setting up a company are also taught here. Dedicated student initiatives invite you to exchange ideas and network. The Mannheim Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MCEI) offers so-called "accelerator teaching formats" that accelerate and support start-ups during your studies.
Other special features
The Faculty of Economics has a wide range of options for individual specialisations in the course. By collaborating with the Universität Heidelberg, optional courses can also be taken there too. the Faculty is distinguished by a very active departmental student organisation (representation of student interests) and a high level of interaction between students and teaching staff. Outstanding graduates of the Bachelor's degree can be included directly in the department's Doctoral program. Master's students can switch to the Doctoral program via the Research Track.
Further information on research activities
https://www.vwl.uni-mannheim.de/forschung/
Information on access restrictions
https://www.uni-mannheim.de/studium/bewerbung/bachelorbewerbung/