What's new on studying?

On January 22, an information event took place on the Master's degree programs at the School of Business and Economics. The program representatives presented the degree programs and the academic advisory service provided general information on the application process. The slides (in German) can be  downloaded here.

The information event on the focus areas took place on January 29, 2024. We have added some information to the presentation on the questions asked there and you can download it here.

Information on the change to the new examination regulations and the presentations of the events in June 2023 can be found here. Switching to the 2023 examination regulations will only be possible until March 31, 2024!

"For certain research and development projects [...], professors may be released from their other duties in whole or in part (studio semester, repertoire semester, research semester or practical semester), leaving their salaries as they are. The proper representation of the subject in teaching as well as the carrying out of examinations must be guaranteed. As a rule, leave of absence can only be granted for one semester and at the earliest four years after the end of the last period of absence."

§ 49 State University Act Baden-Württemberg, Paragraph 6

The following research semesters are planned:

• winter semester 2023/24: Prof. Dr. Gernot Müller
• summer semester 2024: Prof. Dr. Manfred Stadler

Students should check with the relevant professors at an early stage to find out what effects the research semesters have on medium-term teaching planning. This is often announced on the pages of the research units.

With the change to the new examination regulations, B180 Book-keeping becomes B180 Financial Accounting. In the winter semester 2023/24, B180 Financial Accounting will be offered for the first time. The module is mutually recognized (i.e. for the examination regulations 2018 it is also possible to take Financial Accounting and for the examination regulations 2023 also Book-keeping is recognized).

With the change to the new examination regulations, B250 Financial Accounting becomes B250 Financial Accounting and Taxation and changes to the winter semester. B250 Financial Accounting will be offered for the last time in the summer semester 2024. B250 Financial Accounting and Taxation will be offered for the first time in the winter semester 2024/25. The module is mutually recognized (i.e. for the examination regulations 2018 it is also possible to take Financial Accounting and Taxation and for the examination regulations 2023 Financial Accounting is also recognized).

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, container modules will be offered in the Banking & Finance  area of advanced undergraduate studies in the future. Students can fill each of these container modules with a course. In the winter semester 2023/24, there will be the following offering:

• B310 Financial Markets and Institutions (new with 6 ECTS credits).
• B360 Bank and Risk Management (6 ECTS credits)
• B300 Capital Market Products (6 ECTS credits)

In the summer semester 2024 there will be the following offer (B3x1-B3x5):

•     B301 Corporate Finance (6 ECTS credits)
•     B361 International Financial Management (6 ECTS credits)
•     S321 Applied Econometrics (6 ECTS credits)
•     E334 Topics in Crypto (6 ECTS credits)
•     E333 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies - A hands on lecture (6 ECTS credits)

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, container modules will be offered in the Banking & Finance  area of advanced undergraduate studies in the future. Students can fill each of the above mentioned container modules with a course. In the winter semester 2023/24, there will be the following offering:

• B314 Accounting for Financial Instruments I

For B3x6-B3x7 there will be the following offer in the summer semester 2024:

•     B303 Sustainable Finance 1 (6 ECTS credits)
•     B414 CFA Level I-II (6 ECTS credits)

Please note that you can only complete the three modules B321-B323 Aspects of Marketing Management, so you can only choose a maximum of three courses from this offer.

In the winter semester 2023/24 you can choose International Marketing.

In the summer semester 2024, you can choose the following courses as part of these modules:

• B321B Brand Management, Prof. Schnittka   
• B321E Applied Marketing Models, Prof. Keller
• B321J Consumer Behavior, Prof. Mayer

The module will not be offered in the summer semester 2024.

In addition to the information in the module handbook, a course on Fundamentals of Business Taxation (6 ECTS credits) will be offered in the summer semester 2024. It will be selectable in the specialization area Financial Accounting & Business Taxation and in Elective Studies.

In the container module B383 Current Topics in Financial Accounting and Financial Analysis, the following offering will be available for selection in the winter semester 2023/24:

• B314 Accounting for Financial Instruments I

As part of the module B391 Intercultural Management and Ethics, students can choose from the following offerings of the Global Ethics Institute (WEIT) in the winter semester:

• Financial Market and Ethics
• All lies? Ways to a value-oriented brand communication (practical seminar)
• Case Study Seminar "Practical Cases of Ethical Corporate Governance": Opportunities, Risks, Challenges and Dilemmas
• Transformational Governance: Project Course in Sustainable Organizational and Democratic Development

In the summer semester there will be the following choices;

• Führen mit Werten - Synercube Leadership Seminar
• Business Simulation Mastering Global Expansions - Seminar, 3 CP in combination with another WEIT seminar with 3 CP

Please note that you can only fill the module once with one event. I.e., in the focus area International Business only one event of the WEIT (1x 6 ECTS credits) can be added. In the focus area Elective Studies and in the module Professional Skills you can add as many courses of the WEIT as you like.

As part of the modules B394-395 Innovative Topics in International Business I+II, Prof. Dr. Jörg Büechl will offer the course Leadership and Business Negotiation Across Cultures in the summer semester 2024. B361 International Financial Management will also be available as part of these two container modules.

Unfortunately, there will be no offer here in the winter semester 2023/24.

In the winter semester 2023/24 and in the summer semester 2024 the school will again offer numerous bachelor thesis seminars. Further information on the allocation procedure and the offers can be found here.

As part of the new focus area Data Science, the module DS321 Data Science in Practice is offered. Here, various offerings can be recognized to the extent of 6 ECTS credits. Gradually, a "white list" is to be created. Courses could include offerings from the ZDV, the Dr. Eberle Center for Digital Literacy, and the Department of Computer Science (subject to availability). Please contact us via studienfachberatungspam prevention@wiwi.uni-tuebingen.de if you have identified an offer, we will then clarify if it can be credited here and give you feedback. The module will not be graded.

Due to the change to the new examination regulations, E130 Macroeconomics I will in future always be offered in the summer semester. Therefore, the module will not take place in the winter semester 2023/24!

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, E170 Microeconomics I will be offered for the last time with 9 ECTS credits in the summer semester 2023. From summer semester 2024 onwards, the module will comprise 6 ECTS credits. Those who remain in the examination regulations 2018 and have not yet taken the module after the summer semester 2023 will take the new module with 6 ECTS credits and make 3 ECTS credits more in the areas of advanced undergraduate studies (Schwerpunktbereiche).

E210 Public Economics will be changed to English in the course of the new examination regulations and will be called Microeconomics II from winter semester 2023/24. Those who remain in the examination regulations 2018 and have not yet taken the module can do the new version without any problems. It will be recognized.

As part of the changeover to the new examination regulations, E311 Corporate Tax Policy in an International Setting will be offered in the winter semester 2023/24. The module is creditable in the focus areas Economic Policy, International Economics, Financial Accounting & Business Taxation and Elective Studies (Examination Regulations 2023). For the examination regulations 2018 the module is creditable in the focus area Applied Economics, International Economics, as well as Elective Studies.

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, container modules will be offered in the focus area Economic Policy in the future. Students can fill each of the container modules E313-E315 Topics in Economic Policy I-III with one course. In the winter semester 2023/24, there will be the following offerings:

• E31x Economics of Business Taxation (6 ECTS credits).
• E380B History of Economic Thought (6 ECTS credits)

The following is offered in the summer semester 2024:

•     E310 The Theory and Empirics of Taxation (6 ECTS credits)
•     E333 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (6 ECTS credits)
•     E334 Topics in Crypto (6 ECTS credits)
•     E380D Be ready for your thesis in Public Economics (6 ECTS credits)

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, E323 Firms in the Global Economy (6 ECTS credits) will be offered in the winter semester 2023/24. The module is creditable in the new focus areas Firms & Markets, International Economics, International Business as well as in Elective Studies (Examination Regulations 2023). In the examination regulations 2018 the module is creditable in the focus area International Economics, International Business as well as in Elective Studies.

The module will not be offered in the summer semester 2024.

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, container modules will be offered in the new focus area Firms & Markets in the future. Students can fill each of these container modules with a course. In the winter semester 2023/24, the module E325 Topics in Firms and Markets I offers the following:

• E350 Innovation and Technological Change (6 ECTS credits).

There will be no offer in the summer semester 2024.

In the summer semester, industrial economics (9 ECTS credits) is offered as part of this container module.

Contrary to what is stated in the module handbook, E330 International Money and Finance is offered with 9 ECTS credits instead of 6. In future, the module will always take place in the winter semester and will therefore not be offered in the summer semester 2024.

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, a container module will be offered in the new focus area Economic History & Development Economics in the future. Students can fill the container module with one course. In the winter semester 2023/24, there is the following offering in the module E366 Aspects of Economic History and Development Economics:

• E380B History of Economic Thought (6 ECTS credits).

In the summer semester 2024, the following course will be offered as part of this module

    E366 Climbing ahead, falling behind: social mobility across time and space (6 ECTS credits)

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, container modules will be offered in the newly tailored focus area of International Economics in the future. Students can fill the container modules with one course each. In the winter semester 2023/24, there are the following offerings in the modules E370, E374-E375 Topics in International Economics I-III:

• E320 Firms in the Global Economy (6 ECTS credits).

The following course will be offered in the summer semester 2024:

•     E340 Globalization and Economic Development (6 ECTS credits)

Within the module E380 Selected Aspects of Economics and Business Administration the following courses will be offered in the winter semester 2023/24:

• E380B History of Economic Thought, Prof. Goldschmidt

Students can choose the following courses in the summer semester 2024:

•     E366 Climbing ahead, falling behind: social mobility across time and space
•     E380D Be ready for your thesis in Public Economics

Please note that you can only complete module E380 once and may therefore only take one of these courses.

In the examination regulations 2023 there is a new module E381 Practical Aspects of Economics and Business Administration.

§4 (6) Examination Regulations EcoBA/ §4 (5) IBA/ § 4(5) IEco normal/ § 5 (6) IEco DD/ § 6(6) IEco TD: "As part of the degree program, students shall complete a practical activity (internship) in the area of Elective Studies that serves the qualification objectives of the degree program, amounting to 6 CP outside university teaching formats; the CP are acquired in the module E381 Practical Aspects of Economics and Business Administration. Instead of the module E381, other modules can be from the Elective Studies area may be chosen."

The internship must comprise at least six weeks, be done in an area relevant to economics/Business administration. The module is ungraded; course credit is an internship report.

Content: [...] The goal of the internship is to get to know the changing requirements of the profession by working in a company or an organization/institution and to gain a deeper
and to gain a deeper insight into the professional world and internal company processes. [..]

Qualification goals: transfer economic and social science knowledge to business practice, explain and apply basic economic methods and ways of thinking, assess specialized scientific knowledge against the background of practical experience, develop solutions to practically relevant problems and critically examine the experience.

To have an internship recognized, please contact the academic advisory service. Please send your transcript, van internship report (max. 2 pages about the contents of your internship as well as the role of the company in the economy) as well as a copy of the mail with which you have requested the change to the new examination regulations.

S220 Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business Administration will be offered in German for the last time in winter semester 2023/24. In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, the module will be changed to English as of winter semester 2024/25.

Contrary to the announcements in the module handbook, S310 Financial Market Microstructure will not be offered anymore.

In the course of the changeover to the new examination regulations, a container module will be offered in the new focus area Data Science in the future. Students can fill the container module with a course. In the winter semester 2023/24, the module S317 Topics in Data Science includes the following offering:

• Machine Learning for Economists (6 ECTS credits).

In the summer semester 2024 there is the following offer:

• S317 Data Science Laboratory with Python (6 ECTS credits)

Please note that you can only complete the Topics in Data Science container module once with one course.

Contrary to the information in the module handbook, S326 Empirical Analysis of Panel Data will not take place in the summer semester 2024.

For students in M.Sc. Management and Economics, there are additional courses available in various areas of study beginning in summer term 2024. All changes are listed in this document.

The module handbook for the academic year 2023/24 has been published and can be downloaded here. It lists the crediting options for the new examination regulations 2023. For students who remain in the old examination regulations, the crediting options generally follow the module handbook version 2021/22. This version is also still available for download. If new crediting options have been added in the 2023/24 version compared to 2021/22, students in the old examination regulations can also use these new options.

As opposed to the list on p. 32 of the Module handbook, there are new - much broader - module options for students of the Track Economics in the double degree M.Sc. European Economics with Aix-Marseille University, depending on the course of studies you intend to pursue at AMU. Please contact the Academic Advisory Service for more information.

In addition to the options stated on P.29 of the Module Handbook for external courses, the courses "Chinesisch Elementar I, II and III" from the program "Chinese language courses for non-Chinese-Studies-students" at the Department of Chinese Studies may also be credited in the Free Elective Studies in our Master programs.

As part of the modules B425-B426 Data Science and Marketing 1-2, B425 Advanced Market Research and B426 Inter-, trans- and cross-disciplinarity in economic research will be offered in the summer semester 2024.

Contrary to the information found in the module handbook, the module B430A/B Managerial Accounting and Cost Analysis can also be credited in the Specialization Studies in the M.Sc. Management and Economics

B441 Comparative Employment Relations will not be offered in the summer semester 2024.

Contrary to the information found in the module handbook, the module B451 Business Taxation can also be credited as a core module in the Focus International Business Taxation in M.Sc. General Management / European Management / International Business; additionally in the Core Studies Accounting in M.Sc. Accounting and Finance.

Since Professor Yang will not be teaching at the University of Tübingen in the winter semester at short notice, B460 Leadership, Strategic HRM & Organisation and B461 Empirical Studies in Leadership, Strategic HRM & Organisation unfortunately have to be cancelled without substitution. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have problems arranging your schedule for the upcoming semester, please contact masterspam prevention@wiwi.uni-tuebingen.de, we will be happy to advise you.

B483 Empirical Accounting Research is cancelled in the winter semester 2023/24 on short notice due to the low number of participants. The module will be offered again in the summer semester 2024.

As part of the modules B495-B497 Current Issues in International Business I-III,

• B495B Digital Transformation of the Global Business World and
• B403 Topics in International Financial Reporting and Risk Management

will be offered in the summer semester 2024.

Within the moduls CM5_0X Advanced Topics in... you will find the following seminars scheduled for the summer semester 2024:

• B500 Advanced Topics in Finance, Prof. Dr. Christian Koziol
• B520 Research Seminar in Marketing, Prof. Dr. Dominik Papies
• B540 Master Seminar on Personnel Economics, Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull
• B550 Master Seminar in International Business Taxation, Prof. Dr. Martin Ruf
• B580 Master-Seminar in Financial Accounting, Prof. Dr. Jörg-Markus Hitz
• B590 Masterseminar in International Business, Prof. Dr. Markus Pudelko
• E510 Advanced Topics in Empirical Public Economics, Prof. Dr. Georg Wamser
• E550B Case Studies in IO: Selected Strategic Issues, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Rall
• E570 Topics in International Economics, Prof. Dr. Valeria Merlo
• E580 Topics in International Economic History I: Integration and Growth in the World Economy, Prof. Dr. Jörg Baten
• E581 Topics in International Economic History II: Development Economics and Economic History, Prof. Dr. Jörg Baten
• S510/S520 Master Seminar on Econometrics, Prof. Dr. Martin Biewen, Prof. Dr. Joachim Grammig

Within the modules DS401-DS408 Data Science Techniques 1-8, the following courses will be available in the winter semester 2023/24:

•     Machine Learning Applications in Business and Economics, Prof. Dr. Stefan Mayer, Aseem Behl, PhD
•     Practical Deep Learning for Language Processing, Aseem Behl, PhD
•     Causal Machine Learning, Prof. Dr. Michael Knaus

In the summer semester 2024 there will be the following program:

•     DS405B Practical Deep Learning

The courses can be credited in the modules DS401-DS408 Data Science Techniques 1-8 in the specialization area Data Science Techniques as well as in the elective areas of the other M.Sc. programs. Please note that you can only take them once each.

As part of the modules E412-E414 Topics in Public Policy I-III, E412 Topics on Local Public Finance will be offered in the summer semester 2024.

As part of the modules E421-E422 International Trade I-II, E421 Advanced International Trade will be offered in the summer semester 2024.

Sean Fahle, PhD will again be offering his course on Health Economics in the winter semester 2023/24 worth 6 ECTS credits.

In addition to the options stated in the module handbook, the module S412 Empirical Asset Pricing can also give credit in the Specialization Studies Economics, both in M.Sc. Economics and Finance and in M.Sc. European Economics.

Contrary to what is announced in the module manual, S415 Machine Learning in Econometrics - Lecture and PC-Lab will not take place in the summer semester 2024.