Economics Trier University

Overview

Overview

About 150 students are currently enrolled in the M.Sc. Economics programme, the largest English-language master's programme at the Trier University. The programme was recently ranked by the renowned CHE (Centre for Higher Education) as being one of three top Economics master's programmes in Germany. During the first semester of studies, the students take courses in Advanced Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics that provide a solid foundation for the following two semesters of  field courses.

By their respective choice of field courses, students can either specialize in Political Economy, Labor Markets, Finance, Social Security and Health Systems, or Empirical Analysis. Most courses have a strong focus on international and in particular European topics.

Depending on the chosen specialization, students are also required to take courses from related departments, such as statistics, political science, business administration, or sociology, thus making the master's programme truly interdisciplinary.

In the fourth semester, the students write their master thesis. Students who are interested in broadening their knowledge about the European Union not only theoretically, but also practically, have many opportunities to achieve this goal by either doing an internship in Germany itself or in nearby Luxembourg, France, or Belgium during the semester breaks or by participating in one of the two double master's programmes that are offered. By studying one year in Trier and one year at either the University of Warsaw in Poland or the University of Bergamo in Italy, students can earn two master degrees in just two years.