Economic Policy University of Siegen

Overview

The Master in Economic Policy program from University of Siegen endows its participants with the economic competence and analytical skills for a successful career in administrations, governments, national and international associations, and global businesses. To achieve this goal, the MEPS program not only offers a profound training in economic theory and econometric techniques but also enables its students to independently analyze questions of practical and political relevance empirically.The master program with its strong international focus is taught in English and addresses an international audience. In addition to that, students may pick elective courses instructed in German optionally.

The academic faculty of the Department of Economics at the University of Siegen is not only very active and well-established in the national and international academic community, but is also highly committed and motivated to teach its students up-to-date economic knowledge in an accessible fashion.

Career

• The MEPS program conveys a wide range of knowledge that opens up various job opportunities. Given the wide range of elective courses, graduates of the MEPS program have excellent job prospects for qualified positions in:
• Ministries and government agencies (ministries of finance and economic affairs, economic forecasting agencies, competition authorities and central banks)
• International organizations such as the IMF, World Bank, OECD, ECB as well as other European Community institutions
• Employer and employee organizations, consumer organizations and environmental organizations
• The private sector like in banks, consultancies or in globally active companies
• An academic carrer, e.g., as part of the doctoral MAGKS program