Sustainable Development Studies (BA)

• The bachelor's programme offers a sound and interdisciplinary introduction to sustainable development issues. It imparts broad-based basic knowledge together with specialised knowledge through a subject or regional focus.
• In the orientation phase, you take courses (modules) in the core subject of economics and also gain insights into other disciplines such as political science, international relations, agricultural sciences and ethnology.
• You will get to know various statistical methods in order to be able to better examine development processes and challenges.
• In the second stage of your studies, you choose between several subject-specific or regional specialisations: Development economics, globalisation, sustainability, and regional studies.
• The degree programme includes a stay abroad in the form of an exchange semester, an internship or field research, so that you learn specialised knowledge from a different perspective and gain practical experience in countries of the Global South.

During the first week of the summer and winter semesters, you will be supervised by older students, the WiWi-O-Phase tutors. In addition to the first lectures, you will get to know important learning management and examination administration systems as well as examination and study regulations of the degree programmes. You will learn how to do your semester schedule and you can even talk to the professors of the faculty at the professors' breakfast. You will get to know each other at city rallies and pub evenings. Even before lectures begin, you can (voluntarily) take part in the maths pre-course (MVK), in which selected content from school mathematics is repeated and preparation is made for the mathematics module in the 1st semester. The student council of the Faculty of Business and Economics organizes the "social events programme" during the maths pre-course with pub nights as well as campus and city tours.

By choosing a subject specialisation as well as working on a topic relevant to your profession as part of your bachelor's thesis, you can acquire knowledge and skills that qualify you for your profession. Into the bargain, the international orientation of our programme prepares you for a global work environment in development cooperation or within international organisations, associations, NGOs as well as internationally oriented companies and research institutions, offering excellent career prospects. English language courses are an integral part of the programme, and you also have the option to study additional foreign languages such as Hindi or Swahili.

In addition, the bachelor's degree offers the opportunity to continue with a master's programme at home or abroad. At the Faculty of Business and Economics you can study the following master's programmes following your bachelor's degree:

• English-language Master's programme in Development Economics leading to the degree Master of Science (MSc) in Development Economics
• Master's programme History of Global Markets leading to the degree Master of Arts (MA) in History of Global Markets
• Master's programme in International Economics leading to the degree Master of Science (MSc) in International Economics

All master's programmes at the Faculty usually last four semesters (two years). Application is made directly to the faculty. Certain admission requirements must be met in each case.

Into the bargain, you can study the following master's programmes offered by other faculties:

• Master's programme in Agricultural Sciences leading to the degree Master of Science (MSc) in Agricultural Sciences (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences)
• Master's programme in Ethnology/Social and Cultural Anthropology leading to the degree Master of Arts (MA) in Ethnology/Social and Cultural Anthropology (Faculty of Social Sciences)
• English-language Master's programme Modern Indian Studies leading to the degree Master of Arts (MA) in Modern Indian Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences)
• English-language Master's programme in Sustainable International Agriculture leading to the degree Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable International Agriculture (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences)