Economics and Business Administration can be studied either in connection with a non-teaching career goal as a subject with 30 or 60 ECTS credits or as a professional teaching qualification as a major subject with 90 ECTS credits. If you want to become a teacher, you must follow the combinations of subjects for each teaching position. The field of economics encompasses the analysis of economic relationships of all kinds between businesses, consumers and state institutions.
Skills in economics are indispensable in most areas of today's working world, and can be applied in diverse situations. Such skills are an integral part of this degree programme. At the University of Oldenburg, considerable emphasis is places on the fields of business administration and economics. Business administration BWL focuses on the organisation and function of businesses, whilst economics VWL examines broader relationships between actors in the economy, as well as the legal aspects of such relationships.
The integrated study of both fields contributes to a general understanding of the wider scope of economic studies. In this dual-subject bachelor's programme, students at the University of Oldenburg learn the basic terms, methods and concepts of these disciplines, as well as the skills to analyse economic issues. In order to study this course at the University of Oldenburg as a student from outside of Germany, you need an adequate knowledge of German. The proof of language proficiency must be presented for the enrolment.
Applicants who need a preparatory German course before commencing their studies must present their knowledge of English with their application. Upon completion of this programme, students should have acquired the technical and methodological skills required for the successful entry or re-entry into the labour market.
The dual-subject bachelor's programme in Economics teaches the basic terms and methods of economics, as well as the skills needed to solve problems in economics and business. Possible career fields for graduates depend on the choice of specialisation and secondary subject; the most common fields include business training, continuing education and adult education, as well as commercial employment in middle-sized to large industrial, commercial and service firms, associations and national and international organisations.
