Minor subject Economics

Economics is the science of the economy. Economics analyses the rational use of goods that are only available to a limited extent.

General information

Your degree programme, field of study, examination regulations version and (from PO 2018) minor subject version are relevant for the choice of minor subject. Please be sure to read the general information . There you will also find the number of credit points (CP) to be earned. Modules not listed here are possible with approval.

Please note: Not everything you can choose in TUCaN can also be included in the degree programme.

Due to a change in the study regulations of the minor subject, for example, certain module combinations may not be possible (because they overlap too much). In case of doubt, please ask for approval of a voluntary examination plan or ask our study coordinator.

Please note: If you started your minor subject under the old minor subject regulations, you may have to switch to the new minor subject examination regulations. Please contact the study office for this!

You can choose freely from the modules listed below, but a maximum of 10 modules may be taken.
Module name CP Module number
Elective (at least. 19 CP) Buchführung und Bilanzierung 5 01-14-1B01
Investition und Finanzierung 4 01-16-0B01
Mikroökonomie 4 01-60-0B01
Makroökonomie 4 01-61-0B01
Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung 4 01-64-1210/4
Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung 4 01-14-1046
Management von Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken 4 01-12-0B02
Marketing 4 01-17-0B01
Produktion und Supply Chain Management 4 01-11-2B01
Operations Research 4 01-13-101
Elective Personalmanagement 3 01-17-1036
Einführung in das Projektmanagement 3 01-19-0B03
Introduction to Innovation Management 3 01-22-2B01
Grundlagen der Entrepreneurship 3 01-27-1B01
Internationale Logistiksysteme 3 01-12-0B01
Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen 3 01-62-1100
Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 3 01-63-1105
Multivariante Analysemethoden 3 01-64-1016
Geschäftsprozess- und Unternehmensmodellierung 5 01-18-5100
Grundlagen von Software-Entwicklung und -Management 5 01-15-0B02
Electronic Markets: Digital Business & Plattforms/ElectronicCommerce: Digital Products & Services 8 01-20-5100
Bachelorseminar 6 01-01-0B0
For students of the PO 2011, there are still compulsory and compulsory elective modules in the minor subject of Economics. You can select compulsory modules from the category below to achieve the required 21 CP.
Please note: If you have not yet completed your minor subject, you may have to switch to the new NF examination regulations. Please contact the study office for this!
Module name CP Module number
Mandatory (at least 21 CP) Buchführung und Bilanzierung 5 01-14-1B01
Investition und Finanzierung 4 01-16-1108
Mikroökonomie 5 01-60-0B01
Makroökonomie 5 01-61-1B01
Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung 4 01-64-1210/4
Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung 4 01-14-1046
Management von Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken 4 01-12-1160
Marketing 4 01-17-1161
Produktionund Supply Chain Management 4 00-11-2B01
Operations Research 4 01-13-10
Elective Personalmanagement 3 01-17-1036
Einführung in das Projektmanagement 3 01-19-5100
Introduction to Innovation Management 3 01-22-2B01
Grundlagen des Entrepreneurship 3 01-27-1B01
Internationale Logistiksysteme 3 01-19-xxxx
Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen 3 01-62-1100
Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 3 01-63-1105
Multivariante Analysemethoden 3 01-64-1016
Bachelorseminar 6 01-01-0B05

Admission requirements for the minor subject Economics in the Master's programme:

  • Minor subject knowledge to the extent of the Bachelor's minor subject of Economics is expected, in particular the contents of the compulsory modules.
  • At least 20 CP are only required for admission if the non-mathematical specialisation in Economics or Business Mathematics is chosen.
  • The module Funktionale und objektorientierte Programmierkonzepte must also be certificated in business mathematics.

All modules not yet taken in the Bachelor's minor subject with the restrictions specified there as well as modules from the 6-CP-catalogue (opens in new tab).

Students who choose Economics as a minor subject from the winter semester 2021/22 onwards must take at least one module from the 6-CP catalogue.

Please note that the module “SAP-Fallstudienübung zum Supply Chain Management” can only be chosen by mathematics students on request from Department 1 for capacity reasons.

Admission requirements for the minor subject Economics in the Master's programme:

  • Minor subject knowledge to the extent of the Bachelor's minor subject of Economics is expected, in particular the contents of the compulsory modules.
  • At least 20 CP are only required for admission if the non-mathematical specialisation in Economics or Business Mathematics is chosen.
  • The module Funktionale und objektorientierte Programmierkonzepte must also be certificated in business mathematics.

All modules not yet taken in the Bachelor's minor subject with the restrictions specified there as well as modules from the 6-CP-catalogue (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab).
At least one of the modules from the 6 CP catalogue must be taken.
Please note that the module “SAP-Fallstudienübung zum Supply Chain Management” can only be chosen by mathematics students on request from Department 1 for capacity reasons.


Admission requirements for the minor subject Economics in the Master's programme:
• Minor subject knowledge to the extent of the Bachelor's minor subject of Economics is expected, in particular the content of the compulsory modules.
• At least 20 CP must be proven for admission if the non-mathematical specialisation in Economics or Business Mathematics is chosen.
• The module Funktionale und objektorientierte Programmierkonzepte must also be certificated in business mathematics.
Module CP Module number
Elective from the catalogue Wahlmodule 6 CP (opens in new tab)
Elective (fitting to your specialisation, exactly 1 module) Master seminar 6 01-01-0M05
Examination regulations 2018 Examination regulations 2020
01-60-0B01 Mikroökonomie I (VWL I) 6 01-60-0B01 Mikroökonomie 5
01-61-1B01/5 Makroökonomie I 5 01-61-1B01/5 Makroökonomie 5
01-64-2B01/5 Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung 5 01-64-1201/4 Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung 4
01-15-1027/12 IT-Projektmanagement/IT-Praktikum 12 01-15-1027/12 IT-Projektmanagement/IT-Praktikum 12
01-20-5100 Electronic Markets/Electronic Commerce 8 01-20-5100 Electronic Markets/Electronic Commerce 8
01-13-1019 Operations Research (nur WI-BI) 4 01-13-1019 Operations Research 4
01-10-5100 Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre 6 01-10-5100 Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre 6
01-01-0B05 Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre 6 01-01-0B05 Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre 6
01-17-1036 Personalmanagement 3 01-17-1036 Personalmanagement 3
01-22-2B01 Introduction to Innovation Management 3 01-22-2B01 Introduction to Innovation Management 3
01-27-1B01 Grundlagen des Entrepreneurship 3 01-27-1B01 Grundlagen des Entrepreneurship 3
01-63-1105 Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 3 01-63-1105 Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 3
01-62-1100 Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen 3 01-62-1100 Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen 3
01-14-5100 Finanz- und Betriebsbuchführung 5 01-14-1B01 Finanz- und Betriebsbuchführung 5
Buchführung (Studienleistung)
01-14-5101 Bilanzierung und Finanzierung Bilanzierung
01-14-5101 Bilanzierung und Finanzierung 6 01-16-0B01 Investition und Finanzierung 4
01-14-5100 Finanz- und Betriebsbuchführung 5 01-14-0B01 Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung 4
01-12-5100 Unternehmensführung und Marketing 6 01-12-0B02 Management von Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken 4
01-17-0B01 Marketing 4
01-13-5100 Operations Research/Produktion u. SCM 7 01-13-1019 Operations Research 4
01-11-0B01 Produktion- u. Supply Chain Management 4
01-15-0B01 Grundzüge der WINF/Programmieren Java 6 01-15-0B02 Grundlagen von Software-Entwicklung u. -Management 5
01-15-5100 Grundzüge der WINF/Geschäftprozesse 7 01-18-0B01 Geschäftsprozess- u. Unternehmensmodellierung 5
01-19-1B01 Immobilienwirtschaft, Baubetriebswirtschaftl. u. Projektmanagement 8 01-19-0B02 Immobilienwirtschaft u. Baubetriebswirtschaftslehre 4
01-19-0B03 Einführung in das Projektmanagement (Wahlmodul ReWi) 3
01-01-1B03 Interdisziplinäres Projekt 2 Interdisziplinäres Projekt (Wahlmodul ReWi) 3
You may not take the courses in the 2020 examination regulations (right three columns) if you have already taken the equivalent module in the 2018 examination regulations (left three columns).

In the Business Mathematics specialisation, the minor subject Computer Science is also relevant for you.

How the allocation of seminars in the Master's programme in Economics works is explained on the pages of Department 1

Mathematically oriented Master's theses are possible at least in the specialisations Econometrics, Management and Optimisation of Logistics Systems and Controlling and Finance.

If you are planning to write your Master's thesis in another subject area, we recommend that you clarify the options in advance with the lecturer(s) you are considering as supervisor(s) and discuss the study plan in the non-mathematical areas. Please also note:

When registering a Master's thesis, a second reviewer from Department 04 must agree to the topic and thus confirm that the topic is sufficiently mathematically orientated. This is not always the case.

If you have any questions, please contact the examination board.