Modules of the Master Development Economics

Compulsory Modules (18 credits) - You have to study all of these modules:

• All modules of the Faculty of Business and Economics with the designations M.WIWI. may be selected, as long as the entry requirements have been fulfilled.
• All modules of the Faculty of Agricultural Science from the Master’s programme „Sustainable International Agriculture“ (SIA) may be selected, as long as the respective entry requirements have been fulfilled. In addition, the following courses can be selected:

  Module	Title	Credits
  M.Agr.0156	Microfinance for the Rural Poor: A Business Class	6 Credits
  M.Inf.1151	Specialisation Softwareengineering: Data Science and Big Data Analysis	5 Credits
  B.Geg.751	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3 Credits
  B.Geg.752	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3 Credits
  S.RW.1229	Internationales und europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht	6 Credits
  SK.MIS.3	Studienreise nach Indien	6 Credits

• Modules from the language offer of the university (except for English and native language) may be selected, as long as they are B-level courses and not part of the bachelor's degree.
• Students, who have acquired their university entrance qualification neither in the Federal Republic of Germany nor in any country or region in which German is the official language, and students whose programme of study that is the basis for entry into the Master's degree programme is not in German can also acquire 12 credits in the elective area by successfully taking modules from "German as a foreign language". Prerequisite is the verification of the level "Grundstufe III" (A.2.1).

In the elective area, other modules (alternative modules) instead of the stated modules may be taken according to the following conditions. Requirements for the consideration of an alternative module are:

• a) A written application from the student that must be submitted to the Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Business and Economics before beginning with the alternative module
• b) Consent by the Dean of Studies of the Faculty or teaching unit that offers the alternative module

The decision as to the approval of the application is made by the Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Business and Economics. The Dean will first obtain a statement on the purposefulness of the alternative module from a teacher of the programme in which the student is enrolled. The application may be rejected without a statement of the reason; no legal right is constituted for the applicant. Modules already taken cannot be considered as an alternative module.