Economics and Politics, Internet Economics: University of Freiburg

About the programme

The program Master of Economics and Politics (MEP) focuses on understanding the economic system of modern as well as developing societies.

This includes, but is not limited to, the understanding of the role of institutions on the process of economic policy formation, the interaction between market structure and economic policy, the role of international markets on domestic economic policy, economic and political institution building on the constitutional level as well as sophisticated core economic concepts in the traditional sense.

The Master of Internet Economics (MIE)  program focuses both on the economic and technical challenges of the internet.

It covers a wide range of topics such as principles of network economies, product, pricing and distribution decisions in e-commerce, internet trust and security, information technology and telematics integration, as well as strategic management. The goal is to provide a broad and solid knowledge about the relevant mechanisms linked to the emergence of the 'new economy', adaptive requirements for the 'old economy', and impacts on organization, human resources, strategy and corporate governance.

Career Opportunities

The program is targeted at post graduates of high potential to be recruited for high and top positions in industry, national administrations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and academia. Decisionmaking and management positions demand increasingly broad analytical skills and interdisciplinary knowledge; pure technical or business related skills and experiences will not be sufficient in the near future.

Course structure

The first year consists of mandatory courses on advanced micro- and macroeconomics, foundations of economic policy and the technical requirements in statistics, econometrics, and computer science. An introductory course into the chosen specialisation is also obligatory.

All second year courses are electives. Students can benefit from a variety of specific lectures and seminars in each programme, taught by members of the local faculty and invited visiting faculty.

The second year allows for the students to build up expertise in their chosen area of specialisation:

• "Eonomics and Politics": choice of courses e.g. in the fields of Economic Policy, Political Economics, International Economics, Competition Policy, Information Economics
• "Finance": range of electives e.g. in the fields of Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, Empirical Finance, Information Economics, International Economics, and Competition Policy
• "Internet Economics": variety of courses offered in the fields of Economics of the Internet, Information Management, Information Economics, and Competition Policy