MASTER - PROGRAMME IN ECONOMICS AND LAW
(M.A. Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften)
Profound knowledge of the analytical methods of economics and law is a key asset in many
careers, in the private sector as well as the public sector and in NGO activities. Working in
globalized markets, transnational networks or international organizations, academically
trained persons are increasingly expected to be able to understand and deal with both the
economic and the legal aspects of the problems at hand. Dual qualifications are demanded
both of general managers in small and medium-sized firms and of mediating specialists in
larger firms and organizations. To both groups the Oldenburg MA in Economics and Law
offers a programme that combines a general framework of advanced-level introductory
courses in economics and law with a range of specializations. The University of Oldenburg is
especially well suited for bi- and interdisciplinary programmes of this kind, since the Faculty
has a long-standing tradition in combining studies in economics and law.
The Base Modules
Semester
Seminar in
4
Research Methods
Semester
Base 7: Economics
3
Semester
2
Semester
1
Master Thesis
Economic Policy*
or Macroeconomics*
or Econometrics
Specialization
Base 6: Business
Strategic
Management
Base 1: Business
Base 2: Economics
Base 3: Law
Concepts of
Organisation and
Management
Economic Policy*
or Macroeconomics*
or Econometrics
International and
EU Economic Law*
or Law in China*
Base 4: Methods
Statistics
or Empirical
Research Methods
or Professional
English*
or Chinese I
Base 5: Law
Legal Informatics
or Environmental
Law
The MA degree in Economics & Law is based on a programme of four semesters (120 ECTS).
The general framework consists of five base modules in Economics, Management, Law and
Methods in the first semester and two further base modules in semesters 2 and 3 (see the table
above). In Economics and Law, students choose 2 out of 3 modules, depending on their prior
qualification and specialization interests. In Methods the choice is 1 out of 5, since there are
two different courses in Statistics (Introduction to Statistics; Multivariate Statistics) as well as
in Professional English (Legal English; Business & Economics English).
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Each module consists of a combination of lectures and/or seminars and/or tutorials plus
independent work, totally amounting to about 180 hours and 6 credit points / ECTS. The
modules marked with asterisk (*) are offered in English (the full range of English-language
modules is described below).
In the second and third semesters students study eight modules in their area of specialization.
Five or six of these modules are mandatory, the remaining supplementary modules may be
chosen freely from a large range, but some courses in disciplines related to the chosen area of
specialization are especially recommended. In the fourth semester students will write their
Master thesis, normally in their area of specialization. The process of preparing and writing
the thesis is supported by a special seminar in research methods.
There are six areas of specialization:
 Transnational Economics and Law (TEL)
 Economic and Commercial Law (Recht der Wirtschaft, RdW)
 Corporate Governance and Social Organization (Führung von Unternehmen und soziale
Organisation, FUGO)
 Auditing, Finance, Taxation (AFT)
 Management, Entrepreneurship, Controlling (ManECo)
 China – Economy and Language (CHI)
In the following, each of these specializations is presented by the table of modules. For TEL, the
specialization with most courses in English language, we provide also the general description. The
general descriptions of the other specializations can be found on the MA websites (URL at the end
of this document).
Transnational Economics and Law (TEL)
Master Thesis
Semester 4
TEL 4
International
Finance and
Exchange Rate
Economics*
TEL 5
International
Regulatory and
Competition Policy
TEL 6
Problems of
Regulation*
(Interdisciplinary
Project)
Semester 2
TEL 1
Transnational
Relations and Law*
TEL 2
International Trade,
Production and
Structural Change*
TEL 3
Labour, Commerce
and Competition in
the EU Legal Order*
Semester 1
Macroeconomics*
International and EU
Economic Law*
Semester 3
Econometrics*
or
Economic Policy*
TEL SupplementB
Recommended:
International
Management
(ManECo 5)
TEL Supplement A
Recommended:
Corporate Social
Responsibility
(FUGO 6 )
This specialization is aimed at providing a background in economics and law for people who
plan to work in international organizations, multinational enterprises or transnational
networks (such as supply chains). The core of the specialization consists of two law and two
economics modules plus an interdisciplinary project, in which the students will write a
monograph on specific problems of transnational regulation of economic relations in
teamwork. All five core modules are in English; some of the supplementary modules may be
offered in German only.
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Economic and Commercial Law (RdW)
Master Thesis
Semester 4
Semester 3
RdW 4
Capital Market Law
+ Insolvency Law
Semester 2
RdW 1
Immaterial Goods
+ Competition Law
RdW 5
Social Law
+ European Labour
Law*
RdW 2
Human Resources
and Labour Law
(interdisciplinary)
RdW 6
Internet Law
TEL Supplement B
Recommended:
Finance
RdW 3
Media and
Telecommunication
s Law
TEL Supplement A
Recommended:
Banking
Semester 1
Corporate Governance and Social Organization (FUGO)
Master Thesis
Semester 4
Semester 3
Semester 2
FUGO 3
Production and
Supply Chain
Management
FUGO 4
Marketing
Research
FUGO 5
Innovation and
Communication
Management
FUGO 1
Sectoral and
Institutional
Approaches to
Marketing
FUGO 2
Companies and
Cultural Change in
Society
FUGO 6
CorporateSocial
Responsibility
FUGO Supplemt. C
Recommended:
International
Management
(ManECo 5)
FUGO Supplemt. B
Human Resources
and Labour Law
(RdW 2)
Semester 1
Auditing, Finance and Taxation (AFT)
Master Thesis
Semester 4
Semester 3
Semester 2
AFT 4
Corporate Finance
AFT 5
Financial
Accounting 2: Policy
& Financial
Statement Analysis
AFT 2
AFT 1
Corporate and
Financial
International
Accounting 1: Group
Financial Reporting
Accounting &
International FA
AFT 6
Taxation
AFT 3
Project: Current
Issues in
Financial
Accounting
AFT Supplement B
Recommended:
Capital Market Law
+ Insolvency Law
(RdW 4)
AFT Supplement A
Recommended:
Banking
Semester 1
Management, Entrepreneurship, Controlling (ManECo)
Master Thesis
Semester 4
Semester 3
Semester 2
ManECo 3
Advanced
Entrepreneurship
ManECo 1
Cost Accounting
and Cost
Management
ManECo 4
Management
Accounting 2 Controlling
ManECo 2
Entrepreneurship
ManECo 5
International
Management
ManECo Suppl.
Recommended:
Corporate Social
Responsibility
(FUGO 6)
ManECo 6
Project:
Management,
Organisation & HR
Management
Semester 1
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4
China – Economy and Language (CHI)
Master Thesis
Semester 4
Studying and Working in China
Semester 3
CHI 5
Chinese Economy
in Transformation
CHI 6
Business Practise
in China
CHI 7
Chinese III
(language course)
CHI 8
Internship
(4 weeks + report)
Semester 2
CHI 1
Transnational
Relations and Law*
CHI 2
International Trade,
Production and
Structural Change*
CHI 3
Chinese II
(language course)
CHI 4
Economy and
Culture in China
Semester 1
Macroeconomics*
Law in China*
Chinese I
China in the World
Economy (online) *
Options for Exchange Students
Exchange students from partner universities may choose their modules rather freely (with due
consideration of capacity constraints). Most of the courses will be offered in German. However, it is
also possible to study five modules per semester completely in English. For the first semesters, the
following selection of modules in English can be guaranteed:
Winter
Semester
Macroeconomics
and/or
Economic Policy
Transnational
Relations and Law
International Trade,
Production and
Change
International and
EU Economic Law
and/or
Law in China
International
Sustainability
Management**
Summer
Semester
Institutional EU Law
Labour, Commerce
and Competition in
the EU Legal Order
International
Finance and
Exchange-Rate
Economics
Problems of
Regulation (Project)
or
Economy and
Culture in China
Environmental
Management
Accounting**
** The last two modules in the columns are "imports" from the Oldenburg MA programme in
Sustainability Economics and Management, which can be chosen freely as supplementary
modules anyway. In the future, probably more modules in the MA programme Economics and
Law will be offered in English.
Further information is available on the websites of the MA Economics and Law:
http://www.wire.uni-oldenburg.de/41614.html
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