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• The four-semester Master’s degree programme in Applied Economics and Data Science has a workload of 120 credit points and is split into four subject areas.
• In the Economics component (36 credit points), students learn about market mechanisms, international trade, financial markets, development economics, climate, energy and resource economics in the two compulsory modules Advanced Microeconomics and Industrial Organisation as well as in the three elective modules.
• In the Empirical Methods component (18 credit points), students learn advanced methods in the fields of econometrics, statistics and simulation. These constitute the basis of all empirical research in economics and meet contemporary methodological requirements.
• In the Data Science modules (18 credit points), students are taught current methods of data management, machine learning and deep learning, and they learn how to apply these techniques for conducting analyses in the field of economics.
• The Specialisation elective modules (18 credit points) give students the opportunity to develop their own individual specialisation profile.
• They can choose courses from the Economics, Empirical Methods and Data Science components.
• Students can also take other modules in Business Administration, Law and Computer Science to create a specialisation profile that matches their own interests and career aspirations.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification from prior studies in Sustainability Economics, Economics, Business Administration, Economics and Business Administration, Business Informatics or in a closely related field worth at least 180 credit points.

A previous degree programme is suited to the subject if it has taught the following competences in the areas:

• Economics with at least 24 ECTS
• Mathematics with at least 12 ECTS
• Statistics with at least 12 ECTS
• Econometrics with at least 6 ECTS

German language skills are not required for admission.

In order to study this course at the University of Oldenburg, you need an adequate knowledge of English.

English language proficiency see admissions regulations

• Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level B2
• if applicants have obtained a first university degree in English in a country with English or German as your official language 
• The proof of language proficiency must be presented for the enrolment and should not be older than two years. For other proof possibilities see: Language requirements

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This course of studies accepts a limited number of applicants, and application is only possible in the winter semester.

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• The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg was founded in 1973, making it one of Germany‘s young universities.
•  Its goal is to find answers to the major challenges society faces in the 21st century – through interdisciplinary, cuttingedge research.
• The pathways on the Oldenburg campus are short: the University‘s academic staff and administrative staff work closely together, using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Many are integrated into special research areas, research groups and European clusters of excellence.
• The University cooperates closely with more than 200 other universities worldwide and is also affiliated with non-university institutes in the areas of research, education, culture and business.
• The University of Oldenburg is preparing 16,000 students for professional life.
•  It offers a broad range of disciplines, from language studies, cultural studies and the humanities to educational sciences, art and musicology, the economic and social sciences, mathematics, computer science, the natural sciences and the new medicine and health science programmes established in 2012.