Learning Goals

Economics I (WiSe)
The students know about the epistemological interest of economics and about the typical economic approach to problems to be solved. They are able to analytically deal with consumption desires and possibilities, i.e. with the consumption decisions of private households, as well as with production desires and possibilities, i.e. with the production decisions of private companies.

Business Administration II (SoSe)
The students have gained an overview of market structure, behaviour and results as well as the functioning of differently structured markets. Furthermore, they know the national accounts and have dealt with different concepts of social product accounting. Finally, they know about the structure and interdependence of macroeconomic goods, money and labour markets, about the economic activities of the state, the functions of fiscal policy as well as the characteristics and effects of public revenues and expenditures.

Contents

WiWi I (WiSe)
1. basic problems in economics
2. methodology of economics
3. theory of the household
4. theory of the firm

Economics II (summer semester)
5. market and price theory
6. economic cycle and macroeconomic accounting
7. circular flow theory
8. finance

Teaching methods

Lecture (4 SWS) and tutorial (1 SWS)

Mode of assessment

Written exam (90 min.) at the end of the summer semester

Additional Information

Conditions for granting credit points

Passing the examination performance

Usage of the module
Compulsory module in the B.Sc. degree programme Geography

Stellenwert der Note für die Endnote
The module grade is CP-weighted (6/180) and is included in the final B.Sc. grade