After your studies

Your future with a Degree in Economics

With a Master's in Economics, you are a highly demanded expert for various economics questions in various industries. With your mix of primary and specific knowledge, you are the ideal candidate for any project management activities and corporate management. As part of your Master's degree, you can polish up your CV with additional internships locally or abroad. You can also work as a student trainee in industry or as a student assistant at the university. This gives you exciting, practical insights, a look behind the scenes of business or the university and prepares you for your career entry.

Additionally, for those aspiring to delve deeper into academia, pursuing a PhD is a highly encouraged option, allowing you to refine your expertise further and contribute to the field of economics.

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Career prospects

Interesting and individual career prospects

Finishing the programme, participants are well set-up for a professional career in high-ranking positions in research, but also in industry, consulting, finance, international organisations, and the public sector. Students are equipped with broad intellectual and analytical skills needed in all sectors of the economy and with specific professional knowledge of value in many organisations and firms.

Research institutes and academic institutions
Economics departments of large companies
Public service (federal or state ministries, municipalities, associations)
International organisations (e.g. United Nations, World Bank, European Union, International Monetary Fund, central banks)
Consulting and corporate strategy
NGOs
Banks and financial service providers

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We support you with career orientation and career entry.

The CareerCenter Hohenheim (CCH) is the first point of contact for you when it comes to career orientation and career entry. According to a nationwide survey by the market research institute Trendence, our students value CCH as a springboard to their career.

We will support you and answer your questions on the following topics:

Planning your studies in a career-oriented manner
Developing your own professional profile
Finding suitable positions for internships, working student jobs, and direct entry
Putting together application documents
Establishing contacts with companies