Career Opportunities
Possible professional fields for graduates of the Master's program in Economics:
Academic Employers:
- Universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of cooperative education (national and international)
- Economic research institutes (national and international)
- Research funding institutions
Public Administration, Politics:
- European Commission and subordinate organizations
- United Nations and subordinate organizations such as UNESCO
- International organizations such as OECD, ILO, WTO, IMF, World Bank
- Federal and state ministries
- Personal assistants to members of the European, federal, or state parliaments
- Municipalities and their associations, e.g., German Association of Cities, German Association of Towns and Municipalities
- Municipal enterprises and their associations
- Other public law corporations, e.g., chambers of industry and commerce
- Non-profit non-governmental organizations (national and international), e.g., environmental associations
Finance and Banking Sector:
- European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank and branches, central banks of EU countries
- Audit offices of the federal and state governments
- Departments for country studies, economic and policy departments of banks
Private Sector:
- Service sector, e.g., management consulting firms
- Economic departments
- Lobbying and representation
- Senior management
- Strategic corporate planning
- Resource management
- Public relations
