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A wide range of specialised courses offered on a regular basis gives students an insight into many areas of economic research arising through cooperation with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

First Semester: getting started

Orientation:

• Welcome and Orientation of the WiSo-Faculty for first semester students
• Tipps für Erstsemester an der CAU (only german)
• Overview of important online tools for your study

Course Schedule and Types of Courses

• Overview: Types of Courses
• How to plan your course schedule? Instructions on how to set up your time-table for the semester.
• Long term planning of coure offer at the Institute of Economics

Student's Handbook

• Student's Handbook: For a general overview of your course structure and further information, the Student's Handbook provides information on how you can organize your studies.

Further Online Information

• Important Facilities
• Campus Guide (only German) of the Asta (General Students' Committee)
• Welcome Service of CAU

International Students

• Checklist for International Students
• International Center: information on what you need to do before coming to Germany (visa, health insurance..)
• Orientation programme of the International Center for international students

Contact persons

Study Programme Advisors can be contacted for questions about

• Structure and content of the study programme
• Application
• Planning your study
• Recognition of courses taken abroad or at other universities
• General examination procedures

Overview of other contact persons:

• Who can I contact with my questions?

Examinations, Seminars, Master-Thesis

Examinations

Please note: In any case the degree-specific Examination Regulations together with the Examination Procedure Regulations are the legally binding documents regulating your study programme! You can find them in the "Legal Documents" below.

• Everything about examinations
• WiSo-Faculty Examination Office
• Registration to exams and seminars has to be completed in QIS during registration periods.

Seminars

For information on seminar application, please visit the following links:

• Central Registration for Seminars at the Instutute of Economics (pdf)
• Remarks on Seminars/ Advanced topics in...

Master Thesis

• Exemplary Master's Theses
• Information on the Master Thesis at the WiSo Examination Office

Legal documents

• Examination Regulations - Fachprüfungsordnung (FPO) (german)
• Examination Regulations  (english)
• Examination Procedure Regulations (english): is valid for all programmes at CAU
• Examination Prodedure Regulations - Prüfungsverfahrensordnung der CAU (PVO) (german)
• Further legal regulations (only german)

The  Environmental and Resource Economics Master of Science degree programme is accredited:Certificate of Accreditation (german only)

Exchange Semester

If you are interested in doing an exchange semester abroad within the EU, or in countries outside of the EU, please find the relevant information here:

• Erasmus
• Faculty Exchange

Further Information

• Working papers from our Economics department
• job portals