Courses & curriculum
Courses & curriculum 2024 - 2025
Each academic year is structured around two semesters, which are divided into three periods each. Periods 1, 2, 4 and 5 are eight weeks long, and periods 3 and 6 (skills periods) are four weeks long, including an exam week. Next to your courses, you will participate in skills trainings and projects. These will enhance your employability by helping you to acquire skills and gain professional experience during the projects. You will also have the opportunity to develop more specialised knowledge and skills through various elective courses and your thesis period.
The course details below are provided for the general information of current students and are subject to change. No rights can be derived from this information with regard to graduation requirements, scheduling, content, examinations or other assessment procedures for the degree courses described here. Complete details of study programmes for each academic year are published on the SBE Student Intranet and in the Education and Examination Regulations (EER).
Outline Study Programme
In the first two years of Econometrics and Operations Research, you'll take core courses that integrate maths, statistics, economics and computer science. You will learn practical techniques to solve economic problems, improve business practices, predict trends and so on. And you'll apply your knowledge in these areas to various other disciplines, such as marketing and finance. In your third year, you'll have the freedom to pursue your own interests: you'll choose your courses from an extended range of electives and spread your wings during an adventurous semester abroad. If you would like to learn more about the content of the courses or know exactly which courses are offered in which period please visit the Outline Study Programme website.
Year 1
Year 1 courses
Compulsory Courses
- Quantitative Introduction to Business
- Analysis I
- Linear Algebra
- Orientation
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Analysis II
- Probability Theory
- Orientation
Compulsory Skill Course
- Reflections on Academic Discourse
Year 2 courses
Compulsory Courses
- Optimisation
- Macroeconomics and Finance
- Programming
- Game Theory and Economics
- Mathematical Statistics
- Operations Research
- Econometric Methods
- Information, Markets, and Organisations
Compulsory Skill Courses
- Second-year Project I
- Second-year Project II
Year 3 courses
- Compulsory Courses
- Study Abroad
- Bachelor Thesis
- Elective
- Introduction to Software in Econometrics or Introduction to Software in Operations Research
+ Select two courses from:
- Auctions and Electronic Markets
- Econometric Methods II
- Advanced Algorithms
- Actuarial Mathematics
For delayed students, Study Abroad is also offered in semester 2, and the bachelor thesis in semester 1. For more information please visit the Study Outline Programme website for more information.
Binding Study Advice
This programme has a Binding Study Advice. This means that in your first year of the programme, you must obtain a minimum of 47 out of 60 ECTS credits. In addition, you need to successfully pass at least one QM course (QM1 or QM2) if you study International Business, or Economics and Business Economics. Students who fail to meet these criteria will receive a negative Binding Study Advice that leads to exclusion from the programme for a period of six years.