Master of Arts in International Economics and Public Policy (MA IEPP)

Master's program requires proof of an appropriate Bachelor's degree with a minimum grade .

Whether a Bachelor's degree program or parts of a Bachelor's degree program qualify for admission to a specific Master's degree program is decided by the subject's examination board during the application process on the basis of the subject-specific examination regulations (opens in a new tab) .

According to the examination regulations, (opens in a new tab) the following evidence is also required for admission to this Master's program :

• English language skills.

Further information on applications, admission and enrollment can be found on the Application (opens in a new tab) page .

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Political Science, Social Sciences or Economics

Applicants with a degree in Political Science or Social Science must have solid knowledge in Economics (at least 30 ECTS, including statistics and mathematics).

Applicants with a degree in Economics must have sufficient background knowledge in Political Science (at least 30 ECTS).

Bachelor's degree grade of at least 2.7 (German grading system)

• TOEFL (Code 9208): at least 215 points (computer-based) or 550 points (paper-based) or 80 points (Internet-based)
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) / C1 Advanced
• IELTS (at least 6.5 points)
• UNIcert III

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proof of English language proficiency (MOI or similar is not sufficient)

proof of payment of the evaluation fee (Uni Assist report or payment slip of APS is not sufficient)

APS certificate (APS application form is not sufficient)

Certificate of completed 4-year Bachelor course including final transcript showing all 8 semesters and a final passing grade

If a 3-year specialised or Honours Bachelor course has been completed, you must in addition show proof of (at least) 1 year successful Master course - hand in Bachelor certificate, Bachelor transcript and transcript of at least 2 semesters at Master level

If only a 3-year Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts (without any specialisation) has been completed, no admission can be granted.

Admissions office checks all documents. If one of the above listed proofs is missing, the application will not be processed.

Subject related requirements

Once the formal admission requirements have been met, the application is forwarded to the respective examination board for the check on the faculty requirements:

if applicable, check if the cumulative GPA meets the minimum grade required for the respective master course

check of individual transcript based on examination rules for the respective master course

if applicable: check of motivational letter