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StU dy GU i de
Master PrograM „Politics,
econoMics and PhilosoPhy“ (M.sc.)
School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
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Contents
Welcome 4
1 Master Program „Politics, Economics and Philosophy“ 4
1 1 Objectives and Structure of the Master Program 4
1 2 Curriculum 5
1 3 Compulsory Modules 5
1 4 Registration for Courses 8
1 5 Assessment 8
1 6 Master Thesis 8
1 7 Master Degree 8
1 8 Part-Time Study 9
2 General Information and Advice for Students 9
2 1 STiNE 9
2 2 Welcome Day 9
2 3 Office of Student Affairs (Studienbüro) 9
2 4 Student Center – Zentrum für Studierende 10
2 5 Central Academic Advising and Psychological Counselling Services (ZSPB) 10
2 6 Libraries of the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences 10
2 7 Further Information on the M Sc Program PEP 10
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1.1 Objectives and Structure of the Master
Program
The major theme of the program “Politics, Economics and
Philosophy“ (PEP) is the analysis of individual and
collec-tive decisions which will be studied from the perspeccollec-tive
of the three disciplines involved Students will learn how
to combine insights from political science, economics and
philosophy in order to solve decision problems arising in
such diverse areas as politics, corporate governance,
inter-national relations and others
PEP is a research-oriented master program and it aims to
provide a thorough and rigorous training in modern
theo-ries and methods in political science, economics and
philo-sophy On the one hand PEP is designed for students who
subsequently intend to enter a Ph D program in one of the three disciplines and who want to pursue an interdiscipli-nary approach in their research On the other hand PEP addresses students who want to pursue a career in the pu-blic sector, a private enterprise or in national and interna-tional organizations
The program duration is two years (four semesters) In each of the first three semesters the students attend disci-plinary courses in political science, economics and philoso-phy as well as interdisciplinary seminars in economics and political science or philosophy The fourth semester is de-voted to the master thesis
1 Master Program „Politics, Economics and Philosophy“
Dear students,
We welcome you to the master program “Politics, Economics and Philosophy” (PEP) at the University of Hamburg and
wish you a successful start into your course of study You have selected a challenging interdisciplinary program that will
at the same time deepen and complement the knowledge you have acquired with your bachelor degree.
This study guide will provide you with some essential information about PEP (the curriculum, assessments etc.) and it is
meant to support you in the successful completion of the program If you have questions that are not answered in this
study guide, please do not hesitate to contact the staff at the Office of Student Affairs (Studienbüro), the PEP program
director and the professors and research associates teaching in PEP
We are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration with you!
Anke Gerber Yamina Ehrt
Program Director Program Coordinator
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1.2 Curriculum
The PEP curriculum consists of electives, six compulsory
modules and a master thesis The electives and
compulso-ry modules have to be completed within the first three
se-mesters while the master thesis is written in the fourth
semester In addition there is a non-compulsory
prepara-tory course in “Intermediate Microeconomics” which takes
place as a block course before the start of the regular
courses in the first semester This course is particularly
re-commended to those students who do not have a
bache-lor degree in economics
The electives can be chosen from a list of courses offered
by the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
as well as from the School of Humanities In each semester
the list of courses that are eligible for the PEP electives is
published in STiNE
Students have to acquire a total of 120 credit points (CP)
for the successful completion of the PEP program These
120 CP are distributed across the electives, compulsory
modules and the master thesis as follows:
Module 1: Methodology
and History of Ideas
12 CP
Module 2: Philosophy and
Economics of Individual and Social Choice
12 CP
Module 3: Individual and
Collective Decisions
12 CP
Module 4: Institutions in
Economic and Political Perspective
18 CP
Module 5: Interdisciplinary
Seminar in Philosophy and Economics
12 CP
Module 6: Interdisciplinary
Seminar in Politics and Economics
12 CP
Master Thesis: 30 CP
Students are required to be present during class time in all
courses except for the preparatory course in “Intermediate
Microeconomics” You must not miss more than 15% of the
classes in a module in order to complete it
1.3 Compulsory Modules
In the following we provide a brief description of the com-pulsory modules For more details please have a look at the “Fachspezifische Bestimmungen für den Master-studiengang “Politics, Economics and Philosophy” (in German only)
Module 1:
Methodology and History of Ideas
This module gives an overview of modern epistemology and the philosophy of science Students learn to deliberate over the methodological background of the disciplines,
th-ey acquire deep knowledge of the history of economic thought and they learn how to interpret scientific papers
on economic theory in view of the history of economic thought and the history of ideas
Courses in Module 1 Epistemology/Methodology of Social Sciences
CP (Credit Points) 6
History of Economic Thought
CP (Credit Points) 6
Module 2:
Philosophy and Economics of Individual and Social Choice
This module is devoted to the analysis of distributive
justi-ce and social welfare Students learn how to analyze deci-sion processes in national, international and supranatio-nal institutions in a positive as well as in a normative way
Courses in Module 2 Social Choice and Welfare
CP (Credit Points) 6
Ethics
CP (Credit Points) 6
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Courses in Module 4 International Political Economy
CP (Credit Points) 6
Economics and Politics of Institutions
CP (Credit Points) 6
Political Philosophy/Political Theory
CP (Credit Points) 6
Module 5:
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Philosophy and Economics
In this interdisciplinary seminar methods and results from philosophy and economics are applied, consolidated and contrasted in view of specific individual and collective de-cision problems
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Philosophy and Economics
CP (Credit Points) 12
Module 6:
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Politics and Economics
In this interdisciplinary seminar methods and results from politics and economics are applied, consolidated and con-trasted in view of specific individual and collective
decisi-on problems
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Politics and Economics
CP (Credit Points) 12
Module 3:
Individual and Collective Decisions
In this module students acquire basic knowledge in the
normative and descriptive theory of individual and
collec-tive decisions They learn how to analyze the functioning
of modern states and their institutions and to apply the
theories to specific political problems
Courses in Module 3
Public Choice
CP (Credit Points) 6
Behavioral Economics
CP (Credit Points) 6
Module 4:
Institutions in Economic and Political Perspective
In this module students develop the capacity to analyze
the effect of institutions on individual and collective
deci-sions against the background of economic and political
theory They learn how to analyze specific national and
in-ternational organizations and the legal texts and contracts
they are subject to
Moreover, students learn how to apply modern political
theories to questions of welfare economics and individual
and collective decision processes and they are trained in
deriving and justifying normative positions based upon
these theories
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Overview of the program‘s curriculum Preparatory
Disciplinary
Modules Intermediate Microeconomics
(bloc seminar)
History of Economic Thought (6CP)
Master Thesis (30CP) Epistemology/
Methodology of Social Sciences (6CP)
Public Choice (6CP) Behavioural Economics (6CP)
Social Choice and Welfare (6CP) International Political Economy
(6CP)
Economics and Politics of Institutions (6CP) Ethics (6CP) Political
Philosophy/
Political Theory (6CP)
Interdisciplinary Seminar (12CP) Interdisciplinary Seminar (12CP)
The following figure gives an overview of the modules
taught in PEP:
1 Intermediate Microeconomics
(Preparatory Coursel)
2 Methodology and History of Ideas 12
2 Philosophy and Economics of
Individual and Social Choice 12
2 Individual and Collective Decisions 12
3 Institutions in Economic and Political
1 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Philosophy
1 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Politics
*The final number of electives to be completed depends on the credit points
for each course Overall, 12 credit points have to be obtained Credit points
for selected courses may vary.
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1.4 Registration for Courses
Students have to register for modules and courses in STiNE
Registration is possible within a specific period that is
an-nounced on www info stine uni-hamburg de
Observe that you first have to register for a module and
only then you can register for specific courses in the
module
PEP students are guaranteed to always get a place in the
courses of the compulsory modules However, there may
be participation constraints in the elective courses and if
there are more applications than places students are
ad-mitted according to some allocation rule like, for example,
a random assignment
1.5 Assessment
At the beginning of each course the instructor will
an-nounce the form of the assessment in the course In
disci-plinary courses there is usually a written exam at the end
of the semester In interdisciplinary seminars the
assess-ment usually consists of a combination of an essay, an oral
presentation and a final written exam
The instructor may also assign particular course work to
the students (short essays, problem sets, oral
presenta-tions etc ) and approve only those students for the final
exam who have completed the assigned tasks The
in-structor can give a bonus for particular achievements in
the course work The bonus can improve the final grade for
the course by up to 0 7 points
If the assessment is in form of a final written exam, there
are two examination dates: one at the end of the lecture
period of the given semester and one at the end of the
break before the next semester starts Students are
re-quired to take the first examination date and they are
au-tomatically registered for the first exam when they
regi-ster for a course The second examination date is reserved
for those students who have not passed the exam at the
first examination date
Please observe that an exam is always graded as “failed” if
a student has registered for the exam but does not
partici-pate in the exam In case of illness students immediately
have to submit a doctor’s certificate to the Studienbüro
The results of the exams are published in STiNE The German grading system is as follows:
1 = ”very good” is granted for an excellent performance
2 = ”good” is granted for a performance that is well
above average
3 = ”satisfactory” is granted for an average
performance
4 = ”sufficient” is granted for a performance that is just
sufficient to pass despite some deficiencies
5 = ”insufficient” means that the student has failed
For a more differentiated assessment interim grades are allowed, where the integer grades are increased or decrea-sed by 0 3 points Observe, however, that the grades 0 7,
4 3, 4 7 and 5 3 are not allowed The final grade for a module is the weighted average of the grades for the single courses in the module, where the weight of a course is given by the number of credit points acquired with the course
1.6 Master Thesis
The fourth semester is devoted to the master thesis Students are admitted to the master thesis if they have ac-quired at least 72 credit points, where 12 credit points have been obtained in inter-disciplinary seminars Students must apply for admission to the master thesis not later than 6 weeks after passing all modules The master thesis must be completed within 6 months after filing It must
be written in English
30 credit points are granted for the successful completion
of the master thesis
1.7 Master Degree
The degree “Master of Science (M Sc )” is awarded to those students who have acquired 120 credit points in the PEP program The final grade is the weighted average of the grades for all modules (including electives) and the master thesis, where the weight for a module, resp the master thesis, is given by the number of credit points acquired with the module, resp the master thesis
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1.8 Part-Time Study
Students who are working at least 15 but no more than 19
hours per week, who have children or who have to nurse
family members that are in need of care, are well advised
to study part-time If you study part-time, your workload is
reduced by one half and you can complete the courses in
two semesters that normally have to be completed in only
one semester Part-time study is not possible during the
final semester: The master thesis has to be completed
within 6 months
2.3 Office of Student Affairs (Studienbüro)
The staff at the Office of Student Affairs (Studienbüro) Business and Economics provides students with
informati-on and advice informati-on:
• administration of study assessments
• study and examination guidelines and regulations
• course registration
• advisory service for prospective
• students You may also consult the Office of Student Affairs for ad-vice concerning your course of study
Contact:
Studienbüro Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Von-Melle-Park 5 Entrance C/ Ground Floor
20146 Hamburg
2.1 STiNE
STiNE (www stine uni-hamburg de) is a campus-wide
in-tegrated software that administers studying and teaching
at the University of Hamburg STiNE allows students to
re-gister online for modules, courses and exams, to download
course material and to receive messages from instructors
and the Student Affairs Office
2.2 Welcome Day
Before the start of the winter term, the School of Business,
Economics and Social Sciences organizes a Welcome Day for
students of the M Sc Economics programme During the
Welcome Day, students receive comprehensive information
on the master programme, the School of Business, Economics
and Social Sciences and the University of Hamburg For
tho-se students who attend the Welcome Day the obligation to
consult the study advisory service is waived
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2.4 Student Center – Zentrum für Studierende
The Student Center is a service center for applicants and
current students It is responsible for registration and
ex-matriculation procedures as well as for applications to
part-time study and application for leaves of absence The
center also administers your semester certificates,
replace-ment certificates and many other things
Contact:
Student Center/Team Student Affairs
Alsterterasse 1
20354 Hamburg
http://www.verwaltung.uni-hamburg.de/vp-1/3/33/332.
html
2.5 Central Academic Advising and
Psychological Counselling Services (ZSPB)
The Central Academic Advising and Psychological
Coun-selling Services offer a manifold range of services from
in-formation events to group counselling On a regular basis,
it organises seminars and workshops to develop students’
personal strengths and professional qualifications
For personal questions and problems affecting your
stu-dies, you can turn to the psychological counselling
services
Contact:
Central Academic Advising and Psychological Counselling
Alsterterrasse 1
20354 Hamburg
http://www.verwaltung.uni-hamburg.de/vp-1/3/34/
index_e.html
2.6 Libraries of the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
The School’s specialised library of Business Studies and
Economics (Fachbibliothek Wirtschaftwissenschaften), the
German National Library of Economics (ZBW) – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics and many other
librari-es situated in Hamburg connect you to a great selection of academic literature in both print and digital version For further information, please visit:
http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereiche/
sozialoekonomie/bibliotheken/ (overview of libraries in
Hamburg)
http://www.zbw.eu/index-e.html (Homepage of the
German National Library of Economics (ZBW) – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics)
http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/bibliotheken/
fachbibliotheken/wirtschaftswissenschaften/startseite/
(Homepage Fachbibliothek Wirtschaftswissenschaften)
2.7 Further Information on the M.Sc Program PEP
For further information, you may also visit our website:
http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/msc-pep