Courses held in English - Winter Semester 2023/2024
Here you will find an overview of the courses offered by the Department of Business and Economics in the winter semester 2023/2024. If you would like to take courses in German, you will find an overview in the module handbooks for bachelor's and master's courses. We recommend a language level of at least B2 in German.
An overview of lecture times can be found here. Please also refer to the FAQs.

On Course Types
Lectures and Exercises
These courses generally do not require pre-registration unless indicated otherwise in the description. Separate registration for the courses is not required, however many courses use Moodle rooms (e-learning platform). The link to these rooms can usually be found on the pages of the respective professorship.
Seminars
Seminar places are limited and therefore we cannot guarantee participation. The application phase for seminars takes place towards the end of the previous semester (July/August for the winter semester). If you are interested in a seminar, please contact us early on to increase your chances.
After this application period, there are still spaces available in many seminars. A list of open seminar places will then be linked here until two weeks after the start of lectures.
Seminars can usually only be selected before the start of lectures. Occasionally it is still possible to change to a seminar in the first weeks after the start of lectures.
Course Overview - Courses held in English
Here you can find an excerpt from the module manuals for the Bachelor's and Master's program in Business Administration and Economics. Listed are all courses that are offered in English.
Time and Location for Courses
You can find out more about times, dates and locations on the relevant course pages and in the online event directory lsf. The dates are usually announced in the middle of the previous semester.
You can find advice how to compile your schedule here.
Common Course Catalog UA Ruhr
TU Dortmund University has joined forces with the Ruhr University Bochum and the University Duisburg-Essen to form the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr). Erasmus students can also attend some courses at our partner universities. If you are interested in these courses, please contact the Erasmus coordinator.
Bachelor Courses taught in English
Research & Teaching Area | Course | ECTS | Course Type |
Digital Transformation | Digital Business | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Professorship of Higher Education | Professional Organizations and Their Management | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Innovation Management | Innovation and Growth Management | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Public Economics | Role of the Government Knowledge in microeconomics is recommended. | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Strategic Management and Leadership | International Management | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Bachelor Seminars
The undergraduate seminars in Business Administration and Economics are usually taken together with scientific writing. Erasmus students can take these seminars with a course in scientific or academic writing. In individual cases it may also be possible to attend only the seminar. If you are interested in these courses, please contact the Erasmus departmental coordinator.
Research & Teaching Area | Course | ECTS | Course Type |
Public Economics | Seminar in Public Finance (Together with scientifc writing, 2 ECTS) | 5 | Seminar |
Urban, Regional and International Economics | Economics of Migration | 5 | Seminar |
Academic Writing | - | Seminar |
Master Courses taught in English
Master's courses can also be taken by undergraduate Erasmus students. However, please bear in mind that the requirements in the courses correspond to those of a master's program and that prior knowledge in the individual areas is assumed.
Research & Teaching Area | Course | ECTS | Course Type |
Digital Transformation | Technology driven Digital Innovation in post-covid environments Note: Course language will be decided based on the participating students | 7,5 | Seminar |
Empirical Economic Research | Labor Economics | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Entrepreneurship | Women and Diversity in Business: Theory and Methods | 7,5 | Seminar |
Entrepreneurship and Digitalization | International Coworking and Entrepreneurial Management | 7,5 | Seminar |
Finance | Financial Econometrics Recommended: advanced course, strong background in finance recommended. Knowledge in the programming language used (eg. Python) and data processing. | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Professorship of Higher Education | Universities in Innovation Systems | 7,5 | Seminar |
Organization of Innovation& Applying Different Approaches to Organizing Innovation | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise | |
Institute of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE) | Financing and Launching Innovative Products Due to limited number of topics, the course is restricted and application is mandatory. Please refer to the course website for detailed information. | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Strategic Technology & Innovation Management | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise | |
Macroeconomics | Dynamic Macroeconomics Note: Advanced course for advanced masters students, strong background in macroeconomics recommended. | 7,5 | Seminar |
Regional disparities: Theory and Structural Estimation | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise | |
JProf. Macroeconomics | Economic growth and historical development Recommended: basic knowledge of macroeconomics and econometrics | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Microeconomics | Expectations and Beliefs in Economics and Household Finance | 7,5 | Seminar |
Public Economics | Economic Analysis of Law (former title: Law and Economics) Requires knowledge in microeconomics and game theory courses. | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise Tue 12-16 |
Seminar Empirical Political Economics (former title: Seminar Public Finance) Requires knowledge in microeconomics and game theory courses on a bachelor level. | 7,5 | Seminar | |
Production Management and Logistics | Production Planning and Control Recommended: Knowledge about production and operations management on a bachelor level. | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Strategic Management and Leadership | Theory and Methods in Management, Technology, and Leadership Research Due to limited number of topics, the course is restricted and application is mandatory. Please refer to the course website for detailed information. | 7,5 | Lecture and Exercise |
Urban, Regional and International Economics | Economics of Migration | 7,5 | Seminar |
Further Courses
Courses in German can also be taken. A language level of at least B2 is recommended. A list of the courses offered can be found in the module handbooks of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs.
Erasmus students can also take courses from other departments. An overview of the course lists of other departments can be found on the pages of the International Office.
Language courses are also an option. Please note that apart from the Intensive German Course for international students, we cannot include any language courses in the Learning Agreement. However, they can be entered in the Transcript of Records.
The TU Dortmund University has joined forces with the Ruhr University Bochum and the University Duisburg-Essen to form the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr). Erasmus students can also attend some courses at our partner universities. If you are interested in these courses, please contact the Erasmus coordinator.
Contact
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the department's Erasmus coordinator, Dr. Debra Hanning. Please also pay attention to the FAQ on the page Before your stay.