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Winter term
Seminar profile
General Details Seminar title Seminar Development and Environmental Economics Course code(s) 273004 Academic session WiSe 2026/27 Course availability WiSe and SoSe Course content Seminar Entwicklungs- und Umweltökonomie Target group / area (Zuordnung) BSc WiWi PO 2017: BWL and VWL Number of participants Course language German and English
There will be German-speaking and English-speaking group divisions, so the seminar can be taken either in German or in English.
Location Internal seminar Industry partner No Timetable Block course Completion of term paper During lecture period Requirements and Academic Support Objectives The students become familiar with various development and environmental issues. The students are asked to give a 15-minute lecture on a topic from the field of develoment and environmental economics, which will then be discussed. Participation in the seminar will be graded. The grade is composed of partial grades for the written assignment, the presentation and participation in the discussion (co-presentation). Prerequisites Basic knowledge of economic sciences Introductory course to academic research No Formal guidelines Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers General literature Fundamentals of business administration and economics Basic literature to introduce each topic The students are provided with 1 - 3 sources and a short description of the topic. Methodology Production theory, household theory, trade models, interpretation of econometric models, meta-analysis Specialised software None Recommended word processing software No particular recommendation Length of term paper 15 pages (without title and table of content) Meeting(s) to discuss outline 1 - 2 Performance requirements / evaluation [indicate weighting] Obligatory attendance (also at the kick-off-meeting), written work, lecture, oral participation and co-presentation Examiner(s) Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote Contact person Organizational: Laura Eisfeld Group Assignments and Topics Group assignment No Topics Announcement at the beginning of October (list on Stud.IP) Assignment of topics Registration with request for topic from list on Stud.IP Process Schedule Initial registration / application At the beginning of the lectures, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Initial discussion / topic discussion / kick-off meeting Kick-off-meeting at the beginning of the lectures, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Topic assignment Kick-off-meeting at the beginning of the lectures, registration with a topic from list, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Formal (binding) registration At the beginning of the lectures, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Commencement of seminar paper After binding registration with form (available on Stud.IP) Submission of seminar paper At the beginning of December, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Submission of presentation 1 day before the block seminar, Powerpoint file by e-mail to Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote Presentation At the beginning of December or mid December, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) -
Summer term
Seminar profile
General Details Seminar title Seminar Entwicklungs- und Umweltökonomie Course code(s) 273004 Academic session SoSe Course availability WiSe and SoSe Course content Seminar Entwicklungs- und Umweltökonomie Target group / area (Zuordnung) BSc WiWi PO 2017: BWL and VWL Number of participants Course language German Location internal seminar Industry partner no Timetable block course Completion of term paper during lecture period Requirements and Academic Support Objectives The students become familiar with various development and environmental issues. The students are asked to give a 15-minute lecture on a topic from the field of develoment and environmental economics, which will then be discussed. A certificate is issued for successful participation (term paper, lecture, participation in the discussion). Prerequisites Basic knowledge of economic sciences Introductory course to academic research No Formal guidelines Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers (on Stud.IP) General literature Fundamentals of business administration and economics Basic literature to introduce each topic The students are provided with 1 - 3 sources and a short description of the topic. Methodology Production theory, household theory, trade models, interpretation of econometric models, meta-analysis Specialised software none Recommended word processing software no particular recommendation Length of term paper 15 pages (without title and table of content,...) Meeting(s) to discuss outline 1 - 2 Performance requirements / evaluation [indicate weighting] Obligatory attendance, written work, lecture, oral participation and co-presentation Examiner(s) Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote Contact person Laura Eisfeld Group Assignments and Topics Group assignment no Group size - Group formation - Topics Announcement in the first week of lectures (list on Stud.IP) Assignment of topics Registration with request for topic from list on Stud.IP Initial registration Registration with a topic from list on Stud.IP , around the first week of lectures, email: Laura Eisfeld Process Schedule Initial registration / application At the beginning of the lectures, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Initial discussion / topic discussion / kick-off meeting Preliminary discussion at the beginning of the lectures, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Topic assignment Preliminary discussion at the beginning of the lectures, registration with a topic from list, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Formal (binding) registration At the beginning of the lectures, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Commencement of seminar paper After binding registration with form (available on Stud.IP) Submission of seminar paper At the beginning of June, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP) Submission of presentation 1 day before the block seminar, Powerpoint file by e-mail:
Presentation At the beginning of June, exact dates will be announced (on Stud.IP)
Seminar Development and Environmental Economics (273004)
Last Change: 06.05.26
