Courses
A variety of courses is offered in either English or in German. It is generally possible to achieve 30 ECTS by participating in German-language (30 ECTS in German-language courses) or in English-language courses (30 ECTS in English-language courses).
The following table shows a general overview for the teaching areas available for incoming MEST students. Moreover, based on individual agreements with the local MEST coordinator, MEST students may choose courses from other faculties (e.g., psychology, law) as well.
Subject area | Chair | Lecturerer |
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Business Administration (BWL) | Personnel economics (Personalökonomik) | Prof. Dr. Goerke |
HRM and organization studies (Management, Organisation und Personal) | Prof. Dr. Muehlfeld | |
Management (Management) | Prof. Dr. Semrau | |
Economics (VWL) | Social security and health systems (Sozial- und Verteilungspolitik / Gesundheitsökonomik) | Prof. Dr. Lorenz |
International economics (Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik) | Prof. Dr. Matschke | |
Labour markets (Arbeitsmarktökonomik) | Prof. Dr. Jirjahn | |
Sociology (Soziologie) | Economic sociology (Wirtschaftssoziologie) | Prof. Dr. Maurer |
Sociology of the welfare state (Sozialpolitik) | Prof. Dr. Dallinger | |
Sociology of work and organizations (Arbeit und Organisation) | Dr. Schulze (as representative) |
Exact course titles are subject to change. For current information on the precise courses offered during a specific term, please refer to the online platform “PORTA”. PORTA is also the platform to sign up for courses. If you have any problems with registration for courses, please refer to the secretary’s office of each chair. For instance, if you want to sign up for a class of Professor Muehlfeld, please feel free to get in touch with us (hrm@uni-trier.de).
The following table gives an overview of the courses offered during the summer term (April to September).
Courses during summer term
The following table provides an overview over the relevant courses at Trier University.
Subject Area | Course | Professor | Language | ECTS |
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Business Administration (BWL) | ||||
| Theory/Research Seminar: International HRM and Comparative Industrial Relations AND Case Study Seminar: International HRM and Comparative Industrial Relations | Prof. Dr. Muehlfeld | English | 10 |
| European Labour Studies I: Topics in Personnel Economics AND European Labour Studies II: Research seminar Personnel Economics | Prof. Dr. Goerke | English
| 10 |
| Research Seminar: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management AND Case Study Seminar: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | Prof. Dr. Block | English | 10 |
Economics (VWL) | ||||
Ökonomik des Wohlfahrtsstaates | Prof. Dr. Lorenz | German | 10 | |
Economics of European Integration: European and World Trade | Prof. Dr. Matschke | English | 10 | |
Sociology (Soziologie) | ||||
Sozialpolitik und Ungleichheit a) b) Two seminars which can either be followed both (for 10 ECTS) or individually (for 5 ECTS) | Prof. Dr. Dallinger | German | 10 | |
Institutionen der Wirtschaft a) b) | Prof. Dr. Maurer | German | 10 | |
Total credits available in German | Max. 30 | |||
Total credits available in English | Max. 40 | |||
Teaching period (excluding exams; teaching only): 17. April – 22. July, 2023 | ||||
Bitte beachten Sie auch: In der Vergangenheit haben MEST-Studierende erfolgreich an Rechtskursen in Trier teilgenommen: (1) Europäisches Arbeitsrecht, (2) Kollektive Arbeitsrecht (beide Kurse in deutscher Sprache, jeder Kurs: 5 ECTS); diese Möglichkeit besteht auch in Zukunft. |