Applicants need to have a German final degree or an equivalent foreign degree that qualifies for a profession (e.g. Bachelor).

Applicants must have completed a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in Economics and a minimum of 18 ECTS credits in quantitative methods (Mathematics, Statistics, and or Econometrics). Please also note important information about prior knowledge of econometrics, which can be found here.

This requirement can also be fulfilled, if you hold a German high school diploma (Abiturzeugnis) with 6 years of English. Please consider that this is only valid for a German high school diploma. The English language requirements can also be fulfilled if your previous studies were mainly carried out in English language.

Additional information on the English language requirements 

You are required to prove your German language level, if your previous course of study was not carried out in German. In this respect, please note that the language requirements for applications and for enrollment vary.

Additional information on the German language requirements

Did you complete your Bachelor's studies at a higher education institution outside of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)?

Please contact the higher education institution, which issued your Bachelor’s Diploma, for an equivalence table or similar. Without this, we cannot guarantee that your previous studies are recognized by Freie Universität Berlin.