Principles of Economics
Module WI001056_1
This module handbook serves to describe contents, learning outcome, methods and examination type as well as linking to current dates for courses and module examination in the respective sections.
Module version of SS 2021 (current)
There are historic module descriptions of this module. A module description is valid until replaced by a newer one.
Whether the module’s courses are offered during a specific semester is listed in the section Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature below.
available module versions | |||
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SS 2021 | WS 2020/1 | SS 2016 | WS 2015/6 |
Basic Information
WI001056_1 is a semester module in English language at Master’s level which is offered in winter semester.
This Module is included in the following catalogues within the study programs in physics.
- Catalogue of soft-skill courses
Total workload | Contact hours | Credits (ECTS) |
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180 h | 60 h | 6 CP |
Content, Learning Outcome and Preconditions
Content
Microeconomics deals with the behavior of individual agents, such as households, firms, and public institutions and with their interaction on markets. How can market demand be derived from the consumption choices of households? How can market supply be derived from the production decisions of firms? Which mechanisms give rise to an equalization of demand and supply? What are the consequences of market failure, and what can the state do about it?
Macroeconomics takes an aggregated perspective; it analyzes the economy as a whole. How can economic activity, inflation, and unemployment be measured? What are the factors that determine economic growth? Which mechanisms give rise to economic fluctuations, and how can these fluctuations be mitigated through fiscal and monetary policy?
Learning Outcome
On the micro level, this includes consumer behavior as well as firms' production decisions. The students will be able to analyze basic mechanisms that give rise to the equalization of supply and demand in competitive markets. Having attended the module, the students will be able to understand the interrelation between market power and social welfare and will be able to explain market failures. On the macro level, students will be able to identify and explain the main sources of growth, unemployment and inflation.
Moreover, they will be able to analyze the basic tools of monetary and fiscal policy.
Preconditions
Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature
Courses and Schedule
Type | SWS | Title | Lecturer(s) | Dates | Links |
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VI | 4 | Principles of Economics (WI001056_1) | Feilcke, C. |
Thu, 11:30–13:00, 2750 Mon, 15:00–16:30, 2300 and singular or moved dates |
eLearning |
Learning and Teaching Methods
Media
Literature
Mankiw, Gregory N. and Mark P. Taylor (2017): Economics. Boston: Cengage
Module Exam
Description of exams and course work
Hereby, participants demonstrate their capacity for abstraction (thinking in economic models) and concretization (interpreting and applying the results of the model).
Exam Repetition
There is a possibility to take the exam in the following semester.
Current exam dates
Currently TUMonline lists the following exam dates. In addition to the general information above please refer to the current information given during the course.
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Time | Location | Info | Registration |
Campus Heilbronn: Principles of Economics | |||
Campus Munich: Principles of Economics | |||
0360 1200 2300 N1179 N1189 N1190 0980 |