A special feature of both the "Frankfurt Bachelor's degree in Economics" is the close integration of Business Administration and Economics. The Economics Bachelor's course prepares students for various fields of activity in the national and international environment. Both offer well-grounded, high-quality and academic initial training and form an important foundation for a successful career entry or continuing studies in one of the Frankfurt Master's degree courses.

Internationality in research and teaching is a key criterion of quality for the department. This promotes a lively international exchange of academics and students through an international network of over 100 partner universities. Language skills can be acquired thanks to a wide range of business language courses in English, French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Université Paris Dauphine, Frankreich; St. Petersburg State University of Economics; Fudan University Shanghai, China; Monash University, Melbourne, Australien; Vietnamese-German University; Keio University, Tokyo, Japan; Universität St. Gallen, Schweiz; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spanien; Bi Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Finnland.

The faculty provides its researchers with a large number of databases and access opportunities, such as: Frankfurt Laboratory for Experimental Economic Research (FLEX); Research Data Centre of the Federal and State Statistical Offices / House of Finance; SAFE Data Room / House of Finance; HRZ PC Lab.

The department, as part of the Goethe University at the cultural and business hub Frankfurt am Main, concentrates on empirical and analytical research into entrepreneurial and macro-economic issues.

The Goethe University “Unibator” supports students, staff and alumni in the implementation of academic findings and emerging business ideas for marketable products and services. It provides a start-up programme for business founders with the aim of developing a sound business model. The Unibator, together with the research-intensive department of Economic Sciences, has set up a focus on FinTech. In addition, there are student initiatives involved in promoting start-ups, such as the Founders Club Frankfurt and Enactus.