Our Bachelor programmes: A strong foundation for your future
The Bachelor's degree programmes International Business and Economics and Economics - Management and Economics at the Faculty of Business and Management offer a sound business education. They optimally prepare students for careers in the private and public sectors and at the same time lay the foundation for further academic development up to a Master's degree.
We expect our graduates of the Bachelor's degree programmes to be able to
- Understand the central concepts of economics,
- analyse economic problems and draw well-founded conclusions using qualitative and quantitative methods,
- write academic papers - from seminar papers to Bachelor's theses - clearly and convincingly and communicate their ideas precisely,
- critically scrutinise economic theories and critically question research within the discipline.
The Department of Banking and Finance contributes to these degree programmes with the following range of courses:
The courses must be booked via LFU:online.
Introduction to basic business and management concepts with a focus on sustainability and problem-solving skills.
(Id.: 434002)
Additional offer for students who either wish to pursue an international career or to continue their studies by gaining an overview of exciting aspects of the global financial system. Additional offer for students who wish to pursue a career in banking and banking-related fields, including consulting.
(Id. 434459)
The aim of the course is to provide students with a detailed understanding of central concepts of corporate finance with a special focus on investment, valuation and financing decisions. Students acquire the ability to analyse, discuss and solve advanced business management problems.
(Id. 434200)
Participants acquire a detailed understanding of the key factors influencing the behaviour of financial markets. In particular, they will gain an understanding of (1) the behaviour of investors with regard to the selection of risky investment forms; (2) the possibilities of how investment forms can and should be combined in different portfolio contexts; (3) the valuation of securities and investment forms in a market equilibrium; (4) the possibilities of evaluating investment portfolios. The course focuses on providing conceptual background knowledge that is relevant for practical implementation in asset management. The course emphasises the limitations of classical theoretical approaches.
(Id. 434210)
The content of the course focusses on the area of risk management, especially in financial institutions. The aim is to create a sound understanding of the possibilities for identifying, measuring and managing various risks.
(Id. 434250)
The VU provides an understanding of the psychological background of typical behavioural anomalies and heuristics that are relevant for financial decisions.
(Id. 434260)
The aim of the course is to provide students with a detailed understanding of central concepts of corporate finance with a special focus on investment, valuation and financing decisions. Students acquire the ability to analyse, discuss and solve advanced business management problems.
(Id. 434200)
Acquisition of a basic understanding of financial interrelationships, learning methods for evaluating cash flows, familiarisation with the most important financial instruments and their possible uses and evaluation.
(Id. 434121)
Understand the functioning of financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, investment companies, stock exchanges, etc.) and place them in a theoretical context. Recognise how innovative processes change existing financial institutions and the role of technological developments.
(Id. 434220)
The courses must be booked via LFU:online.
Introduction to basic business and management concepts with a focus on sustainability and problem-solving skills.
(Id.: 434002)
Acquisition of a basic understanding of financial interrelationships, learning methods for evaluating cash flows, familiarisation with the most important financial instruments and their possible uses and evaluation.
(Id. 434121)
The aim of the course is to provide students with a detailed understanding of central concepts of corporate finance with a special focus on investment, valuation and financing decisions. Students acquire the ability to analyse, discuss and solve advanced business management problems.
(Id. 434200)
Participants acquire a detailed understanding of the key factors influencing the behaviour of financial markets. In particular, an understanding of (1) the behaviour of investors with regard to the selection of risky investment forms; (2) the possibilities of how investment forms can and should be put together in different portfolio contexts; (3) the valuation of securities and investment forms in a market equilibrium; (4) the possibilities of evaluating investment portfolios. The course focuses on providing conceptual background knowledge that is relevant for practical implementation in asset management. The course emphasises the limitations of classical theoretical approaches.
(Id. 434210)
Understand the functioning of financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, investment companies, stock exchanges, etc.) and place them in a theoretical context. Recognise how innovative processes change existing financial institutions and the role of technological developments.
(Id. 434220)
The content of the course focusses on the area of risk management, especially in financial institutions. The aim is to create a sound understanding of the possibilities for identifying, measuring and managing various risks.
(Id. 434250)
The VU provides an understanding of the psychological background of typical behavioural anomalies and heuristics that are relevant for financial decisions.
(Id. 434260)
After taking this course, students will have an understanding of the basic principles of behavioural economics and will have learned how to apply these principles to design nudges (behavioural interventions) to solve real-world challenges by changing people's decisions for their own benefit and that of society.
(Id. 434360)
Company analysis on the basis of annual financial statements in a national and international context (with basic principles of IFRS) as well as accounting policy from a user-orientated perspective.
(Id. 434300)
Additional offer for students who either wish to pursue an international career or to continue their studies by gaining an overview of exciting aspects of the global financial system. Additional offer for students who wish to pursue a career in banking and banking-related fields, including consulting.
(Id. 434459)
The course provides a deeper understanding of the microeconomic foundations of human decision-making and their effects on a macro level.
Students should develop an understanding of the techniques and problems of decision-making in companies and markets. To this end, theoretical foundations (decision and game theory) are taught, which are supplemented with behavioural science findings (prospect theory, behavioural biases, decision heuristics).
(Id. 434350)