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International Banking and Finance

"Living in a beautiful city, acquiring skills relevant to professional practice, analysing real company cases in real time, with experts as speakers - a truly great experience. Invaluable unique insights and perspectives can also be expected from the multifaceted international student group. This Master's program has best combined my professional experience in Canada with my education, giving me a professional competitive edge!"

Mandy Sandhu, MA, Alumna

The graduates are able to

Apply methods and ideas in customer and product management, treasury, cost accounting, controlling, liquidity and risk management at master’s level
Analyse the connections and effects of central banking processes, plan measures to steer these processes, and implement them in an international environment
Identify and analyse key topics of bank management in order to infer context-specific recommendations and measures
Realise ideas and methods of modern management theories (Corporate Social Responsibility, Systemic Organisation Development, Collaboration, Change and Innovation Management) and apply them appropriately
Collaborate in implementation and research projects in banking and finance

Occupational fields

Asset Manager
Relationship Manager
Bank Auditor
Finance Analyst
Treasury Manager

Downloads

Preparation for Multiple Choice Test International Banking and Finance Download icon
(pdf 167,134 KB)
Banking Finance ALM Handbook Chapter 1 Download icon
(pdf 2,056 MB)

The programme at a glance

Degree/Title:

Master of Arts in Business, MA

Length of programme

3 semesters

Mode of study

Career parallel programme: three times a week and Saturdays during the day

Language of instruction

English

Credits

90 ECTS

Tuition fee

€ 363.36 / semester (+ € 20.20 student union fee)

Semester Abroad

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend a time at one of our partner universities.

Admission procedure

Written application
Online MC test

Preparation for admission procedure

For preparation please see the download section. There are no external courses required.

Application deadline for non-EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 15 May

Application period for non-EU/EEA citizens and applicants:

1 October until 15 May

Admission requirements

Completion of a business degree in Austria or equivalent degree abroad (The legalization list can be found here under downloads.) and proven qualifications in

Business Administration (4 ECTS)
Accounting and Controlling (4 ECTS)
Economics (4 ECTS)
Mathematics and Statistics (4 ECTS)

Bridging courses

Bridging courses make it easier for you to start your studies and ensure your success in selected subjects.

RESEARCH

Information about research and development

Field(s) of study (e.g. ISCED-F)

0412 Finance, banking and insurance

Access to further studies

Graduates of UAS master degree programmes are entitled to enroll in relevant doctoral programmes (pursuant to § 6 para. 4 FHG, as amended) or university courses.

Contact

Martina Davis
Coordination of the study programme
+43 1 720 12 86-31
martina.davis@fh-vie.ac.at

Information about the programme

Gernot Kreiger about the study programme

More information and how to apply

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Lehrveranstaltung

ECTS Credits

Sprache

Studienplan

Semester

Incoming

Lehrveranstaltung (Self-)Leadership and (online-) collaboration

ECTS Credits 3.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS
Lehrveranstaltung ALM, Risk Management and International Banking Regulation

ECTS Credits 4.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS
Incoming
After this integrated course students can
- describe different legal risk frameworks in the US, Europe and Asia
- explain the impact of differences in regional legal risk frameworks on different risk organisations in international banks
- define the function of different types of capital: Tier 1, 2 and 3 Capital
- explain the differences of regulatory and economic capital
- outline specific risk management parts of Basel III and Basel IV
- decompose strategic objectives into sub-objectives
- apply strategic methods and instruments of a risk-oriented integrated bank management and controlling in an international business environment.
- calculate prices for plain-vanilla fixed income products
- analyse advantages and disadvantages of the various risk adjusted performance measures.
- evaluate interest rate risk for a fixed income portfolio
- hedge interest rate risk of a bank book consisting of plain-vanilla fixed income products
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Lehrveranstaltung Bank controlling

ECTS Credits 2.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS

Incoming

After successful completion of the module, students can explain the margin calculation and contributions schemes of banks. Furthermore, they are able to apply methods of cost and client accounting approaches for different bank cases. The participants learn methodologies like process cost calculation and apply these for the unit cost calculation of banking products. They know the principles of funds transfer pricing (FTP) and can use it for spread calculation and pricing of loans and deposits.
The students are able to explain the problems and mechanism of special bank budgeting processes. They are able to outline and discuss long term strategic plans of banks and annual operative planning of Profit & Loss statements and bank balance sheets. They can set up a strategic plan based on actual annual reports of banks and set up a simple reporting system.

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Lehrveranstaltung Change Management - Managing Complexity and Uncertainty

ECTS Credits 2.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS

Incoming

After successful completion of the course, students can apply concepts of change management and systemic management ideas. They are aware of the challenges regarding complex social behaviour and communication. They understand the learning and the process of change, the behavioral, cognitive and psychodynamic approach to change, and can manage change in self and others.

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Lehrveranstaltung Distribution strategies and customer perspective

ECTS Credits 3.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS
Incoming
After successful completion of the course, students can
- explain and differentiate goals in sales management
- define the term “customer experience” and specify the possible gaps between customer experience and view of product management and sales controlling.
- describe customer expectations according to bank products in different countries.
- define distribution channels in retail and corporate banking
- understand relevant legal frameworks for sales management in different European regions.
- explain future challenges for future sales management
- measure and control deviations from sales targets
- apply customer segmentation in respect to sales goals, selected distribution channels and legal frameworks
- evaluate the distribution channels in respect to the sales goals and choose the most appropriate ones.
- assist in creating incentive systems
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Lehrveranstaltung Intercultural Management (incl. teambuilding)

ECTS Credits 3.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS

Incoming

After this lecture students can apply knowledge of high-quality teams, concepts regarding systems analysis, intercultural management and leadership. They are trained in how to deal with interpersonal and organizational questions, regarding the management of complex processes, intercultural behavior and communication, personnel management and leadership. The students gain competencies in the fields of behavior in complex intercultural situations, in intercultural business settings and interaction with employees.

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Lehrveranstaltung International Banking and Business Models

ECTS Credits 4.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS
Incoming
After successful completion of the module, the students can
- illustrate principles of the banking business
- describe the banking systems in Austria and explain their differences at an international level to banking systems in CEE, Western Europe, USA and Japan in particular.
- explain the theoretical foundations of the existence and functions of financial intermediaries
- recall regular banking operations and services as well as special features of banking operations
- identify and describe the tasks of financial markets, the European Central Bank, the National Central Banks and banking supervisors.
- list the basic organizational and institutional characteristics of Fixed Income products
- calculate the international regulatory Fixed Income risk parameters impact on the bank´s P/L.
- evaluate and estimate relevant risk parameters in the fixed income area
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Lehrveranstaltung Master Thesis Tutorial

ECTS Credits 3.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS

After successful completion of the course, students can write a research proposal (including a focused research question and methodology), which is an adequate basis for the work on their master's theses. They have the competencies to retrieve and analyse relevant and current scientific literature and to use it for their work adequately. Furthermore, the students are able to apply relevant scientific and empirical methods and to draw correct conclusions based on empirical findings.

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Lehrveranstaltung Strategy, Organization, Change and Innovation

ECTS Credits 4.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS
Incoming
After successful completion of the course, students can
- summarize fundamentals of Strategy planning
- describe organisational concepts.
- conceptualize and interpret methods for Change Management and fostering Innovation.
- reflect upon complex systemic processes in banking and finance.
- name the modern instruments of personnel management
- outline the social responsibility of companies towards their employees, towards society and the environment as a relevant management issue
- understand the importance of digital technologies for bank processes and products
- analyse turnarounds in different banking business cases, e.g. Midland
- evaluate current and future technologies regarding their functionality for banks
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Lehrveranstaltung Sustainability and Ethics in Finance

ECTS Credits 2.00

Sprache Englisch

Studienplan BB

Semester 1 WS

Incoming

After this course, students can identify the significance and impact of social, economic and ecological sustainability and ethical behaviour on banking and finance in practice from an international perspective. They are able to explain implications of sustainability and ethics on the companies' reputation and economic results. This means that students have the capacity to describe the impact of fulfilling sustainability criteria on the company’s performance and analyse the potential risks associated with a lack of well-defined sustainability criteria. The students are able to analyse challenges in organisational sustainability and ethic management and apply appropriate methods of management to advance these areas of action. This includes the capacity to describe different forms of assessment methods. The students gain competencies in the integration of the perspectives of sustainability and ethics into their daily work, and in the communication of these perspectives to others within an international context.

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Legende: VZ = Vollzeit, BB = Berufsbegleitend, SS = Sommeremester, WS = Wintersemester

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"Living in a beautiful city, acquiring skills relevant to professional practice, analysing real company cases in real time, with experts as speakers - a truly great experience. Invaluable unique insights and perspectives can also be expected from the multifaceted international student group. This Master's program has best combined my professional experience in Canada with my education, giving me a professional competitive edge!"

Mandy Sandhu, MA, Alumna