Banking and Finance

Risk management, banking and corporate finance are among the core businesses of the banking and finance industry. The focus of the bachelor degree programme “Banking and Finance” is to grasp, both practically and theoretically, the complex relationships in the sector and the derivations thereof.

The programme further entails extensive knowledge of the insurance industry. This combination could be the foundation stone of a career set in the banking and finance sector.

Online info sessions (in German)

Would you like to learn more about the Banking and Finance degree programme and have your individual questions answered? Then register now for our online info sessions! The degree programme team will inform you about application and admission, study contents and career opportunities. The online info sessions are held in German.

Dates:

Currently, there are no online info sessions scheduled.

Graduates of this programme can

identify and analyse the various operations of banks and insurance companies
apply concepts and methods in consumer banking, risk management, mathematics and corporate finance
distinguish between and evaluate insurance products
put insurance controlling methods into practice
analyse and propose solutions for questions related to finance (e.g. portfolio selection, fixed-income securities and options) and corporate finance (company finance and valuation)
combine intercultural management skills and occupation-specific English abilities in order to work effectively in an international environment

Career options

Customer relationship manager
Asset manager
Account manager
Financial analyst
Portfolio manager
Auditor or tax consultant

You can find more information in the current brochure of the degree programme (German)

Have a closer look:

Studiengangsbroschüre Bank- und Finanzwirtschaft

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Be the finance expert of tomorrow (German)

Interview with the director of degree programme Gernot Kreiger (German)

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The programme at a glance

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Business, BA

Length of programme

6 semester

Mode of study

Career-parallel - three times a week and Saturdays during the day
Full-time - Monday to Friday (daytime)

Place of study

Campus Wohlmutstraße
Wohlmutstraße 22
1020 Vienna

Language of instruction

German with English courses

Credits

180 ECTS

Tuition fee

€ 363.36 / semester (+ € 22.70 student union fee)

Specialisation possible

6 semester

International Economics, Banking & Finance or Insurance Economics

Semester abroad

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend time at one of our partner universities. The degree programme recommends completing a semester abroad in the 3rd semester.

Traineeship

semester 6

Admission procedure

Online admission test (multiple choice) (reading comprehension, English, mathematics/logic, business administration and degree-programme-specific section)

Preparation for admissions procedure

For preparation materials please see the download section. No external courses are required.

Application period for EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 31 May

Application period for non-EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 30 April

Admission requirements

Austrian secondary school leaving certificate (Matura) or
Vocational matriculation qualification or
General university entrance examination for social and economics sciences or
Foreign equivalent of an Austrian school-leaving certificate (The legalization list can be found here under downloads.) or
Subject-relevant apprenticeship or graduation from a school for intermediate vocational education (BMS) with additional examinations in English and mathematics

Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

NQR 6

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

0412 Finance, banking and insurance

Access to further studies

Graduates of university of applied sciences bachelor programmes may enroll in relevant master programmes at universities and universities of applied sciences.

Contact

Magdalena Schlichtinger

Coordinator
magdalena.schlichtinger@fh-vie.ac.at
+43 1 720 12 86-231

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Course Book-Keeping

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students can
- name and define the systematics and the components of double-entry bookkeeping
- understand and describe the basics of double-entry bookkeeping
- record simple business transactions in the procurement and sales area as well as the different payment types independently
- create an accounting entity (at company code level), balance sheet, and income statement from these business transactions, considering closing entries,
- analyse the impact of postings on the success and balance sheet of an enterprise
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Course Book-Keeping

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students can
- name and define the systematics and the components of double-entry bookkeeping
- understand and describe the basics of double-entry bookkeeping
- record simple business transactions in the procurement and sales area as well as the different payment types independently
- create an accounting entity (at company code level), balance sheet, and income statement from these business transactions, considering closing entries,
- analyse the impact of postings on the success and balance sheet of an enterprise
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Course Business English Basics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- name and explain economic terms related to the topics covered
- describe and interpret general quantitative input (e.g. sales figures, trends)
- present general economic processes and companies,
- explain internal and external factors influencing businesses (e.g. stakeholders)
- describe and explain methods of corporate management,
- use terminology relevant to the subject, and apply general business language skills
- apply their knowledge of English (business) grammar to business topics and situations
- communicate formally and informally in writing
- analyse and discuss mini-case studies on HR management.
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Course Business English Basics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- name and explain economic terms related to the topics covered
- describe and interpret general quantitative input (e.g. sales figures, trends)
- present general economic processes and companies,
- explain internal and external factors influencing businesses (e.g. stakeholders)
- describe and explain methods of corporate management,
- use terminology relevant to the subject, and apply general business language skills
- apply their knowledge of English (business) grammar to business topics and situations
- communicate formally and informally in writing
- analyse and discuss mini-case studies on HR management.
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Course Business Information Technology

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- name and explain the basics of IT
- name security-relevant topics in the IT area and communicate their meaning
- formulate working assignments for out-house specialists as a customer in a software development process, and assess proper compliance
- oversee this development process and, as a link between financial and IT experts, display data and frequency distributions in spreadsheets and graphs
- present data using a spreadsheet software
- perform mathematical operations on the data, making use of software
- illustrate and graphically outline the desired final results
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Course Business Information Technology

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- name and explain the basics of IT
- name security-relevant topics in the IT area and communicate their meaning
- formulate working assignments for out-house specialists as a customer in a software development process, and assess proper compliance
- oversee this development process and, as a link between financial and IT experts, display data and frequency distributions in spreadsheets and graphs
- present data using a spreadsheet software
- perform mathematical operations on the data, making use of software
- illustrate and graphically outline the desired final results
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Course Descriptive Statistics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- illustrate data and frequency distributions in tables and graphs
- analyse data and frequency distributions
- calculate the relevant measures of location and dispersion, and correlations, and interpret them
- to perform linear regressions, and interpret the results
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Course Descriptive Statistics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- illustrate data and frequency distributions in tables and graphs
- analyse data and frequency distributions
- calculate the relevant measures of location and dispersion, and correlations, and interpret them
- to perform linear regressions, and interpret the results
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Course Financial Mathematics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students can
- identify and explain the standard types of interest (decursive/anticipatory or deferred/prepayment)
- match daily counting conventions with different European and global markets and to explain their calculation differences
- identify and apply various methods of calculating returns (International Capital Markets Association, US method, 360TM)
- calculate future values, net present values and annuities of payment series such as loans and bonds
- create and use basic risk ratios
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Course Financial Mathematics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students can
- identify and explain the standard types of interest (decursive/anticipatory or deferred/prepayment)
- match daily counting conventions with different European and global markets and to explain their calculation differences
- identify and apply various methods of calculating returns (International Capital Markets Association, US method, 360TM)
- calculate future values, net present values and annuities of payment series such as loans and bonds
- create and use basic risk ratios
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