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 Bank-Controlling - Finance Trainer

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- assess the economic situation of enterprises on the basis of the annual accounts
- analyse and interpret the items in a bank’s balance sheet and a profit and loss account (at individual and group level)
- name items in a bank's annual financial statement and thus calculate key balance sheet figures
- calculate bank-specific balance sheet ratios
- illustrate the various valuations (in particular of securities) and explain the economic consequences and incentives which arise from these valuations
- cooperate in performing controlling tasks and the role of controlling in a bank and apply the relevant instruments such as break-even analysis, market interest method and budgeting
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Course Bank-Controlling - Finance Trainer

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- assess the economic situation of enterprises on the basis of the annual accounts
- analyse and interpret the items in a bank’s balance sheet and a profit and loss account (at individual and group level)
- name items in a bank's annual financial statement and thus calculate key balance sheet figures
- calculate bank-specific balance sheet ratios
- illustrate the various valuations (in particular of securities) and explain the economic consequences and incentives which arise from these valuations
- cooperate in performing controlling tasks and the role of controlling in a bank and apply the relevant instruments such as break-even analysis, market interest method and budgeting
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Course Corporate Finance

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students can
- describe the main financing instruments
- explain financing decisions
- draw up long-term and short-term financial plans
- describe and apply basic liquidity and cash management techniques
- describe the problems of risk management in companies and the associated instruments, in particular with regard to financial risks
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Course Corporate Finance

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students can
- describe the main financing instruments
- explain financing decisions
- draw up long-term and short-term financial plans
- describe and apply basic liquidity and cash management techniques
- describe the problems of risk management in companies and the associated instruments, in particular with regard to financial risks
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Course Data Science

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students are able
- to explain the basics of data science,
- to help shape them according to their ideas as a link between finance and IT experts,
- to manage simple inputs and outputs in the Python software,
- to perform mathematical manipulations on given data using Python
- to graphically display and highlight desired end results.
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Course Data Science

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, the students are able
- to explain the basics of data science,
- to help shape them according to their ideas as a link between finance and IT experts,
- to manage simple inputs and outputs in the Python software,
- to perform mathematical manipulations on given data using Python
- to graphically display and highlight desired end results.
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ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to explain the numerous types of options traded on financial markets as well as the main organizational and institutional features of options exchanges.
The students will have the know-how to describe the profit and loss profiles of simple options and will be able to apply basic principles and formulas for the valuation of simple options.
After the successful completion of the course the students will be able to interpret the relevant ratios and to manage a portfolio by means of options.

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Course Options

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

icoming yes

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to explain the numerous types of options traded on financial markets as well as the main organizational and institutional features of options exchanges.
The students will have the know-how to describe the profit and loss profiles of simple options and will be able to apply basic principles and formulas for the valuation of simple options.
After the successful completion of the course the students will be able to interpret the relevant ratios and to manage a portfolio by means of options.

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Course Public and European Economic Law

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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Nach erfolgreicher Absolvierung dieser LV ist der/die Studierende in der Lage,
- unternehmerische Tätigkeiten im österreichischen Verfassungsrecht und nach unionsrechtlichen Vorgaben richtig einzuordnen, verwaltungsrechtliche Probleme zu erkennen,
- darüber effektiv mit Rechtsberater/inne/n zu kommunizieren
- und einfache Verfahren ohne Rechtsbeistand abzuwickeln,
- sowie Anforderungen des Bankaufsichtsrechts zu erfassen und zielgerichtet in Beratungssituationen zu thematisieren.
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Course Public and European Economic Law

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

icoming yes
Incoming
Nach erfolgreicher Absolvierung dieser LV ist der/die Studierende in der Lage,
- unternehmerische Tätigkeiten im österreichischen Verfassungsrecht und nach unionsrechtlichen Vorgaben richtig einzuordnen, verwaltungsrechtliche Probleme zu erkennen,
- darüber effektiv mit Rechtsberater/inne/n zu kommunizieren
- und einfache Verfahren ohne Rechtsbeistand abzuwickeln,
- sowie Anforderungen des Bankaufsichtsrechts zu erfassen und zielgerichtet in Beratungssituationen zu thematisieren.
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