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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Education Contract Bachelor Download icon
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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 Portfolio Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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After successful completion of the course, students can
- analyse and evaluate portfolios consisting of various financial instruments according to their risk and return
- independently create a portfolio according to predefined parameters such as return and risk
- hedge individual risks in portfolios (e.g. delta, convexity)
- decide which derivatives can efficiently hedge an existing portfolio
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Course Portfolio Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

icoming yes
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After successful completion of the course, students can
- analyse and evaluate portfolios consisting of various financial instruments according to their risk and return
- independently create a portfolio according to predefined parameters such as return and risk
- hedge individual risks in portfolios (e.g. delta, convexity)
- decide which derivatives can efficiently hedge an existing portfolio
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Course Portfolio Training Game

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester
After successful completion of the module, students can
- apply the legal, regulatory, and fiscal framework conditions to the portfolio to be created
- assess markets and investment instruments with a view to expected returns and risks
- apply tools, among them being data systems (Bloomberg, Reuters, Datastream) and software programs
- present their own analyses to colleagues and experts and regularly draft written portfolio reports
- communicate in specialists‘ teams, adopting various team roles, decide on trading actions and implement them
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Course Portfolio Training Game

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester
After successful completion of the module, students can
- apply the legal, regulatory, and fiscal framework conditions to the portfolio to be created
- assess markets and investment instruments with a view to expected returns and risks
- apply tools, among them being data systems (Bloomberg, Reuters, Datastream) and software programs
- present their own analyses to colleagues and experts and regularly draft written portfolio reports
- communicate in specialists‘ teams, adopting various team roles, decide on trading actions and implement them
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Course Specific Terms in Economics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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After successful completion of the course, students can
- name and explain economic terms in a manner appropriate to the topics covered
- describe and interpret subject-specific quantitative input (e.g. inflation rates)
- present economic processes and companies
- use terminology relevant to the subject, and use general (including advanced) business language skills
- make use of English negotiation language and tactics
- communicate formally and informally in writing, e.g. report-writing (market entry scenarios)
- analyse and discuss mini-case studies on basic economic concepts (e.g. GDP, poverty definitions) and relate them to other complementary concepts
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Course Specific Terms in Economics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

icoming yes
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After successful completion of the course, students can
- name and explain economic terms in a manner appropriate to the topics covered
- describe and interpret subject-specific quantitative input (e.g. inflation rates)
- present economic processes and companies
- use terminology relevant to the subject, and use general (including advanced) business language skills
- make use of English negotiation language and tactics
- communicate formally and informally in writing, e.g. report-writing (market entry scenarios)
- analyse and discuss mini-case studies on basic economic concepts (e.g. GDP, poverty definitions) and relate them to other complementary concepts
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Course Asset and Liability Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 5 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- analyse risks arising from the relationship between assets and liabilities and derive appropriate measures
- explain how the short-term and structural liquidity of a bank is determined, and how these liquidities can be managed
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Course Asset and Liability Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 5 WS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students can
- analyse risks arising from the relationship between assets and liabilities and derive appropriate measures
- explain how the short-term and structural liquidity of a bank is determined, and how these liquidities can be managed
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Course Bankorganisation, Innovationsprozesse und Digitalisierung

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 5 WS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- die modernen Instrumente des Personalmanagements, moderne Organisationsformen und Besonderheiten der Organisation in Banken zu erläutern.
- die soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen gegenüber den Mitarbeitern, der Gesellschaft und der Umwelt als relevantes Managementthema zu skizzieren.
- die Bedeutung digitaler Technologien für die Prozesse und Produkte von Banken zu kennen.
- aktuelle und zukünftige Technologien hinsichtlich ihrer Funktionalität für Banken zu bewerten
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Course Bankorganisation, Innovationsprozesse und Digitalisierung

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 5 WS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- die modernen Instrumente des Personalmanagements, moderne Organisationsformen und Besonderheiten der Organisation in Banken zu erläutern.
- die soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen gegenüber den Mitarbeitern, der Gesellschaft und der Umwelt als relevantes Managementthema zu skizzieren.
- die Bedeutung digitaler Technologien für die Prozesse und Produkte von Banken zu kennen.
- aktuelle und zukünftige Technologien hinsichtlich ihrer Funktionalität für Banken zu bewerten
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