BWLB - Financial Management

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Students in this specialization are prepared for the various tasks in the finance departments of capital market-related companies or in consulting, auditing or tax consulting firms. Therefore, the specialization modules aim to provide you with a solid understanding of how capital and financial markets work and how they can be used for (re-)financing, investment and risk management.

You will become proficient in dealing with the objectives, workings, and methods of financial corporate management, as well as gaining knowledge of how to deal with international accounting standards and accounting policies.

Additionally, you will develop a critical awareness of national and international taxation rules and be able to identify relevant issues.

Here we provide an overview of the specialization modules in Financial Management.

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Contact

Faculty Office
Claudia Appelius

Phone: +49 (0)721 925-1946
Fax: +49 (0)721 925-1947
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Office hours:
Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Building K, room 103B
Moltkestraße 30
76133 Karlsruhe

Please note:
This specialization can be chosen after the 2nd semester. Please apply for the Business Management (BWLB) bachelor's program.

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Corporate Management and Transfer Pricing

+ Vision - Goals - Strategies; long- and short-term corporate planning

+ P-D-C-A cycle

+ Controlling systems, management models, and risk management

+ Introduction and basic principles of international transfer pricing

+ Analysis of typical intra-group transactions, selected business models and transfer pricing systems

Financial Controlling and Risk Management

+ Operational and strategic performance and financial controlling

+ Group controlling, investment controlling

+ Investment portfolio management, value-oriented corporate management, company valuation

+ Elements of strategic and operational risk management

+ Risk identification, risk assessment, risk management

Corporate Taxation and International Tax Law

+ Determination of taxable profits

+ Taxation of companies in the context of business activities

+ Comparison of legal forms

+ Concept and causes of double taxation, legal framework of double taxation agreements

+ Taxation of cross-border business activities; structuring alternatives

Corporate Treasury

+ Structure of the financial market, instruments of the cash market

+ Sound basis for investment decisions, portfolio theory

+ Basic principles of financial mathematics and interest calculation

+ Risk analysis of interest-bearing financial instruments

+ Fundamentals of the derivatives market and possible uses of financial derivatives; valuation of selected financial derivatives (forwards, swaps and options)

Who is the specialization suitable for?

Are you interested in financial corporate management and have an affinity for numbers? Are you also drawn in topics such as capital markets and corporate taxes? Then this is the right place for you.

With the professional and social skills you acquire and your specialization in Financial Management, you will be ideally prepared to work in the areas of such as controlling, financial accounting, tax, transfer pricing, treasury management, risk management, investor relations and as an assistant to the commercial management or staff units in the finance department of a company.

Internship & studying abroad

The specialization in Financial Management is application-oriented, using project work and practical case studies to familiarize students with concrete practical issues right from the start.

The compulsory internship semester, which can be completed in Germany or abroad, offers students an excellent opportunity to apply and implement the knowledge and specialist skills acquired in the specialization directly in a company, gaining hands-on experience with numerous business processes.

At a glance

Qualification awarded	Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.)
Application deadline	15.01./15.07.
Start of program	Winter semester & Summer semester
ECTS credit points	210 in total
Standard period of study	7 semesters
Admission prerequisites	Pre-study work experience is not required
Semester abroad	Practical semester abroad in the 5th semester possible
Accreditation	Yes (certificate)

Downloads

Study Program Flyer - BWLB
Study and Examination Regulations - BWLB
Module Handbook - BWLB