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Get to know financial products better - Bachelor of Finance curriculum


Develop a Flair for the Right Numbers

Performing the analysis of complex business models and processes, getting to know financial products better or recognising interrelationships of markets - pursuing financial management studies at ISM will supply you with the necessary knowledge to become a sought-after financial specialist in national as well as international companies.

The course provides a business management basis with individual orientation, lectures in the areas of management basics (business administration, statistics, economics), training of soft skills (personal and social competences), learning of foreign languages as well as industry-specific focus subjects such as controlling or consulting. For example, lectures are offered in the areas of financial management, corporate structuring or international financial reporting.


Program Content – B.Sc. Finance & Management

1st Semester

Business Administration 1: Principles of Business Economics

  • Introduction to Business Administration, Procurement & Production (2,5 ECTS)
  • Marketing (2,5 ECTS)

Business Administration 2: Financial Reporting

  • Financial Accounting (2,5 ECTS)
  • Financial Reporting & Business Taxation (2,5 ECTS)

Mathematical Basics

  • Business Mathematics (2,5 ECTS)
  • Statistics 1 (2,5 ECTS)

Law

  • Introduction to Law (2,5 ECTS)
  • Business Law (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 1

  • Business Correspondence (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 1/Spanish 1/Italian 1/German 1 (3 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Core Competencies

  • Introduction to Finance & Management (1 ECTS)
  • Scientific Methods (1 ECTS)
  • Calculation Software (1 ECTS)
  • Rhetoric (1 ECTS)
  • Project Management (1 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

2nd Semester

Business Administration 3: Managerial Accounting

  • Investment & Financing (2,5 ECTS)
  • Cost Accounting (2,5 ECTS)

Economics 1: Principles of Economics

  • Microeconomics (2,5 ECTS)
  • Macroeconomics (2,5 ECTS)

Applied Statistics

  • Statistics 2 (2,5 ECTS)
  • Market Research (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 2

  • Moderation & Presentation (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 2/Spanish 2/Italian 2/German 2 (3 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Financial Reporting

  • Financial Reporting (2,5 ECTS)
  • Financial Accounting (2,5 ECTS)

Fundamentals of Finance

  • Introduction to Corporate Finance (2,5 ECTS)
  • Introduction to Capital Markets (2,5 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

3rd Semester

Business Administration 4: Human Resources & Organization Management

  • Human Resource Management (2,5 ECTS)
  • Organization (2,5 ECTS)

Business Administration 5: Business Management

  • Principles of Corporate Management (2,5 ECTS)
  • Service Management (2,5 ECTS)

Economics 2: Basics of Political Economy

  • Economic Policy (2,5 ECTS)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 3

  • Negotiation (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 3/Spanish 3/Italian 3/German 3 (3 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Financial Framework

  • Capital Market Law & Investor Relation (2,5 ECTS)
  • Financial Markets & Institutions (2,5 ECTS)

Legal Framework

  • Business Law Advanced (2,5 ECTS)
  • International Taxation (2,5 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

4th Semester: Semester abroad
Semester abroad (24 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

5th Semester

Business Analysis

  • Auditing (2 ECTS)
  • Corporate Valuation (2 ECTS)
  • Corporate Rating (2 ECTS)

Financial Management

  • Derivatives (2 ECTS)
  • International Financial Management (2 ECTS)
  • Portfolio & Asset Management (2 ECTS)

Workshop/Practical Seminar (5 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 4/Spanish 4/Italian 4/German 4 (1 ECTS)
Elective Module (1 of 2):

Business Communication

  • Internal Communication (2 ECTS)
  • Investor Relations (2 ECTS)
  • Global Communications (2 ECTS)

General Management

  • Strategic Management (2 ECTS)
  • Leadership & Motivation (2 ECTS)
  • Crisis Management & Recapitalization (2 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)
6th Semester

International Financial Reporting

  • IRFS 1 (2 ECTS)
  • IRFS 2 (2 ECTS)
  • Group Consolidation (2 ECTS)

Corporate Structuring

  • Investment Management (2 ECTS)
  • Corporate Finance (2 ECTS)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (2 ECTS)
Elective Module (1 of 2):

Controlling

  • Strategic Controlling (2 ECTS)
  • Operational Controlling (2 ECTS)
  • Controlling of Multinational Enterprises (2 ECTS)

Consulting

  • Consulting Instruments (2 ECTS)
  • Management of Consulting Projects (2 ECTS)
  • Consulting Project/Tender Pitch (2 ECTS)

2nd Language

  • French 5/Spanish 5/Italian 5/German 5 (1 ECTS)

THESIS (11 ECTS)

7th Semester (optional)

During the seventh semester you can optionally spend a second semester abroad (this is called the "Global Track").

This curriculum is valid from start of studies in fall term 2023.
For more detailed information, please contact your study advisor.


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Your Bachelor Study Advisors

pereira

Campus Dortmund

Christopher Pereira
+49 231.97 51 39-43
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Qian Ye

Campus Frankfurt

Qian Ye
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Ana Kammerer

Campus Munich

Ana Kammerer
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Angelina Hallmann

Campus Cologne

Angelina Hallmann
+49 221.27 09 95-43
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Luigi Serafino

Campus Stuttgart

Luigi Serafino
+49 711.51 89 62-143
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Marrit Koenig

Campus Berlin

Marrit Koenig
+49 30.3 15 19 35-22
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Rebecca Jung

Campus Hamburg

Rebecca Jung
+49 40.3 19 93 39-46
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