REQUEST A BROCHURE
REQUEST A BROCHURE
Graduate
Campus & Student Life
WiWo_BesteFachhochschulen2021_CBS_International_Business_School_engl

Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management

REQUEST A BROCHURE
>1000
Corporate partners
>180
Partner universities
4000
Students

IB Financial Management (B.A.) Bachelor's Degree in Germany

Bachelor IB Financial Management Student

Why is financial management important? and why should you study it?

There is a good reason why many CEOs were first Chief Financial Officers. Every business is about money. About profitability and liquidity. Numbers are at the heart of any business. Those who know the financial situation and can control it can lead the entire company. Therefore, experts who studied Finance are in demand. They work in the financial departments of companies or directly in companies for which money is the essential business: namely banks, financial services providers or insurance companies.

What do you learn in a financial management bachelor's degree?

If you specialize in Financial Management, which is part of the International Business Studies programme, you acquire profound financial expertise in semesters 3 to 6. A study in Finance focuses on the basic models of the capital market theory, financial institutions and financial instruments as well as the theory and practice of capital markets. This also includes the link between risk and return on money investments and forms the basis for further topics, such as corporate finance or strategic management in banking and finance. You will learn to navigate safely throughout these subjects. This is the ideal preparation for starting your career in the financial sector.

  • ECTS 180
  • Semester 6
  • Language English
  • Type of Study Full-time
  • Degree Bachelor of Arts
  • Campus Cologne
  • Internship Integrated
  • Semester Abroad Integrated
  • Start of Studies Summer Cologne
  • Study Fee* 5.550 €
FINANCIAL AID
RANKINGS & ACCREDITATIONS

Study Course Plan

Some information about the study plan for the study programme Bachelors in Financial Management:

General business teaching units

Business Operations3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction: Basic business, economic, and market principles and key terms

  • External Business Environment

  • Global Markets

  • Competitive Environment

  • Internal Environment

  • Management, Leadership & Motivation

  • Business Function: HR, Operations, Marketing, Finance & Accounting

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Business Ethics and CSR

  • Emerging Business Trends

Business Law3 ECTS ? !
  • Survey on different legal systems and the harmonizing effect of EU Law

  • Concluding a contract

  • Different types of contracts and their typical features

  • Performance and obligations

  • Solving problems (e.g. failure to perform, liabilities)

  • Safeguarding creditors’ rights

  • Forms of business organizations

Mathematics3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction to functions, graphs and interpretations

  • Understanding Derivatives

  • Applications of Derivatives

  • Understanding Differential Equations

  • Applications of Differential Equations

  • Understanding Logarithms

  • Applications of Logarithms

Statistics3 ECTS ? !
  • Introducing data and statistics

  • Descriptive statistics and exploratory data analysis

  • Introduction to probability theory

  • Discrete and continuous probability distributions

  • Sampling and sampling distributions

  • Interval estimations

  • Hypothesis development and testing

  • Simple linear regressions

Financial Accounting3 ECTS ? !
  • The purpose of accounting

  • Formal rules and assumptions, national law, IFRS, US-GAAP

  • The system of financial statements and accounts

  • Accounting for services and merchandising

  • Inventory valuation

  • Receivables

  • Plant, natural and intangible assets

  • Liabilities

  • Owner’s equity of corporations

  • Value-added tax

Applied Financial Accounting3 ECTS ? !
  • The purpose of accounting

  • Formal rules and assumptions, national law, IFRS, US-GAAP

  • The system of financial statements and accounts

  • Accounting for services and merchandising

  • Inventory valuation

  • Receivables

  • Plant, natural and intangible assets

  • Liabilities

  • Owner’s equity of corporations

  • Value-added tax

Programme specific teaching units

Marketing3 ECTS ? !
  • Marketing Definition and Process

  • Marketing in Context of Corporate Strategies

  • Internal Analysis and Marketing Environment (Micro)

  • Marketing Environment (Macro)

  • Consumer Buying Behaviour

  • Market Segmentation

  • Strategic Brand Management

  • Marketing Instruments (Product, Price Place, Promotion)

  • Marketing and Sustainability

Human Resource Management3 ECTS ? !
  • Recruitment and Attraction

  • HR Planning, Controlling & Instruments

  • Training and Employee Development

  • Motivation and Leadership

  • Compensation and Benefits

  • Performance Appraisal and Management

  • Certificate of employment

  • HR Ethics

  • Trends in HRM

Interdisciplinary competencies

Foreign Language2 ECTS ? !

Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English­-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.

Academic Business English2 ECTS ? !

This course aims to solidify the students’ existing language competencies as independent users of English and to enable them to apply this to their studies, focusing on educational and business domains. Students will learn the skills and process of critical thinking and analysis and how to express and elaborate their thoughts, opinions, and arguments. Students will have gained an understanding of complex language and writing skills to organize and develop their ideas in a scholarly way.

Personal Skills2 ECTS ? !

In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.

General business teaching units

Microeconomics3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction into microeconomic models

  • Consumer theory

  • The theory of the firm

  • Competitive markets

  • Market failure

  • Market power and monopoly

  • Oligopoly and monopolistic competition

  • Externalities

  • Asymmetric information

  • Introduction to game theory

Applied Microeconomics3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction into microeconomic models

  • Consumer theory

  • The theory of the firm

  • Competitive markets

  • Market failure:

  • Market power and monopoly

  • Oligopoly and monopolistic competition

  • Externalities

  • Asymmetric information

  • Introduction to game theory

Market Research3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction to Market Research

  • Defining the marketing research problem and developing an approach

  • Research design

  • Secondary Data

  • Qualitative research

  • Quantitative research

  • Scaling and sampling

  • Fieldwork and Data preparation

  • Basic data analysis (how to use it)

  • Report preparation and presentation

Cost Accounting3 ECTS ? !
  • Rationales of cost accounting

  • Simplistic methods of overhead allocation

  • Job costing

  • Process costing

  • Activity-based costing

  • Overcapacity costing

  • Joint product costing

  • Overhead analysis sheet

  • Concepts of relevant cost and revenue

  • Budgeting

Programme specific teaching units

Supply Management3 ECTS ? !
  • Industrial Buying Behaviour

  • New perception of supply management

  • The procurement marketing process

  • Situation Analysis: Defining critical supply problems, potentials, targets and strategies

  • Need Analysis: Defining the demand

  • Evaluating and Selecting Supply Markets

  • Supplier Evaluation: Find the ‘right supplier’

  • Supplier Relationship Management: Importance of supplier collaborations

  • Supplier Negotiation Process: Strategies and tools

  • Green procurement: Describing a sustainable procurement model

  • Creating a basis for sustainable procurement and integrating sustainable measures into procurement processes

  • Sustainable supplier management: Key theories and practices

Strategic Management3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction to Strategy and Strategic Management

  • External Analysis: understanding opportunities and threats the environment offers

  • Internal Analysis: uncovering strengths and weaknesses of the organization

  • Generic business-level strategies for competitive advantage

  • Basic Corporate-level strategic choices for long-term profitability

  • Diversification strategy

  • Internationalization

  • Mergers and acquisitions

  • Strategic entrepreneurship

  • Strategic leadership

  • Social Responsibility and Ethics of Strategic Management

  • Basics of Corporate Governance

Introduction to Finance6 ECTS ? !
  • Finance: Goals, Functions and Environment

  • Financial analysis and Financial Forecasting

  • Managing Working Capital

  • Sources of Short-Term Financing

  • Capital Markets and Investment Banking

  • External financing resources: Debt capital

  • External financing resources: Equity capital

  • Capital Budgeting: The Time Value of Money

  • Capital structure and the Cost of Capital

Interdisciplinary competencies

Academic Business English2 ECTS ? !

This course aims to solidify the students’ existing language competencies as independent users of English and to enable them to apply this to their studies, focusing on educational and business domains. Students will learn the skills and process of critical thinking and analysis and how to express and elaborate their thoughts, opinions, and arguments. Students will have gained an understanding of complex language and writing skills to organize and develop their ideas in a scholarly way.

Foreign Language2 ECTS ? !

Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English­-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.

Personal Skills2 ECTS ? !

In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.

General business teaching units

Macroeconomics3 ECTS ? !
  • Indicators: Gross Domestic Product and its major components, Inflation

  • Labour Markets and unemployment

  • The classical AS-AD model

  • Keynes’ IS-LM Model

  • The basic RBC model

  • Monetary Policy

  • Fiscal Policy

Applied Macroeconomics3 ECTS ? !
  • Indicators: Gross Domestic Product and its major components, Inflation

  • Labour Markets and unemployment

  • The classical AS-AD model

  • Keynes’ IS-LM Model

  • The basic RBC model

  • Monetary Policy

  • Fiscal Policy

Programme specific teaching units

International Management3 ECTS ? !
  • Determinants & dimensions of culture in business

  • Culture & styles of management

  • Culture & corporate structures

  • Culture & leadership

  • Culture & corporate strategy

  • Cultural change in organisations

  • Culture and international marketing management

  • Cultural diversity in organisations

  • Business communication across culture & barriers to intercultural communication

  • Working with international teams

  • Conflicts & cultural differences

  • Developing intercultural communicative competence

Digital Management3 ECTS ? !
  • Global competition and the transnational corporation in the global economy

  • Emerging markets

  • Institutions governing competition

  • Formal and informal institutions

  • Organizational designs for multinational companies

  • Location-based aspects: Competitive advantages of countries

  • Organization, local adaptation and the need for standardization

  • New approaches in International Management (Born Global, QRC, …)

  • Networks and innovation

  • Managing people in multinational enterprises

  • Managing expatriates

  • Leadership and management behaviour in multinational companies

Integrative Case Study3 ECTS ? !
  • Guide and Strategic Plan to Case study analysis

  • Writing a proper case study analysis report

  • In-depth Case Study Analysis with focus on Financial Management

  • Solving of interdisciplinary case studies with a focus on digital management

Elective area

Financial Analysis3 ECTS ? !
  • Key components of a set of domestic and foreign financial statements

  • Techniques of financial analysis (Ratio Analysis, Accounting Analysis, Cash Flow

  • Analysis)

  • Estimating Weighted Average Cost of Capital

  • Computing Free Cash Flows and Interpreting Earnings

  • Valuation

New Age Financial Markets & Institutions3 ECTS ? !
  • Role of Underwriters

  • Understanding Money Markets – local and foreign

  • Introduction to Foreign Exchange

  • Introduction to Bond Markets – local and foreign

  • Introduction to Equity Markets – local and foreign

  • Central Banks and Regulatory Authorities across developed markets

  • Outlook to the further development of International Financial Markets

Financial Instruments3 ECTS ? !
  • Overview of various types of fixed income securities, valuation of fixedincome securities, understanding bond ratings, securitisation and asset backed securities, risks associated with investing in bonds, understanding yield spreads,interpreting the yield curve, Spot rates and Forward rates, measurement of interest rate risk, bond portfolio management strategies in the international context

  • Derivatives instruments; Futures and forwards, option payoffs and options strategies, option valuation techniques

Interdisciplinary competencies

Foreign Language4 ECTS ? !

Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English­-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.

Personal Skills2 ECTS ? !

In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.

General business teaching units

Management Information Systems3 ECTS ? !
  • IT and MIS as enablers of strategic decision making

  • E-business, networks, and mobile technology

  • Infrastructure, hardware and software

  • Databases and data warehouses

  • Business Intelligence

  • Networks and communications

  • Operations management and supply chain management

  • Enterprise resource planning

  • Limitations and risks of IT systems and applications

  • MIS market trends, major providers and IT solutions.

  • The role of social media in business

  • Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things

Programme specific teaching units

Corporate Tax3 ECTS ? !

The overall aim of this module is to introduce students to the basic concepts of corporate taxation, especially the different types of taxes, transparent and intransparent entities and the value added tax.

Elective area

Business Elective 13 ECTS ? !

These courses aim to enable the students to develop and/or strengthen relevant skills that are of particular interest to them. Electives allow students to expand their knowledge. The following are examples of the types of courses on offer. Typically you have the choice between two or three different electives.

  • International Marketing

  • International Human Resource Management

  • Organisational Behaviour

  • Global Supply Chain Management

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Diversity in Business

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

  • International Accounting

  • Advanced Statistics

  • Design Thinking

  • Quantitative Social Media Research

  • SAP as Enterprise Resource Planning Software

  • Snack Content

  • Harvesting and analyzing social media data for business purposes

  • Industry 4.0

Business Elective 23 ECTS ? !

These courses aim to enable the students to develop and/or strengthen relevant skills that are of particular interest to them. Electives allow students to expand their knowledge. The following are examples of the types of courses on offer. Typically you have the choice between two or three different electives.

  • International Marketing

  • International Human Resource Management

  • Organisational Behaviour

  • Global Supply Chain Management

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Diversity in Business

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

  • International Accounting

  • Advanced Statistics

  • Design Thinking

  • Quantitative Social Media Research

  • SAP as Enterprise Resource Planning Software

  • Snack Content

  • Harvesting and analyzing social media data for business purposes

  • Industry 4.0

Business Project6 ECTS ? !

The overall objective of this course is to provide students with possibility of applying their business knowledge on concrete business situation (real or scenario-based), related to the field of their specialization. By the end of the module students should be able to:

  • Define project goals for the “client”.

  • Work under the set timeframe and agreed project scope.

  • Cooperate in the international project teams.

  • Plan and conduct secondary and primary research to gather necessary information: understand which information is needed and where to look for it.

  • Conduct analysis of the “client business”: be able to understand the researched information in a wider context.

  • Evaluate markets/ industries/ competitive landscapes.

  • Develop possible strategic directions for the “client” business.

  • Formulate recommendations

Concepts of Value & Risk3 ECTS ? !
  • Introduction: Financial decision making and law of one price

  • Interest rates and quotes

  • Investment decision rules

  • Fundamentals of capital budgeting

  • Capital (global) markets and the risk of pricing

  • Optimal portfolio choice and CAPM

  • Estimating the cost of capital locally and internationally

  • Capital structure in perfect capital markets

  • Financial Distress and restructuring

Applied Financial Management3 ECTS ? !
  • Objectives of financial decision making, also in multinational context

  • Investment principle – risk and return

  • Estimation challenges

  • Capital structure trade-offs

  • Finding the right financing mix

  • Timing, location and financing choices

  • Sustainability and ethics in finance

Interdisciplinary competencies

Foreign Language4 ECTS ? !

Depending on the student‘s choice, language courses are offered, for example, in English, Spanish or French. If you choose the English­-Only track, the lessons will focus on the intensive development of your English skills.

Personal Skills2 ECTS ? !

In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.

Semester Abroad

Semester Abroad25 ECTS ? !

You will spend the fifth semester at one of our numerous partner universities abroad. Our International Office supports you in the selection & application process and coordinates the courses to be taken abroad with you in advance.

Programme specific teaching units

Bachelor Thesis12 ECTS ? !

During your 6th semester you are working on your Bachelor thesis. You have 12 weeks to complete your thesis and the subject is freely selectible. A supervisor from CBS will support you and you can write the thesis in collaboration with a company as well.

Bachelor Thesis Tutorial1 ECTS ? !

During the Bachelor Thesis Tutorial you will learn the fundamentals for your Bachelor thesis: Defining the topic as well as structuring the thesis and you will learn the theoretical knowledge for scientific working.

Business Simulation Game4 ECTS ? !

In a business simulation game participants have to manage their own virtual company which operates in the same market as other participant-operated competitors. This involves making typical management decisions in realistic environments. Beside the deepening and active examination of subject-specific knowledge the simulation games also include the team environment, where interaction, communication and prioritization are of paramount importance. Participants learn how to manage risk and uncertainty while time is limited and information constrained. Group-reflections help to take over different perspectives and to discuss pros and cons of content- as well as behaviour-related actions.

Elective area

Ethics in Finance3 ECTS ? !

On the basis of the above mentioned questions several fields, instruments and projects in Financial Management will be analysed, such as:

  • The relationship between Strategic Banking and ethical aspects of Financial

  • Management

  • Ethical investing and its affect to the financial performance of firms

  • Sustainability by highlighting capital allocation decisions

  • Development Finance

  • Microfinance

  • Project finance

  • Public and private sources of capital

  • Innovative strategies in clean energy finance

Strategic Management in Banking & Finance3 ECTS ? !

The lecture is divided into three course sections:

  • Introduction and review of concepts

  • Banks as Financial Intermediaries

  • General Principles of Bank Management

Interdisciplinary competencies

Personal Skills2 ECTS ? !

In courses such as Rhetoric and Presentation or Business and Society your social and leadership skills are trained. In addition to various compulsory courses, there are optional subjects where you can choose which of your competences should be particularly strengthened.

Bachelor IB Financial Management Portrait

Manage finance internationally

The financial world is networked globally and is becoming increasingly complex. Money and commodity flows stream throughout the world. On the stock exchanges from New York to Tokyo, situations change in a millisecond. Currency fluctuations increase or decrease the value of goods, loans and company shares. And you're right in the middle. Your Finance studies will familiarize you with the interrelations of the global economy, as you become a part of the international business world. The language that matters is English. That is why lectures are held in English. We also encourage you to learn other foreign languages - at CBS International Business School you will find a wide range of language courses.

Help steer the global economy

How do businesses grow? On their own, of course. But on an international level it is very often through mergers and acquisitions. This is where financial experts are called into question by companies, banks and consultancies. Because for such mergers and acquisitions the analysis of financial figures, or financial due diligence, is extremely important. The financial and earnings situation is examined to curb the risk. With the knowledge gained from your Finance studies, you can make a decisive contribution to decision making.

Ideal for those who love the stock market

A study in finance also enables you to pursue a career on the stock exchange or with investment companies. Many of our students are also interested in financial and investment topics beyond their studies, which is why our students founded the CBS Finance and Business Club. Meeting every two weeks, the club discusses issues, invites guest speakers from the world of finance and exchanges knowledge and experience. Excursions are also on the agenda, for example, to stock exchanges and shareholder meetings.

 

What are you waiting for?

Teaser_Infoveranstaltungen_Schnupperstudium_BA
#Tryoutstudies - Trial Lectures
Teaser_Infoveranstaltungen_BA
Online Information Session Bachelor's

Get practical international experience

A semester abroad or an internship abroad is part of your Finance studies. Learn first-hand how corporate cultures and challenges differ from one another abroad. This is how you get ahead experience-wise. We support you in choosing the right university or the ideal company.

What are the career opportunities with a financial management degree?

For graduates with a degree in Finance, the entire world of business and finance is at their feet. Thanks to your knowledge, your stay abroad, your internship and the scientific work on a financial issue which you write during your studies, you have excellent opportunities on the job market. What are you waiting for?

NEED MORE REASONS? FIND OUT WHY CBS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU

  • INTERNATIONAL

  • PRACTICE ORIENTED

  • ACCREDITED

  • PERSONAL

WHY CBS?

Download a brochure & learn more about us

Would you like to learn more about our Bachelor's and Master's programmes at home in peace? Download the CBS brochure for an in-depth look at our business study programmes.  

We hope that you enjoy getting to know more about our school, study programmes and what we stand for. Follow us on Instagram & Facebook, get to know us at one of our Information Events, or Contact our student advisors to get more info.

Marc Spitz

Marc Spitz

Study advisory: Campus Brühl (Cologne)
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 2232 56 73 406
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
Elsa Chumakova

Elsa Chumakova

Study advisory: Campus Aachen
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 2232 5673-423
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
Lidia Gusev

Lidia Gusev

Study advisory: Campus Berlin/Potsdam
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 221 931809 - 476
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
Maike Refräuter

Maike Refräuter

Study advisory: Campus Düsseldorf/ Neuss & Solingen
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 157 58248880
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
Elena Göpfert

Elena Göpfert

Study advisory: Campus Hamburg
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 221 93 18 09-683
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
Simon Blache

Simon Blache

Study advisory: Campus Hanover
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 15758244899
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
Mirjam Zimmermann

Mirjam Zimmermann

Study advisory: Campus Mainz
Got any questions? We are happy to help!

Phone: +49 (0) 6131 88055 31
WhatsApp: Reach us on WhatsApp
E-Mail: study@cbs.de
  • icon active icon
  • icon active icon
  • icon active icon
  • icon active icon
  • icon active icon
  • icon active icon
  • icon active icon

This is What Our Students Say

Philip Kollmann
Project Manager
Wayne´s Coffee

"Especially the soft skill courses have been of great help for my performance in job interviews. Through my work in the Finance and Business Club I have built up a broad network and acquired project management skills that have enabled me to score points with companies."

Katrin Rieger
Bereichsdirektorin Reisevertrieb Deutschland / Vice President Sales
HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung

"The practical learning in small groups prepared me optimally for today's project and team work. The CBS provided me with the decisive soft skills and current knowledge from the world of business."

Christopher Rosenbaum
Manager
Ernst & Young GmbH
Wirschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

"The Management Studies programme prepares you thoroughly for the tasks of a consultant. In particular, the development of presentation techniques as well as analytical thinking is of enormous importance in the everyday life of a consultant."

Oliver Kiderle
EMEA Regional Product Expert
Google Inc.

"The focus on internationality and practical skills have had a very positive influence on my development at Google. Especially the structured and very versatile project work, which is often found at a private school, was extremely helpful."

Kalle Kenkel
Commercial Excellence Manager
GE Healthcare

"My studies at CBS prepared me for a career in today's dynamic, global work environment. As one's origin and physical location become less and less decisive, it has become increasingly important to have a multinational network and adapt quickly to various cultures and environments."

Neil Jordaan
Global Digital Content Manager
Elanco

"Many professors shared their professional business experience with us in class and were able to illustrate dry theory with practical examples. I also enjoyed the international atmosphere on campus."

Patrick Stein
Head of Human Resources
Boston Consulting Group

"The strongly practice-oriented studies and the international orientation of the CBS, as well as the lectures held in English, were an absolutely necessary basis for starting a career with a renowned, international company."