Financial Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Financial Management

With your Bachelor's in Financial Management, you can work as a Financial Advisor, for example.

In the part-time distance learning program in Financial Management at IU International University, you can be admitted if you can provide either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study Financial Management even without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, for example, as a State-certified Business Administrator, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years after this training.

These are the study contents in the online course in Financial Management

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 32 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module carries 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will accumulate 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time studies in Financial Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Business Administration, Introduction to Academic Work, Business Mathematics, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Economics and Market, Statistics
• Semester 2: Digital Skills or Fundamentals of IT and ERP Systems, Service Management, Tax Law, Law, Cost and Performance Accounting, Collaborative Work
• Semester 3: Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Marketing, Investment, Governance, Compliance and Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Management
• Semester 4: Digital Finance and Controlling, Corporate Law, Financial Markets, Controlling, Financing Seminar, Financial Services Management I
• Semester 5: Financial Services Management II, Project: Financial Modeling, Business Start-up and Innovation Management, International Accounting, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What sets the Bachelor's program in Financial Management at IU apart are the many opportunities to specialize in areas of interest and professional fields in the elective module area.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Applied Group Accounting, Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Controlling, Digital Business Models, Enterprise Resource Planning, International Business Law, National and International Tax Law, FinTECHS, Auditing and Taxation.

For the second and third specializations, you can select from these study modules: Applied Group Accounting, Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Controlling, Digital Business Models, Enterprise Resource Planning, International Business Law, National and International Tax Law, FinTECHS, Auditing and Taxation, Advanced Leadership, Applied Sales, Business Consulting, Digital Transformation, E-Commerce, E-Learning, Event Management, Foreign Languages, Global Commerce I, Health Care Management, Real Estate Management, International Marketing and Branding, International Management, International Media Business, IT Management, Logistics Services I, Aviation Management, Market Psychology, Market and Advertising Psychology, Negotiation, Online and Social Media Marketing, HR, Strategy and Organization, Project Management, Law and International Contract Management, Sport Media Management, Supply Chain Management, Tourism Management, Entrepreneurial Hotel Management, General Studies.

How Flexible is the Standard Study Time in the Financial Management Distance Learning Course

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you have a choice of 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time study program in Financial Management is particularly suitable for those who are not working or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time study I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time study II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily engaged in your profession alongside your distance learning program.

By the way, you can also take a semester break during the course of your studies at no additional cost.

How Does Online Study Work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the Distance Learning Financial Management program at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you continuously learn from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can enroll in your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can flexibly put together your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU's distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. The scripts are available in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you also get access to scripts for your Financial Management studies and from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Additionally, via myCampus, the online campus of IU, you can access supplementary materials such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, through interactive lectures.

What about exams? You can opt for online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock once you feel adequately prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.