Finance and Management, Bc

Characteristics of SP

Standard study period is 6 semesters (i.e. 3 years). Graduates receive a Bachelor's degree.

Programme/field supervisor Finance and Management. Ing. Veronika Hedija, Ph.D.

The basic aim of the study is to achieve a broad readiness of graduates to perform professional activities in middle management of operational, personnel, financial and organizational areas in organizations of all forms of business and in public administration by providing a practically oriented bachelor education. The curriculum is designed to enable the graduate to be immediately placed in practice, but it also allows gifted students to continue in similarly oriented follow-up master's programs.

The graduate is equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills in basic economics, business economics, mathematics and statistics, law, management, marketing, accounting and taxation, corporate and public finance, financial markets, financial management and human resource management. The general competences of students in terms of their future employment are supported by foreign language teaching and the inclusion of subjects supporting economic and managerial competences in the form of presentation and communication skills. The chosen specialisation will then enable students to deepen their already acquired knowledge and skills and to focus on their future employment. The study includes a semester-long internship, which can be followed by a bachelor's thesis.

Graduate Profile

Finance and Management graduate

a) demonstrates, in an appropriate breadth and level of detail, knowledge of:

• financial and accounting issues
• mathematical and statistical methods used in the processing of economic data
• the legislative framework for the operation of economic legal entities, including the tax framework and methods of accounting data capture
• principles of investment and financial decision-making in relation to corporate social responsibility
• knowledge of current management approaches, business activities and processes, including methods, tools and technologies (IT) to manage them
• knowledge relevant to preparation for senior management roles; also knowledge of the wider context and impact of economic activity

(b) know, in an appropriate breadth and level of detail:

• assess and analyse the impact of the current economic situation on the business
• work with tax laws
• apply basic management tools in the field of labour relations
• apply marketing management
• assess the financial situation of the company, including tax issues
• apply basic financial management tools
• develop a business plan
• use information technology and software support for organizational, presentation and analytical work
• communicate in work team, coordinate work procedures and synergies of individual departments in enterprise
• is linguistically equipped at a higher communicative level of the language

c) is applicable for example:

• as a manager
• as an economist
• as an HR manager
• as an administrative and economic officer
• as a banking/financial consultant or advisor
• as an accountant
• as a sole trader

Study obligations

The standard duration of the Bachelor's degree is equivalent to three academic years, wherethe student must obtain at least 180 credits (i.e. an average of 30 credits per semester), of which:

• 160 credits from compulsory courses
• 12 credits from compulsory elective courses
• 8 credits from elective courses

The course is taught in 6 semesters, where each semester consists of 14 weeks of teaching and 5 weeks of examination period. 

In the first three semesters it is recommended to study compulsory subjects, in the following semesters the student has the possibility to choose from the offered compulsory elective subjects (2 blocks). The exception is the sixth semester reserved for practice and preparation of the bachelor thesis.

Languages are also included among the compulsory subjects, each student must take English or German - the teaching is spread over 4 semesters.

Within the compulsory electives, students can choose from two blocks of courses. The first block consists of courses that focus primarily on the acquisition and development of hard skills. The second block of subjects, on the other hand, includes subjects that strengthen the ability to use the acquired knowledge and skills in practice and whose teaching is only in the form of exercises, as well as subjects that are primarily focused on the student's soft skills. In order to ensure a balance between the knowledge and skills acquired by the graduate, from each block the student must choose at least one course.

The student must take at least one course in a foreign language as currently offered during the course of study. 

The curriculum includes a professional internship of 15 weeks, which serves to further deepen the student's knowledge and skills and allows him/her to gain the experience necessary for a quick and smooth transition into practice. The Practicum of PhD is linked to the performance of the professional practice. The course includes both the preparation of students for the professional practice and the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the professional practice after its completion. The actual performance of the internship takes place at a pre-arranged internship provider (companies, organizations, authorities, etc.). Students who are already working before or during their studies (especially students of the combined form of study) can apply for recognition of the course Practicum of the Faculty of PhD.