Study program Financial Management

Graduates of the bachelor's study are able to solve standard and non-standard medium-sized managerial tasks oriented on the issues of finance and financial management of a company. Most of the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities are in the areas of business finance, financial analysis, financial investment, international and public finance, and implementation of IAS / IFSR and US GAPP accounting standards. The space is also created to acquire knowledge in marketing, law, human resources and international business, which graduates are then able to apply and analyse independently in connection with economic processes and management activities in the company.

Engineering graduates are professionally prepared to perform managerial functions at the level of top and middle management as well-behaved managers of all types of companies with good interdisciplinary knowledge of economic reality. They master the basic disciplines of financial management that enable to act as an intermediary between the business and the financial market and have a basic set of skills in the methods and models of strategic financial management of the company, methods of evaluation of budget and capital decisions, methods and models of financial health and performance. Their application is promising as a financial intermediary between a company and financial market institutions and abroad, as a financial manager of non-profit organizations, in audit, advisory and brokerage firms. The content of the study consists of subjects focused on business risk, quantitative management, controlling, financial and tax law, financial engineering, financial investments, econometric analysis and international aspects of financial management, accounting and taxation. In addition, subjects of economic-humanitarian orientation such as international and strategic marketing, personnel management, business ethics, environmental management are also included in the study plan.

As a comprehensive study program at both levels of study, it is the only one of its kind in Slovakia. Its uniqueness lies also in the fact that the curricula of bachelor's and engineering studies are conceptually based on the curricula of comparable study programs at prestigious foreign universities in the USA and the United Kingdom.

Studying in the Financial Management study program is designed for those candidates who already see their professional future in finance and financial management. During their studies, students acquire the unique knowledge, skills and abilities necessary in the everyday practice of a financial manager - specialist. At the same time, the future employment of graduates in the position of manager-universalist is not excluded, as the study program reflects the requirements of practice and complements the financially oriented subjects with other subjects whose mastering is necessary for obtaining a comprehensive managerial education.

Graduates of the Financial Management study program will find employment in managerial positions especially in medium and large enterprises and in institutions operating on financial markets not only in the national but also in the international economic environment.

For the study in the Financial Management study program, no prior economic education is required. This is because the curriculum was designed to provide students with all the knowledge, skills and abilities they need during their studies.

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