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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
  • Introduction to Business Administration (5 ECTS)
  • Financial Reporting (5 ECTS)
  • Business Mathematics (5 ECTS)
  • Digital Competencies (5 ECTS)
  • Calculation Software (3 ECTS)
  • Business Communication & Correspondence (2 ECTS)

Specialization module:

  • Fundamentals of Finance (5 ECTS)

2nd Semester
  • Management Accounting (5 ECTS)
  • Statistics (5 ECTS)
  • Micro- & Macroeconomics (5 ECTS)
  • Scientific Methods (3 ECTS)
  • Moderation & Presentation (2 ECTS)

Specialization module:

  • Advanced Financial Reporting (5 ECTS)
  • Financial Markets & Institutions (5 ECTS)

3rd Semester
  • Law (5 ECTS)
  • Human Resources, Organizational & Change Management (5 ECTS)
  • Market Research (5 ECTS)
  • Economic Policy (5 ECTS)
  • Project Management (3 ECTS)
  • Negotiation (2 ECTS)

    Specialization module:

    • Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)

    Internship possible (5 ECTS)

    4th Semester: Semester abroad

    Semester abroad (25 ECTS)


    For more information, see the semester abroad page.


    Internship possible (5 ECTS)

    5th Semester
    • Practice Project (5 ECTS)
    • Strategic Management (5 ECTS)
    • Sustainability Management & Business Ethics (5 ECTS)

    Specialization modules:

    • Controlling in Multinational Companies (5 ECTS)
    • Mergers & Acquisitions (5 ECTS)

    Internship possible (5 ECTS)

    6th Semester

    Elective modules:

    • Leadership (5 ECTS) or
    • Innovation (5 ECTS)

    Specialization modules:

    • Derivatives & 足球即时比分 Finance (5 ECTS)
    • Consulting (5 ECTS)

    Internship (5 ECTS)

    Bachelor's Thesis (10 ECTS)

    7th Semester (optional)

    You can optionally spend a second semester abroad (this is called the "Global Track"). This way your total study period will be of 7 semesters.

    For more information please contact the 足球即时比分 Office or your study advisor.

    This curricula is valid from start of studies in fall term 2025/26.
    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
    +49 89.2 00 03 50 - 53
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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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