Finance

The Bachelor's degree programme Finance provides students with basic knowledge and competences in the field of financial management, financial accounting, banking, insurance and financial markets. The aim of the study programme is to prepare graduates to work in junior and mid-level financial management, accounting, methodological and analytical positions. Students will also acquire basic and intermediate skills in economics, law, management, mathematical and statistical methods and financial mathematics. Within the scope of the common university courses, compulsory and elective courses, the learner has the opportunity to expand his/her language skills as well as his/her knowledge of natural sciences, computer science, psychology or sustainable development. After completing the Bachelor's degree programme, students can continue their studies in the Master's degree programme Finance, where they can deepen their knowledge in corporate finance or financial institutions and technologies.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Acquire the principles of the functioning of business corporations in the context of the functioning of the economic and financial system.
• Understand the nature of the time value of money and its use in practice.
• Understand the logic of investment appraisal methods, financial health and the nature of financial decision-making in business corporations.
• Understand selected mechanisms and principles of banking and insurance.
• Prepare financial statements, set up an accounting algorithm, and assess the impact of accounting methods on the economic result.
• Understand the importance of the financial market in the process of resource allocation and valuation of financial instruments.

Graduates will be able to work as professional staff in various departments in financial institutions and in financial and accounting departments of commercial corporations, public and multinational institutions. They can also work as analysts and traders in the capital markets, as tax advisers, auditors or consultants.

Practical training is not an obligatory part of the study plan. Students may attend a voluntary course of practical training.

The final project is a structured written output, which is primarily intended to summarise the student's achievements. It verifies the student's ability to apply knowledge and skills in solving a specific problem that corresponds to the focus of the degree programme. The specific form is chosen in consultation with the supervisor of the Final Project. The Final Project takes the form of a brief document that presents the problem, its solution and explains the student's thinking in solving it. The total length of the Final Project is expected to be 10-15 standard pages.

Guidelines for the Final Project and other information can be found in the ECON MUNI Student Handbook available at www.econ.muni.cz/zaverecna-prace.

After completing the Bachelor’s degree study programme, it is possible to continue further studies in the Master’s degree study programme in Finance and Accounting or Finance.