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Key areas of the Master’s degree programme Financial Management

Strategic Financial Management & Corporate Management

The programme provides comprehensive knowledge of the financial management of companies and lays the foundation for well-founded decisions at top management level. Participants learn how financial and strategic goals are linked and how finance departments can ensure sustainable corporate success.

At a glance:
  • Financing Strategies & Financial Steering: You will develop a deep understanding of capital structure, investment policy and financing solutions. Topics such as debt-equity management, mezzanine capital or working capital management are the focus.
  • Treasury Management & Liquidity Management: You will familiarise yourself with modern instruments for managing liquidity, cash flow, interest rate and currency risks. The aim is to gain an integrated understanding of treasury at a strategic level.
  • Controlling & integrated management: You will acquire knowledge of controlling, budgeting, forecasting and analysing deviations. Modern management approaches such as balanced scorecards and KPI management are taught in a practical way.
Understanding figures, managing a company

If you want to manage a company, you need to master finances. The Financial Management & Corporate Control specialisation is about much more than budgets and balance sheets – here you will learn how financial decisions determine the strategic direction of a company and how you as a manager can create value, manage risks and shape the future.

This specialisation provides you with the key tools that CFOs, financial managers and controllers work with today. The focus is on

  • Strategic budgeting & integrated financial planning
  • Balance sheet, profit and cash flow management
  • Company valuation & financial due diligence
  • Financing & capital structure optimisation
  • KPI systems & performance measurement
  • Financial communication, reporting & investor relations
  • Management of subsidiaries and international units
  • Influence of ESG and sustainability goals on corporate management
Creating value with structure and strategy

You will analyse how key financial figures lead to business decisions, how different financing models influence the scope for action and how you link target systems with strategy and operational implementation. You will work with tools such as forecasting models, balanced scorecards, scenario analyses and liquidity management instruments.

In simulation-based learning scenarios, you will experience how investment decisions, financing policy or a changed market environment affect the company’s results – including consequences for reporting, communication with stakeholders and corporate strategy.

Digital management & modern technologies

Financial management has long since gone digital. You will learn how modern controlling tools, business intelligence and reporting platforms such as Power BI, Tableau or SAP Analytics are used for corporate management. You will also deal with automated analyses, data-based decision-making models and AI-supported scenario planning.

General Business Administration

Strong financial decisions require a deep understanding of the big picture: How do companies work? How do strategies develop? And how do you successfully lead people and organisations through change? These are precisely the questions at the centre of the General Business Administration degree programme.

Here you will acquire the business management skills you need to understand, classify and apply financial expertise in a wider context.

They deal with central aspects of modern corporate management – strategic, organisational and communicative. Topics include, among others:

  • Strategic management & corporate development
  • Entrepreneurship & business model development
  • Change management & agile organisational design
  • Leadership, motivation & team management
  • Business ethics, CSR & governance
  • Internal & external communication
  • Conflict management & decision-making culture
  • Sustainability & social responsibility in corporate management
Management requires attitude, structure and vision

As a future manager, you will not only reflect on business structures, but also develop a critical, responsible understanding of leadership. You will learn how to guide companies through transformations, how to inspire teams and how to combine economic decisions with social and ecological responsibility.

In practical exercises, case studies and group projects, you will strengthen your personal development, your strategic thinking and your ability to actively shape organisations – whether in a group, a medium-sized company or in the financial industry.

Leadership and top management training – leading people, shaping organisations

Leadership means more than just making decisions – it means giving direction, taking responsibility and actively shaping the future. In the leadership and top management training programme, you will develop the skills you need to act as a manager at eye level – strategically, empathetically and responsibly.

The focus here is on people – in their role as decision-makers, team leaders, communicators and shapers of economic, social and ecological processes.

You will develop a comprehensive, practical skills profile for modern managers. The focus is on

  • Personal Skills & Communication Professional demeanour, clear communication, confident conflict management and convincing presentations – skills that are crucial in any leadership situation.
  • Entrepreneurship & Corporate Strategy You will learn how to think entrepreneurially, develop new business ideas and build strategies for successful positioning in the market.
  • Change Management Change is the new constant – you will develop tools and attitudes to guide organisations through transformation processes.
  • Employee leadership & motivation You will understand how teams work, how potential is promoted and how people are inspired – based on current leadership concepts and organisational psychology.
  • Corporate Governance & Compliance Legal certainty, transparency and ethical behaviour are key management tasks – you will learn how responsible corporate governance is structurally anchored.
  • Ethical, social and environmental issues in corporate management You will deal with sustainability, diversity, social responsibility and ethical decision-making – essential aspects for modern leaders.
Leading with vision and attitude

The content of this area of study will prepare you for leadership roles in finance departments, projects, teams and entire organisational units. It’s not just about methods – it’s also about attitude. You will learn how to deal with uncertainty, balance interests and assume responsibility in a complex, networked environment.

Investments, capital markets & digital finance

The focus is on the professional analysis and management of investments and the strategic assessment of financial risks. At the same time, modern technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain are dealt with in the financial context.

At a glance:
  • Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management: You will analyse asset classes, design portfolio strategies and deal with topics such as ESG investments and behavioural finance.
  • Financial Risk Management & Derivatives: You will learn how to assess and hedge market, credit and operational risks. Derivatives such as options and swaps are dealt with both theoretically and practically.
  • Corporate Finance & Banking: This module covers key corporate finance topics, from company valuation and investment calculation to M&A processes. You will also gain an insight into the role of banks in the financial system.
  • International Financial System & Monetary Policy: A global understanding of currency and interest rate policy, international financial institutions and regulatory frameworks is part of this module.
  • Digital Finance, AI & Crypto-Assets: A special focus is placed on digital financial technologies: you will learn about the use of blockchain, crypto assets and smart contracts. Artificial intelligence and data analytics will lead you into the future of financial management.
Investment & risk management – where strategy meets technology

If there is one area where in-depth expertise, strategic thinking and state-of-the-art technology meet, it is investment and risk management. At a time when financial markets are more global, more volatile and more digital than ever, professionals are needed who not only understand numbers, but also have a strategic and technological command of them. This subject area is a central component of the Master’s degree programme in Financial Management – both in terms of content and methodology.

Students specialise in all key areas of professional capital investment and financial risk management. The content ranges from classic investment analysis and modern portfolio theories to innovative valuation and risk concepts. Among other things, the focus is on

  • Fundamental analysis & technical analysis
  • Asset allocation & multi-asset strategies
  • ESG investing & sustainable portfolios
  • Fixed income & equity valuation
  • Valuation of derivatives & structured products
  • Value at risk, stress testing & scenario analyses
  • Interest rate and currency management in the treasury context

But that’s not all: this degree programme goes one step further – towards the digital future.

Artificial intelligence & data-driven decisions

You will learn how AI-supported forecasting models are used to analyse and evaluate financial instruments, companies, shares or bonds. Using machine learning and predictive analytics, you will develop forecasting models for price developments, risks or performance scenarios. You will work with tools that are also used in international investment houses, FinTechs or hedge funds.

Simulations at the highest level

The teaching goes far beyond theory: you work with highly professional simulation software that depicts realistic decision-making scenarios – from interest rate and liquidity management to investment strategies and dynamic portfolio optimisation. In group projects, you take responsibility for ‘your own financial house’: you analyse, control and decide – and experience the consequences in real time. Strategies don’t just have to sound good, they also have to work.

AI, digital finance & crypto assets – experiencing, shaping and mastering the future

The world of finance is changing – driven by technology, accelerated by data, transformed by new digital business models. Companies, banks, investors and regulators are looking for experts who can combine traditional financial expertise with digital skills. The Master’s degree programme in Financial Management puts you right in the middle of the action: The ‘AI, Digital Finance & Crypto Assets’ specialisation combines in-depth financial knowledge with state-of-the-art technologies and prepares you specifically for the requirements of an increasingly digitalised financial sector.

You will receive a sound introduction to digital financial architectures and their strategic importance for companies and markets. The focus is on the following topics:

  • Digital business models in banking and insurance
  • Blockchain technology & fields of application in finance
  • Cryptocurrencies, tokenisation & decentralised finance (DeFi)
  • Smart contracts, ICOs & security token offerings
  • Regulatory aspects (MiCA, AML5, etc.)
  • Digital assets in the investment context
  • FinTech innovations & digital platform economy
Artificial intelligence in financial practice

You will learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is used to analyse, evaluate and manage – e.g. in

  • Credit scoring via machine learning
  • Automated portfolio optimisation
  • Robo advisory and chatbots in customer dialogue
  • Fraud detection & algorithmic risk management
  • Real-time analysis of large amounts of financial data (big data)

Using practical programmes and tools, you will develop your own AI models, build scoring systems and apply predictive analytics in realistic scenarios. The goal: understanding and interpreting data – and using it to make smart decisions.

Digital practice up close: tools & technologies

You will work with innovative platforms and applications from the digital finance ecosystem. Whether blockchain simulations, wallet tracking, token models or DeFi use cases – you will not only understand what is behind it, but also how it works and what it makes economic sense for.

Practice-orientated learning & methodological excellence

The programme focuses on application-oriented teaching formats that prepare students for real-life decision-making situations. Simulations and international case studies enable practical, strategic thinking at the highest level.

Simulations with professional financial software: In simulation-based units, you will steer a company through realistic financial scenarios. Decisions on capital structure, investments or risk hedging have a direct impact on performance and key figures – just like in reality.

Harvard case studies & international case analyses: You will work on case studies from top international universities such as Harvard or INSEAD. You will analyse real company situations – such as IPOs, crisis management or ESG strategies – and train your analytical and strategic thinking.

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Curriculum

To make your education as wide-ranging and practice-oriented as possible, the course content is divided into modules of different subject areas. Here you can find an overview of all modules and the associated courses.
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