AP-Degree in Financial Management_

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About the programme

AP-Degree in Financial Management

The AP degree in Financial Management is a full-time 2-year undergraduate degree programme developed and delivered in close cooperation with the finance and business sectors. Through a combination of rigorous academic study with a strong practical/applied element, this programme provides an excellent preparation for employment or further study at bachelor or masters level.

IBA students gain the practical skills and knowledge to succeed over a wide range of business and commercial activities in companies and organisations, and as entrepreneurs. The content of the AP degree in Financial Management enables a more specific focus on careers in areas such as

  • Banking
  • Mortgage institutions
  • Real estate
  • Insurance
  • Finance departments of large private or public enterprises


Structure

The programme is composed of 7 compulsory subjects, a selection of elective modules and company internship/dissertation that provide the opportunity to specialise in a particular area.
 
The programme is divided into 4 semesters.
 
Learning and teaching is based on interdisciplinary themes, linking subjects and creating a more holistic view. By this process, students become more confident and multi-skilled in their approach to business challenges.

Mandatory subjects:

  • Financial Enterprises and Markets
  • Personal Economics
  • Customer/client Relations
  • Business Economics
  • Management and Communications
  • Global Economics
  • Business Law
  • Statistics


Elective subjects in the specialisation period in semester 4:

  • Consulting and the Financial Retail Market
  •  International and Financial Relations
  •  Business Trade
  •  Business Administration
  •  Economic Management in Private and Public Companies
  •  E-commerce
  •  Financial Consulting


Course structure
 
The course is divided into four semesters. During the first three semesters you work on the compulsory subjects and gain a solid academic foundation within the subjects areas of Corporate Economics, Private Economics, Finance, Global Economics, Business Law, Marketing, Management, Organisation, Communication, Business English, Statistics, Methods, and, in addition, we ensure that you master – or at least gain knowledge of – the basic software used in business.
 
In your fourth semester you complete the course with an elective subject, a company internship and a dissertation project.
 
You choose from a selection of elective subjects, which gives you the opportunity to specialise within one or more of your areas of interest.

You will also have some special modules in Economics. These modules are will qualify you to work in areas other than the specific financial sector, e.g. in an economics department in a production company.
    
After this you have a company internship in Denmark or another country and the dissertation which takes its starting point from an assignment related to a finance company or finance department in a private or public company. 

You finish the course with a dissertation project which takes its starting point from a set assignment. The assignment is prepared for a financial company or for a financial department in a private or public company. The dissertation problem takes its starting point from the course's core subjects, pathways and elective subjects


The complete degree is worth 120 points under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and can be used as a basis for further study, for example, completion of a Bachelor degree requires just 60 more ECTS points.

Learning and teaching - The IBA way

A wide variety of teaching and learning methods are used, including class work, case studies, projects and regular lectures. Students work in groups and individually and are encouraged to participate actively in the learning process.

Students are given an entry card, enabling them to access IBA study facilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including unlimited Internet use.

Expectations – yours and ours

IBA offers you

  • Superb learning environment
  • Global and innovative focus
  • Strong academic foundation with practical application
  • Generous PC facilities and free wireless internet 24/7
  • Diverse, friendly international student community
  • Active student life and social events
  • Full academic/tutorial support
  • Opportunity to develop yourself into a professionally competent, enthusiastic and internationally oriented person
  • Assistance with finding accommodation
  • Buddy programme for international students

Our expectations of you

  • Engagement and responsibility
  • Willingness to embrace change
  • Flexibility
  • Drive for challenge and development

 




 

 
application deadline
  • EU-students - 15 March / 5 July
  • Non-EU students - 15 March
start date
  • 28 August 2013
  • Compulsory Induction Week - starting 28 August 2013
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