Accounting and Finance

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Summary

"Accounting and Finance offers you a wide range of opportunities to deepen your knowledge of corporate accounting, auditing and corporate finance. You will acquire sound skills in strategic and operational controlling, accounting, financial reporting and auditing, corporate financing, valuation and taxation as well as financial, portfolio and risk management.

Typical Questions

• What forms of financing are there and how can risks be hedged?
• What is behind portfolio management and what are the trends in financial management?
• How can companies be evaluated, managed and strategically aligned in the long term?
• What role do accounting, controlling and incentive systems play in sustainable decisions?
• What incentives influence companies' accounting policies and disclosure behavior?

Modules (Selection)

Introductory Level

• Behavioral Finance (Prof. Dr. Hornuf)
• Cases in Management Accounting (Prof. Dr. Schäfer)
• Grundlagen Controlling (Prof. Dr. T. Günther)
• Internationale Rechnungslegung (Prof. Dr. Dobler)
• Investition und Finanzierung II (Prof. Dr. Hornuf)
• Konzernrechnungslegung (Prof. Dr. Dobler)

Advanced Level

• Financial Technology (Prof. Dr. Hornuf)
• Finanzderivate und Optionen (Prof. Dr. Hornuf)
• Regulierung und Ökonomie der Rechnungslegung (Prof. Dr. Dobler)
• Risikomanagement und Risikocontrolling (Prof. Dr. T. Günther)
• Strategisches Controlling (Prof. Dr. T. Günther)
• Value-based Management (Prof. Dr. Schäfer)

Career Prospects

Many doors are open to you with "Accounting and Finance": from controlling, accounting and finance departments, auditing, tax and management consultancy to banks, insurance companies and state institutions. The knowledge gained is also in demand in project management and company management.