International Banking and Finance

At the core of this internationally oriented English language based master degree programme “International Banking and Finance” is the acquisition of practically relevant management skills, tailored to the needs of the international banking and finance industry. Speakers who are drawn from leading international banking and financial institutions and the highly qualified lecturers of the UAS pass on their expert knowledge to the students and encourage in-depth discussions. The international nature of the master degree and the resulting professional exchange are the foundations of an academic education of highly qualified internationally oriented graduates.

Gain international experiences

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend time at one of our partner universities.

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Your opportunity to ask questions around visa, housing, and living in Vienna.
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Qualifications

The graduates are able to

Apply methods and ideas in customer and product management, treasury, cost accounting, controlling, liquidity and risk management at master’s level
Analyse the connections and effects of central banking processes, plan measures to steer these processes, and implement them in an international environment
Identify and analyse key topics of bank management in order to infer context-specific recommendations and measures
Realise ideas and methods of modern management theories (Corporate Social Responsibility, Systemic Organisation Development, Collaboration, Change and Innovation Management) and apply them appropriately
Collaborate in implementation and research projects in banking and finance

Career opportunities

Asset Manager
Relationship Manager
Bank Auditor
Finance Analyst
Treasury Manager

You can find more information in the current brochure of the degree programme

Have a closer look:

Brochure International Banking and Finance

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Curriculum MA International Banking and Finance Download icon
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Guide Master Application and Admission Download icon
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Become the next generation banking and finance expert!

Degree programme director Gernot Kreiger about the study programme

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The programme at a glance

Degree/Title:

Master of Arts in Business, MA

Length of programme

3 semesters

Mode of study

Career parallel programme: three times a week and Saturdays during the day

Place of study

Campus Wohlmutstrasse
Wohlmutstrasse 22
1020 Vienna

Language of instruction

English

Credits

90 ECTS

Tuition fee

€ 363.36 / semester (+ € 22.70 student union fee)

Semester Abroad

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend time at one of our partner universities. The degree programme recommends completing a semester abroad in the 3rd semester.

Admission procedure

Application video
Online MC test

Preparation for admission procedure

For preparation materials please see the download section. There are no external courses required.

Application period for EU/EEA-citizens

1 October until 15 May

Application period for non-EU/EEA-citizens

1 October until 30 April

Admission requirements

Secondary school leaving-certificate (High school Diploma) AND
Completion of a degree in business studies in Austria or equivalent degree abroad (The legalization list can be found here.)

AND

proven qualifications in

Business Administration (4 ECTS)
Accounting and Controlling (4 ECTS)
Economics (4 ECTS)
Mathematics and Statistics (4 ECTS)

Bridging courses

Take advantage of the free bridging courses offered by the UAS BFI Vienna (May to July) to acquire missing ECTS and qualify for admission to a master programme.

Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

NQR 7

Field(s) of study (e.g. ISCED-F)

0412 Finance, banking and insurance

Access to further studies

Graduates of UAS master programmes are entitled to enroll in relevant doctoral programmes (pursuant to § 6 para. 4 FHG, as amended) or university courses.

Contact

Magdalena Schlichtinger

Coordinator
magdalena.schlichtinger@fh-vie.ac.at
+43 1 720 12 86-231

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Course (Self-)Leadership and (online-) collaboration

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

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Course ALM, Risk Management and International Banking Regulation

ECTS Credits 4.00 ECTS Credits

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After this integrated course students can
- describe different legal risk frameworks in the US, Europe and Asia
- explain the impact of differences in regional legal risk frameworks on different risk organisations in international banks
- define the function of different types of capital: Tier 1, 2 and 3 Capital
- explain the differences of regulatory and economic capital
- outline specific risk management parts of Basel III and Basel IV
- decompose strategic objectives into sub-objectives
- apply strategic methods and instruments of a risk-oriented integrated bank management and controlling in an international business environment.
- calculate prices for plain-vanilla fixed income products
- analyse advantages and disadvantages of the various risk adjusted performance measures.
- evaluate interest rate risk for a fixed income portfolio
- hedge interest rate risk of a bank book consisting of plain-vanilla fixed income products
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Course Bank controlling

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

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After successful completion of the module, students can explain the margin calculation and contributions schemes of banks. Furthermore, they are able to apply methods of cost and client accounting approaches for different bank cases. The participants learn methodologies like process cost calculation and apply these for the unit cost calculation of banking products. They know the principles of funds transfer pricing (FTP) and can use it for spread calculation and pricing of loans and deposits.
The students are able to explain the problems and mechanism of special bank budgeting processes. They are able to outline and discuss long term strategic plans of banks and annual operative planning of Profit & Loss statements and bank balance sheets. They can set up a strategic plan based on actual annual reports of banks and set up a simple reporting system.

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Course Change Management - Managing Complexity and Uncertainty

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

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After successful completion of the course, students can apply concepts of change management and systemic management ideas. They are aware of the challenges regarding complex social behaviour and communication. They understand the learning and the process of change, the behavioral, cognitive and psychodynamic approach to change, and can manage change in self and others.

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Course Distribution strategies and customer perspective

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

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After successful completion of the course, students can
- explain and differentiate goals in sales management
- define the term “customer experience” and specify the possible gaps between customer experience and view of product management and sales controlling.
- describe customer expectations according to bank products in different countries.
- define distribution channels in retail and corporate banking
- understand relevant legal frameworks for sales management in different European regions.
- explain future challenges for future sales management
- measure and control deviations from sales targets
- apply customer segmentation in respect to sales goals, selected distribution channels and legal frameworks
- evaluate the distribution channels in respect to the sales goals and choose the most appropriate ones.
- assist in creating incentive systems
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Course Intercultural Management (incl. teambuilding)

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

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After this lecture students can apply knowledge of high-quality teams, concepts regarding systems analysis, intercultural management and leadership. They are trained in how to deal with interpersonal and organizational questions, regarding the management of complex processes, intercultural behavior and communication, personnel management and leadership. The students gain competencies in the fields of behavior in complex intercultural situations, in intercultural business settings and interaction with employees.

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Course International Banking and Business Models

ECTS Credits 4.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester

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After successful completion of the module, the students can
- illustrate principles of the banking business
- describe the banking systems in Austria and explain their differences at an international level to banking systems in CEE, Western Europe, USA and Japan in particular.
- explain the theoretical foundations of the existence and functions of financial intermediaries
- recall regular banking operations and services as well as special features of banking operations
- identify and describe the tasks of financial markets, the European Central Bank, the National Central Banks and banking supervisors.
- list the basic organizational and institutional characteristics of Fixed Income products
- calculate the international regulatory Fixed Income risk parameters impact on the bank´s P/L.
- evaluate and estimate relevant risk parameters in the fixed income area
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Course Master Thesis Tutorial

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester

After successful completion of the course, students can write a research proposal (including a focused research question and methodology), which is an adequate basis for the work on their master's theses. They have the competencies to retrieve and analyse relevant and current scientific literature and to use it for their work adequately. Furthermore, the students are able to apply relevant scientific and empirical methods and to draw correct conclusions based on empirical findings.

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Course Strategy, Organization, Change and Innovation

ECTS Credits 4.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

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After successful completion of the course, students can
- summarize fundamentals of Strategy planning
- describe organisational concepts.
- conceptualize and interpret methods for Change Management and fostering Innovation.
- reflect upon complex systemic processes in banking and finance.
- name the modern instruments of personnel management
- outline the social responsibility of companies towards their employees, towards society and the environment as a relevant management issue
- understand the importance of digital technologies for bank processes and products
- analyse turnarounds in different banking business cases, e.g. Midland
- evaluate current and future technologies regarding their functionality for banks
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Course Sustainability and Ethics in Finance

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 1 WS Semester

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After this course, students can identify the significance and impact of social, economic and ecological sustainability and ethical behaviour on banking and finance in practice from an international perspective. They are able to explain implications of sustainability and ethics on the companies' reputation and economic results. This means that students have the capacity to describe the impact of fulfilling sustainability criteria on the company’s performance and analyse the potential risks associated with a lack of well-defined sustainability criteria. The students are able to analyse challenges in organisational sustainability and ethic management and apply appropriate methods of management to advance these areas of action. This includes the capacity to describe different forms of assessment methods. The students gain competencies in the integration of the perspectives of sustainability and ethics into their daily work, and in the communication of these perspectives to others within an international context.

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"Living in a beautiful city, acquiring skills relevant to professional practice, analysing real company cases in real time, with experts as speakers - a truly great experience. Invaluable unique insights and perspectives can also be expected from the multifaceted international student group. This Master's program has best combined my professional experience in Canada with my education, giving me a professional competitive edge!"
Mandy Sandhu, MA, Alumna