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Business Psychology & Sustainability Management
Bachelor

The Business Psychology & Sustainability Management degree programme provides fascinating insights into how people think and act – whether alone or in groups, as employees or managers, as applicants or recruiters. Students learn to understand economic interrelationships from both a corporate and an overall perspective, and discover which measures actually help to shape our society in a sustainable way and which only give a good feeling but do not improve anything.

Start Winter semester
Admission CriteriaRestricted admission
Application period 15.04.2025 - 15.07.2025
Study format Full time, with in-depth practical experience
Study cost None (only semester fee)
Normal duration7 Semester
LanguageGerman
ECTS210

Financial Management

Financial management comprises the targeted planning, management and control of all measures for the procurement of funds (financing) and use of funds (investment) and therefore deals with the optimisation of all operational cash flows. Part I of the Financial Management competence module deals with the key principles, techniques and areas of investment analysis and management from the perspective of an investor. The corresponding module Financial Management II takes the perspective of the company (borrower of capital).

to the video competence module financial management

Financial Management I

The module focuses on basic concepts, approaches, functions, techniques and theories of investment management, the characteristics of the various asset classes and their similarities and differences. In this module, students apply quantitative methods of investment appraisal and financial statement analysis to practical case studies and exercises. They analyse the advantages and disadvantages of various investment alternatives. In particular, students learn how to determine the value of a listed company. This enables them to make favourable investment decisions appropriate to the situation at hand. Students learn about current events and developments on the financial markets and apply the skills they have learnt in a real economic context.

Content focussing on financial statement analysis and equity investments

  • - Fundamentals & organisational matters
  • - Quantitative methods
  • - Financial Statement Analysis
  • - Equity Investments
  • - Debt Investments (Fixed Income Investments)
  • - Alternative Investments
  • - Portfolio Management

Financial Management II

In addition to structured forms of corporate financing (e.g. project financing), the second part of the financial management skills module also shows the connection between financial/balance sheet/business model analysis and forms of financing. Students develop a critical understanding of the most important corporate finance topics (e.g. M&A, company valuation) and can categorise these in the overarching topic of capital market financing. They are able to deepen their knowledge on the basis of problems (e.g. case studies). As the module refers to current events and developments on the financial markets, students are able to collect, evaluate and interpret relevant information from the current news situation (interest rate developments, stock market developments, economic cycles).

Contents

  • - Repetition of basics (investments, balance sheet analysis, financial management)
  • - Financing systems (classic and alternative options, working capital management, etc.)
  • - Corporate finance (money and capital markets, PE, venture, institutional investors, derivatives, MBO, MBI, IPO, OBO, LBO etc.)
  • - Project finance lecture/exercise
  • - M&A/M&A case study
  • - Company valuation (plus exercise)
  • - Business plan as a basis for financing

Responsible for the Competence module Financial Management

Prof. Dr. Marcus Fischer
Prof. Dr. Bernd Mühlfriedel, CFA

Prof. Dr. Robin Hau

Academic advisor