Azerbaijan State University of Economics
Bachelor in Finance

Baku, Azerbaijan

DEGREE TYPE

Bachelor's degree

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2026

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Bachelor in Finance at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), founded 1930, covers microeconomics and macroeconomics, market structures, consumer and firm decision-making, trade and globalization, and managerial finance including investment and financing policy. It awards a Bachelor in Finance and related qualifiers in Accounting and audit and Statistics, requires 240 credits, is taught in English and runs 4 years (8 semesters). Specialization is available; no foundation year; entry needs a High School diploma and language confirmation.

Career Outcomes: Graduates work as financial analysts, accountants, investment analysts, risk managers, auditors, or in government and international trade roles and banks.

This course covers introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics with particular attention given to global and long-run growth issues. The microeconomic portion introduces the discipline and fundamental tools of economics. It proceeds to study the workings of a price system and theories of consumer and firm decision-making.

It further analyzes particular market structures characterized by perfect and imperfect competition, reviews the strengths and weaknesses of a market economy, and considers the government's role in correcting market failures and promoting competition. The macroeconomic portion studies the domestic and international forces that govern the determination of the aggregate level of economic activity and pays particular attention to the determinants of long-run economic growth and stabilization policies used to dampen business cycles.

The course concludes with global issues including the determinants of trade, trade policy, capital mobility, international financial instability, and international economic integration and the extent of globalization. The objective of this course is to study the major decision-making areas of managerial finance and some selected topics in financial theory. The course reviews the theory and empirical evidence related to the investment and financing policies of the firm and attempts to develop decision-making ability in these areas.