VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Bachelors in Financial and Accounting Advisory

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Type of duty: Compulsory
W	S	Code	Abbreviation	Title	Year	Ending	Instruction extent	Credits	Language	PZ	SZZ
		117-0524/02	AA	Accounting A	2	Cr	2+2	5	English
		154-0582/01	AFA	Applied financial analysis	2	CrEx	2+2	6	English	PZ	AA
		154-0573/01	CMFI	Capital Markets: Fixed Income	2	CrEx	3+2	6	English	PZ	FA
		154-0581/01	CFM	Corporate financial management	2	CrEx	2+2	6	English	PZ	AA

Type of duty: Povinně volitelný typu B
W	S	Code	Abbreviation	Title	Year	Ending	Instruction extent	Credits	Language	PZ	SZZ
		712-2304/03	N1c/I-EkF	German Language 1c/I for EkF (intermediate)	2	Cr	0+2	2	English
		114-0509/01	MANE	Managerial Economics	2	CrEx	2+2	6	English
		116-0502/04	MORE	Marketing Research	2	GC	2+2	5	English
		154-0552/04	PF	Personal Finance	2	CrEx	2+1	4	English

Semester 4

Type of duty: Compulsory
W	S	Code	Abbreviation	Title	Year	Ending	Instruction extent	Credits	Language	PZ	SZZ
		117-0525/02	AB	Accounting B	2	CrEx	2+2	5	English
		154-0575/01	BDAI	Basics of Derivatives and Alternative Investments	2	CrEx	2+2	6	English
		154-0574/01	CAMERA	Capital Markets: Equity Investments	2	CrEx	3+2	6	English	PZ	FA
		154-0583/01	EiI	Ethics in Investments	2	CrEx	3+1	5	English
		154-0578/01	PRM	Portfolio and Risk Management	2	CrEx	2+3	6	English	PZ	FA

Type of duty: Povinně volitelný typu B
W	S	Code	Abbreviation	Title	Year	Ending	Instruction extent	Credits	Language	PZ	SZZ
		712-2305/03	N1c/II-EkF	German Language 1c/II for EkF (intermediate)	2	Cr	0+2	2	English
		114-0511/03	IMR	International Monetary Relations	2	Cr	2+1	4	English
		157-0574/02	KMe	Quantitative methods	2	CrEx	2+2	6	English

Semester 5

Type of duty: Compulsory
W	S	Code	Abbreviation	Title	Year	Ending	Instruction extent	Credits	Language	PZ	SZZ
		154-0505/01	BaS	Bachelor Seminar	3	Cr	0+4	5	English
		154-0503/01	DCF	Discounted Cash Flow Valuation	3	CrEx	2+2	5	English	PZ	FA
		154-0577/01	FI	Financial Institutions	3	CrEx	2+2	5	English
		154-0591/01	MA	Management Accounting	3	CrEx	2+2	5	English	PZ	AA
		154-0590/01	TAX	Taxation	3	CrEx	2+2	5	English

Semester 6

Study aims

The goal of the professionally oriented bachelor's study program Financial and Accounting Advisory is to prepare qualified and practically oriented experts of international level who will be able to perform specialized work in the field of investment management, creation of investment portfolios, financial analysis, controlling and financial, accounting and tax consulting. The study is focused and profiled, especially on the acquisition of knowledge required for obtaining certification from the globally recognized professional associations CFA (Certified Financial Analyst) and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

Graduate's knowledge

Graduates of the program will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and practical skills so that they can independently solve problems and understand current trends in the field of financial consulting, creation and management of investment portfolios, controlling and financial reporting, financial management of companies, accounting and taxes. These skills will be acquired and verified during study as part of practical teaching and professional experience. The structure of the program is designed to provide graduates with the necessary knowledge to successfully pass the first and second levels of the exam within the CFA program as well as to obtain the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business within the ACCA qualification.

The goal of the study is mainly the acquisition of knowledge in the areas of:

• financial reporting and financial analysis,
• corporate finance,
• portfolio management and investment instruments,
• financial and managerial accounting,
• taxes,
• managerial economics,
• professional ethical standards.

Graduate's skills

Graduates will gain skills and be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of financial reporting procedures and analyze reported company results in connection with economic reality,
• apply basic quantitative methods in financial decision-making,
• orient yourself in financial and managerial accounting,
• understand the principles of taxation,
• evaluate the company's financial performance in connection with corporate governance,
• understand the basics of portfolio and risk management, including planning and creation of investment portfolios,
• demonstrate practical knowledge in the field of derivatives and alternative investments,
• describe and apply the basic valuation models of companies,
• understand professional ethical standards.

Graduate's general competence

Graduates are prepared as bachelors with a professional and applied foundation in the field of financial and accounting consulting. The basis is knowledge of mathematics, statistics and quantitative methods in finance, which are followed by professional and practical knowledge in the fields of finance, accounting and capital markets. A bachelor's degree graduate is therefore qualified as a professionally educated financial expert who can work especially in the field of financial and accounting consultancy.

Students of the professional bachelor's field of study can:

• make independent and responsible decisions in only partially known contexts based on a framework assignment,
• systematic thinking and work with professional financial concepts,
• manage and coordinate the team and use the theoretical knowledge of the field to acquire additional professional knowledge, skills and competencies of other team members, define assignments for professional activities and bear final responsibility for the results of teamwork,
• include consideration of their ethical dimension in the solution of financial problems,
• communicate information about the nature of professional problems and one's own opinion on their solution to experts and laymen understandably and convincingly,
• summarize the opinions of other team members,
• independently acquire additional professional knowledge, skills and competencies based mainly on practical experience and its evaluation, but also by independent study of theoretical knowledge of the field.

Hard skills

• Knowledge of monetary policy, financial markets, and corporate finance
• Orientation in the field of financial reporting and financial analysis
• Analytical skills
• Orientation in the field of managerial accounting
• Knowledge of financial accounting and taxes
• Knowledge of financial calculations and pricing
• Ability to make financial decisions
• Business financial management
• Orientation in the field of direct taxes
• Financial and economic analysis of investment projects
• Knowledge of economics and financial management
• Knowledge of financial accounting
• Knowledge of business ethics
• Knowledge of accounting, financial statements, and taxes
• Knowledge of managerial accounting
• Orientation in the field of indirect taxes
• Orientation in the field of financial accounting
• Knowledge of investment decisions
• Knowledge of financial analysis
• Creating an economic analysis of the company

Graduate's employment

The study is designed so that graduates find employment in multinational financial consulting firms, investment funds and financial institutions, in financial and management bodies of manufacturing and commercial enterprises, and as accountants and tax advisors.

Typical job positions:

• financial analyst,
• investment broker,
• investment advisor,
• financial advisor,
• manager of investment portfolios,
• financial controller,
• auditor,
• financial manager,
• accountant,
• tax advisor.

Professions

• Financial Manager (higher level of management) in the companies and financial institutions
• Financial Analyst
• Manager and Risk Management Specialist
• Risk Manager and Product Manager in Insurance and Banking