Courses



Elective Module according to § 8 Para 4 (10 ECTS-Credits)
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Elective Module 2: Special Topics in International Accounting (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An intensive knowledge of selected financial reporting aspects.
Elective Module 3: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: Intensive knowledge of how accounting is embedded in its institutional and societal contexts; reflection on the relationship between accounting, organization and society.
Elective Module 4: Corporate Valuation (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An understanding of the theoretical principles required for analyzing and assessing the value of enterprises, along with the central factors influencing corporate valuation. The competence to apply analysis and valuation approaches.
Elective Module 5: Information Economics (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An understanding of the theoretical principles and significance of information processing in general and with regard to financial markets in particular. The ability to assess the implications of information uncertainty in financial markets.
Elective Module 6: Applied Risk Management (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An understanding of the theoretical principles of risk management, focusing on market and credit risks. The competence to apply modern approaches of risk assessment on both the individual transaction and portfolio level. The ability to assess regulatory conditions when dealing with aspects of risk Management.
Elective Module 7: Current Topics in Banking and Finance (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An understanding of the significance of current developments in banking and finance. The competence to evaluate these developments against a background of theoretical, practical and ethical considerations.
Elective Module 8: Financial Regulation (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An understanding of regulatory provisions used to control financial markets. The competence to analyze and evaluate the regulation of banks through international coordination committees and to apply these theoretical concepts in a practical context.
Elective Module 9: Applied Behavioral Finance (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: An understanding of the analysis and description of individual decisionmaking behavior and their consequences in a market context. The competence to apply the theoretical concepts.
Elective Module 10: Current Topics of Information Systems, Especially Social Aspects of Information Systems (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: After completion of the course, students should be able to understand, reproduce und apply the lecture content. They should have acquired the competence to work independently with similar content.
Elective Module 14: HRM and Organization (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: Developing an understanding of alternatives how HR work can be designed and developed; along with the competence to analyze HR practices based on various perspectives from the social sciences.
Elective Module 15: Organizational Communication and Governance (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: The skill to interact competently with stakeholders based on knowledge about stakeholder management, internal and external communication along with the design of governance structures and processes in organizations.
Elective Module 16: Current Issues in Theory and Practice of Organizations (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: The ability to reflect critically on selected aspects of organization studies based on detailed knowledge gained during the course.
Elective Module 18: Human Relation Management (II); Employment-Oriented Consulting (5 ECTS-Credits, 3 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of the mandatory courses referred to in § 7 (2 and 3).
Learning Outcome: Students reflect on different concepts of career counseling and develop competences to cope with concrete counseling situations in the light of their reflections.

Notes:
  • There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
  • The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).