• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Model: full-time
• Language: English
• ECTS: 180 & 210
• Info: without NC
• Duration: 6 or 7
• Location: Heidelberg, Munich

Our new Bachelor’s degree programme, B.A. International Business Administration – specialising in Finance, offers you a comprehensive international business education that equips you with the key soft and hard skills required by employers. 

The Finance specialisation enables you to propose well‑founded investment decisions in both institutional and private contexts. You will gain familiarity with the main financial instruments traded on the markets including shares, bonds, property, precious metals, foreign and cryptocurrencies, as well as alternative investments and understand their respective characteristics in terms of return and risk. Sustainability aspects also play a particularly important role. In addition, you will explore fundamental finance‑related theories and develop an understanding of the factors that influence the pricing of financial instruments.

You will also recognise the importance of portfolio management and be able to make decisions regarding strategic and tactical asset allocation, as well as market timing. Practice oriented forecasting and planning tools powered by AI will form part of your learning experience.

In addition to the programme’s international focus, our skill-based approach prepares you to successfully navigate the financial challenges of the 21st century.

You also get to choose between:

• 7 semester- / 3.5-year option (International Experience Track)
• 6 semester- / 3-year option (Fast Track)

Our range of study programmes in Business Administration, Logistics and Management is very diverse. Let yourself be inspired.

In an era marked by constant innovation and increasing investment risks within the financial sector, the demand for qualified financial experts remains consistently high. After completing your studies, you will be equipped to analyse financial instruments and design tailored investment strategies for both institutions and private clients. Career opportunities will open up not only across various areas of the financial industry including banks, funds and brokerage firms but also within companies and family offices. As a financial specialist, you will additionally have the option to establish your own business as an independent financial advisor.

Future job positions and areas of work include:

• Financial Advisor 
• Private Banking Manager
• Wealth Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Fund Manager
• Financial Planer
• Financial Consultant
• Treasury Manager

The International Business Administration – Finance programme equips you with a broad foundation in business and prepares you for an international career. You engage with essential areas of business and apply your knowledge directly through project work and an internship, gaining insight into the demands of the global economy.

You will cover key areas such as:

• marketing, accounting and global management
• consumer behaviour, contract law and leadership
• practical project work with fellow students
• an integrated internship

The Finance specialisation deepens your understanding of how financial investments are planned and managed in both institutional and private contexts. You gain insight into major financial instruments and learn how to build effective investment portfolios using AI‑supported forecasting and planning tools.

Within the Finance specialisation, you will explore:

• characteristics of key financial instruments (return, risk, sustainability)
• planning and managing financial investments
• constructing investment portfolios
• using practical, AI‑supported forecasting and planning tools

1. Semester

• Business Software
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Management Information Systems
• Applied Business Mathematics
• Human Resources and Organisation Management

2. Semester

• Marketing for the Digital Era
• Cost and Performance Accounting
• Operations Management
• Foundations of Finance - Financial Mathematics
• Academic writing and research methods

3. Semester

• International Law
• Entrepreneurship and Business Simulation
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Applied Statistics
• Strategic Management

4. Semester

• Human Resources and Organisation Management
• Fundamentals of Finance
• Financial Instruments I: Shares and Bonds
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Portfolio Management

5. Semester

• Future Trends in Business and Economics
• Financial Instruments II: Alternative Investments
• Applied Asset Management
• Internship

6. Semester

• Internship
• Bachelor Colloquium
• Bachelor Thesis

1. Semester

• Business Software
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Management Information Systems
• Applied Business Mathematics
• Human Resources and Organisation Management

2. Semester

• Marketing for the Digital Era
• Cost and Performance Accounting
• Operations Management
• Foundations of Finance - Financial Mathematics
• Academic writing and research methods

3. Semester

• International Law
• Entrepreneurship and Business Simulation
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Applied Statistics
• Strategic Management

4. Semester

• Human Resources and Organisation Management
• Fundamentals of Finance
• Financial Instruments I: Shares and Bonds
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Portfolio Management

5. Semester

• Future Trends in Business and Economics
• Financial Instruments II: Alternative Investments
• Applied Asset Management
• Internship

6. Semester

• International Experience Semester
• International Internship

In the 6th semester you choose the module International Experience Semester (30 ECTS) OR International Internship (30 ECTS).

7. Semester

• Internship
• Bachelor Colloquium
• Bachelor Thesis

We offer you the opportunity to complete your degree in 3 or 3.5 years and to tailor it to your own preferences and plans. Choose between:

• Fast Track | Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)
• International Experience Track | Duration: 3.5 years (7 semesters) 

In addition to subject-specific and methodological skills, social and personal skills are crucial today. SRH University’s innovative, successful and award-winning CORE principle promotes independent and active learning, enabling you to apply your knowledge directly in practice – giving you a clear competitive advantage.

To apply for the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business Administration – Finance, you will need:

• A certificate of general university entrance qualification or a certificate of entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences
• Alternatively, a vocational qualification may also grant entry*
• Proof of English language proficiency
• CV with a recent passport photo
• Copy of ID (front and back); for international students, a copy of the passport or national identity card

* Vocationally qualified applicants without a university entrance qualification who have completed at least two years of vocational training and have at least three years’ professional experience may also be eligible to study on a specific programme by passing an aptitude test. Please feel free to contact us personally regarding this.