• Master's Studies in English
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Programmes' description and learning outcomes

The Faculty of Economics and Administration offers Master’s degree programmes in English starting from autumn semester 2010.

The programmes are

• Business Management
• Financial Management (information about this programme follows after Business Management)

Business Management

Programme Description and Learning Outcomes

Students will focus on the study of corporate economics and management and will apply both a holistic and atomistic approach. They will look in detail at various functions of a corporation especially those related to production, personnel, technology and science, business, economics and finance. The programme aims to equip students with a good understanding of the material, economic, organizational, informative and managerial aspects of processes taking place in a company and their mutual connections. As well as gaining theoretical knowledge students will also develop skills necessary for both executive and managerial functions. Course graduates will be equipped to hold various specialist positions within a company upon finishing their studies. These could include middle management positions or assistant positions to the top management as well as positions of analysts, corporate management system designers, advisers for economic and organizational affairs, etc.

Learning Outcomes

The programme graduates will:

• master specialist terminology and language both in its written and oral form. Will excel at communication and team work and be trained to act appropriately in various social events and functions.
• have excellent knowledge of English and one other modern language. Be able to make and deliver a presentation, engage in discussion using foreign languages, write specialist texts.
• apply suitable tools of quantitative analysis when tackling tasks related to various areas of corporate economics. Be able to interpret the results correctly.
• be able to explain advanced theoretical and methodological findings of general economic theory.
• understand theoretical findings of the specialized disciplines related to corporate economics and management and apply these findings when handling model and practical situations.
• be able to use their acquired knowledge in practice. Be able to analyze the economics and management of any company. Create projects in corporate management systems. Suggest and implement practical solutions in corporate economics and management.

Financial Management

Programme Description

Students in this field are prepared to work in various functions in monetary systems, corporation finance and financial accounting. The organization of the field enables the students to gain knowledge of monetary systems, banking, insurance, corporate finance, accounting, financial markets and international finance. Emphasis is placed on solving financial and monetary problems. Through optional courses it is possible for the students to expand their knowledge of the area of banking, bank management, bank accounting, financial analysis and plan, contractual relations in financial affairs, financial accounting of corporations and the insurance market. Course graduates will be equipped to work in various capacities in financial institutions, especially in banks, insurance companies and trusts, as stockbrokers or private financial investors, in finance and accounting departments of companies and institutions. They will hold higher managerial positions in financial divisions of banks, insurance companies or as financial and capital market analysts, controllers, etc.

Learning Outcomes

The programme graduates will:

• understand and define basic terminology used in finance theory and practice
• be able to calculate yield from financial investments and an impact of inflation on savings and financial investments
• be able to describe and understand basic trends in financial markets
• be able to choose suitable bank products for savings and credits
• be able to explain accounting methods, systems of valuation and taxation used in the Czech Republic and in the EU countries

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