Financial Management
In this programme you will study some compulsory subjects as well as elective subjects. You will learn about e.g. the finacial sector, customer relations and business law.
Finally, you can choose to specialise in a subject through company placement or studies at an institution of higher education, and you will write an examination project based on your specialisation.
Facts
Name: Financial Management
Type: Academy Profession Programme
Duration: 2 years
European transfer credits: 120 ECTS
Language: English
About the Programme
The programme is divided into a compulsory part, which takes 1½ year, and an elective part that takes a ½ year.
In the first semester, you are introduced to the financial sector. In the second semester, you will go through financial consultancy to private customers and in the third semester, you will go through corporate financial consultancy, which includes the following subjects:
- Financial Enterprises and Markets
- Personal Economics
- Customer/client Relations
- Business Economics
- Management and Communications
- Global Economics
- Business Law
- Statistics
In the fourth semester, you must choose a specialisation and write your final examination project.
The specialisation period may consist of either a work placement in a company in Denmark or abroad or theoretical studies at an institution of higher education in Denmark or abroad.
Teaching varies between lectures and classroom instruction. In addition, there is often project work with other students. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.
Read more about Danish teaching methods at www.studyindenmark.dk.
Financial Management is an Academy Profession (AP) Programme rated at 120 ECTS. The qualification is called an AP Degree - an Academy Profession Degree.
The programme qualifies you for a job on middle management level in a bank, insurance company, real estate agency, mortgage institution, or in the finance departments of private and public companies.
Educational Institutions
You can study Financial Management at International Business Academy in Kolding.
Entry Requirements
Admission requirements for international students include one of the following international certificates:
The Danish/French Baccalauréat (DFB), the European Baccalaureate (EB), the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) or another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate.
In addition, there can be prerequisites for English and mathematics proficiencies at predefined levels.
Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels. See the menu to the right for contact information.
To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate satifies the general entry requirements, see the Danish Agency for International Education.
Admission
The application deadline is March 15 for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk.
A few educational institutions offer a course start in February. Applications are sent to the institution. For more information on application deadlines, contact the institution.
Exchange students should contact their own educational institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.
Tuition
There is a tuition fee for all full-degree students, unless you are a student from an EU/EEA country, or from Switzerland.
Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.
Contact the individual institution for more specific information.
Semester Start
An academic year is made up of two semesters, which begin around September 1 and February 1.
Danish Qualification framework
The programme is graded at level 5 in the Danish Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning. The Qualification Framework contains levels 1-8 and defines the expected learning outcome of an education programme. Read more about Qualification Framework for Higher Education.
For Further Information
You can find information on practical issues related to your study visit in Denmark with Danish Agency for International Education, using either of the following links:
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