Business Administration: Economics and Finance

Program Overview

The B.A. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance offers both American and European degrees, providing students with a strong foundation in economics, finance, and entrepreneurial topics. The program emphasizes personalized instruction, internships in the financial sector, and prepares graduates for global careers in finance, consulting, and economics. It is concurrently accredited in both the United States and the Czech Republic, allowing graduates to use either the U.S. or Czech title upon completion.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The B.A. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance is a dually accredited program, offering both American and European BA degrees for a single price. It is delivered by an international faculty with top qualifications and experience in the business world. The program emphasizes a personalized education model, with an average class size of 18 students in Spring 2020. The concentration in Economics and Finance provides a strong foundation for theoretical and empirical research in these fields, combining crucial entrepreneurial and financial topics with the core of economic analysis. It aims to equip students with the skills to understand how the business and financial sectors function within the modern economy and to apply essential analytical tools. The program includes real-life experience through internships in international corporations, banking, or the capital sector. Upon completion, students will be able to think like economists and possess the quantitative and institutional knowledge needed to solve practical problems in finance.

Outline:

The Business Administration: Economics and Finance program is a 3-year program requiring 90 US credits (180 ECTS credits) through the completion of 30 courses. The program is structured into four modules:

• General Education Module:
• Composition I
• Composition II
• Intro to Economic Thought
• Introduction to Law
• One course from the following:
• Introduction to Politics (Politics I)
• Intro to Sociology
• Intro to Psychology
• One course from the following:
• World History I
• World History II
• EUROPEAN HISTORY I: THE ORIGIN OF EUROPE
• European History II
• Survey of Western Art
• Major Module:
• Business Mathematics I
• Introduction to Management
• Introduction to Marketing
• Business Statistics
• Financial Accounting
• Advanced Communication and Presentation Skills For Global Managers
• Corporate Finance
• Professional Internship
• Thesis Seminar II: Strategic Planning
• Thesis Seminar I: Business Research Methods
• Concentration Module:
• Business Mathematics II
• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Business Information Systems
• Introduction to Econometrics
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
• Open Electives Module:
• Five elective courses offered by any school at AAU
Upon completion of all required and elective courses, students must pass a graduation examination consisting of:
• State exam covering the major module
• State exam covering the concentration module

Teaching:

The program is delivered by an international faculty with top qualifications and experience in the business world. The program emphasizes a personalized education model, with an average class size of 18 students in Spring 2020.

Careers:

Graduates of the B.A. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance are well-equipped to pursue global careers in areas such as:

• Economist
• Economic Analyst
• Policy Adviser
• Financial Analyst
• Consultant
• Controller
• Credit Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Portfolio Manager
• Account Manager
• Fundraiser
• Business Valuation Specialist
• Business Adviser
The Bachelor’s degree awarded is concurrently recognized as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in the United States and as a Bakalář (Bc.) in the Czech Republic. Graduates can choose to use either the U.S. post-nominal or the Czech pre-nominal title.

EU: 685 020 CZK NON-EU: 793 020 CZK