Bank Management

You will deal with central aspects of modern corporate management – strategic, organisational and communicative. Topics include, among others:

• Strategic management & corporate development
• Entrepreneurship & business model development
• Change management & agile organisational design
• Leadership, motivation & team management
• Business ethics, CSR & governance
• Internal & external communication
• Conflict management & decision-making culture
• Sustainability & social responsibility in corporate management

Management requires attitude, structure and vision

As a future manager, you will not only reflect on business structures, but also develop a critical, responsible understanding of leadership. You will learn how to guide companies through transformations, how to inspire teams and how to combine economic decisions with social and ecological responsibility.

In practical exercises, case studies and group projects, you will strengthen your personal development, your strategic thinking and your ability to actively shape organisations – whether in a corporate group, a medium-sized company or in the financial industry.

You will develop a comprehensive, practical skills profile for modern managers. The focus is on:

• Personal Skills & Communication: Professional demeanour, clear communication, confident conflict management and convincing presentations – skills that are crucial in any leadership situation.
• Entrepreneurship & Corporate Strategy: You will learn how to think entrepreneurially, develop new business ideas and build strategies for successful positioning in the market.
  Change Management: Change is the new constant – you will develop tools and attitudes to guide organisations through transformation processes.
• Employee leadership & motivation: You will understand how teams work, how potential is promoted and how people are inspired – based on current leadership concepts and organisational psychology.
• Corporate governance & compliance: Legal certainty, transparency and ethical behaviour are key management tasks – you will learn how responsible corporate governance is structurally anchored.
• Ethical, social and environmental issues in corporate management: You will deal with sustainability, diversity, social responsibility and ethical decision-making – essential aspects for modern leaders.

Leading with vision and attitude

The content of this area of study prepares you for leadership roles in finance departments, projects, teams and entire organisational units. It’s not just about methods – it’s also about attitude. You will learn how to deal with uncertainty, balance interests and assume responsibility in a complex, networked environment.

The Bank Audit Management specialisation prepares students specifically for responsible tasks in the auditing, controlling and monitoring of banks – an area that is becoming increasingly important in times of strict regulation, increasing complexity and digital transformation.

The programme focuses on practical content from the areas of bank accounting, auditing and audit methodology as well as credit and treasury auditing. Students learn how audit processes are structured in credit institutions, which regulatory standards (e.g. MaRisk, CRR/CRD) must be complied with and how risks are systematically identified, assessed and documented.

The specialisation provides the necessary tools for activities in internal auditing, at supervisory authorities, in auditing companies or in the compliance area of banks and financial service providers. There is a particular focus on audit methods, control systems and dealing with digitalised processes, such as AI-supported analysis tools or automated reporting systems.

Another focus is on the responsibility and objectivity of auditors – both in their internal and external roles. The training promotes a deep understanding of economic interrelationships, but also of ethical standards and requirements for governance and transparency in the financial sector.

Learning in practice: realistic and application-orientated

Understanding and applying structured test procedures

Using specific case studies and structured audit plans, you will analyse business processes, identify weaknesses and develop proposals for optimisation – all in line with a forward-looking, risk-based audit strategy.

Focus on treasury & credit

You will deepen your knowledge in particularly audit-relevant areas such as credit processes, interest rate risks, liquidity management or the valuation of financial instruments – always with the aim of systematically recognising and controlling risks.

Fit for auditing, supervision and regulation

Whether as an internal auditor, banking audit specialist or compliance officer – with this specialisation, you are ideally prepared for a career at the interface between corporate practice, supervisory law and risk management.

The Bank Management specialisation teaches key knowledge and skills for managing modern banks in a dynamic, regulated and increasingly digital environment. The focus is on strategic, financial and organisational issues of bank management – from capital planning to sales management.

Students deal with topics such as corporate finance & banking, treasury and liquidity management, risk and capital management as well as controlling and integrated overall bank management. They learn how banks organise their business activities under regulatory conditions (Basel III, CRR, CRD), actively manage risks and remain competitive.

In addition, current developments in investment banking, project financing and retail banking are discussed. Courses such as Innovative Business Models in Retail Banking and Sales Management in the Banking Sector focus on new market strategies, digitalisation and changing customer expectations.

The focus is aimed at future specialists and managers who want to take on responsibility in bank management, financial management, sales or strategic projects – both in universal and specialised banks, in Germany and abroad.

Artificial intelligence & data-driven decisions

Learn how AI-powered forecasting models are used to analyse and evaluate yield curves, loan documents and companies.

Simulations at the highest level

The teaching goes far beyond theory: you will work with highly professional simulation software that depicts realistic decision-making scenarios – from interest rate and liquidity management to investment strategies and dynamic loan portfolio optimisation. In group projects, you take responsibility for ‘your own bank’: you analyse, manage and decide – and experience the consequences in real time. Strategies don’t just have to sound good, they also have to work.

The Financial Services specialisation provides practical know-how for designing modern financial services in an increasingly digital, customer-centric and highly competitive environment. The focus is on new digital business models as well as traditional business areas such as corporate banking, investment banking and project financing.

Students deal with key issues relating to customer relationships, product development and the strategic positioning of financial institutions. Content such as customer journey management, CRM and market analysis, sales management in the banking sector and innovative business models in retail banking prepare students for management tasks in a dynamic, rapidly transforming industry.

Complex financial solutions and financing structures are also covered: Project financing for infrastructure, property or corporate takeovers as well as insights into investment banking, including M&A, structured financing and capital market transactions. In addition, areas of responsibility in corporate banking are examined, such as key account management, cash management and individual financing strategies.

The focus is aimed at future specialists and managers who would like to take on responsibility in sales, marketing, product management or in the business customer segment – whether in banks, financial services companies, FinTechs or consultancies.

Digitalisation meets customer focus: how to learn to lead

Data-driven decision making

You will learn how modern data analyses are used to identify customer segments, understand customer behaviour and target sales strategies. The use of analysis tools and quantitative methods is an integral part of the programme.

From the idea to the digital business model

As part of case studies and project work, you will analyse market potential, develop digital products and design new business models – from the FinTech approach to the integration of embedded finance into existing customer ecosystems.

Financing strategies & simulations

With the help of simulation-based learning formats, you will experience realistic decision-making scenarios from the investment or corporate banking environment. You will develop financing solutions for companies, structure project financing and implement sales strategies – under competitive conditions and in real time.