Studies in International Finance and Banking

The International Finance and Banking specialization has a long-standing tradition—it was launched in 2001, and the first graduates completed it in 2004.

A focus on banking and financial subjects characterizes this specialization. Graduates specialize in issues related to financial markets, banking, and international finance and settlements.

The program's foundation consists of core subjects such as Finance, International Settlements, Economic Analysis, Banking, International Finance, and the LSEG Academy, complemented by a range of specialization and elective courses tailored to students' interests. Choosing the International Finance and Banking specialization allows for the study of topics and subjects such as:

At the bachelor's level:

Finance, International Settlements, Economic Analysis, Banking, Economic Conditions, Refinitiv Academy, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Taxes in Business, Economic Insurance Market, Risk in Banking, Corporate Credit Risk, Debt Instruments Market, Investment Funds on the International Market, e-Business in the Global Economy, Supply Chain Financing, Psychology in Finance.

At the master's level:

International Finance, International Currency Market, Corporate Finance, Stock Market, Investment Strategies, Dealing Room, Financial Crises, Factoring in Business Practice, Business Valuation Methods, Financial Institutions Marketing, Project Management.

The International Finance and Banking specialization prepares students for careers in Banks, and capital market institutions, including stock exchanges, brokerage houses, rating agencies, investment, pension, and venture capital funds, as well as financial and accounting centers of corporations. Graduates of International Finance and Banking also work in domestic and international financial advisory firms, consulting and auditing institutions, as well as in the financial departments of manufacturing, service, and trade companies.

The International Finance and Banking specialization also prepares students to independently run a business and manage its finances.

Classes are conducted using modern interactive methods with a significant emphasis on seminars, students' own work, case studies, and examples from Polish and international practice.

Practitioners often visit classes in the International Finance and Banking specialization, sharing their professional experience.

Students can deepen their knowledge through student research clubs, particularly the International Finance Student Research Club, and also at foreign universities, including through the Erasmus+ program, which offers a choice of several dozen universities.

The International Financial Markets Division oversees the academic supervision of the International Finance and Banking specialization.

The specialization supervisor is Dr. Magdalena Markiewicz.

Studying International Finance and Banking specialization provides professional preparation for work in international and domestic financial institutions.
 

It equips students with knowledge of finance and the ability to apply it in practice.