Student profile
Type of Degree
Students should have an interest in economics and in aspects related to business operations and management. They should also have an aptitude for studying accounting, financial calculations and management in business and how the market operates, together with an interest in the social, political and legal issues surrounding the business context, and a capacity for quantitative and numerical analysis and synthesis, an aptitude for understanding abstract ideas and good communication skills.
This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area.
WORLD HERITAGE
This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements
Career opportunities Holders of this Degree will have received an extremely versatile education, enabling them to perform a wide range of functions, whether managerial or in technical support, in both the private and public sectors. Among others: w w w w w w
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Teaching. Access to the public sector. Auditing. Business consultancy. Business creation. Directorship or departments of Finance and Insurance. Administrative and Accounting Departments. Financial Analyst.
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES
CAMPUS CIUDAD Plaza de la Victoria, s/n 28802 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
Access to Higher Degree programmes Students who have obtained the Degree in Accounting and Finance may continue their officially recognised studies by taking a Master’s and Doctoral Degree course. The University of Alcalá offers various officially recognised Master’s Degree programmes (lasting either 1 or 2 years), oriented either to professional practice, adapted to the needs of the market, or to academic activity, leading to a Doctorate. Graduates of these studies are qualified to enrol for specialist postgraduate courses in Actuarial Sciences, equipping them for practice in the regulated profession of Insurance Actuary.
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Bachelor’s Degree in:
Accounting and Finance
In addition to a Degree qualification, students may obtain a “Special Mention” for one of the specialisations by successfully completing at least 30 credits from among the optional subjects pertaining to the specialisation. Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE
ECTS
Basic Training (B)
60
Obligatory (Ob)
96
Optional (Opt)
72
Bachelor's Degree Final Project (Ob)
12
TOTAL CREDITS
240
STUDY PLAN
COURSE ORGANISATION AND CONTENTS
FIRST YEAR Type
ECTS
Business Administration
B
9
Business Mathematics I
B
6
B Opt
First semester
Business Law Cross-Disciplinary Skills I
Type
ECTS
Spanish and World Economy
B
6
Business Mathematics II
B
6
6
Economic Theory (a group in English is offered)
B
9
6
Business Statistics I
B
6
Opt
6
Total ECTS
33
Type
ECTS
Ob
6
Second semester
Cross-Disciplinary Skills II Total ECTS
27
SECOND YEAR Type
ECTS
B
6
Financial Accounting (Advanced) (a group in English is offered)
Business Statistics II
B
6
Marketing I: Basics
Ob
6
Commercial Law
Ob
6
Spanish Financial System
Ob
6
Analysis of Financial Operations (both semesters)
Ob
6
Analysis of Financial Operations (both semesters)
Ob
6
Organisation and Human Resources
Ob
6
Macroeconomics
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
First semester Introduction to Financial Accounting (a group in English is offered)
Second semester
THIRD YEAR First semester
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Financial Decisions I
Ob
6
Second semester Financial Decisions II
Ob
6
English for Finance
Ob
6
Financial Information for Business
Ob
6
Spanish Tax System
Ob
6
Business Tax System
Ob
6
Financial Market Theory
Ob
6
Optional 2
Opt
6
Optional 1
Opt
6
External Practical Training or Optional Subjects
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
FOURTH YEAR Second semester
Type
ECTS
Optional 3
Opt
6
Analysis of Business Information
Ob
6
Optional 4
Opt
6
External Practical Training or Optional Subjects
Opt
12
Optional 5
Opt
6
Bachelor's Degree Final Project
Ob
12
Optional 6
Opt
6 Total ECTS
30
First semester
Optional 7
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
TOTAL CREDITS ECTS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional
Specialisations offered: Accounting and Auditing
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Finance, Banking and Insurance
Students who wish to study part-time may take the same programme spread over eight years.
Course contents The basic subjects listed in the study plan are taught in the first and second years. Subjects taught in the first year should provide students with sufficient knowledge to understand and assimilate the subjects taught in the following years. In addition to the Basic Training subjects (worth 60 ECTS), there are a total of 93 obligatory credits. Thus, all subjects offered in the first three academic years, and one subject taught in the fourth year, are obligatory for all students. Subjects taught in the second and third year principally comprise those which will provide students with the theoretical, technical and practical bases of of Accounting and Finance. Optional subjects, worth 6 or 9 credits, are offered in the third and fourth years, and students are required to take a total of 42 optional ECTS credits. External Practical Training (worth 12 ECTS) is also offered in the last two years, and is optional. It should be stressed that students who successfully complete 30 credits pertaining to those subjects comprising a specialisation will obtain a Special Mention in their Degree. In addition to the optional courses offered in the fourth academic year, students are required to undertake a Final Project, worth 12 ECTS, where they are expected to apply the knowledge acquired during previous years. This final year enables students to consolidate the abilities, skills, practices and techniques which they are expected to have acquired, equipping them for
professional practice in the fields to which this Degree is orientated. The University of Alcalรก has established that a minimum of 12 credits in cross-disciplinary subjects must be offered on all course programmes, and must be studied by all students. In each academic year, the University will offer subjects (worth 6 ECTS each) enabling students to obtain 12 credits in cross-disciplinary skills. In accordance with current regulations, students are entitled to request validation of 6 crossdisciplinary credits for participating in university cultural, sporting, student representation, charitable and cooperation activities. Objectives of the Degree in Accounting and Finance The primary objective of this degree is to train professionals with sufficient skills to undertake management, advisory and directorship roles in the private and public sector, in insurance, banking and stock market companies, and in directorship and managerial roles related to business or the coordination of resources. This specialisation enables professionals to provide specialised services in handling and interpreting accounting systems and financial systems, in managing operations related to financial companies and markets, or in cost accounting. Their skills will enable them to identify and anticipate market and sector opportunities, allocate resources, manage information, select and train personnel, and make the necessary decisions to achieve the goals of the institution in which they are employed.