Public administration provides an overview of the theoretical fundamentals, substance, and limits of modern public administration. Examines the conventional management functions in the legal sphere performed by public administrators as well as current issues and problems in the field. It provides a conceptual and practical framework for students wishing to proceed further with careers in the public sector and non-government organisations. Regional development examines the dimensions and causes of regional growth and development, the theories that give an explanation of the growth and decline of regional economies, and the policies and strategies used to endorse regional development. The programme is dealing with programming and project managing in the public sector with a special focus on the regional and structural policy of the European Union.... [-]

Finance includes an introduction to basic finance and furnishes the students with useful skills, analytical tools, and perspectives which provide a sound basis for financial decision-making. Banking equips students to become successful in a branch which demands effective banking skills. Successful bankers are gregarious and assertive. The aim is to bring students into contact with real life banking problems, through which students also acquire a number of managerial techniques. The investment covers investments and asset pricing, option and derivatives pricing, and portfolio management with applications to financial models and data. It is appropriate for highly numerate students with a strong background in economics, who wish to pursue careers in financial institutions or in the industry which call for such advanced analytical skills.... [-]

Graduates of this program can perform a wide range of jobs in a host of different industries and other sectors of both the national and international economies.

Although the largest share of the graduates works in financial institutions, they are also to be found in other businesses and organizations in both the private and public sectors, including customs and tax authorities, other government bodies at all levels, and in the field of tax advice.

The fact that the study program is taught in English or French and at the same time includes the participation of foreign universities gives students a chance to improve their language skills and professional preparedness, and it also enhances the market reputation of their qualification, the standing of the Faculty of Economics of Matej Bel University and its partner universities.... [-]