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Banking and insurance

Type:
Undergraduate (Bachelor)
Field of study:
Duration of study:
3 years (6 semesters)
Mode:
full-time
Obtained title:
bachelor's degree
Language:
Polish | English
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Why are these studies worth choosing?

The specialization enables acquiring knowledge about the principles of operation and functioning of European financial institutions from the banking and insurance sector. 

It helps to understand the essence of tasks performed by modern banks and insurance companies. Prepares students for the analysis and assessment of market risk and the rational use of financial instruments. 

 

 

What can you do after graduation?

After completing these studies, you can work as a specialist in banks, insurance companies, tax offices, brokerage houses, investment funds or in the financial department of any enterprise. 

 

This program
is for you if:

You want to develop your career in the financial sector
You have an analytical sense and an inquisitive mind
You are interested in how financial institutions work
Banking and insurance

Curriculum and study structure

Bachelor studies:

they last
3 years (6 semesters)
are worth
180 ECTS credits
(European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
end with
a bachelor’s degree

The study program covers issues related to the understanding and practical use of knowledge in the field of finance and accounting in various spheres of economic activity. 

 

First year of studies

												

The first year of studies is dominated by subjects which, regardless of the chosen field of study, will provide broad horizons of thinking and understanding of the concepts and basic issues in a given field of study. As a result, you will gain knowledge and skills that will help you find yourself in many different professions in the future, and prepare to undertake interdisciplinary projects, which is particularly important and valued on the labour market today. From the second semester, the classes introduce more and more detailed content specific to the selected field of study. 

 

First semester
Subject name Cummulative amount of ECTS points Lecture method Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT)
OHS 0 LECTURES 8/8
ACADEMIC SKILLS 1 LECTURES 15/8
FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION 4 LECTURES 30/16
FOUNDATIONS OF PHILOSOPHY 5 LECTURES 35/20
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 5 LECTURES 30/24
STUDY OF STATE, LAW AND POLITICS 5 LECTURES 30/24
FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS 5 LECTURES 30/24
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT THEORY 5 LECTURES 30/24
Second semester
Subject name Cummulative amount of ECTS points Lecture method Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT)
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES 4 LECTURES 30/16
Spreadsheet basics 1 Lab 15/8
QUANTITATIVE METHODS - STATISTICS 5 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
Fundamentals of accounting 5 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
FUNDAMENTALS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FINANCE 4 LECTURES 30/24
Basics of economic law 2 LECTURES 30/16
MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS 4 LECTURES 30/24
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 LECTURES 30/16

Second year of studies

												

In the second year of studies, subjects focused on a selected field of study are introduced to the curriculum. They allow you to deepen your knowledge and acquire competences necessary to understand and use knowledge in the field of finance and accounting in various spheres of economic activity. 

 

Third semester
Subject name Cummulative amount of ECTS points Lecture method Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT)
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 7 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
CORPORATE FINANCE 7 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
MICROECONOMICS 6 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
FINANCIAL MARKETS 4 LECTURES 45/24
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS 4 DISCUSSION 30/24
Fourth semester
Subject name Cummulative amount of ECTS points Lecture method Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT)
Financial analysis of the enterprise 6 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
BANKING 5 LECTURES, TUTORIALS 60/40
MACROECONOMICS 4 LECTURES 30/24
INSURANCE 3 LECTURES 30/24
ECONOMETRICS 4 LECTURES, LAB 45/24
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 3 LECTURES 30/16
RISK MANAGEMENT 3 LECTURES 30/16

Third year of studies

												

In the third year of your studies, you can choose banking and insurance subjects to gain specialist training in this area. In each semester, you can choose 4 out of 6 specialty subjects. 

Fifth semester
Subject name Cummulative amount of ECTS points Lecture method Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT)
IT tools in finance and accounting 3 LAB 30/16
Project preparation methodology 3 Discussion 30/16
School of Business Practitioners I 2 Discussion 24/16
RETAIL BANKING 5 Lectures, Tutorials 60/40
CORPORATE BANKING 5 Lectures, Tutorials 60/40
SOCIAL INSURANCE 4 DISCUSSION 45/24
CURRENT ACCOUNT 4 DISCUSSION 45/24
Sixth semester
Subject name Cummulative amount of ECTS points Lecture method Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT)
Monographic subject 3 LECTURES 30/16
School of Business Practitioners II 2 Discussion 24/16
Social project and preparation for the diploma exam 7 Discussion 30/24
MARKETING OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 4 DISCUSSION 30/16
FINANCIAL AND CURRENCY SYSTEMS 5 LECTURES, Tutorials 60/40
BUSINESS VALUATION AND VALUE MANAGEMENT 5 LECTURES, Tutorials 60/40
Business insurance 4 DISCUSSION 45/24
MARKETING OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 4 Discussion 45/24

The curriculum also includes foreign language courses (for full-time students) and sports and recreational activities. 

Tuition fees

Fixed tuition - flexible payments

By choosing to study at UEHS, you can be sure that the tuition fee will not change throughout the duration of your studies. You can pay the tuition fee once for the entire year of study or spread over a semester payment. This allows you to decide how you want to plan your expenses.

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Fees (academic year 2023/2024)

OTHER COUNTRIES
Year of study Annually Per semester*
 
  3500 € 1900 €

*Semester payment is possible from the second year of studies.

EU&OTHER COUNTRIES GROUP
Year of study Annually Per semester*
 
  2500 € 1400 €

*Semester payment is possible from the second year of studies.

EU and other countries group
This group includes citizens of the countries member states of the European Union and the following countries citizens: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latin America, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Other countries
The citizens of all the remaining countries.

Scholarships - easier than you think

scholarship program

While studying at UEHS, you can take advantage of a wide range of financial support from the state budget and European funds, as well as benefit from special discounts with UEHS discount program

You can submit most scholarship applications quickly and easily through your online account.  

Scholarship
The scholarship may be awarded to any student who obtained an average grade not lower than 4.5 in a academic year given.

In the academic year 2022/2023, the University of Economics and Humanities in Warsaw awarded 350 Rector’s Scholarships, ranging from PLN 525 /month to PLN 1025 /month, depending on the average or achievements. For outstanding sport, artistic or scientific achievements, the Scholarship Committee awarded scholarships of PLN 600 /month.

Detailed information on the possibility of applying for the Rector’s Scholarship is available in the “MojeAEH” system.

Sports scholarships

A sports scholarship may be awarded to a student who excels in sport achievements at least national level. In addition we also encourage our students to take part in additional support programs- eg. the National Academic Representation.

Young sportsmen can count on financial support in the amount of PLN 600 /month.

Detailed information on the possibility of applying for sports scholarship is available in the “MojeAEH” system.

Special scholarships for disabled people

A scholarship for people with disabilities may be awarded to a student who has a disability certificate, a disability degree certificate, a ZUS certifying physician’s certificate, a disability group certificate or a certificate of permanent or long-term incapacity to work on a farm.

In the 2022/2023 academic year, depending on the degree of disability, 150 scholarships for people with disabilities were awarded, ranging from PLN 1275 /month to PLN 1575 /month.

Detailed information on the possibility of applying for a scholarship for people with disabilities is available in the “MojeAEH” system.

Allowances

The allowance is a form of emergency financial assistance. Any student who found himself temporarily in a difficult life situation resulting from random events beyond the student’s control can apply for it.The allowance may be granted twice in one academic year, and the allowance is not granted twice for the same random event. Difficult life situations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are an exception.

In 2021, we granted 40 allowances for a total of PLN 197,200. The allowances, depending on the student’s situation, were paid in the amount of PLN 3,000 to PLN 5,000 at a time.

Detailed information on the possibility of applying for the allowance is available in the “MojeAEH” system.

This is what makes us different

2022/2023 academic year
355 Rector’s Scholarships
179 social scholarships
181 scholarships for people with disabilities

PLN 1,890,289.35 was spent in 2019/2020 on scholarships
PLN 2,911,662.50 was spent in 2020/2021 on scholarships
PLN 4,158,177.00 was spent in 2021/2022 on scholarships
PLN 7,829,950.00 was spent in 2022/2023 on scholarships

Rector’s Scholarship – highest average: 5,44