The MBA with Specialism in Finance and Accounting is the ideal way to extend your MBA to meet specific career requirements and gain a deeper understanding of finance and accounting.

A finance and accounting MBA can offer numerous possibilities and can be an effective tool to help with promotions in the following professions: Financial Managers or Financial Analysts,  Accounting Managers, Corporate Controllers, Chief Financial Officers, Treasurers and Finance Officers, Cash Managers, Risk and Insurance Managers, Management Consultants, Investment Bankers, Investment Banking Associates, Investment Sales Associates and Traders, Credit Managers and Specialists …

An MBA in finance provides students with skills beyond the general MBA training. MBA finance students are trained to assess financial risks and rewards as well as direct corporations in optimizing investment values. An MBA in accounting is a highly sought-after degree for professionals seeking management positions in the field of accountancy or bookkeeping. Individuals with a master's in accounting go on to work in fields such as corporate finance, investment management, cost accounting, management accounting, and more.

Many finance and accounting MBAer also follow careers in the consulting industry.

The objectives of the MBA Financial Management Programme are:

• to provide advanced educational opportunities for improving the practice of management in the Private and the Public sectors of the economy;

• to prepare managers to assume key positions of responsibility and perform in a wide variety of specific assignments within an organisation with an emphasis on financial management practices and issues; and

• to enhance professionalism in Managerial practice.

Professionals around the world consider an MBA program to be an excellent stepping stone as they move onwards within their careers. This Philosophical MBA program is the ultimate preparation for the challenges of  senior management.

The objectives of the MBA Financial Management Programme are:

1. to provide advanced educational opportunities for improving the practice of management in the Private and the Public sectors of the economy;

2. to prepare managers to assume key positions of responsibility and perform in a wide variety of specific assignments within an organisation with an emphasis on financial management
   practices and issues; and

3. to enhance professionalism in Managerial practice through:

• understanding of the implications of an increasingly global economy and the changing legal, ethical and commercial environment of business;

• acquiring knowledge of management techniques, particularly financial management skills and applying them to practical situations; and

• developing the ability to identify problems and foster the skills to implement solutions in the field of accounting and finance.

What can students expect from the WUACADEMIA MBA?
Expect to learn how to be a successful leader, and you will. Building on your educational and professional background, the MBA in Finance and Accounting will allow you to perfect your leadership skills, while broadening your understanding of the business world.

The MBA in Finance and Accounting develops the managerial capabilities of exceptional individuals without interrupting their careers

The program is structured to provide an ideal balance between academic and practical experience.

The skills you gain at WUACADEMIA will enable you to easily and rapidly adapt to the increasingly unpredictable world of international business.

The international diversity of our student body (students from over 70 countries) makes WUACADEMIA unique. Over 85 per cent of our students are from outside the Netherlands.

Adam Smith (in 1787)

Objectives of Philosophical MBA
The objective of the Philosophical MBA : To enhance the managerial capital of young professionals and senior managers:

• By providing them the basic knowledge of the main managerial disciplines, with both a philosophical, scientific, environmental and cultural approach to management :

1. Economics, Finance, Accounting and Valuation
2. Management, Strategy and Marketing
3. The Arts and Creativity & Innovation management
4. Organizations, Institutions, and Human Resources
5. Philosophy, Political Science and Environmental management.

• By providing a truly global education through the diversity of participants, faculty, and courses contents.
• By putting the firm in a coherent perspective with regard to the economic, social, political, ecological, philosophical and legal environment.

Goals of the Wuacademia MBA Program:
The Wuacademia Philosophical MBA is an academically rigorous, 12 (or 24) month program with a general management orientation and Political Philosophy. It seeks to develop sound business judgement, the ability to work effectively in a variety of cultural contexts, and the knowledge, skills and attitudes for on-going professional success in the field of international business.

Mission: Our mission is to transform business through management education and leadership development, creating a better world by creating better leaders.

What can students expect from the Philosophical MBA?
Expect to learn how to be a successful leader, and you will. Building on your educational and professional background, the Philosophical MBA will allow you to perfect your leadership skills, while broadening your understanding of the business world.

The Philosophical MBA develops the managerial capabilities of exceptional individuals without interrupting their careers.

The program is structured to provide an ideal balance between academic and practical experience.

The skills you gain at WUACADEMIA will enable you to easily and rapidly adapt to the increasingly unpredictable world of international business.

The international diversity of our student body (students from over 70 countries) makes WUACADEMIA unique. Over 85 per cent of our students are from outside the Netherlands.

Rafael's School of Athens, depicting Plato's Academy (This fresco is in the " Chamber of the Signature " to the Palace of Vatican)

You pay for 1 MBA program and you will get 2 diploma (an MBA Diploma and an Philosophical MBA Diploma).

Curriculum

• How Businesses Work (Value-Creation, Marketing, Sales, Value-Delivery, Finance)
• How People Work (The Human Mind, Working with Yourself, Working with Others)
• How Systems Work (Understanding Systems, Analyzing Systems, Improving Systems)
• Accounting
• Economics
• Finance
• Marketing
• Strategic planning
• Corporate Governance
• Credit Risk Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Project Management
• Decision-Making Techniques
• Derivatives
• Financial Risk Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Practical History of Financial Markets
• Quantitative Methods
• Advanced accounting
• Economic Environment of Business: gives an insight into the complex interaction between an organisation and its environment
• Accounting & Finance
• Corporate Financial Management
• Business and Corporate Law
• Information Systems in Accounting & Finance
• Marketing Management
• Managing Human Resources
• Financial Reporting, Analysis & Corporate Governance
• Strategic Management for Executives
• Performance Management
• Corporate Financial Instruments
• Public Sector Financial Management
• Quality Management
• Managerial finance
• Financial accounting
• Management accounting
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Balance sheet analysis
• Corporate action
• Financial market
• Financial market participants
• Corporate finance
• Personal finance
• Public finance
• Banks and Banking
• Financial regulation
• Workint capital
• Cash conversion cycle
• Return on capital
• Economic value added
• Just in time
• Economic order quantity
• Discounts and allowances
• Factoring (finance)
• Capital investment decisions
• The investment decision
• The financing decision
• Evaluating Financial Performance
• Several Ratios (Current-Ratio, Debt To Equity, etc)
• Chaos Theory
• Financial Management
• Cost-Benefits Analysis
• Management Buy-Out
• Managing for Value
• Returns (On Investment, On Equity, etc)
• Earnings per Share
• Activity Based Cost
• Direct Cost
• Discounted Cash Flow
• Dynamic Regression
• Cash (Management, Ratio, Added Value, etc)
• Internal Rate of Return
• Financial Planning and Forecasting
• Capital Budgeting Analysis
• Management of Capital
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategic Planning
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Competitive Intelligence
• Going Public
• Financial Management: the objective is to provide an introduction to the principles of financial management, in particular develop an understanding of the concepts of economic profitability, return and value, under conditions of uncertainty and inflation  
• Advanced Finance: deals in depth with the tools of financial decision-making such as option analysis, corporate valuation and value-based management and risk management
• Leadership: The purpose is not to provide a single, ‘correct’ perspective, but to be a catalyst for personal reflection and insight as a platform for career and personal success
• Entrepreneurship: Starting a new business requires sacrifice, hard work, and financial risk. Each student will develop an understanding of what this means to them personally and the basic steps in starting a new venture
• Strategic Sourcing: for students interested in pursuing a career in a management function in firms that rely on external suppliers for goods and services, and any knowledge providers that offer products and services to those firms
• Business Ethics: students will familiarise themselves with the nature and dynamics of debates about moral issues in the context of international business
• Advanced Information Technology: covers principles, concepts and techniques used for modelling and solving contemporary business problems with a view to looking at advanced solutions
• Geopolitics & Global Power Play: will endeavour to guide participants in an understanding of trends in different regions; to think in a global context rather than in national segments; and to anticipate future developments
• International Finance & Economic Analysis: covers the major theories and concepts of international finance, and their applications by multinational corporations (MNCs)
• International Investment Management: focused on managing equity portfolios and introducing participants to the asset management industry
• International Finance & Pacific Asia: facilitates an understanding of what is going on in this exciting region (esp. Japan, China and India), focusing on economics and financial market developments
• Strategic Finance & Value Creation: provides practical insight into strategy and corporate financial theory and is structured around several cases in various international settings
• Financial Engineering: deals with enlightening subjects within finance such as balance sheet consolidations and fiscal engineering
• Strategic Management Accounting: examines management accounting techniques that can assist managers in understanding the economic consequences of alternatives
• Sales & Key Account Management: explores modern ways of managing both a sales force and key accounts
• Managing Marketing & Communication: Modern marketing requires comprehensive understanding of sellers-buyers’ communication and persuasion processes. This includes the planning and evaluation of communication campaigns  
• Analysis of the Economic Environment
  
• Corporate Finance
• Energy Management
• Information Technology Management
• IT Information Technology
• Enterprise Resources Planning ERP
• Customer Relationship Management CRM
• Business Automation & Workflow
• Business Intelligence BI
• VoIP Enterprise Telephony
• International Business
• Investment and Portfolio Management
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations and Logistics Management
• Project Management
• Management by Exception
• Accounting & Finance for Managerial Decisions
• Internet Sales & Marketing, e-Commerce
• Group Performance
• Strategic Management
• Crisis Management
• Leading change in international organizations and companies (Corporate restructuring and change management, Corporate social responsibly and ethics , Managing and structuring organizations)
• Accounting for managers (The concepts, processes and institutions in the financing of business enterprise or other forms of organization, The concepts and applications of accounting)
• Global corporate strategy
• Managerial economics (Micro economics, Industrial organization)
• Research methods (Quantitative research methods, Qualitative research methods)
• Business and politics in the global arena (Globalization, International relations; trends and issues (= global macro-economics), Trade and investment, The impact of legal systems on organizations, Sustainability issues, Political risk and contemporary processes of regionalization, emerging markets, global governance)
• Interorganizational cultural diversity and gender
• Innovation and new business ventures
• Corporate finance
• Global organizational Strategy (Strategy formation, Strategy implementation, Trust and control)
• Business Administration & e-Company
• Risk Management
• Public Administration & e-Government
• Business plan
• The Arts and Creativity & Innovation management
• Environmental management
• Social sciences for Manager
• Political Science for Manager
• International Relations, Government and Society
• Philosophy for Manager
• Political philosophy for Manager
• Philosophy of economics for Manager
• Exam script and portfolio