Finance & Control (international)  fulltime programme

In quarter 1 you start with a broad orientation. From quarter 2 onwards, you focus on your role as an international financial professional. You discover what it takes to control an organisation, learn how to keep records, identify risks, draw up budgets and set up the administration for a start-up company. You also develop general skills such as digital skills, English Business Communication and personal development.

Examples of courses in year 1:

• Strategic management
• Performance- and risk management
• Finance
• Business administration
• Information management and administrative organisation

You spend the first semester on a work placement at an international company. In quarter 3 of year 2, you can customise your career path by opting for an elective offered at Avans. In quarter 4 of year 2, you set up the administrative organisation focused on process control and risk management. For example, you recognise operational risks that impact information provision and business processes, consider regulations and identify pragmatic solutions for optimising business processes.

Examples of courses in year 2:

• Work placement
• Elective
• Financing
• Annual reporting
• Risk Management

The first semester of year 3 consists of an elective that tailors your career even further. You can choose one at Avans or perhaps take part in an exchange programme at another university in The Netherlands or abroad. In quarter 3, you prepare (external) financial reports to advise a company on financial issues. Finally, in quarter 4 of year 3, you have another opportunity to deepen or broaden your knowledge of finance by choosing an elective.

Examples of courses in year 3:

• Electives
• Exchange
• Annual Reporting
• Finance

In year 4, your graduation year, you spend your time working as a finance professional. During your time at an international company, you show that you have mastered the final level of the programme and that you are ready to work as an international financial business professional. In semester 1, you support the organisation in achieving strategic goals by providing management information. In semester 2, you set up the administrative organisation focused on process control and risk management.

For the first 1.5 years of your full-time programme at Avans, you will take courses within your own study programme, so that you have a steady home base and gain the necessary fundamental knowledge. After that, you have the opportunity to customise a quarter of your remaining programme by opting for elective modules from your own programme or other programmes that are best suited to what you want to learn.

You can also opt for more depth in your own field by charting a course that closely follows your home programme. You do not have to make these decisions alone; you will receive guidance from study and career counsellors and lecturers.