International finance is a specialisation on the Global Finance programme (first-cycle bachelor's studies, six semesters, taught in English) at WSB Merito University in Gdańsk. It suits people who picture themselves keeping the books of an investment fund or valuing financial instruments for institutions that operate across borders.
The track is built around bookkeeping and reporting that follow the same rules in many countries. You learn international accounting standards, so that you can keep accounts the way global corporations and markets expect. You practise costing and balancing settlement accounts, and you learn to examine financial statements for reliability and for compliance with international regulations. Teaching leans on examples taken from the real world.
The specialist subjects push the numbers towards markets and management:
Graduates can look after the books of an investment fund, settling transactions and preparing reports that meet international standards. Another route leads to valuation, where you analyse and price financial instruments for institutions that make investment decisions.
The stock exchange is a natural workplace as well, with market monitoring and support for investors. So is a derivatives desk, where futures and options must be booked correctly and kept within the law. Others stay closer to the company, in a funds and investment department that builds strategies for institutional clients, or as a finance officer who prepares analyses and documents for managers.
Based on the specialisation page at merito.pl.
