| Study stage | Duration | Content of Module (EN = lectures are hold in English) |
| Practical studies | 1-2 Weeks | - Overview of the recruiting authority including interdisciplinary functions, Part 1
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| Foundation course | 6 Months | - Methodological foundations
- Introduction to business administration
- Introduction to the banking industry
- Introduction to the legal system: Basic Law, Civil Code and Commercial Code
- Principles of economics (EN)
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| Practical studies | 5-7 Weeks | Overview of the recruiting authority including interdisciplinary functions, Part 2 |
| Advanced study | 6 Months | - Quantitative methods
- Business administration: deepening of knowledge
- Payment transactions
- Credit and banking supervision
- Monetary economics (EN)
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| Practical studies | 2 Months | - Organisation and tasks of a Bundesbank branch
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| In-depth study 1 | 6 Months | - Bank and central bank management
- Analysis of financial statements and financial instruments
- Financial markets and international economics (EN)
Organisation, human resources management and contract management - Banking, securities and insurance supervision
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| Practical studies | 3 Months | - Organization and tasks of banking supervision
- Organization and tasks of areas with operational, operative monetary policy and financial stability functions
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| In-depth study 2 | 4 Months | - Case studies on monetary policy and financial stability (EN)
- Case studies on financial supervision
- Case studies on payment transactions
- Managing people and organisations in changing contexts
- Financial Econometrics
- Process and project management
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| Bachelor's thesis | 8 Weeks | The Bachelor's thesis provides students with the opportunity to prove their ability to produce academic work independently by preparing a written report on a practical academic issue. By defending their Bachelor's thesis, students will prove that they have acquired sound knowledge of the topic they worked on and that they are able to explain and justify the methods employed and results obtained. |
| Practical studies | 5 Months | Students choose three out of six elective modules here: - Organization and tasks of areas with operational, operative monetary policy and financial stability functions
- Organization and tasks of areas with interdisciplinary functions
- Internship at a different suitable institution in Germany or abroad
- Organization and tasks of banking supervision
- Professional specialization at the recruiting authority
- Organization and tasks of a Bundesbank branch
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| Final oral exam | | In the interdisciplinary exam, students should demonstrate that they can make links between the content of the modules completed during their in-depth study periods and prove that the knowledge and skills they have acquired are sufficient to meet the requirements of the Bundesbank's Upper Intermediate Service. |
