Accounting

“Accounting is the language of business” (Warren Buffett). You will learn how financial statements are prepared and interpreted, and use cost accounting to make decisions.

You understand accounting rules, the financial statements structure and goals.
You know, how organizations benefit from cost a counting.
You know, how costs behave.
You are able to establish and interpret cost-volume-profit analyses.
You know the characteristics of job costing and are able to apply this concept.

Factsheet

Degree/Certificate Passed/failed
Duration Spring semester: week 8–23
(Break week 13–14)
Autumn semester: week 38–51
Schedule Realisation r (Autumn): Monday, 09.05 - 12.30 pm
Realisation i (spring): Tuesday, 12.35–4.00 pm
Application deadline Autumn semester (Durchführung r):
KW29–30 – online in IS-Academia
Spring semester (Durchführung i):
KW51–02 – online in IS-Academia
No restriction
ECTS credits 6 ECTS credits

Costs No additional costs
Teaching language Teaching: English
Competency assessment: English
Location Bern
School Business School
Next session Autumn semester or spring semester

Module responsibility

Administration