Financial Economics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI3027 | Business | 3 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- BUSI3027
- School
- Business
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module presents an introduction to Financial Economics focusing on topics such as: the determination of interest rates; the role of financial institutions in the financial and monetary system; banking regulation, risk management in banks.
Target Students
Part I and II undergraduate students taking or have taken BUSI1100 Business Economics OR BUSI1095 Introduction to Economics OR BUSI1097 Economic Principles OR BUSI1099 Microeconomics for Business. Not available to students within the School of Economics. Available to Exchange students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Exam (2-hour): In person written exam
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To familiarise students with the basic concepts and tools that have been developed for the analysis of Financial Economics and Financial Markets.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
• The development, access and operation of markets for resources, goods and services
• The sources, uses and management of finance
• Financial markets and institutions
Intellectual skills
This module develops:
• The ability to analyse facts and circumstances to determine the cause of a problem and identifying and selecting appropriate solutions
• The ability to analyse and evaluate a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies, which includes the need for strong digital literacy, and to use that research for evidence-based decision-making
• Conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation
Professional practical skills
This module develops:
• Numeracy and quantitative skills to manipulate data, evaluate, estimate and model business problems, functions and phenomena
Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:
• Self-management and a readiness to accept responsibility and flexibility, to be resilient, self-starting and appropriately assertive, to plan, organise and manage time
• Articulating and effectively explaining information
Knowledge and understanding (Industrial Economics)
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
• The application of economic principles and tools to the analysis of financial markets and institutions.