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FIN41090

Academic Year 2024/2025

International Financial Management (FIN41090)

Subject:
Finance
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Vassilios Papavassiliou
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is about multinational management, and more specifically, the financial management dimensions of leading a multinational corporation (MNC). Global leaders should be able to assess the international environment and recognize and benefit from business opportunities. Additionally, they should properly understand numerous foreign exchange and political risks and ensure the risks are appropriately managed. Multinational corporations (MNCs) most capable of responding to changes in the international financial environment will be rewarded. The aim of this module is to aid the development of tomorrow’s global leaders. Important areas of international financial management that will be covered include among others: international financial markets, exchange rate determination, derivatives, international arbitrage and interest rate parity, multinational capital budgeting and multinational capital structure.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course students should:

1. Identify the management goal and organizational structure of the MNC
2. Describe the background and corporate use of international financial markets
3. Explain how exchange rate movements are measured and how the equilibrium exchange rate is determined
4. Demonstrate how multinational capital budgeting can be applied to evaluate international projects
5. Describe the key components of an MNC’s capital and identify the factors that affect an MNC’s capital structure

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

55
Autonomous Student Learning

121
Lectures

36
Total

212

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Class discussions
Group work
Final examination

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): 2 hour closed-book exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No

60

 No
Group Work Assignment: First group assignment Week 8 Graded No

20

 No
Group Work Assignment: Second group assignment Week 12 Graded No

20

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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