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ACC40700

Academic Year 2025/2026

Strategic Corporate Finance (ACC40700)

Subject:
Accountancy
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
7.5
Module Coordinator:
Jack Massey
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Financial managers need to decide what investments their organisations should make, and how their organisations should fund those investments. This course explores the answers to these two questions by studying corporate financial strategy in terms of investment decisions and financing decisions.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module participants should be able to:

• Discuss potential financial objectives of organisations, and necessary protections for the providers of capital;

• Evaluate the financing requirements of an organisation, and the optimal strategies for meeting those requirements via debt, equity and other sources of capital;

• Evaluate investment opportunities, including mergers and acquisition.

Indicative Module Content:

-Goals and Governance of Companies
-The Time Value of Money
-Valuation (Bonds & Equities)
-Risk & Expected Return (CAPM, WACC)
-Capital Structure (Modigliani & Miller)
-Dividend Policy and Share Buybacks
-Working Capital Management
-Investment Appraisal
-Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Control

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

60
Autonomous Student Learning

74
Lectures

24
Small Group

1
Total

159

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
- Lectures, including narrated lecture slides available for revision
- Problem material / quizzes, after each class session
- In-class discussion (and polls) and online discussions

Candidates are free to use AI to enhance their learning (e.g. answer questions for them). Candidates should maintain healthy skepticism for any errors in AI responses and bring potential errors forward for discussion and clarification.

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): End of term examination End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
70
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Class preparation and participation, in particular diligent completion of assigned weekly exercises online. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

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

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Questions/exercises will be completed weekly by students via Brightspace Quizzes. Grades and solutions will then be provided online automated via Brightspace, with further group feedback and an opportunity for questions and discussions provided in class.

Module Textbook:

Title: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Author(s): Brealey, Myers & Marcus
Edition: 11th
ISBN: 978-1-265-10259-3

Name Role
Jack Massey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 15:00 - 16:50
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