FIN41090 International Financial Management

Academic Year 2023/2024

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.

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Curricular information is subject to change

What will I learn?

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

How will I learn?

Student Effort Type	Hours
Specified Learning Activities	55
Autonomous Student Learning	121
Lectures	36
Total	212

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

Description	Timing	Open Book Exam	Component Scale	Must Pass Component	% of Final Grade
Examination: Exam	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	No	Graded	No	60
Assignment: Group Assignment 2	Unspecified	n/a	Graded	No	20
Assignment: Group Assignment 1	Unspecified	n/a	Graded	No	20

Carry forward of passed components
Yes

What happens if I fail?

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Autumn	Yes - 2 Hour

Assessment feedback

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

When is this module offered?


Spring
Lecture	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Wed 09:00 - 11:50