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ECO-30037 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ECO-30037 - International Finance
Coordinator: Gabriella Legrenzi Room: 1.68 Tel: +44 1782 7 34362
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This module examines the structure and operation of the foreign exchange market, analysing FOREX derivatives and arbitrage possibilities in the FOREX. The module will also introduce different theoretical and empirical models aimed at explaining how exchange rates react to changes in macro-economic fundamentals.

Aims
The aim of this module is to extend and develop students' understanding of international finance. The module will familiarise students with the structure of the foreign exchange market, the determinants of the foreign exchange rate, and the characteristics of international financial markets.

Intended Learning Outcomes

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utilise and critically evaluate alternative concepts, theories and evidence in relation to the behaviour of exchange rates: 1

Study hours

20 hours lectures
4 hours tutorials
126 hours independent study and assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 100%
Take-home assignment
A 2,000 word take-home assignment covering a mixture of numerical and conceptual problems in international finance to be submitted online. Assignment will be released in week 11 of the term and students will have approximately 1 week to submit.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024