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

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 December 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 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

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 the behaviour of exchange rates.

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


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Last Updated: 21 December 2024