International Finance

Leeds University Business School
Leeds, United Kingdom

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Course Description:

'' The MSc International Finance is a recognised postgraduate qualification that is valued by employers in both the private and public sectors, and provides a sounds basis for postgraduate reasearch.



The programme provides exposure to advanced finance concepts, knowledge and skills, which are academically rigorous and have practical application in the workplace. It is delivered by highly qualified teaching staff with research and consultancy expertise in credit, banking and financial services. This is complemented by support for your personal development through cooperative and participatory approaches to learning, and opportunities to share your ideas and experiences with students from a range of backgrounds, cultures and countries.

The modules


Quantitative Methods

Focusing on business mathematics, descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing and techniques for statistical analysis, this module builds the quantitative skills which will be used in other modules.



Corporate Finance

Drawing on finance theory, this module considers financial markets, market efficiency, principles of strategic management, corporate capital structure and dividend policy, derivative markets, commodities and currencies.



International Business Finance

This optional module examines corporate finance in the context of international financial markets and foreign investment opportunities.



Professional Skills

This module develops a range of skills to support academic studies and enhance employment experience, including effective communication, team development and the use of communications and information technology.



Financial Derivatives

This optional module explores the underlying principles which govern the behaviour of futures options and swaps. It moves on to examine the interpretation of results of pricing models for various financial derivatives, and the application of financial derivatives to risk management.



International Investment

This optional module considers the pricing of assets and portfolio construction. It evaluates different types of investment and the effect of the international business environment on evaluation and hedging of portfolio risk.



International Banking and Finance

Focusing on the current challenges and issues facing the world’s international financial institutions and markets, this optional module considers problems, development, reform and policy.



Information & Organisation Design

Focusing on the issues of coordinating economic activities, this module includes the role of contracts, information and incentives in organisational settings, and agency theory.



Research Methods in Finance

This module examines the research process, including the design and implementation of methodologically sound projects and the evaluation of research.



Applied Financial Modelling

This optional module provides both a theoretical and numerical background to the mathematics of financial derivatives and stochastic modelling.



Corporate Governance

This optional module covers the theoretical, legal and practical implications of corporate governance and regulation, with specific attention being paid to how these topics apply in the financial services sector.



Economics of Globalisation and the International Economy

This optional module considers exhange rate determination, foreign direct investment, international economics governance, monetary unions, and institutions such as the IMF and the WTO. It also examines the relationships between trade, growth and inequality between nations.



Accounting for Management

This module considers the preparation and interpretation of financial

statements, and principles of costing. It moves on to examine the use of

accounting information for planning, decision making, performance

measurement and control.



Professional and Research Skills

This module provides students with models and behaviours which will help them understand and display skills needed in a professional organisational context. Topics covered include the marketing concept, human mental capacity, organisational processes, group dynamics, individual issues, human resource issues, management of change.



Consumer and Corporate Credit

This optional Stream 2 module examines the nature of credit markets for consumer and commercial lending. It focuses on the decision processes and credit management practices from the perspective of the lender, with emphasis on modern risk modelling and management techniques.



Securities Markets Micro-structure

This optional Stream 2 module focuses on the structure and operational efficiency of security markets through the analysis of market microstructure. It covers market design and trading mechanisms, research methods, market frictions and liquidity, trading strategies and information diffusion.

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Human Resource Management
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