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Module Title
LM Corporate Finance
School
Birmingham Business School
Department
Economics
Module Code
07 27173
Module Lead
Dr. William Pouliot
Level
Masters Level
Credits
10
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
The main aim of this module is to provide a rigorous grounding in the theory and practice of corporate finance at an advanced level, and a thorough synthesis of the most important current research in corporate finance. The emphasis is on the applications of the principles to long-term strategic decision making. Both normative and positive aspects of the theory are examined, together with supporting descriptive and empirical evidence.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a broad and in-depth knowledge of modern advanced finance theory;
Explore, understand and appraise the complexity of a firm’ s capital structure;
Interpret and evaluate the sophisticated financial decisions as signals of a firm’s quality;
Evaluate and synthesise the advanced literature of corporate finance.
Assessment
27173-01 : Class Test : Class Test (20%)
27173-02 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (80%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessments: 1 hour class test (20%), 2-hour examination (80%)