Course Details in 2019/20 Session

Module Title	LI Economics of Corporate Finance
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Birmingham Business School
Module Code	08 30406
Module Lead	TBC
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	10
Semester
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Avaliable to students studying in Dubai
Contact Hours	Lecture-30 hours Guided independent study-70 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module examines firms' investment and financial decisions. The economics of corporate finance studies these decisions in the light of incentives, information and institutions. The module introduces students to major themes in modern corporate finance and aims at: developing appreciation of its applications to a range of problems and contexts, and equipping students with appropriate tools of analysis to tackle issues and solve problems of corporate finance. Topics covered include: economics of corporate finance, financing decisions and market efficiency, Modigliani-Miller's capital structure irrelevance.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the modern theories of corporate finance; analyse optimal financial policy on a firm level; demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of how the actual financial decisions of firms may be explained in theoretical terms; demonstrate communication skills and the abilities to collaborate and work in a team effectively.
Assessment	30406-01 : 2 Hour Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 2-hour examination (100%) Reassessment: 2-hour examination (100%)
Other	Duplicate of Bham-based module 08 08344
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