Module manager: Dr. Danilo Mascia
Email: D.V.Mascia@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
This module is not approved as an Elective
The module provides an understanding of the operation, challenges and issues facing the world’s international financial institutions and markets, with a focus on development, reform and policy. The course assumes an international perspective with numerous cross-country comparisons in terms of regulation, institutions and policies.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to critically assess:
- the key theories of financial crises and their links with the theories of financial intermediation
- theories of financial regulation and the problems within regulations
- the role of financial regulation in the financial system
- differences across financial systems and their implications for the real economy
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- apply theoretical and analytical tools to real world issues to address and solve problems
Subject Specific
- communicate complex banking concepts and methods
- apply critical thinking to address a range of topics in financial regulation
Indicative content:
1. Nature of financial intermediation and types of financial systems
2. Diversification and internationalization of banking
3. Financial crisis I: 2007-08
4. Financial crisis II: 1997-98
5. FinTech: an international perspective
6. The Eurozone-debt crisis
7. Bank regulation
8. Bank failures
9. Islamic banking
10. Financial systems in the new tiger economies
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Seminar | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Private study hours | 122 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 28 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Individual (max 600 words) | 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 25 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 75 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 75 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hours examination
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Last updated: 13/05/2026
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