Module manager: Ali Altanlar
Email: A.Altanlar@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
LUBS2205 Corporate Finance OR LUBS2206 Corporate Financial Management
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Advanced finance is a capstone financial theory module building on the knowledge developed in levels one and two.
This module aims to provide students with an advanced understanding of financial and investment theory.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Explain the essential principles of advanced finance and investment
- Critically evaluate topical developments in advanced finance using appropriate analytical tools and discuss some of the more challenging and contentious issues in the discipline
Subject Specific Skills:
- Apply mathematical and statistical skills to problem solving scenarios
- Apply knowledge of current theory and appropriate analytical tools to solve complex financial problems
Indicative content:
- Introduction to Capital Markets
- Analysing Securities
- Equity valuation models
- Asset pricing models
- Principles of Behavioural Finance
- Quantitative Investment Strategy
- Introduction to Portfolio Management
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.5 | 15 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 78 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Formative feedback will be available through seminar activities as well as Q&A related to the exam.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hour examination.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 7/29/2024
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