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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
VL Financial Accounting and Sustainability Accounting
IK Financial Accounting and Sustainability Accounting
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| Original study plan |
Master's programme Sustainability and Plastics Management (SPM) 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| After completing this course, students are able to describe the challenges multinational firms face in
financing, risk management and other areas. They can explain the tools available to manage
associated problems and are able to support corporate decision-making by proposing potential
solutions.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
- LO2: Students can explain the structure and functioning of international financial markets and outline
the merits of different multinational business financing options.
- LO3: Students are capable of evaluating the impact of interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity
price risk on financial decisions in the global context and are able to assess potential mitigation
strategies.
- LO4: Students can propose solutions in corporate decision-making with respect to cross-border
financing, risk management, investment, and expansion strategies
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- LO1: Students are able to give an account of debt, foreign exchange and commodity markets and
can recall the fundamentals of risk management and the associated use of financial derivatives.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Assigned exercises, final exam.
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| Methods |
Project-based group work.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Brealey, R.A., Myers, S.C., Allen, F. (2011), Principles of Corporate Finance, 10th ed., McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Madura, J. (2008), International Financial Management, 9th ed., Thomson South-Western.
Bodie, Z., Kane, A., Marcus, A.J. (2011), Investments, 9th ed., McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
The course focuses on the principles of financial management in the international context. Students should become familiar with the functioning of international financial (foreign exchange and capital) markets and instruments, and understand which strategies multinational corporations may apply to hedge risks through the use of financial derivatives.
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| Corresponding lecture |
WKMPMSEINFI: SE International Finance for Engineers (3 ECTS)
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