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FINC5090: Finance in the Global Economy
2025 unit information
Modern financial markets are at the heart of the global economy. Thus, an understanding of finance requires a global perspective. This unit of study focuses on three core ideas. First, it provides a description of the role of financial markets within the global economy using modern methods. Next, it focuses on the tools which are needed to understand finance from a global perspective. Finally, it focuses on the behaviour of market participants and how they interact in a global setting. On completion of this unit students have an understanding of financial markets and their participants and how they interact in an integrated world.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Finance |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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FINC5001 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Describe the importance and purpose of financial markets and institutions in a global economy.
- LO2. Apply and integrate the theories underpinning financial markets and their regulation.
- LO3. Understand and evaluate the structure, nature and operation of financial markets and their role in the global economy.
- LO4. Understand and evaluate the structure, nature and operation of financial institutions and their role in the global economy.
- LO5. Analyse and evaluate the role of financial institutions in financial markets crises, and describe the macroeconomic effects of the crises.
- LO6. Evaluate the ethical and social implications of the interactions of financial markets and their participants.
- LO7. Apply knowledge and skills in a team to attain effective and professional outcomes
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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