Overview:
- Credits:
- 5.0
- Level:
- 3
- Semester:
- Autumn
- Subject:
- Finance
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Professor Louis C Murray
FIN30170 Corporate Financial Management
Academic Year 2023/2024
In this subject we build on the corporate finance content of 20010 Principles of Finance (or a similar introductory finance course). We cover the theory, practice and evidence on corporate investment and financing decisions: capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, raising finance, dividend policy, agency issues, corporate control and governance.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
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Learning Outcomes:
On completing this module students will be expected to be able to: - Explain theory on capital structure, dividend policy and agency issues, and the extent to which it holds in reality.- Apply the techniques associated with capital budgeting, such as calculating an appropriate cost of capital, in a real-world setting. - Critically appraise the extent to which agency issues and corporate governance affect corporate financing and investment decisions.- Describe the various approaches used by firms to raise finance and demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of the various sources of finance.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
| Total | 104 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:Students must have taken and passed FIN20010 Principles of Finance (or a similar introductory finance course).
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:FIN30250 - Corporate Finance
Equivalents:
Aspects of Financial Theory (FIN30020)
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
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