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ES22016: Introduction to finance

[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Economics
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: EXOB 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Unseen exam (EXOB 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must ( take ES12001 AND take ES12002 ) OR take ES12011
In taking this module you cannot take ES32078
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this module students should be able to - understand and analyse financial decisions - determine the value of financial assets - analyse how financial decisions are affecting other market participants - apply their knowledge to analyse real-world problems and make suggestions how to address them


Synopsis: Gain an understanding of how financial decisions are made by individuals, companies, and banks. You'll look at the implications of such decisions from the viewpoint of the decision-makers (banks, borrowers, investors, and companies) and the inferences other market participants make based on observing these decisions. This will allow you to explore financial decision-making in a range of contexts.

Content: This module introduces students to the application of economic principles to financial decision-making. It will provide an introduction to the decisions by investors in financial assets (portfolio selection, asset pricing, derivatives), the decisions by companies issuing securities (investment decisions, dividend policy, capital structure), and the importance of banks in borrowing and lending as well as advising companies in their financial decision-making.

Course availability:

ES22016 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AFB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with study abroad (Year 2)

ES22016 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Economics
  • UHES-AFB12 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Year 2)
  • UHES-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UHES-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 2)
  • UHES-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with study abroad (Year 2)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AKB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement (Year 2)

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