FM100      Half Unit
Introduction to Finance for BSc in Finance

This information is for the 2024/25 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Constantin Charles

Availability

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Finance. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.

This course does not permit auditing students. 

All non-BSc Finance students interested in taking a half-unit introductory course in Finance should consider taking FM101.

Course content

This course will provide a non-technical introduction to Finance and an overview of the Finance discipline. The aim of the course is to explain the importance of finance to individuals, firms, and society in general. Topics will include discounting and present value, risk and return, financial markets and trading, mutual and hedge funds, banks and other financial intermediaries, financial securities, capital structure, venture capital and private equity, initial public offerings, and valuation of firms and projects.

Teaching

30 hours of seminars in the WT.

Additional workshops may be scheduled as needed.

This course is taught in the interactive lecturing format. There is no distinction between lectures and classes/seminars; there are “sessions” only, and the pedagogical approach in each session is interactive.

Formative coursework

Weekly homework assignments.

Indicative reading

Detailed course programmes and reading lists are distributed at the start of the course.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%) in the WT.

Key facts

Department: Finance

Total students 2023/24: 66

Average class size 2023/24: 67

Capped 2023/24: No

Value: Half Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

Course selection videos

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Personal development skills

  • Problem solving
  • Application of information skills
  • Application of numeracy skills
  • Commercial awareness