BSc (Hons) in International Finance

OBJECTIVE

The main educational aims of International Finance are to provide you, the student, with opportunites to:

  • Access a route to honours for students who have studied a cognate award equivalent to a higher diploma.
  • Study for an honours Level III course that offers flexible delivery, supported by appropriate resources and guidance.
  • Further develop transferable and cognitive skills in preparation for a variety of management-aligned careers or a higher award.
  • Explore theories, drivers and techniques that enable organisations to be effective when trading in a global environment.
  • Critically appraise the importance of global financial markets in influencing trade, where students are able to select appropriate techniques and tools to hedge financial risk.
  • Use this course to meet market demand for personnel with a background in international finance.

Programme Outcomes :
Knowledge and Understanding of :

  • theories of international finance;
  • issues associated with management of mulit-national organisations;
  • the dynamic nature of the global financial environment;
  • the importance of global integration of money and capital markets;
  • the risks associated with the export and import of goods;
  • the influence of capital structures on shareholder returns;
  • the relationship between risk and return with regard to international portfolio diversification;
  • the drivers of international trade;
  • the importance of global financial markets in influencing trade, economic policy and risk reduction.

Who Can Apply?

Entry Requirement:

  • Students completed the respective CITECH Diploma.
  • Other qualifications will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
  • English requirement for foreign students is IELTS 6.0 & Writing IELTS 6.0.

Duration
1 Year(Full Time)

Intakes
July, October, January, April

Course Schedules
30 January 2012 - 29 January 2013
9 April 2012 - 30 March 2013
19 November 2012 - 18 November 2013

 
Certificate Awarding Body

This degree is awarded by University Of Gloucestershire.


Course Structure

Compulsory Modules Business Strategy The module integrates the functional interrelationships explored in Managing Resources and provides the student with a holistic perspective of how organisations determine their strategic direction. The module examines the strategic decision-making process through an investigation of external and internal environment, strategic options and implementation.
Strategic Financial Management This module supports the student's study of the relationship between financial markets and companies, in particular the principle of shareholder value maximisation, and the implications of this for internal management of companies and business units. It aims to facilitate the acquisition by students of a balance of skills and knowledge including skills in applying quantitative techniques; the ability to interpret and explain the results of these calculations; the ability to critically evaluate the techniques; and the capacity to relate these to the external contexts in which companies operate and in particular the influence of capital markets on corporate behaviour.
International Finance This module is designed to underline the importance of global financial markets in influencing trade, domestic economic policy and world economic welfare. It concentrates on the markets’ products and how they are used by market players in the elimination of financial risk, the promotion of trade and the pursuit of private profit. It also analyses and investigates the role of governments and external agencies in the regulation of such markets to balance the effects of free capital flows.
International Marketing This module provides opportunities for students to specify and justify innovative strategic marketing solutions for organisations.
Optional Modules
(Choose 2 Modules)
Strategic Global Operations The module will consider the impact of business ‘drivers’ such as cost, customer location, barriers to entry, profit potential, economies of scale and how these affect the organisation and its design to be effective within the global business environment. It examines how an organisation manages its operations strategically in a global environment.
New Business Development This module provides students with the opportunity to practise and evaluate realistic decision-making in a simulated business environment, taking account of internal and external information. The implications of decisions on different functional areas of an organisation are evaluated.
Corporate Reporting The module provides an advanced level course into the nature and importance of the external financial reporting environment facing large corporations. The course looks at alternative philosophical perspectives on the role of, and justification for, financial regulation, and explores attempts to developing conceptual frameworks for financial reporting. The module then looks at various theories for the recognition of income and value, within the framework of the current accounting and stock market regulatory requirements. The political and economic pressures on corporate governance and accountability in the UK are explored, before contrasting these with various international financial reporting regimes and current developments to I City Code and the convergence of UK and International Financial Reporting Standards. Finally, alternative economic and sociological perspectives on financial reporting are investigated.


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Mode of Assessment
 
Each module is assessed by academic work comprising of a mixed of assignments, tests, presentation, projects and final written examination as determined by the course outline. The assessment criterion varies from module to module.
 
Learning and Teaching Strategies
 
Every modules are delivered via lectures, PowerPoint presentations, tutorials, and individual assistance as required.
 
Our courses are generally conducted on a modular basis.
 
Graduation Requirements
 
On successful completion of the Bachelor degree (top up) program, students will be able to receive a Bachelor degree certificate in their respective area of course. The certificate is awarded by University of Gloucestershire, UK. The degree award is the same as those awarded to students at University of Gloucestershire, UK.
 
Student must achieve an overall mark score of minimum 40% for all the modules in order to graduate with the respective award. The Board of Examiners will confirm at the point where a student has achieved the minimum credit requirement and the course requirements for their intended award.

The grades for awards of respective course are as follows:
No. Marks Grade Grade Description
1. 80% - 100% A Outstanding
2. 70% to 79% A Excellent
3. 60% to 69% B Good
4. 50% to 59% C Satisfactory
5. 40% to 49% D Sufficient for the award of credit
6. 30% - 39%   Fail but with entitlement to re-assessment
7. 0% - 29% F Fail without entitlement to re-assessment
 
Students will be able to graduate with a ¡°Honours¡± degree upon meeting the award requirements. In determining the class of honours for the degree program, the University will use the following classification bands:

Class Classification Bands
First Class 70% and above
Upper Second Class (2i) 60% - 69%
Lower Second Class (2ii) 50% - 59%
Third Class 40% - 49%
 
In calculating the classification band in which a student falls, the average of the best 5 level 3 grades, rounded to the nearest whole number are used. If the rounded average is within 1% of a classification threshold (50, 60 or 70%), the student will be upgraded to the higher class if all the following criteria are met:

i. there are marks for at least 3 level 3 module credits in the higher class;

ii. there are marks for no more than 2 level 3 module credits in the mark range of the class below that of the rounded average.

Students will graduate with an ordinary degree if they fail to meet the above award requirements. Students must obtain a minimum pass of 3 modules in order to graduate with an ordinary degree.
 
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