Special Topics in Finance B (FNCE90044)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)

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Special subjects may be offered from time to time which are tailored to the interests of permanent and/ or visiting members of staff.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Explain the key issues associated with the special topic;
  • Analyse the relationship of the special topic to broader financial principles such as, where appropriate, asset pricing, corporate finance, market efficiency and/or empirical finance.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Collaborative learning
• Problem solving
• Team work
• Statistical reasoning
• Application of theory to practice
• Interpretation and analysis
• Critical thinking
• Synthesis of data and other information
• Evaluation of data and other information
• Using computer software
• Accessing data and other information from a range of sources

Last updated: 4 March 2025