Finance for Development (835L1)
15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)
Spring teaching
This module discusses and analyses the major challenges and current initiatives in the creation of finance industries appropriate to, and effective in, developing countries.
Topics will include:
- foreign direct investment and developing countries
- banking and microfinance
- migration and remittances
- financing infrastructure and public good provision.
Teaching
67%: Lecture
33%: Seminar
Assessment
30%: Coursework (Essay, Presentation)
70%: Examination (Take away paper)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 32 hours of contact time and about 268 hours of independent study. The 5X社区视频 may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
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