This unit presents students with an advanced treatment of a range of topics in finance. The unit builds upon foundations of undergraduate finance, macroeconomics, microeconomics and quantitative methods. It embeds written communication and the critical examination of relating theoretical and practical finance. This unit is in the compulsory core of Honours program in Finance....

Financial technology (Fintech) refers to a relatively new branch of the growing and dynamic field of the banking and financial service sector. This unit covers innovations that banks and businesses can use to their advantage, including but not limited to big data analytics, artificial intelligence, robo-advising and cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Fintech equip graduates with the...

Derivatives or derivative securities are (as the name suggests) derived from other securities. Derivatives are used for a number of purposes, including insuring against price movements (hedging), increasing one’s exposure to price movements (speculation) or getting access to an otherwise hard-to-trade asset or market (market completion). The unit is comprised of three main modules: Options,...

This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern econometric theory used in the applied research on macroeconomics and finance. The field of econometrics is broad, and this unit represents an integration of theory, methods and examples. The objectives of this unit are to provide students with a background to enable them to understand applied econometric literature, and to provide...

This subject aims to provide students with an understanding of basic physical concepts in classical mechanics. Understanding of motion, force, energy and momentum is instrumental study of other key areas of physics, such as: mechanics, electric and magnetic fields, waves, atoms and nuclei. This course also aids students in analysing and synthesising information, problem solving and scientific...

This course contains material providing an introduction to Physics, including a knowledge and understanding of Newtonian Mechanics, Electromagnetism and Wave Motion. In combination to EUS009 Phyiscs A, it is broadly aligned with the syllabus material covered in the Senior Secondary Physics 5C course and is designed to enable students to succeed in first year Physics courses. The course will be...

Microeconomics is essential for advancing understanding of human behaviours and evaluating the impact of public policy and business practices. The unit builds upon the materials covered in undergraduate economic units. The goal of the unit is to apply the basic principles of microeconomics to analyse a range of real-world problems and policy issues that involve the behaviour of consumers and...

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The BEA471 Macroeconomic unit aims: to introduce students to some of the important recent developments in macroeconomics; to demonstrate how macroeconomists use macroeconomic theory, stylized facts and modelling framework to obtain quantitative answers to some very intriguing questions; and to provide students with some standard tools and models required to deal with the modern macroeconomic...

Entrepreneurship is a way of looking at business that is focused on opportunities, creativity, and innovation. It is also about having a passion for doing the things that are important to you, be they related to business or not. It is about challenge and persistence. It is about the development of an enterprising mindset, from which you can create the opportunities for your satisfaction. To...