International Finance

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Course：International Finance

Course Code: 12153

Credits: 3

Credit Hours: 48

Teaching Objective of the Course:

International Finance is an extension of financial management to the international arena with emphasis on financial strategies of multinational corporations. Topics covered include foreign exchange markets, currency futures and options markets, swaps, international securities markets, managing and hedging currency risk, multinational financing strategies and capital budgeting, and international portfolio management.

Upon successful completion of the course work, students are expected to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the foreign exchange market and how exchange rate risk is measured and hedged;

2. Develop written and oral communication skills;

3. Develop critical thinking skills by extracting relevant facts and presenting sound recommendations to solve problems related to the difficulties and opportunities faced by multinational corporations;

4. Demonstrate interest in continuous learning and professional growth by exploring current issues in international finance.